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(...) Not for the moment - it was a scratch build yesterday evening, after I saw yours, and it is now on display in the window of my cubicle at work, just next to the display stand with 'real' calipers and micrometers and such. I might take some (...) (15 years ago, 26-May-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New LDraw Tool for Parts author: Rulers and Calipers
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(...) Nothing wrong (you nicely prove it!). Except that I wanted the probe of the depthmeter to be as thin as possible (thinner than an axle). If you have some constructions details of your calipers, that would be appreciated! Philo (15 years ago, 26-May-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: New LDraw Tool for Parts author: Rulers and Calipers
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(...) That's a nice build! Thanks for the rulers and the idea! But what's wrong with the traditional caliper design? With that you have both the width and depth measuring possibilities in the same tool: (URL) (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Looking for dimensions of LEGO bricks.
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(...) YRW :-) In a book of LEGO history I read, it was explicitely stated that the original inch based measures were changed to mm. I don't remember which year, but it was a long time ago. The distance between two studs is 8 mm. (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Looking for dimensions of LEGO bricks.
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(...) When I measured a 32 X 32 baseplate it was 10 inches. From my understanding 1 LDU is about equal to 1/64 inch. The Lego company though would surely be able to give you precise meaurements. (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Brickworld - Build On The Spot Challenge
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Register me too. This should be a lot of stressful fun. I will bring my own NXT and parts. Can we make Steve Hassenplug participate with one hand tied behind his back? Or blindfolded? This build might be my last opportunity to use the gyro sensor (a (...) (15 years ago, 26-May-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld)
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| | Re: Oh man.
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(...) Glad to have you. Advance welcomes to Oregon. Look me up when you get settled, I'm in Portland. Ben Fleskes (15 years ago, 26-May-09, to lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.loc.us.or.eug)
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| | MacNQC 4.05b, RCX 1.0 and OS X 10.4.6 can't program the brick
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Hello with a query from the past... I used MacNQC for ages on other computers but I find now that I can't write a program out to an RCX 1.0 brick using MacNQC 3.04 or 4.05b. I can send the firmware with no problem but when I try to download a (...) (15 years ago, 22-May-09, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | RCX 1.0, MacNQC 4.05b OSX 10.4 can't program the brick?
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Hi, a blast from the past... My iBook running 10.4.6 has no problems downloading the firmware from MacNQC 4.05b but when I try to download a program I always get "communications error" and it fails. I've tried both the USB IR tower and the serial IR (...) (15 years ago, 21-May-09, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Frustration with NXT-G 1.1
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Doug, I share your frustration very much. as a child and a teenager i was a Lego Technic freak. In the last year i wanted to go back to my "roots" of enjoyment, and decided to buy the mindstorms NXT kit as a starter, because it seemed to me a cool (...) (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | ItLUG LEGO fest Ballabio: aggiornamenti 7
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- Disponibile la locandina definitiva E' disponibile la locandina definitiva di Ballabio sia in due risoluzioni. Ringrazio per il prezioso lavoro Andrea Volpi e Antonella Carabelli. Download da YouBrick: (URL) dal sito dell'evento: (URL) stampate, (...) (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Oh man.
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(...) Welcome back, Lindsay! Between the (URL) Truman> and the (URL) Yamato>, you've finally got some competition! Hope to see another of your big ships one day. Marc Nelson Jr. (15 years ago, 26-May-09, to lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.loc.us.or.eug, FTX)
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| | Oh man.
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Hi, everyone. Well, I've been off the radar for a few years, finishing dissertation, teaching, and now I'm moving to Eugene in August so I'll be part of the "Northwest" bunch and not the "Northeast" so much. I guess this means I can go annoy Frank (...) (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.people, lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.loc.us.or.eug) !
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Hey Dan, nice to see you're still putting out these beauties. LFB (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
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| | Re: June 2009 Brickmania new kit releases
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More images... (URL) The fifth prototype model from which my SdKfz 251 kit was developed. There are some slight difference (mostly in colors) in the actual kit because I do not yet posses all the pieces that will make up the kit. The kit is (...) (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
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| | Asia's first LEGO® Model Shop in Malaysia
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Asia's first LEGO model shop for LEGOLAND® Malaysia May 22, 2009. SINGAPORE: Iskandar Malaysia will house Asia's first LEGO Model Shop to design and make models for the LEGOLAND in Nusajaya. The model shop will produce 15,000 models that would make (...) (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Re: New LDraw Tool for Parts author: Rulers and Calipers
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(tried to answer yesterday, but something got wrong...) (...) You can easily build a slightly shorter span version using common axle 12! (...) Here too, something went wrong. Corrected now! Philo (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Looking for dimensions of LEGO bricks.
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(...) Given that Denmark went fully metric in 1912 and that a 1x1 brick is 8mm x 8mm x 9.6mm (stud exclusive) it seems unlikely that imperial will work out better for you. Although it does so happen that 8mm is quite close to 5/16inch. Tim (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: List of keyboard shortcuts
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(...) Scratch that. It's in the help file. (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Looking for dimensions of LEGO bricks.
