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Please read and respond to this message if you are a parts author, particularly if you have authored any patterned or sticker parts. The LSC is trying to come up with rules for colors for both LDConfig.ldr and official parts. We are having an (...) (14 years ago, 6-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) For what it counts, I'd go for: * Explicitly disallow "dither" colors in all official parts, but allow RGB colors (of the form 0x2RRGGBB) in their place in patterned/sticker parts. This solution would give me the most freedom. I could just (...) (14 years ago, 6-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) It would be very interesting which applications can not work with the (RGB colors (of the form 0x2RRGGBB)). Are they useful/necessary/developed? If someone has those application to test and make a summary of that would be great. cu mikeheide (14 years ago, 6-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) I'm not much of a part author, so my opinion probably counts for even less than usual here, but I actually find myself agreeing with Willy on a issue involving colors. That never happens! ;) But heck, who can argue against freedom and (...) (14 years ago, 6-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I don't know if I got that right. Isn't Maersk Blue one of those part colors most wrongfully and misleadingly labeled as a "dithered" color? (...) I suggest the 0x2RRGGBB form is recommended for less "basic"/established pattern and sticker (...) (14 years ago, 7-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) Two things. First of all, is Maersk Blue hard-coded into any part files? I would expect parts that show up in Maersk Blue to have color 16 encoded in the file, and the user to select Maersk Blue as the parts' color when building a model. Since (...) (14 years ago, 7-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) I didn't get it right at all, but now I think I do. It isn't an issue here and, believe it or not, I'm cool with it. :) (...) Good! :) (...) I'm glad that at least I'm not alone with this opinion. :) /T (14 years ago, 7-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I have authored patterned parts, and for me this is the only viable option. This has worked just fine for the past decade, and I don't see any good reason why it should be broken. The second option (using 0x2RRGGBB) would just be very (...) (14 years ago, 8-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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Hello, "Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs@REMOVEgmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:KxEAq2.86J@lugnet.com... (...) I used dithered colors in the "Flag 2x2 with Goblets and Grapes" (2335p40). So in this case no other color would match the silver or gold color (...) (14 years ago, 9-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I hadn't thought about this, but I kinda like the idea. The original LDRAW defined values for all color codes, and some of the newer codes were assigned because they are a variation/change from existing colors. The downside of this idea is (...) (14 years ago, 9-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) I would go for this option. I'm not a fan of allowing RGB values in official part files, I'd rather keep it to color codes. However, if there could be a standard for texture mapping patterns & stickers (and parts made by mixing multiple colors (...) (14 years ago, 9-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) I heartfully agree !!! Philo (14 years ago, 9-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) So, to expand a little on my earlier comments -- I think it would be reasonable, for now, to allow dithered colors1 in pattern/sticker parts and disallow RGB codes, with the thought that work would go forward on defining a texture mapping (...) (14 years ago, 9-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) Unfortunately, MLCad 3.3's complete removal of support for dither colors (which incidentally breaks it for a number of existing official parts) makes this option less tenable. It's a bit ironic that most of the people speaking up in favor of (...) (14 years ago, 9-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) That is not complete correct. If MLCad does not find a LDConfig.ldr then you have your old colours back, including the dithered range! I feel with the majority of the votes in this thread. Allow "Dithered" colours and looking forward for (...) (14 years ago, 9-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Travis Cobbs wrote: (...) Since the proof-of-concept work for texture mapping took place "out in the open" on Facebook, Steve is aware of what's been done so far. I think the real "dream" here is having it widely (...) (14 years ago, 9-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) I stand corrected. However, forcing the user to choose between LDConfig.ldr support and dither color support pretty much makes dither colors useless in MLCad 3.3 for a vast majority of users. (...) That was my original opinion. However, all (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) Michael (and anyone else), if you've got a Facebook account, you can see quite a few examples of the texture mapping work that I created while working out the syntax and getting working viewers going. Just send me a facebook invite ("Joshua (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) Considering the general pace we've alway had with LDraw.org, "sooner than expected" would be impressive. ;) (...) Actually, I'm not sure I've ever seen example source LDR/image files, or even a definition of the syntax. (...) True. But now (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) I've been thinking about that as well. But I'm for now a bit of against such due to the amount of work it'd take and the smallness of the pros in compared to such. But I may be convinced otherwise fairly easily. -Santeri (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) Me neither. Nothing on Facebook is "out in the open", since it is a (URL) walled garden>. Jim (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) Considering the conservative spirit that rules this community, where it is preferred to have no-progress over breaking backwards compatibility an where standards set in LDraw 0.27 