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(...) If I'm not mistaken, two big pushes were made for texture mapping, in 2004 and 2007. Both failed because of too much committee, too little action. This after previous attempts were made, of course, but looking at LUGNET, that's when the big (...) (15 years ago, 16-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | February 27th, 2010 SMART meeting
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A quick reminder about our upcoming SMART meeting on February 27th. The mini-challenge is to build an Obstacle Avoiding Target Seeker (OATS) robot: a 4"x4" retroreflective target will be placed on the ground exactly six feet directly in front of (...) (15 years ago, 16-Feb-10, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: MLCad.ini 2009-03 Update Now Available
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(...) Willy, You caught most of the parts that got moved to new numbers, except for: 982.DAT 981.DAT Thanks as always for keeping this file up to date. Allen (15 years ago, 15-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, FTX)
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| | Re: "Dither" colors in patterned/sticker parts
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(...) This is really interesting work. Just curious, but have you considered how you'd implement bump mapping as well? (Bump mapping would allow the "rough" texture on slopes, for instance. I think that would be the only application for it, but (...) (15 years ago, 15-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Art Making Robot and Erik’s Plotter
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Dear Claude, I tried to send a direct e-mail to you but it was returned. I am working on my next art making robot and Erik’s Plotter vi’s are just what I need to adapt to my software. I will be using a balancing mobile as the plotter. May you send (...) (15 years ago, 15-Feb-10, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | LEGO® Systems, Inc. Grew U.S. Consumer Sales +31% in 2009
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NEW YORK, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ LEGO® Systems, Inc. Grew U.S. Consumer Sales +31% in 2009 Leading construction brand records fifth consecutive year of sales growth in the U.S. -- American International Toy Fair -- LEGO Systems, Inc., the North (...) (15 years ago, 15-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Where you all at?
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(...) I'll sign up there then, thanks! (15 years ago, 15-Feb-10, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: SRW Locomotive Works
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(...) I have resisted doing it in the past, but Paypal has pecked away at any reasons I had for not upgrading my account. As such, I've now done it and can now accept Credit Card funded Paypal payments. Thanks for looking! --Tony (15 years ago, 15-Feb-10, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
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| | Who made the Train car with both brown colors?
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Hey all, I recall seeing a Train car where someone used "retired" brown and reddish brown for a nice textural effect. Anyone remember who that was and can you provide a link to the pictures? Please reply to my e-mail if you could, as I don't browse (...) (15 years ago, 15-Feb-10, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO® 2010 sets at American Toy Fair
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(...) And here is another site. (URL) SirSteveGuide.com> Enjoy. (15 years ago, 14-Feb-10, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO® 2010 sets at American Toy Fair
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For those who want to see the images of the New LEGO 2010 line at the American Toy Fair. (URL) Figures.com> Enjoy. (15 years ago, 14-Feb-10, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés samedi 13 février 2010
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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 3 jours. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** Compte-rendu de l'exposition de Bolbec (76) des 23 (...) (15 years ago, 14-Feb-10, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Re: Lego Ambassadors
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(...) Thanks Tim, Fully understood. Cheers, Tim (15 years ago, 14-Feb-10, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Lego Ambassadors
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(...) This has been discussed elsewhere but to give a hint: I think the surname should give it away to an Australian. Tim PS. No program is safe from false applicants. (15 years ago, 14-Feb-10, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | BAE Systems Commits to FIRST® (Robotics)
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Being First With "FIRST®": BAE Systems Commits to Provide $2.18 Million and Sponsors 181 Teams in 2010 For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) ARLINGTON, Va., Feb 12, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- 181 BAE Systems-sponsored teams (...) (15 years ago, 13-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: turtle
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(...) Cute! Janey Red Brick (15 years ago, 13-Feb-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Still Wild about Harry Potter
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LEGO® Still Wild about Harry Potter 02/12/2010 - BURBANK, Calif. - Warner Bros. Consumer Products said today it has extended its relationship with LEGO for more Harry Potter playthings. Under the agreement, The LEGO® Group plans new construction (...) (15 years ago, 13-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.harrypotter, FTX)
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| | LEGO® To Market Board Games In U.S. in 2010
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LEGO® To Market Board Games In U.S. in 2010 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Danish toymaker LEGO Group plans to start selling board games in the United States this summer as it extends its business beyond colorful building blocks. The company will announce 10 (...) (15 years ago, 13-Feb-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.games, FTX)
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| | Lego Ambassadors
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Hi all, I am relatively new to lugnet and the AFOL scene in Australia. I have been looking through the Ambassador Program 2009 and the Australian page of Lugnet. The Ambassador page shows three ambassadors in Australia; Sue Ann Barber – MUGs – (...) (15 years ago, 13-Feb-10, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | turtle
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(URL) Here's a simple MOC> of a turtle I built from three parts. Compared to a minifig it would be a large snapper. (URL) Benn (15 years ago, 13-Feb-10, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | SRW Locomotive Works
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(URL) Sava Railways has unlocked the company vault, and four of the Sava Railways steam engine blueprints can now be purchased at (URL) SRW Locomotive Works>. These blueprints are of an American 4-4-0, a Hudson 4-6-4 with Henry Dreyfuss inspired (...) (15 years ago, 13-Feb-10, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Darth Vader's Funeral Pyre
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(URL) AC (15 years ago, 13-Feb-10, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: Where you all at?
