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(...) Seconded! Tim (14 years ago, 29-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Primitives and long file names
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(...) And a piece of software to cheat with :) Tim (14 years ago, 28-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Injection molding: LEGO Group wins Arburg’s Energy Efficiency Award
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Injection molding: LEGO Group wins Arburg’s Energy Efficiency Award By Matt Defosse Published: March 23rd, 2011 Everyone knows the toys they make, but few realize the lengths LEGO has gone to reduce its energy use. The company has increased its (...) (14 years ago, 28-Mar-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Re: Primitives and long file names
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(...) Just a thought, but you could also utilize new sub directories e.g. 1 16 ......... ring\5-24-24.dat or even 1 16 ......... ring\24\5-24.dat This should work on existing software cause 48\ or s\ are already in use, so most software should be (...) (14 years ago, 28-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) As long as you provide parts authors with a cheat sheet, this should work too. Regardless, the naming scheme should be according to a regular system. -Mike (14 years ago, 28-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Something to keep in mind: I think you should pad leading zeros. I.e. turn "4" into "04". Doing so makes it possible to sort files by name in a file manager. -Mike (14 years ago, 28-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad)
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| | LDView requests
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I think it would be cool to be able to set/input camera parameters directly. Currently, you can only export them to POV-Ray. It would be nice to be able to set them as well to get a sort of preview before a final render. I also think it would be (...) (14 years ago, 28-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 2x1x2 slope trouble
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(...) Thanks again, Philo. I'll give that a try today. Jonathan (14 years ago, 28-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: ML-CAD 3.30 Problem while parts authoring
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(...) I get this bug too. -Mike (14 years ago, 28-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Animated minfigs
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(...) I use LD4DStudio for all my LEGO animation needs. You can get it here (URL) examples of what you can do here (URL) here (URL) (14 years ago, 28-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad)
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Dear all, The webmasters have made a difficult decision on LDraw accounts due to a proliferation of spambots and other non-genuine accounts. Please see (URL) for updates. The text below is copied from that article. Tim ---- Of late there has been a (...) (14 years ago, 28-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !
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| | Re: Some help or advice requested
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(...) SNIP (...) So I bet you had all been waiting with bated breath for the revelation of my project, and then I bet you had all thought that I had given up, when there was no revelation forthcoming. In actual fact, I had been working on this until (...) (14 years ago, 27-Mar-11, to lugnet.technic) !
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| | LDraw equivalent of MakeHuman
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It would be cool if we had an LDraw equivalent of the MakeHuman project. I.e. a 3D model of a minifig that is compatible with LDRaw and can be deformed in external tools such as Blender in the same way that lots of TLG animations "cheat" by bending (...) (14 years ago, 27-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad)
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Which tools can be used to create minifig animations? And who has created some of these animations? -Mike (14 years ago, 27-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Canadian prices
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Hi all, I Wanted to ask all Canadian Lego fans and anyone else that wants to support this, to contact Lego and let them know that we are not happy having to pay up to 20% or more for the same sets sold in the US. As the Canadian dollar is worth more (...) (14 years ago, 26-Mar-11, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: NO LUG
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(...) LOL, is the follow-up really supposed to be going to "aquazone"??? You need more than Lake Erie to qualify, dont you??? Janey "I just posted where the followup told me to" Red Brick (14 years ago, 26-Mar-11, to lugnet.aquazone)
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| | Re: Need help testing 9751 Serial Interface
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2 more links that may come in handy for future users of 9751: (URL) (14 years ago, 26-Mar-11, to lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: NO LUG
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(...) snipped LOL, I actually like "NO LUG"... I wouldnt change it at all... however... I would like to add something new to the agenda. While I see you have your first road trip already planned (to the new LEGO store)... may I offer an other idea (...) (14 years ago, 26-Mar-11, to lugnet.aquazone)
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| | CAD for Lego , and related research questions...
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Hi, Way way back in 2000, I asked about CAD (Computer Aided Architectural Design) for Lego(R) system on this forum. Since 2000 a lot has changed, and I'd like to update my original analysis to a much fuller one, based on intervening developments in (...) (14 years ago, 26-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | NO LUG
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NO LUG Clearly we need a better name A number of AFOL’s in the area (Arthur, Ken, Troy, Adrian,Todd etc.) are interested in forming a new Lego Users Group for the Northern Ohio region (Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Youngstown, etc.). The first meeting (...) (14 years ago, 26-Mar-11, to lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Re: LDView browser plugin?