should be possibly kept for eternity, such ideas have to be (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I know. It's heresy! But if there are enough good reasons to make that leap, it might be worth it. Steve (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I don't know why you need this, but I just did a test with LDView and it works. You can call an mpd file from within a part and the first model in the mpd file is shown together with the other content of the part file. cu mikeheide (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) This is the first time I've heard this mentioned. Can someone tell me why this would be useful? I'm certainly open to the possibility, but only if it provides a concrete benefit, and I'm not having any luck coming up with what that benefit (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) By the definitions of that article, *LUGNET* is a walled garden. <blank stare> I have put up a step-by-step showing example source LDR/image files. I did it on Facebook, because it took me almost no time to do. I'd either have had to set up my (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) HURRAY! And in one go we are also gonna drop dithered colors in favour of RGBs. We'll have textures, the LSC is finally shaping the LCD - LDraw Connection Database (URL) and yourself are going to help getting LDView working as PT rendering (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Err, what? No, don't mix color codes and RGBs in official parts! This isn't an issue of backwards compatibility. It's an issue of adding complexity where it isn't needed (IMO, of course). (...) Ha! I'd have to get it back from Chris... Steve (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I think eliminating part-specific subfiles would be a nice file-management benefit, if nothing else. I expect that reducing the number of part-specific subfiles would speed up the part-approval process, always a good thing. The most important (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) I can see that, although a great deal of care would need to be taken to make sure that the MPD sub-files had no chance of being useful in another part. (...) I can definitely see that. (...) I totally disagree with this as an argument for (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) I was about to write the same thing, but you beat me. I think it's a great idea! I can think of two potential problems: 1. Programs that create seams between parts but not models. (Are there any more than L3P?) Depending on how they are (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I apologize for dreaming out loud. For a sec I've forgotten that we are a conservative community - at least some of us. (...) No password, not a single CA-header edit on your agenda nor a library update since ... was it 2004 or 2005? Steve, (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Your passive-aggressive whining wears thin, Willy. Your chief target laughs it off, but you keep at it. What little sense of community there might be is not helped by this behavior or attitude. This approach says a lot more about you (and (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Joshua, got a link for you: (URL) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Not sure where you're going with that. I think adding RGB colors to official parts would not be a net improvement to the parts library system. It has nothing to do with backwards compatibility or conservatism. Steve (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Steve, our opposing positions on RGBs are known. What I seek in this very moment is your position on the second question in this post: (URL) "No password, not a single CA-header edit on your agenda nor a library update since ... was it 2004 or (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) DOH! I forgot to include -- Part of the reason I think RGB colors are not the way to go is because they don't solve the real problem -- there are a good number of patterns that can't realistically be modeled in LDraw. Anything with gradients, (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Time for a cadfight! :) /Tore (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) There seems to be support for RGB and also for "Dithered" colour out there. The problem that we always faced are caused by applications that do not follow our ideas and so we go limiting our aims. I feel we should stop doing in that way (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) Sure, doing the right thing in terms of putting the code in the most advantageous location is always worth the effort. (...) Hey, it's all about namespace management, right? As a parts author, I avoid using subfiles unless there is a fairly (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) Hey, good point. Since we're on the topic of crater plates, I'd like to use this part (URL) to hijack this thread and make an observation about part colors. As you can probably see from the picture, the shark crater plate uses a printed (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) ... is it hijacking to put a thread back on topic? (even if the title is changed, it's still the same thread, right?) ... (...) Which is exactly why I brought up texture mapping. Solving gradients with texture mapping makes a lot of sense, for (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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And again, I forgot to include a bit. And second-posting about something very cool! Don, Be sure to take a look at Joshua's texture mapping primer/exposition on Facebook: (URL) good stuff, and could have very good benefits to LDraw. Steve (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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As has been mentioned already in this thread, there is an ongoing effort to add support for texture maps to the LDraw format via meta commands. What hasn't been mentioned is that the current LSC is basically in favor of ratifying support for (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) No one in his right mind would do this baseplate without using texture mapping. OK, Philo would, but I question that he's right in the head on a regular basis. :) Even so, the question would be, should one duplicate the nature of the stippling (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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First