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In lugnet.technic, Joshua Delahunty wrote: <stuff> Sorry about that, hit the wrong button trying to fix the mistaken k's in Eric's name, and caused a double post. Went ahead with the fixes to show I realized they were the wrong spelling. :-/ -- (...) (15 years ago, 12-Feb-10, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: BTW, Dither What Colors...?
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(...) Also I am thinking that we have to use the original color values for the color 0 - 15 to build the blended colors. Otherwise we get other colors. This range should be known by every LDraw related application.and only overwritten by entries (...) (15 years ago, 12-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: BTW, Dither What Colors...?
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--SNIP-- (...) Good thinking. Since the old colours were derived from the EGA colour palette I reckon the dithers would have to be derived from it too. Otherwise you could end up with some very different blends. I like your signature ;) Tim (15 years ago, 12-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Where you all at?
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(...) SPEAKING of TECHNIC... I noticed yesterday (thanks to your blog post on LEGO.com, actually, Eric), the The LEGO Group has stopped claiming TECHNIC as a trademark. Further, they're not insistent on fully capitalizing it any longer (I first saw (...) (15 years ago, 12-Feb-10, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Where you all at?
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(...) SPEAKING of TECHNIC... I noticed yesterday (thanks to your blog post on LEGO.com, actually, Erik), the The LEGO Group has stopped claiming TECHNIC as a trademark. Further, they're not insistent on fully capitalizing it any longer (I first saw (...) (15 years ago, 12-Feb-10, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Where you all at?
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(...) I do most of my chatting at (URL) Eurobricks> which has a dedicated (URL) Technic> forum. There is a pretty good amount of posting and quite a few Technic fans post there, including myself. blakbird (15 years ago, 12-Feb-10, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Need batteries for part no 55206 - Electric Light & Sound Brick 2 x 4 x 2 with Revving Motor Sound
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Acquired a used 4893 Revvin' Riders set, but the batteries in the sound brick are missing (I'm guessing, they died, and a previous owner removed them, but never got around to replacing them). What type batteries does it need? Thanks in advance! (15 years ago, 12-Feb-10, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Forum and Blog added
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Hi All I would like to announce that I have added a Chat room, forum and blog to the website. Heres the link www.auctionbrick.com/Forums. Scott (15 years ago, 12-Feb-10, to lugnet.announce.auctionbrick, lugnet.market.auction, FTX)
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| | Re: Where you all at?
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(...) TBs is not only a great source for information but the post comments are almost a forum by themselves. It's just a bit harder to stay up to date with everything because so far I haven't found a way of subscribing to comments without making one (...) (15 years ago, 12-Feb-10, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Where you all at?
