 | | More Mocs for the HS... (was Where do we go from here)
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(...) Dave and Alan et al, I know, I know, I already told you I would be "playing",... but could you please also reserve some room for my bud Tilt, who will be bringing some sort of ride (shocking eh?), maybe the return of Bob, or maybe a new one (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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| | Re: LEGO Dreams
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(...) I have a dream one day of opening a Lego Catalog and going to the "Adult" section, where I can buy 1,500 - 3,000 pc town models made of non-juniorized bricks. Banks, Gas Stations, Apartment Buildings, Skyscrapers, Firestations-- sort of the (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | NWBrickCon™ 2005 Castle
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(URL) NWBrickCon> is coming up fast, and the Castle layout will be great this year. If you’re planning on attending please e-mail me. Let me know what you’re planning on bringing so we can get a general idea of how much area we’re going to need. If (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.castle, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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What tool would convert just the surface information from ldr to pov or lws? Would 3DWin do it? (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Idea for better LEGO Factory building
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(...) Ah, no, I'm sorry — I didn't test that part. I tested that you can load such a custom .tix file into LDD, add it to your active list just like one of the built-in part sets, and make use of it to build a model. I didn't test that LF will (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Am I the only person who finds Lego CAD systems infuriating?
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(...) snip (...) I would never disagree with my esteemed rtl associate, but if I can do it, anyone can do it-- (URL) This was a simple one. My truck, as seen on this page (if you scroll down just a tad) was way more involved, yet still quite easy to (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| | Re: Am I the only person who finds Lego CAD systems infuriating?
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(...) I think that by usability you actually mean learnability which is somewhat different. I agree that most of the Ldraw CAD tools are not that easy to learn. They do not have dedicated teams to make them so. I think that, at heart, CAD is a (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Reduced versions of BBB wheels
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(...) Thanks Tim, yes I believe the originals are from a modelling tool. And I'll be first to admit, mine are not as accurate as the originals, I sacrificed accuracy for size. But they use a lot of primitives, which most LDraw renderers are able to (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) Joe, what did you test? Did you use this small file to try to upload a design to the gallery for others to buy? My concern is that might not work, I couldn't tell what you meant, but if you tested it, coolness! (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: GUPPIE
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(...) I love the little craft- that's a beautiful use of that nasty part! In fact, it's used better here than for its original purpose. (2 URLs) Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Am I the only person who finds Lego CAD systems infuriating?
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(...) I can't honestly say they're THAT much better. I've had equal frustration with both the LDraw editors AND LDD. They're broken in different ways. There's been a lot of effort made to repackage the LDraw tools to make them easier to install, to (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: NWBrickCon™ 2005 Technic
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(...) Hi Bob, Glen Bell here with SALUG. Will be sending you a email via the main NWBC address above with a bunch of questions so heads up, look for it!Thanks for the posting.Glen Bell (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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(...) Comments inline... (...) I would term it more of a play room, but that's me :-) (...) This is an idea that I had considered for a college curriculum - I graduated from a design school, and using LEGO elements as a 3-D prototyping medium is (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Reduced versions of BBB wheels
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(...) So thats what you and Tim were talkin about yesterday, I was most confused. Your new versions look as good as the originals, so the reduced file size was deinatly worth doing. The originals were huge (some sort of conversion from the CAD (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) (URL) BrickWiki> now has a page on (URL) Custom LDD Part Sets>. This has been tested and, apart from the custom icon, seems to work just fine. So now it would be even easier for someone to create part sets that correspond to the (URL) Factory (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | NWBrickCon™ 2005 Technic
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NWBrickcon is quickly approaching, October 7th - 9th will be here sooner then you think. It's time to order those last few parts you need to finish that killer Technic MOC or start working on that new project you've had trapped in your head for a (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Re: Castle Under Siege (Formaly Known As The Royal Knight's Castle)
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(...) Thank you very much for your comments, I really appreciate that. I think it still has some good play value, but the look is more important to me. (Like mine has a back wall, cough cough) I like the drawbridge as well; I need to make it a (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Am I the only person who finds Lego CAD systems infuriating?
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(...) (snip laudatory comments) (...) Let's try quoting the whole thing that I said, shall we, instead of quoting out of context? (...) I stand by what I say, LDD is in my view harder to use, by far, than any of the LDraw editors, at least for (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: LRW ett måste!!!
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LRW låter kul. Det är inget för mig iaf då jag håller på och forskar kring GMC - alltså great marble contraption. Har inga fotbollar så jag köpte en radda glaskulor och satt igång. Har haft en hel del problem men det skriver jag om i en separat tråd (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Lego Parts You Hate....
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Hmm... To redeem some of the parts that have been mentioned before: 1x2x2: this was originally introduced for various printed bricks (including with a train window print on a clear one - now that's a nice window). Now the current use in plain solid (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Am I the only person who finds Lego CAD systems infuriating?