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(...) Yes, I forgot about the parts library. That would definitely pose a difficulty. -Mike (14 years ago, 26-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The best is to download and reinstall the complete library from this page... (URL) (14 years ago, 26-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Check out what you can make with 750,000 LEGO bricks
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Abner Finley wrote: Snipped (...) This is awesome, and I am so jealous!!! You guys have something really special here. I dream of the day where I can have space to host my collection and all my friends can come and go with (...) (14 years ago, 26-Mar-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Philo. I think you are right - I am missing the subpart. I am not seeing how to download it though. I am not the brightest light when doing these types of things. Jonathan (14 years ago, 25-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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I am not a Bricksmith user, so there may be issues I don't know, but 60481 is an official part included in library, so you don't have to download it individually (I suspect you didn't download it's subpart 60481s01.dat, or placed it in the wrong (...) (14 years ago, 25-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(URL) Bearing in mind I am new to this type of thing . . . as a first timer I am having trouble downloading this part from LDraw Parts Library and placing into Bricksmith. The part seems to come out without sides on it. Has anyone advice to offer? (...) (14 years ago, 25-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Persians, come and get them!
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(URL) Click the pic for more details. AC (14 years ago, 25-Mar-11, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: TRU sale March 25 - 31
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(...) Also Zellers BOGOHO (Buy One Get One Half Off) on Toy Story, Atlantis and Creator. Friday March 25 - Thursday March 31. -Chris Gray, Edmonton (14 years ago, 24-Mar-11, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) I agree that this seems a good fit for WebGL, but there is one problem. LDraw.org is FAR too slow to serve up the part files for a web-based viewer without driving the user crazy. A plugin could install a local copy of the parts library. (...) (14 years ago, 24-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDView browser plugin?
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(...) I have no plans to do so. Since LDView is open source, in theory anyone could build one based on it. Additionally, I have an LDView-based DLL (used by Bram Lambrecht for LSculpt's preview window and Michael Heidemann for DATHeader's built-in (...) (14 years ago, 24-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 2 x 2 tiles with dots
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(...) Philo, *thank you* million times! Saso (14 years ago, 24-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | TRU sale March 25 - 31
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TRU flyer good from Friday March 25th through Thursday March 31st unless otherwise noted. Scratch and save March 25-27 only. Spend $50 or more (before taxes) and scratch to save 5-50%. Excludes video game hardware and other stuff. See the web site (...) (14 years ago, 24-Mar-11, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 2 x 2 tiles with dots
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(...) Yes, they do exist... now ;) (URL) (14 years ago, 24-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 3D laser scanning
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(...) Yes, better have more resolution at the beginning. In many cases I downsample differently on different sections of parts. Eg. for Dobby's head ((URL) I first reduced polygon count to a high value, then reduced again in all areas except (...) (14 years ago, 24-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | FaBiOX Video Commercial
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(URL) Models (14 years ago, 23-Mar-11, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 3D laser scanning
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(...) Thanks, Philo! In that case, I shall rescan without the head, from more angles, and with finer settings - I was trying (unsuccessfully) to try and limit the polygon count by scanning in lower resolution, but if you're using other software to (...) (14 years ago, 23-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) A possible starting place for this kind of project might be tapping into the new WebGL capabilities of Firefox and Chrome (and hopefully once things have standardized, other browsers as well). See the following link for examples of WebGL in (...) (14 years ago, 23-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi all, I managed to find part #64776 Die 6 Sided Rubber Frame with Red Center with Studs (Board Games) in an Official parts list but I cannot find these files: (Bricklink part numbers) 3068bpb290 3068bpb291 3068bpb292 3068bpb293 3068bpb192 (...) (14 years ago, 23-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 2x Dacta 9701 Control Lab & 9751 Serial Interface & 9769 Mac Serial Cable
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Howdy- On eBay, I have a 9701 Control Lab & 9751 Serial Interface. Parts are all accounted for. Lots of manuals (assumed complete). No software. I also have a 9769 Macintosh Serial cable, still factory sealed. (URL) also have another 9701/9751 set, (...) (14 years ago, 23-Mar-11, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | any suggestions for future collectible minifigures?
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with series four almost here, does anybody have ideas for figs they'd like to see in future series? personally i'd really like to see: highlander (scot) generic superheroes (capes, masks, etc.) more roman or spartan variations and to a lesser (...) (14 years ago, 23-Mar-11, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.general)
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