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(...) Animators use Maya and Lightwave. (...) Your whole thread has got me thinking. I am convinced you do not want to try to extend LDraw to do animation and that POV-Ray already does what you want. But that doesn't mean things can't be done to (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: My humble opinion about LDraw animation
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(...) You do not need a new format. MPD's do the job just fine. I now realize I need to write a follow up to this article: (URL) it I will show how modeling using these guidelines leads to animation bliss. (...) LDraw files are perfect for models, (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: A LEGO double-throw switch?
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(...) Linking via the handles would cause problems. First, there is a great deal of friction added to the system when an axle is in that hole. Second, I think the proposed method requires the switches to continue rotating the same direction. Steve (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: A LEGO double-throw switch?
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(...) Sure! Some assembly required! (URL) (...) Kev (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego Train Factory - "preliminary wagon design"
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(...) Is there even going to be a new motor? You could theoretically stick an ordinary battery box in the train, power a sensor/controller unit from the battery, then that feeds power into the top of a standard motor. If the receiver is separate (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Brickfest Pneumatic Master and new Pneumatic Gate Circuits
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In lugnet.technic, Mark Bellis wrote: [SNIP] Hi Mark, (...) I figured that if you're going to write an article for BrickJournal on pneumatic basics up through sequencers, you would probably want to talk about the simplest gates, the single output (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: An idea concerning the new RC trains and a new RCX
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(...) That just isn't true. Bluetooth units cost in the order of tens of dollars, and who knows how much R&D to set up. Simple infra-red remote control units, to give you on/off or varying control levels cost in the order of cents. Even full duplex (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A LEGO double-throw switch?
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(...) Actually, I am not convinced it means gears. One of the switches could be mounted with a 45 degree tilt. This would remove the issue of play in the gears. You could also link the handle holes of the polarity switches with a solid piece (as (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | New MOC: The Sluf air-fighter prototype
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Hello all, After a ~6 month hiatus -- or rather a long creative block-- I slapped this little thing together over the last few weeks. This model was rife with issues and I nearly gave up last weekend but my desire to see it completed won out. It may (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Joe Vig Meets a Lady (A Little Risque)
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(...) OTOH, here in San Francisco you just might see this situation on any given night...or in New York, TOkyo, Amsterdam, london, Paris, Sydney, etc. I agree that there isn't much humor, and there are many interpretations for the passing of money. (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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