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(...) ... snipped ... (...) I've moved the PLI around thinking it was underneath it but it didn't seem to make a difference. I will send you the MPD file so you can take a look at it. (...) I tried it but even though I told it to apply to only this (...) (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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In lugnet.cad, Mike Walsh wrote: ... snipped ... (...) Things seem fine through page 14, and then they go away. One of two things come to mind. Either it is an LPub bug, or, possibly the page number is hiding the PLI? I'd make sure that the PLI is (...) (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(URL) have missed some of the BL people over the past year I have been off that site. I am now on facebook! Feel free to contact me. I have a nice lady running the facebook site, but I can still get messages! Thanks to all the past supporters, and I (...) (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.general)
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Last week's (URL) two week flyer> is still valid for another week. This weeks two week flyer (Sept. 17 to Thursday Sept. 30) isn't thrilling. TRU has the LEGO games "12 to choose from". Flyer shows Creationary $44.99 Harry Potter Hogwarts $39.99 (...) (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.loc.ca, FTX)
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(...) It doesn't help much, but it appears only on pages with a submodel used twice (x2). Perhaps it would help to see the mpd source file? (...) Right click on the model in the step where you want to reduce scale, choose "Change scale" and choose (...) (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Not off hand but I've seen people use the edge of a plate with bar for it. I have a vague memory seeing a link on RAILBRICKS a while back but I could be mistaken. Tim (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.cad, Kevin L. Clague wrote: ... snipped ... (...) I still come up for air every once in a while! ... .snipped ... (...) ... snipped ... I've resolved almost all of the issues I had run into but still have two I am struggling with, (...) (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) On the opposite! splitting stupidly into triangles is radical! The method you suggest is much more sophisticated and interesting ;o) (...) Yep. have a look at discussion here: (URL) it would be nice to have a tool to adjust vertices (...) (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Good question! + reduces file size by 50% + 50% less vertices to adjust when building "by hand" + triangles plays havoc with smooth shading (the helical artefact that can be seen here (URL) disappears when triangles are converted to quads. But (...) (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Build your own? Do you have any url's handy? (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.trains)
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Are you saying that they still have this model? (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Whoops... missed that bit. All indications are that LEGO will be using the RC track for a long time and they seem very committed to PFS in trains too and have invited various AFOLs to help out with it. I'd be very surprised if this system (...) (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I noticed the 4th-batch part I worked on had a significantly better format. That must be why. It was missing some edge lines, but Edger took care of that handily. (...) Heh, I would've thought my idea of a utility was more radical. I'm not (...) (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Honestly I wouldn't even think about switching 9V if you don't already have a bunch. The IR track is far more versatile (and you can even build your own) balanced by the downside that you have to hide a battery box for power. Save your money (...) (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.trains)
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I am using Bluebrick to design an abstract layout at 4.5m x 2.5m to simulate my home suburb. What I am trying to decide on is do I invest in the 9v track, use the current RC track (I have a fair bit thanks to the sets I have bought eg: 7939), or is (...) (14 years ago, 17-Sep-10, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Why quads? Re: L(EGO)Draw parts - 4th batch
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(...) I realise this is largely off-topic to the oriinal thread but I've always been curious why the use of quads is encouraged when just about every other format and rendering engine sticks to triangles. So the part author merges triangles into (...) (14 years ago, 16-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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(...) Actually original parts only have triangles and have been merged by stl2dat (the 4th batch used a different concerter and no triangle to quad merge is done). That said, I had a look at m62696, there are only 5 non-coplanar quads, all within (...) (14 years ago, 16-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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I've moved on to looking at part 62696, "Minifig Hair Ponytail with Long Bangs" (x1930 on Peeron), and I found the part needs a lot of cleanup. (So does 30475, which surprisingly has received no cleanup at all desipte its submission to the tracker.) (...) (14 years ago, 16-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: SRW Scenic Tours: Burning the Midnight Oil
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(...) That's really nice, Tony, but it leaves one wanting: wanting to see more detail of the actual MOC! I realize that it is an evening scene, but heck, and really, is there anything Photoshop can't do? I'm imagining an engineer standing in the (...) (14 years ago, 16-Sep-10, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Are you sitting down? A friend even talked me into signing up for Twitter! Relax, though; I've never been to the Twitter site since then:-) I don't actually use FB that often, either (Maybe once or twice a week) (...) Lol (...) Well, there's (...) (14 years ago, 16-Sep-10, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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