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In lugnet.publish.railbricks, Jeramy Spurgeon wrote:
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In lugnet.announce, Jeramy Spurgeon wrote:
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Submission of instructions does not guarantee inclusion on the site.
Priority will be given to complete instructions in .pdf and .html format.
LDraw files may be accepted at our discretion, but they generally will not
be converted to instructions and LDraw files will be given a lower priority
on the site. We cannot accept files in any other format.
You may also link to your brickshelf or other gallery of instruction images.
We will convert these into .pdf files for inclusion on RAILBRICKS.
The categories include:
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We decided to add another category to the list: Track Plans (as well as
Tim’s Electric suggestion)
The file types accepted for this category are
.tdl (TrackDesigner) or .xml (TrackDraw)
We’ve also loosened up our file type submissions to now accept the
following:
• .zip or .rar files of image collections
• .jpg, .png, or .gif of single page instructions (please do not load
multi-page instructions one at a time. Either zip or rar them into a single
file)
• .lxf, .ldr, and .mpd for LEGO Digital Designer, LDRAW, and Mike’s
LEGO CAD file types
Unfortunately, due to server restrictions, files must be less than 8mb in
size. If your file is larger than this, let me know and we can make
arrangements to get it.
Note: During the submission process, you are asked for a thumbnail. Please
disregard this since it looks for images located on our server. We will
generate the necessary thumbnail for your submission.
Jeramy Spurgeon
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Hi Jason and Jeramy,
I came out with “TrainBase” as a place to recognize high-quality LDD train
models, in the era before the “Cool Train Creations” page on the LEGO Factory
website. I can’t say that I gave much regard to the quality of the building
instructions, since LDD 2.0 determines those (and usually does a
less-than-stellar job). Certainly, there is room out there for LDD models that
come with a polished set of instructions.
I’m happy to let Jeramy archive LDD models on the RailBricks site, since his
site is more set up for this kind of thing; on the TrainBase site, I had to make
all of the additions by hand, a rather cumbersome process which would never
allow me to cover the entire scope of LDD train models available.
I think LDD train models are great in the sense that they are a way of
sustaining the Trains line (and interest in it) as the transition is made
between protocols. In the past, I have brought a few LDD train models to shows,
where they received considerable interest. The idea of loading the CAD model
into LDD to view the instructions was still received as foreign by some
builders. It seems like those models would be much more successful if each came
with a printed book of clear instructions, like any other LEGO set does.
-Jordan
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