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(...) What you are describing is in fact a very old and basic edge rendering algorithm, which can be found in most detailed textbooks on computer graphics. CAD style and wire frame rendering went out of style during the 90's, so some recent "fancy (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LPub vertical plate murk
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I'm using LPub for a project and have been perplexed a bit by the image quality difference between rendering the "Complete Assembly" vs the "Instruction Images". It might be the same issue as in this thread: (URL) For vertical grey plates, the studs (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Parts editing made easy, anyone?
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Thanks for your suggestions, the message I received is: "Yes, a good and useful translator would be appreciated." One brief comment on the issue of whether we want clean, compact and well structured files or not: of *course* we want clean files! A (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: pieces aaare pieces ... (hum "people aaare people" ...)
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(...) Depeche Mode is the answer to that trivia question. Eric (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: pieces aaare pieces ... (hum "people aaare people" ...)
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(...) Great, now I'll have that song and 80's flashback in my mind for the rest of the day. Who was that group that did that song? Earlier it was mentioned "Parts is Parts" - that was from a KFC commercial from about the same time. -Patrick (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: New MOC: MH Zephyr
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(...) that thing is sweet, soren! i always enjoy seeing your new moc's. is this another fss mecha? i remember someone once mentioning that bionicle torso's were not very useful as mecha torsos using brick. apparently that person was mistaken. i'm (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) Yeah, I'm not really sad. I was just trying to bribe him with guilt(1). It's cheaper than bribing with money ;-> -Paul (1) I think I learned this technique from my Italian grandmother... (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) -- snipped the rest of my goofy reply --- (...) Aw, you know I'm just kidding. Please, don't stop! I'm not really upset. I was just trying to guilt you into making me instructions... :-) (...) Okay, maybe I've been too pushy about the (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) I'm not sure I agree with that. There were, as I recall, some difficult insertion steps but overall, it seemed buildable. The root problem in my view is just that the mean time to failure of individual constructed components (given reliability (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) is (...) they (...) (Thanks Larry and Nate for the background on this project!) You have to undestand how inspirational this is to me. For the past few years, on-and-off I am working on building a little LEGO duck assembly carousel. I haven't (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) Cheer up, Paul, he's done instructions for some of his other models. Perhaps if you bribed him??? (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) VERY cool. GREAT news. Presumably you are under NDA and maybe shouldn't have even said that much (smile) but... go you! Congrats and we'll all be waiting to see what happens... (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Statues
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(...) Really very nice, Jojo!!! I'm sorry for you... I've already sold my white hairpiece... I suppose you would have bought it, because it costed ONLY 74,99$... ;-) Bye, Luca (URL) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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| | How to send commands directly to the RCX?
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Hi I have an applet and i have a lego mindstorm robot, i want to move the robot when i click on the applet's buttons can someone how i can send command directly to RCX or post a link where i can find a usefull code? Thx a lot. (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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I DO hope you are going to accept that invitation? Couldn't see anything bad coming from that. (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: Eopie
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Although this is a lesser known creature from Episode I, it is being remembered well. And you did a great job in designing it. As always you used an impressive way of construction. Soon your creature collection will be complete! (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Re: A French Victory! (was Re: The game's afoot!)