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Tim Gould wrote: > (...) YES but once again no one has addressed the STEEP learning curve to the novice. thats all. its just that these products are not "intuitive." and just for LAR - everyone has stated that we LIKE the Lxxx products, and serve a (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Am I the only person who finds Lego CAD systems infuriating?
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(...) b) is a pretty important point for me. I don't have such a large collection and I often get ideas that I'd like to build. I am probably quicker building the CAD anyway and then I can fiddle around with the model in the brick afterwards if I (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Am I the only person who finds Lego CAD systems infuriating?
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(...) Well, in this instance I tracked down the guy whom I was told was responsible for LEGO software development and what he told me was that based on what I had said (complained about) that I would really like the next version. Anyway, I also (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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LEGO Dreams It was nearly 10 years ago that Dan Parker, Steve Barile and I sat around a table dreaming of things that may be. Wouldn't it be cool if we could talk directly to LEGO? Influence product designs? Have LEGO clubs all over the country (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Reasons to L-CAD (was: Re: Am I the only person who finds Lego CAD systems infuriating?)
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(...) Here's one example, (of many on BrickWiki and elsewhere) where a photo would not be nearly as good, as false colors and schematics really drive the point home. (URL) This sort of illustrating has been used to good effect in presentations (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Reasons to L-CAD (was: Re: Am I the only person who finds Lego CAD systems infuriating?)
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(...) d) illustrating building techniques (sorry, no example handy). With L-CAD models, you can more easily show your point by: - creating 'cutaway' models, showing only the parts involved in the technique being discussed. In some programs, you can (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Dinosaur Body Neck/Tail Ring (40375)
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(...) Hi Matthew, I've begun one half of the body part some time ago. If you want, you could finish it. For some pictures look here: (URL) you are interested, I would send you the part. CU Bernd (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: FischerTechnik
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(...) Dan, Send me an email off list.... rhempel@canthespam.bmts.com (Remove the can of spam :-) Cheers, Ralph (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Canberra region: Various Lego sets for sale...
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Hi, For people in the ACT/Canberra region, I have a collection of small to medium sized Lego sets for sale, available individually or in groups. They're all described with set numbers, contact details etc in these ads on (5 URLs) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.loc.au.act.can)
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| | Re: Cerco motori 9V tipo nuovo
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Ci sono anche sabato, pomeriggio. Ne approfitto per ricordare a tutti di farmi sapere se devo organizzarmi per materiale elettrico, oltre a quello già concordato con Luca. ovvero: prese, spine, prese multiple, cavi, ecc. Giuliano (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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| | Re: Reduced versions of BBB wheels
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(...) No problem Matt, glad you found them useful! ROSCO (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) Man, that's really sweet. I love seeing interesting and unique part usage and this is a fine example. Excellent work! J (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Am I the only person who finds Lego CAD systems infuriating?
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(...) And documenting MOCs is a wonderful thing. Mladen Pejic is (unless there's someone I'm missing) is the only prolific builder who documents every creation in LDRaw format and makes the file freely available. I wish more builders would do this. (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Dinosaur Body Neck/Tail Ring (40375) [DAT]
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I needed the Dinosaur Neck Ring for a project I am working on so I designed it. It is my first part - fun stuff, I'll have to try another sometime. I have it submitted at ldraw.org, but I have a feeling the process is pretty slow to make it (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Castle Under Siege (Formaly Known As The Royal Knight's Castle)
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I really like what you are doing here. It seems to be an impressive set-up with lots of play value as well as fine lego modelling. I especially like the double drawbridge that allows ships to pass under. I like how you suspended them from the two (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Very cool. I had wanted to do that myself - thank you very much for taking the time. I've already put them in a project I'm working on... -Matt :) (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Am I the only person who finds Lego CAD systems infuriating?
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(...) c) documenting a MOC you want to disassemble (eg: (URL) That is what I mainly use it for, although I have used it for a) as well. ROSCO (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Am I the only person who finds Lego CAD systems infuriating?
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(...) Phew. I was getting worried. On the topic of Lego CAD systems (not LDD, but LDraw and derivatives), I've never understood the point of them. About the only things I figured they were good for was a) making instructions and b) prototyping (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Idea for better LEGO Factory building
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Some enterprising ALEs have begun to make inventories of the parts bags actually used by LEGO Factory (see (URL) LEGO Factory on BrickWiki>). The brick sets available in LDD 1.4 are stored as simple XML files, human readable and editable. On the (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: FischerTechnik
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Well I got my FT set (Robo Mobile) -- I have to say I'm a bit disappointed. It doesn't seem like I can build anything that isn't more or less a variation on the core design of the set. To get enough pieces to do open-ended MOC's, you would have to (...) (21 years ago, 31-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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