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angle
1 – 180 in degrees

Any kind of angle – please use subcategories where possible

see below

angle-studtilt
1 – 180 in degrees

Angle between two planes of studs – for 90° and 180° often called SNOT.

angle-studtilt-90

angle-studturn
1 – 180 in degrees

Angle between two rows of studs in the same plane – sometimes called SNIR or SNARL

angle-studturn-45

offset

1 – 10 in LDU

Any kind of distance – please use subcategories where possible

see below

offset-studlift

1 – 4 in LDU

Distance between two parallel planes of studs

offset-studlift-3

offset-studshift

1 – 10 in LDU

Distance between two studs on the same plane (along the stud grid). For 10 LDU / half stud often called Jumper

offset-studshift-10

partcount

1+ in parts

see below

partcount-segment

1+ in parts

partcount-segment-2

partcount-total

1+ in parts

partcount-total-6

repeat

no value

see below

[TODO]

repeat-circular

no value

[TODO]

repeat-linear

no value

repeat-linear

repeat-planar

no value

repeat-planar

shape

3+ in facettes

see below

shape-circle

none

shape-circle

shape-ellipse

none

shape-ellipse

shape-polyeder

4+ in faces

shape-polyeder-6

shape-polygon

3+ in edges

Shaped like a plain figure, if depth / thickness is ignored.

shape-polygon-3

shape-sphere

none

Shaped like a sphere

shape-sphere

shape-star

5+ in edges

Shaped like a star, if depth / thickness is ignored.

shape-star-5

shape-toroid

none

Shaped like a doughnut

shape-toroid

size

1+ in length units, three values

Width, depth and height – the height often being the direction most of the studs point towards and the depth being the smaller one of the two remaining.