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(...) Thanks Richard and family for your hospitality last weekend and hosting a LEGO day and Brikwars game. My son Lachlan and I enjoyed the company and "playing" very much - probably because we were on the winning side - the French! It was great to (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.gaming.brikwars)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) Hey Steve! How are you doing? Actually I can't give you a satisfying answer because I don't know how I do that. I just do.... :-P However I'm always convinced that sets do have a nice piece selection with which you can achieve great things! (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) It uses only one set to build! That's the challenge for me ;-) Nate (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) <snip> (...) :-S Are you sure you want me to share more of this??! It seems like it's not good for you and I really don't want to get you upset or something. Actually I feel a bit ashamed I didn't help you out more to reconstruct the models... (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) Good models without good pictures is a real pity. Would be great if LEGO would support that! :-) If not maybe I should consider publishing a book with many of my alternate models.... (...) The pictures don't do it justice. The turning radius (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) Well in a way you are correct. I haven't seen the black unmarked vehicle but do have received an invitation to cooperate with LEGO as a freelancer for at least 1 project... :-) Nate (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) Yep Larry is right. It was a great piece of arts. It was actually built by two dutch guys: Martijn Boogaarts and Gerrit Bronsveld. Correct me if I'm wrong but it used 23 RCXes!! Unfortunately it didn't work flawless but I think the main reason (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) Thanks Nathan! It's always good to explore new things. That's why I try to build new and inspiring things all the time. It's also good to get a clue what your limitations are and I'm still making progression... I don't have the excavator. I (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) Hi Philo, Thanks for your kind reply. I do my best. I've spent a week to come to this model and it still has some minor flaws that might need improvement, but maybe that's just my thought.. Nate (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Pneumatic switching circuits
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(...) <SNIP> (...) I was wondering what the mthod of choice for this was... (...) That helps a lot.. looks like I'm gonna need to find around 30 more switches... Best source I found Technic Wreckers has a bunch.. but I fear shipping from Australia (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Archangel Preview
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(...) Well, I took those pictures, edited, and uploaded them after posting. PRetty fast moderation on b-shelf these days. (...) Yeah, blocky it is, I should probably fix that if I rework the model like I usually end up doing. The chicken-thing is my (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: That can't be good.....
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SNIPPIFIED This is just an update to let you know that I felt this was worthy of an MOCPage: (URL) Legoswami Samarth (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: MH Zephyr
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(...) Wow Soren what a magnificent piece of .... Very knightly looking. I must say I prefer the accessories in this order, Standard (not seen very often, so I like it muchily. Pity couldn't get bigger, longer lengths of fabric, to match the pattern (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Is 1:40 minifig scale? (was Project YAMATO)
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(...) Huh, I don't think I've heard of minifig scale being more than 1:44 (making "standard" minifigs just over 6 feet tall). Except maybe for specific projects? 1:45 would make them about 6'2.4" (1.89m) tall, 2'3.5" (72cm) wide, and 1'2.2" (36cm) (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Hello everybody
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(...) Welcome to .mecha! (...) I can see the influences in Primech. And no weapons even, *agasp* what is this, .mecha becoming a hippy colony? Nah, not with people like Mladen and Soren to keep the aromory quotent up. (...) Marco, great 22nd mech. (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Archangel Preview
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(...) Preview? I saw (URL) this> marked as "final" and added your post to the sidebar. (...) Not too shabby Ryan. Pretty blocky, shoulders, hip armor, and lower legs (with rounded corners though) all seem really sqare. I'll give you credit though, (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: January 29th 2005 SMART Meeting
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A kinda-late reminder about tomorrow's SMART meeting: 2pm at Digipen. Whoever is interested, we'll go to Red Robin afterwards. See you there! -- David Schilling (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: New MOC: MH Zephyr
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(...) That's really nice. I particularly like the feet and hands. Can we see a close-up of one of those hands? -- Dan Efran (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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(...) That's my understanding as well. That's a good summary of what Jake posted here (URL) and referred to here (URL). What's more, to my knowledge, that's the only reason which TLG have provided. Seems to me that either its fact or an outright (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: l3p as open source
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(...) L3P is available for the Mac and Linux.... Kevin (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | New MOC: MH Zephyr
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(URL) Enjoy! Soren (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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| | Re: Rendering implementation details
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(...) Actually, one can bring the number of transformations down to 1 for the entire _object_. Interesting what can happen when an idea sits in the brain and percolates for a couple of days. A new idea I had was to just transform the camera position (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Statues
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Very cool statues, JoJo. Now are you planning a temple to put them in? (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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| | Re: Bricksaic version 0.1.0
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(...) Yes, I have some problems I would like added ;] This program is great! I especially like some of the cool effects you can get with the "Nearest colour" dither. My suggestion would be to allow the user to zoom out (for those of us planning (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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