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(...) A warning though: When you download the trial version of Poser 8 they ask for your credit card number. And in my case they charged $1 to it despite the trial version being free and the invoice showing $0. Mike (16 years ago, 8-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Advanced minifig animations
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(...) I'm pretty sure you can do these kinds of things with blender (URL) it has a steep learning curve, and you'll have to create the minifig models from scratch. Roland (16 years ago, 8-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Advanced minifig animations
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(...) I did a little research. You can create bones and poses in Daz3D Studio and Poser. Poser 8 costs $250, but you can buy Poser 7 for $50. Daz3D Studio is free, but you have to buy a $30 plugin to create your own bones and poses from scratch. (...) (16 years ago, 8-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Edmonton House
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I built this model a couple of months ago, but hadn't gotten around to taking any pictures. So, I took it out this morning, took pictures, and made a web page. It's my version of a house in the style of early large brick houses of the area. See: (...) (16 years ago, 8-Aug-10, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Half-Plate-High Steps
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(...) Actually horizontal offset is indeed by Jason ( (URL) ). I just made the vertical one. Erik (16 years ago, 8-Aug-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Half-Plate-High Steps
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--snip-- (...) Thanks. A quick BS search on 'Ideas' turns up a number of similar galleries with all sorts of fun brick-maths and other tricks. Tim (16 years ago, 8-Aug-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Build session on August 28th for BrickCon 2010
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As many of you know, I'm the Mindstorms coordinator at BrickCon. As such, I need to make sure that anyone bringing robots will have room to display them. So if you are thinking of displaying a robot, please let me know by email (remove the spambot), (...) (16 years ago, 8-Aug-10, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Half-Plate-High Steps
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(...) PS. This is a pretty good replacement for Brickwiki (although with less text) (URL) You should add some links to your galleries of trickery to it. (16 years ago, 8-Aug-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Half-Plate-High Steps
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(...) I was looking for that technique but didn't find it. For some reason I thought it was Railton but of course that would be you ;) Tim (16 years ago, 8-Aug-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Half-Plate-High Steps
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(...) Some great ideas in that BS gallery, Tim - thanks. Don (16 years ago, 7-Aug-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Half-Plate-High Steps
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(...) Nice - mine is a little different, however. (16 years ago, 7-Aug-10, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Half-Plate-High Steps
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(...) Don't forget the tenth offset ;) (URL) And there was also a good ressource on BrickWiki about offsets (but BrickWiki.org gives a white page :/ ) Erik (16 years ago, 7-Aug-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés vendredi 6 août 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 1 jours. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** Le patrouilleur des Affaires maritimes ** par Jac, (...) (16 years ago, 7-Aug-10, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Re: Half-Plate-High Steps
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(...) Sorry for that. I didn't want to spoil your teaser immediately - here's my solution: (URL) (bricks slightly separated to show how it fits together. (16 years ago, 7-Aug-10, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Half-Plate-High Steps
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--snip-- (...) I've had these on BS for about 6 years and I was far from the first to do it. (URL) Not sure if there's any quarter plate steps (URL) in here> but there's certainly the makings of 1/3rd plates. Tim (16 years ago, 7-Aug-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Well for something so trivial I sure have a lot of people e-mailing me asking how I made them. And nobody who's telling me it's a simple thing has offered a technique of their own, yet. So let's see some quarter steps! (16 years ago, 7-Aug-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Half-Plate-High Steps
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(...) Half steps are fairly trivial... try quarter steps. They're possible ;) Tim (16 years ago, 6-Aug-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Half-Plate-High Steps
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(...) Spoiler: Here's the ldraw file. (URL) (16 years ago, 6-Aug-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I have seen the half-plate inset used on trains and vehicles, too, but it was a challenge to turn that into an ongoing series of half-steps that could be extended indefinitely. Don (16 years ago, 6-Aug-10, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I have probably seen it somewhere else (train doors?), as I solved it immediately. But it's still fun with LEGO puzzles! (16 years ago, 6-Aug-10, to lugnet.build)
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| | Half-Plate-High Steps
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I'm working on the file for this in bricksmith, but thought I'd post a teaser for anyone else who'd like to try this building puzzler: create a set of stairs with risers one half plate in height. Here's an example: (URL) This is the basic unit of (...) (16 years ago, 6-Aug-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: BFC problems, model or converter?
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(...) Some of the details on the face are messed up too, though things are definitely a lot better. Mike (16 years ago, 4-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Lego prices in the US vs. Europe
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I always found it fascinating to see that a Lego set was cheaper in the US than in Denmark, for instance. That did not seem right. This was simply by comparing prices in S@H, easily done by switching the country flag. It may start making sense if we (...) (16 years ago, 5-Aug-10, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Star Wars Celebration V
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(URL) Many of you will be at (URL) BrickFair> this weekend in Washing, DC -- I hope you'll have a great event! Unfortunately with (URL) Star Wars Celebration V> just around the corner, all of us at (URL) GFLUG> have been hard at work and can't make (...) (16 years ago, 5-Aug-10, to lugnet.events, FTX) !
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| | Re: Starfighter instructions
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(...) Jim, Very nice indeed! May I have the list of quirks, or are you looking into them? Kevin (16 years ago, 5-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés mercredi 4 août 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 1 jours. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** Le draft ** par Erik "brickerik" Amzallag le 4 (...) (16 years ago, 5-Aug-10, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | BrickExpo, Canberra, 8 August 2010
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(URL) stopped to read the tiny signs on the side of the road. Found more info by googling it. (URL) August 2010 BrickExpo Canberra 2010 10am - 4pm The Top of the Cross, Canberra Southern Cross Club - Woden, 92-96 Corinna Street, Phillip An (...) (16 years ago, 5-Aug-10, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Vertical East-West Lego Sundial
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This is a form I'm still experimenting with. I'd like to make a larger version. This is really three dials in one, a vertical east and vertical west dial placed back-to-back, with a polar dial on the upper end. (URL) It is read on the vertical (...) (16 years ago, 4-Aug-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: BFC problems, model or converter?