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(...) IIRC, *real* Lego parts use Imperial units, so converting to/measuring using the metric system will involve lots of decimal places. -Mike (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | List of keyboard shortcuts
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Does anyone have a list of keyboard shortcuts for MLCAD they could upload? Thanks! -Mike (15 years ago, 24-May-09, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: DATHeader version 2.0.3 for LINUX and MAC
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(...) I have just found an error in DATHeader. The test for partdescription at subparts was not correct. Please download the bugfix from (URL) that side I have now also listed all tests that are performed by DATHeader and also the specification on (...) (15 years ago, 24-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New LDraw Tool for Parts author: Rulers and Calipers
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(...) SNIP (...) *Very* interesting, Philo! I just wish I had the white axle 16. :-( Is it just me, or is the page 4 of the building instructions messed up? (15 years ago, 24-May-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | June 2009 Brickmania new kit releases
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Hello Brickmania supporters! Brickworld is quickly approaching and it's hight time to announces my next wave of low-priced / mass produce kits. Brickworld takes place in Chicago on June 18th-20th and recent experience with parts suppliers shows need (...) (15 years ago, 24-May-09, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
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| | Re: New LDraw Tool for Parts author: Rulers and Calipers
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(...) These tools look very useful! Thanks for sharing the idea and design, Philo. Jim (15 years ago, 24-May-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Assembled parts, ~ and categories
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It is common practice to prefix parts that compose assembled parts with a ~. This prevent using them needlessly (they are not listed with regular parts), encouraging the use of assembled shortcuts. But this practice is not ratified by any official (...) (15 years ago, 24-May-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | New LDraw Tool for Parts author: Rulers and Calipers
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This time, it is not a software utility, but physical measuring tools... a set of do-it-yourself measuring instruments to get parts dimensions directly in LDraw units. (URL) Acrobat document to print your own rulers and scales, and building (...) (15 years ago, 24-May-09, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic, FTX) !
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| | Re: BrickOS Patches and Development
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The Bibo Patch Rollup Collection posted to SourceForge at (URL) has been updated. This update adds a handful of patch files--20 through 24. 20: Nice group of Linux error/warning fixes from Carl and posted to SourceForge at (URL) Thanks, Carl! 21: (...) (15 years ago, 24-May-09, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Purpose of physical colour parts
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(...) I would have correct that parts if I would own them. As you know as an author you need to have the part, as a reviewer you don't need to have the part. cu mikeheide (15 years ago, 23-May-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: DATHeader NEW as .NET application (version 2.0.1)
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(...) Mike, I get a error on startup complaining about the xml file. I would also appriciate if you could add documentation for the new features (especially for the spaces in the title) explaining how it works and what's all about. Also some links (...) (15 years ago, 23-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | DATHeader version 2.0.3 for LINUX and MAC
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I am proud to announce the release of DATHeader for the use on Linux and Mac machines. Windows machines are supported anyway. New feature in this version is the reviewer mode. You do not need to save the file to get the informations that DATHeader (...) (15 years ago, 23-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Brickworld - Build On The Spot Challenge
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Bryan, Sign me up! Add my son Nathan, too! Note to competition: beware, neither of us have yet programmed an NXT. Note to anyone looking for teammates: we could use some help. We'll supply the NXT. -Brian Alano (15 years ago, 22-May-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld)
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| | Re: Custom 4-4-0 Steam Engine Kits
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(...) (URL) I finally got the parts in the mail to complete the dark blue versions of the kits. They can now be found in my Bricklink shop. --Tony (15 years ago, 22-May-09, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
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| | Looking for 4565 9V train or Black Smith Shop?
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I have the lowest prices (by far!) for each on Bricklink: (URL) bargains! -- Thomas Main thomasmain@charter.net (15 years ago, 22-May-09, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Looking for dimensions of LEGO bricks.
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(...) Hi Dave, check out the LDraw Specs 1.0.0 at: (URL) easy way to convert mm in LDUs is Mike Heidemann's prog LDCalc: (URL) miss Marc Klein's website for modeling tips in SW as well as converting SW data into .dat: (URL) this helps. w. (15 years ago, 22-May-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés jeudi 21 mai 2009
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Bonjour Voici la lettre d'information du site "FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group" ((URL) lettre recense les articles et les brèves publiés depuis 1 jour. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** Résumé de l'exposition de Plobsheim 2009 ** par (...) (15 years ago, 22-May-09, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Looking for dimensions of LEGO bricks.
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Hello all, I have been playing around some Cad software called SolidWorks and would like to model LEGO bricks. Is there a resource for accurate dimensions of LEGO parts? Dave (15 years ago, 22-May-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Brickworld - The BIG Announcement
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(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover The Brickworld Team is thoroughly overwhelmed right now. We have set a record attendance level and are fast approaching what seemed unattainable a few short weeks ago. There are presently 427 registered (...) (15 years ago, 22-May-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Interested in buying 1990s products
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(...) Howdy - I recommend you try here: (URL) BrickLink(r)>. Specifically, you can search their catalog for (URL) sets released in 1994> for instance. You can run searches for each year you are interested in. If you have specific set numbers, then (...) (15 years ago, 21-May-09, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
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| | Bonktron recruitment drive
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(URL) Bonktron> Please feel free to join this Flickr group and post any of your Bonktron related pictures to the group pool. Thank you. ...I really had to resist the urge to make Beavis & Butthead type jokes when I wrote this ;^) (15 years ago, 21-May-09, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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