of all, let me say that while my previous post probably implied that I'm against allowing MPDs as parts, I am in fact still open to the possibility. I'm just not sure I'm completely convinced by the arguments given so far. (...) The only place (...) (14 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) Well, since the stippling pattern is just an artifact of the printing process, I'd say it's foolish to reproduce it. Some of the dots on the newer stippled gradients are so tiny I can't even see them without a huge magnifier (or maybe I just (...) (14 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Yeah, I checked it out the first time it was mentioned. I even poked around in the LDView CVS archives for a few minutes looking for hints of the magic syntax before the Walled Garden stuff got posted. Looks very promising! I guess I'm finally (...) (14 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Don Heyse wrote:> Well, since the stippling pattern is just an artifact of the printing (...) Interesting. Not the response I was expecting. :) Back when I was building the first gradient example for the texture (...) (14 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I like your thinking! :) But Shader Language programming is really more along the lines of what we'll need for the next step I'd like to see: gloss maps. Those will allow shiny paint on torsos (for instance) to shine in the light, making gold, (...) (14 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Absolutely. I wasn't advocating sticking 'public' subparts into the part's MPD. Just to be clear. Steve (14 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, I know what's available at the low end of OpenGl. That's where I live. I was just trying to keep up the curmudgeonly atmosphere of this place with the whipper-snapper comment. Did I do it wrong? Oh well, at least there's still that gloss (...) (14 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) You know, it occurs to me that if MPD's were allowed as parts, it would be a GREAT place to put a texture file (properly hex encoded, no doubt). They're almost always single-part-only. And if one wanted better textures than "come standard?" (...) (14 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) I think this is a good one: MPD parts would be a great way to store "default" textures for texture mapping (hex encode them). That would encapsulate the design with the part, overcoming one of the big "pain points" of adopting textures. (...) (14 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) I really don't like this idea. I agree that it has the cool property of encapsulating everything in one file, but it has three big problems that I can think of off the top of my head: "Hex" encoding of the texture file increases its size by a (...) (14 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, what he said. (14 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Joshua Delahunty wrote: (...) In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Travis Cobbs wrote: (...) I was actually thinking "uuencode" when I wrote this, and used hex for shorthand and because I figured it was more universally (...) (14 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) This is really interesting work. Just curious, but have you considered how you'd implement bump mapping as well? (Bump mapping would allow the "rough" texture on slopes, for instance. I think that would be the only application for it, but (...) (14 years ago, 15-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) If I'm not mistaken, two big pushes were made for texture mapping, in 2004 and 2007. Both failed because of too much committee, too little action. This after previous attempts were made, of course, but looking at LUGNET, that's when the big (...) (14 years ago, 16-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I was under the impression that LDView already uses bump mapping for the stud logos. Is that wrong? (14 years ago, 16-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) But that's different from parts authors being able to use bump mapping in a part file. Or specific colors actually being implemented as bumps/textures -- so 'rubber black' actually looks distinct from 'black'. (14 years ago, 16-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Texture maps let us wrap images to polygons. This is great for painted images on surfaces, such as mini-figure torsos or the sides of walls. Bump maps describe how each point (texel) in the texture reacts to light, by describing a virtual (...) (14 years ago, 16-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) As it happens, the stud logos in LDView are just regular textures. --Travis (14 years ago, 16-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Wow, what a let down! I'm totally disappointed (with my apparently failing memory, not with you or LDView. Well, ok, maybe I'm just a teeny bit less impressed with LDView right now, but I'll get over it. :) Have fun, Don (14 years ago, 17-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I've been tossing this around for a while, and while I'm not sure who'd really use it in ldglite considering LDView is so much better suited for modern OpenGL use, it still seems like it'd be fun to experiment with. So, are there any example (...) (14 years ago, 1-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) (URL) that some of the files may have BFC issues. Look at 973pa9.dat for a file that has fallback geometry. As a side note, rebel_tile.dat (and the part it points to) have bad texture coordinates, so the texture is mirrored. --Travis (14 years ago, 1-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) By the way, I'm still not sure whether it's really worth it to attempt this in ldglite, or if it'd be more worthwhile to try something that might actually end up being useful, like say a minifig modeler (or maybe an lsynth GUI) built around (...) (14 years ago, 2-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) LDVLib doesn't allow you to edit models at all. You point it at an existing file and tell it to load. Having said that, if you wanted to do some (most?) of the work, it could probably be made to be usable for a minifig modeler, since (...) (14 years ago, 2-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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