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In lugnet.cad.dev, Travis Cobbs wrote:
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Very nice. I don’t author parts, so I won’t be trying it out. However, I
looked at your tutorial, and I have two suggestions:
- Add “Un-Project”, where it takes a projected shape and flattens it automatically on an axis specified by the user (X, Y, or Z).
- Automatically split pattern polygons so that they don’t cross any polygon boundaries of the template part. Use the un-projected geometry that you generated in the above as the “pre-projected” template, and do the splitting while the pattern is still flat.
The first feature above is probably pretty trivial. The second one would
likely be a lot more work, but would make the tool a whole lot more powerful.
--Travis
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For unproject MLCad does the job. Symply select everything and set the
appropriate matrix row at 0. This is perfect for triangle, quads... If you have
primitives you have to later automatically fix the “all zero matrix row” using
LDDP.
The pattern split program is actually a special case of a tool I consider
writing for a long time. It would take two sheets of tri/quads and cut them at
the intersection between the sheets. I am slowly clearing my mind about the
whole process... so some day I’ll try to write it. But it is far from obvious!!!
Also if you manually build the pattern as an overlay of the original shape, you
optimize it (eg avoid teeny triangles), something an automatic cut wouldn’t do.
Philo
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In lugnet.announce, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
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This new tool allows easy creation of non-flat patterned LDraw parts. Create
a flat pattern and stamp it on a 3D former.
Program, documentation, source code are available
here.
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This is great! Like Tim, I’d been thinking about writing a tool like this for a
long time. Thank you very much for making this available.
Steve
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Timothy Gould wrote:
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Timothy Gould wrote:
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Wow. Awesome. I’ve been meaning to write something like this for ages so
I’m very happy. Would it work on minifig faces too?
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It should. One interesting aspect is that while photo/scan distorts the
pattern, flattening the shape to put it in quad2dat does the same distortion
so they compensate each other!
Philo
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I was curious if it was a direct projection or an area preserving one. A nice
variant might be to write an area preserving variant although that would get
quite complex.
Tim
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It’s a direct parallel projection. I think it’s the best since the photo (with a
long focal lens) or a scan has the same projection.
Philo
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Timothy Gould wrote:
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Wow. Awesome. I’ve been meaning to write something like this for ages so I’m
very happy. Would it work on minifig faces too?
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It should. One interesting aspect is that while photo/scan distorts the
pattern, flattening the shape to put it in quad2dat does the same distortion
so they compensate each other!
Philo
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I was curious if it was a direct projection or an area preserving one. A nice
variant might be to write an area preserving variant although that would get
quite complex.
Tim
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Timothy Gould wrote:
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Wow. Awesome. I’ve been meaning to write something like this for ages so I’m
very happy. Would it work on minifig faces too?
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It should. One interesting aspect is that while photo/scan distorts the pattern,
flattening the shape to put it in quad2dat does the same distortion so they
compensate each other!
Philo
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In lugnet.announce, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
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This new tool allows easy creation of non-flat patterned LDraw parts. Create
a flat pattern and stamp it on a 3D former.
Program, documentation, source code are available
here.
To show the usefulness of this tool, I created the four Viking shields:
available on LDraw Parts
Tracker.
Enjoy!
Philo
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Wow. Awesome. I’ve been meaning to write something like this for ages so I’m
very happy. Would it work on minifig faces too?
Tim
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Very nice. I don’t author parts, so I won’t be trying it out. However, I
looked at your tutorial, and I have two suggestions:
- Add “Un-Project”, where it takes a projected shape and flattens it automatically on an axis specified by the user (X, Y, or Z).
- Automatically split pattern polygons so that they don’t cross any polygon boundaries of the template part. Use the un-projected geometry that you generated in the above as the “pre-projected” template, and do the splitting while the pattern is still flat.
The first feature above is probably pretty trivial. The second one would likely
be a lot more work, but would make the tool a whole lot more powerful.
--Travis
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In lugnet.announce, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
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This new tool allows easy creation of non-flat patterned LDraw parts. Create
a flat pattern and stamp it on a 3D former.
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What a clever tool. That seems like it will be very useful!
Jim
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This new tool allows easy creation of non-flat patterned LDraw parts. Create a
flat pattern and stamp it on a 3D former.
Program, documentation, source code are available
here.
To show the usefulness of this tool, I created the four Viking shields:
available on LDraw Parts
Tracker.
Enjoy!
Philo
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In lugnet.vikings, Christopher Templin wrote:
> Folks,
> I have attached a link to my Brickshelf page showing my newest MOC, the Viking
> settlement of Stadhelm.
Christopher,
Stadhelm looks awesome, a small settlement hanging on a cold, rocky coast. yo
umake me want to get lots of Viking sets.
Thanks,
George
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Folks,
I have attached a link to my Brickshelf page showing my newest MOC, the Viking
settlement of Stadhelm.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2568157
The ruler of Stadhelm, King Hrothgar has built a thriving community with several
farms, a fortress and various other buildings as well as a thriving sea coast.
