After completing a complicated build with child[0], was checking the viability of sorting all our small #Lego plates by their number of surface knobs. These are our remaining "small plates" - plates with both dimensions between 2 and 5 knobs inclusive.
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@jamescooke We've tried various approaches, and ultimately settled on sorting by [len_small, len_big] (wedge plates are also sorted into a separate category from regular plates).
I find this to be the most useful for quickly finding parts in a medium to large collection. Often, at any given time, you're looking for 1xN, 2xN, etc., rather than a specific amount of studs.
Basically, the sorting looks something like: 1x1, 1x2, ..., 1xNโ, 2x2, 2x3, ..., 2xNโ, 3x3, 4x4, 4x6, ..., 4xNโ, ..., NxM.
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@lunarood @jamescooke Luna makes some great suggestions. I always direct folks to this excellent series of articles by Tom Alphin which can really help you understand which method of sorting might best suit your collection. https://brickarchitect.com/guide/bricks/ ๐
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@cazmockett @jamescooke Indeed! Those articles are a really great foundation for any collection!
I had forgotten about this series since I read it years ago. I'm making a mental note to recommend it to people going forward. Thanks for the reminder ๐
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@cazmockett @lunarood
Have referred to these in the past. We have a small collection by their definition and a storage system with 21 compartments.
Our flat plates can go in one of:
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@cazmockett @lunarood
As a data person, I was interested in how I would sub-sort the "small plates" compartment and how many knobs of coverage each size would give.
I donโt think any of my family would tolerate any more granular organisation strategy! ๐ฅฒ
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@jamescooke @cazmockett I figured you had some "academic" interest here, which is why I decided to share our approach, despite it probably being overkill for the parts shown in your picture. This stuff is just fun to think and brainstorm about! ๐
That said, I'm so glad our household is comprised exclusively of adult nerds! I'd really struggle to tolerate any less granular sorting. For me, continually optimising the collection is half the fun! So I sympathise with your predicament ๐
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@jamescooke @cazmockett Incidentally, your coverage perspective regarding plates is quite pertinent to a project I built recently, where I needed to cover a certain area with plates in a scarce colour.
I approached it by gathering plates of any size, such that the studs would add up to the total required area. This allowed me to confirm we had at least enough to theoretically cover the area, before worrying about actually laying out the plates.
So thinking in terms of coverage can be useful!
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@jamescooke
Is that some sort of "Guess the lego character" ? :D
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@zekounet
That was my terrible attempt to sort by colour lol ๐
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