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(...) :) I'm thinking to add a discussion forum to TechnicBRICKs for too long!... :( But actually hardly have the time to post what I'd like and have in queue, so a forum is just another item in the queue, as it would mean a considerable time (...) (15 years ago, 12-Feb-10, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Flex-system names
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(...) To clarify this, the 5118 available in 1991 had the older cable links. 5118 bought in 1995 had the new version of the links (check the 1991 and 1995 service pack scans on Peeron). I should fix the LUGNET database. <sigh> -- joshuaD (15 years ago, 12-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Flex-system names
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(...) They broke really easily, and they needed custom lengths (especially for the "cable" parts) every time there was a new use. I've got it on pretty solid authority we'll not see them again. They're not likely to have a cheerleader within the (...) (15 years ago, 12-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: *** MLCad V3.30 ***
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(...) If you have any question regarding this, please don't hesitate to contact me, as I have already made DATHeader using this new feature. (...) Yes, I miss that as they are used in parts already. But others already have answered this question (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: $6,000 worth of LEGO stolen from man's truck
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Corrected link: (URL) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: *** MLCad V3.30 ***
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(...) That is exactly what I was thinking about last days. First load MLCad standard colours (like they have been for year). Then replace all the colors for that you will find an entry in the LDConfig.ldr. I would prefer to really keep the blended (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Flex-system names
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(...) Got it, thanks. I wonder why TLG stopped producing them.. -Santeri (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Flex-system names
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(...) Think of it as a cable brake on a bicycle. It is exactly the same thing - a cable that goes through a flexible tube to move force to a new area. The hose is the tube and the cable is the brake cable. The flex hose pieces are really common (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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(...) In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Joshua Delahunty wrote: (...) In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Travis Cobbs wrote: (...) I was actually thinking "uuencode" when I wrote this, and used hex for shorthand and because I figured it was more universally (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Flex-system names
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(...) Yes, the flex system is a form of push-pull or (URL) Bowden cable>. It was introduced in 1991 and was used on a number of (URL) sets> throughout the 1990s. The cable came in various lengths and there were ends that could be clipped on to (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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(...) Yeah, what he said. (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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(...) I really don't like this idea. I agree that it has the cool property of encapsulating everything in one file, but it has three big problems that I can think of off the top of my head: "Hex" encoding of the texture file increases its size by a (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: *** MLCad V3.30 ***
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(...) LDView's blending code was originally written to handle LDLite's 0 COLOR syntax, since that is what was originally used in LDConfig.ldr. LDLite's syntax allows for the dithering of two arbitrary colors, either or both of which can themselves (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Flex-system names
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Hi guys, I'm a little confused with the Flex-System naming. We have Flex-System cables (342c01.dat). I found out about these parts' existence only recently on TBs and do not have any. But it seems it's some sort of pull/push mechanism. Then we have (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Where you all at?
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(...) Hi Tobbe, Long time, no talk ;o) (...) Pretty much indeed, except for some activity in CAD section, main reason why I'm still here... (...) Little more to offer (TBs is very good, but it's not a direct replacement!). NXTasy forum is vary (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Where you all at?
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Hi there! So I'm getting the gears running again and LUGNET has died, more or less. Where have all the Technic buffs gone to do their chit-chat? I've found this blog (URL) which keep me sort of in the loop... (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: $6,000 worth of LEGO stolen from man's truck
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Photos of the MOCs here: (URL) they resurface intact and can be returned to Marc! (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Town without AFOL's
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(...) This shop is still in business (well) and has almost no LEGO left, seems it's become even harder to shop there since the old man refuses to give prices or sell stuff not in the window and tells you to leave (but this might be put down to (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.no)
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| | $6,000 worth of LEGO stolen from man's truck
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A LEGO San Francisco Street Scenes Stolen From Truck $6,000 worth of LEGO stolen from man's truck FREMONT, CA -- Fremont police are asking for the public's help in locating several elaborate LEGO scenes of San Francisco landmarks that were stolen (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | $6,000 worth of LEGO stolen from man's truck
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LEGO San Franciso Street Scenes Stolen From Truck February 10, 2010 FREMONT, CA -- Fremont police asked for the public's help Wednesday in locating several elaborate Lego scenes of San Francisco landmarks that were stolen out of a locked truck (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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(...) I think this is a good one: MPD parts would be a great way to store "default" textures for texture mapping (hex encode them). That would encapsulate the design with the part, overcoming one of the big "pain points" of adopting textures. (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Warning: Printing Bug in MLCad!