Aided by Queen Freya and his wizard Alric, King Hrothgar has built a kingdom
worthy of envy from any noble lord. Using the strength and ferocity of his
warriors, the king has made Stadhelm a feared and rich land. Led by Princes
Thor and Rogar, the armies of the mighty Vikings explore and conquest lands near
and far. Amassing wealth, weapons and raw goods, Stadhelm's people thrive.
Women tend crops while the men fish, repair homes and stand guard over the
settlement. Will Stadhelm prosper or fail, only time can tell what will become
of this settlement.
For images of all aspect of the settlement, go to the following link.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=260067
I welcome anyones comments or questions, please feel free to email me. Thanks.
Christopher Templin
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Very nice! I like your story telling style and the accompanying pictures are
well placed as well. Thanks for sharing and God Bless,
Nathan
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Holiday Greetings!
For your seasonal pleasure...
(Follow links after moderation of the entire folder to get the whole story...)
...A little behind the scenes commentary: It’s funny what you can do with a big
box of white brick, a bunch of Viking sets, and a crappy camera. I actually had
this idea last year, but didn’t have enough Vikings. I almost forgot about it
in time for this year’s Solstice (well okay, including time to upload, I’m and
hour and 15 minutes late, my time). I had to dig the white and box-o-greenery
out of my storage unit after dark on a cold night, so ironically, I know exactly
how the characters in this story feel. Oh, and for those in the know, yes I did
choose the character names to match the personalities of the crew...
Happy Yule!
-Hendo
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After seeing the pilot episode to Sci-Fi’s “Amazing Screw-On Head” animated show
I’ve been itching to make a werewolf. The Studios minifig version just doesn’t
elicit “terrifying” to me as much as “bobblehead”, so I opted to start with the
Fenris Head and go the fully-articulated route. The scale is larger than
minifig - though it is close to the scale of the original Fenris Wolf. The
larger scale worked for me, though, as I like my werewolves oversized!
Click the pic to link to the folder:
Unfortunately the pictures suffer from a bit of the
photographing-a-black-MOC-late-on-a-Sunday-afternoon malaise. I’ll try for some
brighter pictures soon.
Otherwise I’m pretty happy with the results. There’s a high level of
articulation, and it’s quite sturdy. In the course of a half hour photo shoot
only 1 piece popped off (left foot). It can walk around in barrel-chested
humanoid mode, but looks at least as nice in traditional canine/Fenris-Wolf
poses.
The one area I keep waffling on is the hind legs. From some angles and poses
they look spot on to the way I intended. From others they look a little scrawny
or mismatched. I suppose this is might be understandable given that my life
models were greyhounds!
The feature I’m most pleased with is the articulated jaw. I managed to fit a
functional mouth in the narrow Fenris head. It’s “spring-loaded”, so the jaw
can be opened up and grip something, but it won’t stay open on its own. Ahh,
well, I’m just happy it can bite! This was pulled off by using a pair of
Technic rubber bands; one holds the jawpiece:
tight against the red glowing-eye flex tube, while another spring loads it to
the closed position. It fits, it looks right, and it works.
Thoughts, questions, feedback, and suggestions are all welcome!
.s
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Hello all!
Announcing my 2nd TRAGON-
The SEA TRAGON!!
Lurking deep under the ocean-guarding his treasure-
Treasure hunters-BEWARE-The Sea Tragon is watching and waiting…
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=212076
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
Long Live The Brick!
Megan
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In lugnet.vikings, David Eaton wrote:
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Woah, it looks like we’ll be seeing a Vikings Chess Set sometime soon--
Lego.com (says “Coming Soon on 20 Sep 2006”), and lists the pirce as “USD
49.99”. Their link doesn’t seem to work at the moment, though:
http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=G577
Instead, you can find the page by searching for “chess”.
DaveE
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I’m really looking forward to this set, it’s on my “must get” list (which is
fairly short these days due to $$ constraints). I heard about this set earlier
in the year and have been waiting for it with almost as much anticipation as the
NXT (which I’m getting next week, if the stars align).
This chess set comes out two days after my birthday, so I know what’s going on
my list... ;)
Kelly
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Woah, it looks like we’ll be seeing a Vikings Chess Set sometime soon-- Lego.com
(says “Coming Soon on 20 Sep 2006”), and lists the pirce as “USD 49.99”. Their
link doesn’t seem to work at the moment, though:
http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=G577
Instead, you can find the page by searching for “chess”.
DaveE
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Hi,
I sorted a:
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7019 Viking Fortress against the Fafnir Dragon
1019 elements, 6 figures, US$70, 2005
LEGO > SYSTEM > Vikings
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...and oddly, the treasure chest had an old brown base, and a new brown lid.
Weird.
First time I’ve noticed a mix of old and new in a set, but also odd in that it
would seem that treasure chests and treasure chest lids would be produced and
sorted together - I don’t think there’s a incidence of them appearing seperately
in sets, but I could be wrong.
All the other brown in the set (as far as I noticed) was new brown.
Cheers
Richie Dulin
FUT .color
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Erik the Dark Red goes out in a blaze of glory...
An idea I’ve had for a while, but just haven’t got round to building... it’s not
exactly an exciting building experience.
The black tiles and jumper plates look better in real life.... but I really need
to track down some brown replacements...
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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