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(...) It does work rather well (MeshLab does support 3DS)... (...) Indeed, it seems that invertnext statement is ignored. On the minifig, only front and inside of hands are shown backwards in MeshLab (other inverted areas such as cap inside are (...) (16 years ago, 3-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés lundi 2 août 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 1 jours. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** Résumé de la Japan Expo 2010 ** par Erik (...) (16 years ago, 3-Aug-10, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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(...) Thanks! Just to be clear, the first image is an actual photo (although I did post some other images and test renderings of the LDraw version on Flickr). (...) Yep. My standard procedure is to build a model with real bricks, then to rebuild it (...) (16 years ago, 3-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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(...) You may have borked the link, but your render is simply stunning. Well done, and thanks for posting! Did you use Bricksmith to create it? JOHN (16 years ago, 3-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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| | Re: Starfighter instructions
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(...) Ah, Lugnet. Looks like I borked the image links. Let's try that again. Here's the model, including links to the instruction images: (URL) And here's the first page of the instructions themselves: (URL) (16 years ago, 3-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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| | Starfighter instructions
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Thought some of you might appreciate the instructions I posted for a simple little starfighter model I built from two sets, the new Space Police "Raid VPR" and the Star Wars "Separatist's Shuttle". Here's the model, including links to the (...) (16 years ago, 3-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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| | Re: BFC problems, model or converter?
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(...) If MeshLab suppors 3DS files, you might try using LDView to convert the file to 3DS format. Load the file in LDView, then select File->Export, then select "3DS: 3D-Studio File" in the "Save as type" pop-up. Unfortunately, LDView's 3DS exporter (...) (16 years ago, 2-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: BFC problems, model or converter?
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(...) Cup, head and arm are BFCed and look all green in LDView: 0 Minifig Cap 0 Name: 4485.dat 0 Author: Thomas Burger [grapeape] 0 BFC CERTIFY CW 0 !HISTORY 2003-09-24 [westrate] Fixed gaps and inner radius; Replaced quads with primitives; BFC'd 0 (...) (16 years ago, 2-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | BFC problems, model or converter?
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I converted a model of a minifig to OBJ format using the LdrDat2Obj program found here: (URL) when I open the model in MeshLab the model appears to suffer from lots of BFC issues. See image here: (URL) this an issue with the original LDraw models or (...) (16 years ago, 2-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | PhE4r my pH4t colLect00rs SkiLlZ00rs !!!11!!!11one!!!!
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(URL) set is mine... oh yes, it is mine! Only 4 other people IN THE WORLD own this set! (at least, according to LUGNET) and mine's MIB! And I got it for a whole loonie at a garage sale Just thought y'all'd like to know... Dave K -yes it's a duplo (...) (16 years ago, 2-Aug-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Separatist Occupation
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(URL) Merged Theed MOCs from the past three months. Click the pic for more details... AC (16 years ago, 2-Aug-10, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés samedi 31 juillet 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 1 jour. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** 7848 - Le camion de livraison Toys'R'us ** par rémi (...) (16 years ago, 1-Aug-10, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Re: Lego Polar Sundial
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(...) Mmmmmmm, kid approval:-) The decision is made; the colors stay! JOHN (16 years ago, 1-Aug-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Polar Sundial
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(...) Very nice! And my son says "Cool - Rainbow!" Don (16 years ago, 31-Jul-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Parts Update installation
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(...) certified since the last update. To get the full library, you must install one of these: (URL) (16 years ago, 31-Jul-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Parts Update installation
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I'm a little confused about the installation procedure. Are the parts updates cumulative? I mean, do they contain all the parts of the previous updates, or do I have to install them in a particular order? The LDraw.org website doesn't explain this, (...) (16 years ago, 31-Jul-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Advanced minifig animations
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(...) How about via exporting to a different format? I'm not that familiar with 3D modeling software, but some of them support "bones" and skeletal animation. Not sure though if there are any free ones. (16 years ago, 31-Jul-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDRAW / MLCAD on Windows 7 - 64 bit
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Simply replying would have been fine without the rant. ;) (...) (16 years ago, 31-Jul-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Lego Polar Sundial
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(...) As you wish! (URL) HERE> is a quick shot using my iPhone. As I was going through my 1x1 plate bin, I got the idea of going hog-wild with colors; not sure I'll keep them, but it was fun seeing all of them together on the sundial anyway. My (...) (16 years ago, 31-Jul-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Advanced minifig animations
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(...) Hi Mike, To my knowledge there are no tools to provide what you want. We have tools for "flexible parts", but these are limited to hoses and rubber band type parts. Kevin (16 years ago, 31-Jul-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Lego Polar Sundial
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(...) Thanks John, if you build one, please post a pic! (16 years ago, 31-Jul-10, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | NEW LUG plus questions
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To any and all in the SE Wisconsin / NE Illinois area. There is a group of us in Kenosha starting up a new LUG. Anyone interested please feel free to contact me. Our next meeting is planned for Thursday Sept. 9th 2010 starting around 6. Also - (...) (16 years ago, 31-Jul-10, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.il)
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