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(...) Exactly! But there is a work-arround patch available - which has to be introduced into the source code :-< Michael (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) You know, it occurs to me that if MPD's were allowed as parts, it would be a GREAT place to put a texture file (properly hex encoded, no doubt). They're almost always single-part-only. And if one wanted better textures than "come standard?" (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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(...) Yeah, I know what's available at the low end of OpenGl. That's where I live. I was just trying to keep up the curmudgeonly atmosphere of this place with the whipper-snapper comment. Did I do it wrong? Oh well, at least there's still that gloss (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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(...) Absolutely. I wasn't advocating sticking 'public' subparts into the part's MPD. Just to be clear. Steve (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: *** MLCad V3.30 ***
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(...) I've been surprised by some of this discussion of dithered colors, because when Foundry was created (not by me), it was done as a "clean room" project, based entirely off of specs, so it's the closest thing out there to a reference parser, and (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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(...) I like your thinking! :) But Shader Language programming is really more along the lines of what we'll need for the next step I'd like to see: gloss maps. Those will allow shiny paint on torsos (for instance) to shine in the light, making gold, (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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(...) In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Don Heyse wrote:> Well, since the stippling pattern is just an artifact of the printing (...) Interesting. Not the response I was expecting. :) Back when I was building the first gradient example for the texture (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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(...) Yeah, I checked it out the first time it was mentioned. I even poked around in the LDView CVS archives for a few minutes looking for hints of the magic syntax before the Walled Garden stuff got posted. Looks very promising! I guess I'm finally (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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(...) Well, since the stippling pattern is just an artifact of the printing process, I'd say it's foolish to reproduce it. Some of the dots on the newer stippled gradients are so tiny I can't even see them without a huge magnifier (or maybe I just (...) (15 years ago, 11-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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First of all, let me say that while my previous post probably implied that I'm against allowing MPDs as parts, I am in fact still open to the possibility. I'm just not sure I'm completely convinced by the arguments given so far. (...) The only place (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) No one in his right mind would do this baseplate without using texture mapping. OK, Philo would, but I question that he's right in the head on a regular basis. :) Even so, the question would be, should one duplicate the nature of the stippling (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: "Dither" colors in patterned/sticker parts
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As has been mentioned already in this thread, there is an ongoing effort to add support for texture maps to the LDraw format via meta commands. What hasn't been mentioned is that the current LSC is basically in favor of ratifying support for (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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And again, I forgot to include a bit. And second-posting about something very cool! Don, Be sure to take a look at Joshua's texture mapping primer/exposition on Facebook: (URL) good stuff, and could have very good benefits to LDraw. Steve (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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(...) ... is it hijacking to put a thread back on topic? (even if the title is changed, it's still the same thread, right?) ... (...) Which is exactly why I brought up texture mapping. Solving gradients with texture mapping makes a lot of sense, for (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Warning: Printing Bug in MLCad!
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(...) It sounds like you already discovered the root cause of this, but just in case you haven't, MFC's CDC::TabbedTextOut() always crashes in Print Preview mode in Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1. --Travis (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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(...) Hey, good point. Since we're on the topic of crater plates, I'd like to use this part (URL) to hijack this thread and make an observation about part colors. As you can probably see from the picture, the shark crater plate uses a printed (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Defining LED Colors in LDConfig?
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I've been thinking about that talk of limiting the colour definitions in LDConfig.ldr to part colours with a few expectations, and I agree with that. But I wish to throw in an idea that I don't even believe in myself but yet want to air. Is it (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Using MPD syntax in official part files
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(...) Sure, doing the right thing in terms of putting the code in the most advantageous location is always worth the effort. (...) Hey, it's all about namespace management, right? As a parts author, I avoid using subfiles unless there is a fairly (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: "Dither" colors in patterned/sticker parts
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(...) There seems to be support for RGB and also for "Dithered" colour out there. The problem that we always faced are caused by applications that do not follow our ideas and so we go limiting our aims. I feel we should stop doing in that way (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: "Dither" colors in patterned/sticker parts
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(...) Time for a cadfight! :) /Tore (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: *** MLCad V3.30 ***
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(...) How about just "use the 'dithered' range but apply LDConfig on top of them, overriding any colour that gets in the way"? -Santeri (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) DOH! I forgot to include -- Part of the reason I think RGB colors are not the way to go is because they don't solve the real problem -- there are a good number of patterns that can't realistically be modeled in LDraw. Anything with gradients, (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: "Dither" colors in patterned/sticker parts
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(...) Steve, our opposing positions on RGBs are known. What I seek in this very moment is your position on the second question in this post: (URL) "No password, not a single CA-header edit on your agenda nor a library update since ... was it 2004 or (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: *** MLCad V3.30 ***
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(...) I can confirm that. While the LSC may have dithered over the spec, we certainly didn't drop "dither" intentionally. (Mind you, given the number of referenced specs we had to ratify first before we could get onto "the biggie", I'm surprised we (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: "Dither" colors in patterned/sticker parts
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(...) Not sure where you're going with that. I think adding RGB colors to official parts would not be a net improvement to the parts library system. It has nothing to do with backwards compatibility or conservatism. Steve (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: *** MLCad V3.30 ***
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(...) I think Travis' wording may be confusing. Don't use "the old dither algorithm". MLCad 3.30 draws colors 256-511 as *solid* colors. That's better than using the stippling algorithm from previous MLCad versions. (No new/current software stipples (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: "Dither" colors in patterned/sticker parts
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(...) Joshua, got a link for you: (URL) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: BTW, Dither What Colors...?
