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(...) It's Aussiefest lately. Tim (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I agree the simplest solution is to use a single switch with one linkage operated by the forklift to switch it on, and another linkage operated by the falling crate, that switches it back off, ready for the forklift. ROSCO (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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Does anyone know whose gallery this is? (URL) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Since turning the 9V wire connectors 90 degrees reverse the polarity, can't you play with how the wires are connected to the switches to re-reverse the polarity on one wire? (...) -Kyle (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Just a reminder about the upcoming SanDLUG meeting. You can contact Bill or myself for the address. (URL) MatMat (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.us.sandlug, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | Re: Tripping a relay.
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If you hit a 5v latching relay with 9v, will it damage it? (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Some parts are tracked in the Peeron database as to when they changed, like the "Plate 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical" (4085a, 4085b, 4085c), which had 3 versions (Type 1: 1979-1987, Type 2: 1987-1992, Type 3: 1993-present). Other types of changes, (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.parts)
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(...) Ok, Here's a partial solution (assuming you don't want to mechanically link the ends together). Given: Polarity Switch 1 - rotated forward by Forklift Polarity Switch 2 - rotated forward by crate when it arrives at the end Motor - located by (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) No, I think you should use one polarity switch, without handle to greatly reduce the friction needed to throw it. Putting the crate on the conveyor throws the switch, and when the crate gets to the other end it could push a lever, or better (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hi Brian, How will the package arriving at the other end "throw a switch?". Is there enough friction between the package and the belt? Will there be a mechanism in the belt itself to "go halfway and stop"? If you only used one polarity switch, (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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Any body know of a typical consumer device that I could hack apart to find 6 to 9V "latching relay" from? (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) hmm. At first, I would say "No". When you flip your switches at home, the switches could be in either of two states when the lights are "on". (one up, other down OR one down, other up) However, the LEGO polarity switches don't have to act like (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Poor XML has poor human-readibility. XML in general is fine. <part> <no> 13 </no> <pos> 10,12, 15 </pos> </part> is quite readable. (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) XML has poor human-readibility. The text format should be accepted before it has a GUI front-end, and that can be only if it's readeable enough. Anyway, who writes the interpreter decides the format. Considerations, Damien (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) You mean a movement should be a continuous function rather than successives position interpolations. If that's you mean then i agree. If not, can you be more explicit? Damien web page: (URL) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yes I'm sorry for not drawing it.. but here goes Imagine you have a cable with ground and a cable with 9V You need two single pole, double throw switches (I don't know what kind lego switches are) For both switches, connect one throw to 9V and (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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I spotted (URL) this> more or less by accident while perusing the Cobi website. This is a brand that either uses the same molds as Block-Men or else is directly affiated with that now-defunct brand. Some of the sets look very cool, but unfortunately (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: avevo dato una brutta notizia.. (was: ho ricevuto una brutta notizia)
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(...) Perfettamente d'accordo. Con un paio di giorni di lavoro su ML si potrebbero fare le istruzioni, però ciò non toglie che mi avrebbe fatto (anzi, mi farebbe) piacere avere l'occasione di vederla di persona. Un conto è osservare una foto o (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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I was wondering if I could modify the new plastic track for use with the 9v train motors. As an experiment, I ran some adhesive backed metal tape on some of my old style plastic track. The tape(foil) is for stained glass, and is copper with a tin (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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So I've got an application where a forklift loads a crate onto a conveyor belt. I could then start the conveyor belt up by having the forklift throw a polarity switch. What I would *like* is that when the crate gets to the other end, it somehow (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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While at Brickfest, I was able to purchase for myself one of the Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer sets (at a 25% discount, yay!), and while I am several years behind in jumping on this particular bandwagon... I am very impressed. LEGO really outdid (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Artists are certainly not stupid and i will learn from them as much as i can. Nobody wants to reinvent the wheel, neither do i. (...) Damien My lego POV-Ray gallery: (URL) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I downloaded Lani long time ago, not deeply tested it but i wouldn't say it sucks. I know about POV-Ray, ray-tracing primitives and Constructive Solid Geometry. My lego POV-Ray gallery: (URL) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yeah it's already difficult enough and i don't say i will try. And if i try i will not embark anyone as a collective project can have a negative impact when it fails: people who have invested time and effort want someone to be blamed and (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) This part is already in the PT (with the correct number) with this change as well as being BFC'd and tidied up. (URL) Dean Earley, Dee (dean@earlsoft.co.uk) irc: irc://irc.blitzed.org/ web: (URL) +44 (0)780 8369596 (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) My computer is a Celeron-Mendocino 500Mhz, 128Mb RAM, Win98se. Thus, even free is too costly because i can't afford the required hardware. damien (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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The group is far from dead. Maybe no one has an answer, wants to answer, or hasn't read the post yet. The only person that I could think of offhand to answer your question since I can't answer (and probably not alot of people can answer that (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.parts)
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(...) Right. When free software exists and is good enough to outperform commercial solutions in some applications, it will of course be used. The extremely successful combination Apache/PHP springs to mind - lots of web sites who could easily afford (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yup. I gave a talk on the software at Brickfest, "Automated Brick Layout" I posted the slides from that talk in my brickshelf folder: (URL) Please feel free to post photos. Thank you! -dw (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Mi pare di capire che tu ti stia offrendo come volontario per inserire in MLCad le istruzioni della mia stazione! :-) (scherzo, ovviamente..) BTW, si tratterebbe di solo (circa) 13.500 bricks. (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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(...) I think it would be wise to include a step 3.5: We first need some means for saving animation data, i.e. we need to design and agree upon a file format for time-varying LDraw data. Without that, we might end up with the situation that is still (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) And I'll add to that the animated GIMP (forgotten its name) is used by Dreamworks and other big animation studios. Tim (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) How much does Linux cost? How much does OpenOffice cost? How much does Gimp cost? How much do thousands of titles of quite useful free software cost? I think you are missing the point. Professional software titles are often out of range for (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) ehhh...ma a me piacciono le cose sempre dopo... ..arrivo sempre in ritardo! hehe;-) ciao! Matteo (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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(...) (URL) Personal Learning Edition> is free for non-commercial use. (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) OK, no reply in 3 days, and my message is still the most recent post. I guess this group is dead. >Sigh< Stefan G (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.parts)
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(...) At the very least you should read the manuals to see what techniques the artists use. They aren't stupid. And they do apply to Lego animation because I have read some manuals so I know. Lightwave is only $895, which isn't that expensive (how (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I have been working on what you want for 5 years. At first I came up with Lani as a language. (URL) sucks. I now use POV-Ray. Have you learned POV-Ray? Have you seen this: (URL) fully agree, POV-Ray isn't as powerful as, say, Maya. But it is (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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I've had a basic animation system working in LeoCAD for a while, I tried to do things as close to how 3DS works as I could since I didn't have much experience with animations and I figured the guys at Discreet know what they are doing (I'm not (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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