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(...) Of course, I mean the blending, not the dithering... (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | BTW, Dither What Colors...?
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(...) Hmm. "You may think this is easy, but wait 'til I've explained it to you!" (One of my father's favourite standard joke.) I don't know how much difference it will make, but current standard colors are much better than the 16 original LDraw (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Your passive-aggressive whining wears thin, Willy. Your chief target laughs it off, but you keep at it. What little sense of community there might be is not helped by this behavior or attitude. This approach says a lot more about you (and (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Hi, sorry to say, but I just found a bug in MLCad which is caused by the actual compiler I'm using. When you start printing preview in MLCad it is crashing when part lists are printed. I'm working on that .... Michael (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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"Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs@REMOVEgmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:Kxn3yE.p2D@lugnet.com... (...) So I will take over parts of the build in color table in the range of 256 to 511. During this step the programm will convert these dittered colors (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) I apologize for dreaming out loud. For a sec I've forgotten that we are a conservative community - at least some of us. (...) No password, not a single CA-header edit on your agenda nor a library update since ... was it 2004 or 2005? Steve, (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) As it happens, the LSC has been dealing with this very issue for the past few months. There is no mention made of dither colors in any of the current LDraw specs (including the official parts restrictions). They somehow got dropped (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) I can see that, although a great deal of care would need to be taken to make sure that the MPD sub-files had no chance of being useful in another part. (...) I can definitely see that. (...) I totally disagree with this as an argument for (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) I was about to write the same thing, but you beat me. I think it's a great idea! I can think of two potential problems: 1. Programs that create seams between parts but not models. (Are there any more than L3P?) Depending on how they are (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I think eliminating part-specific subfiles would be a nice file-management benefit, if nothing else. I expect that reducing the number of part-specific subfiles would speed up the part-approval process, always a good thing. The most important (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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Hello Don, (...) I thought the LDraw group doesn't allow any other colors than the standard ones? Even so I was in the assumption that I didn't create any special colors, but I toulk them over from some old spec where these colors where mentioned. I (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Err, what? No, don't mix color codes and RGBs in official parts! This isn't an issue of backwards compatibility. It's an issue of adding complexity where it isn't needed (IMO, of course). (...) Ha! I'd have to get it back from Chris... Steve (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Hello Michael, thanks for the tip. With the new build Willy created everything works fine without editing the registry. I just put the dll to the directory and it worked. Thanks very much again Marco (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) HURRAY! And in one go we are also gonna drop dithered colors in favour of RGBs. We'll have textures, the LSC is finally shaping the LCD - LDraw Connection Database (URL) and yourself are going to help getting LDView working as PT rendering (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Item # 5612 LEGO® Police Officer Retail Price: $3.49 Sale Price: $1.98 Item # 6191 Fire fighter building set Retail Price: $9.99 Sale Price: $4.98 Item # 6194 LEGO® My LEGO® Town Retail Price: $29.99 Sale Price: $19.98 Item # 5612 LEGO® Thunder (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) By the definitions of that article, *LUGNET* is a walled garden. <blank stare> I have put up a step-by-step showing example source LDR/image files. I did it on Facebook, because it took me almost no time to do. I'd either have had to set up my (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) This is the first time I've heard this mentioned. Can someone tell me why this would be useful? I'm certainly open to the possibility, but only if it provides a concrete benefit, and I'm not having any luck coming up with what that benefit (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) I don't know why you need this, but I just did a test with LDView and it works. You can call an mpd file from within a part and the first model in the mpd file is shown together with the other content of the part file. cu mikeheide (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I know. It's heresy! But if there are enough good reasons to make that leap, it might be worth it. Steve (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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"Willy Tschager" <willy.tschager@tin.it> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:KxLGFx.5HL@lugnet.com... (...) Hello. OK. That works fine now. Regards Bernd (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Considering the conservative spirit that rules this community, where it is preferred to have no-progress over breaking backwards compatibility an where standards set in LDraw 0.27 should be possibly kept for eternity, such ideas have to be (...) (15 years ago, 10-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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