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IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

In order to begin assembling the ldraw.org official (TLG) model repository, I need to begin collecting TLG models in Ldraw. If you have made any TLG models you would be willing to contribute to the repository, please email them to me in .dat or .mpd (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad, lugnet.admin.general)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Jonathan Wilson

(...) do you need to own the set to be able to check it? or would the instructions suffice? (...) 0 7140 x-wing fighter 0 author: Jonathan Wilson 0 Official Model (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) That's a great question. Someone with only the instructions ought to be able to find suspicious looking things (e.g., potential mistakes), but probably can't prove something to be 100.00% correct. Some LEGO instruction booklets do contain (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) I would have to say that to check these it would be highly reccommended that you have the actual set. but again, that depends on the size and complexity of the model. Obviously just instructions would do for a small car, but might not for say (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) I agree. Although having both the instructions and the set is infinitely better than having neither the instructions nor the set, a set can probably be *checked* having only the instructions and not the set, to an accuracy of 99% or higher (if (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

"jonathan wilson" <wilsonj@xoommail.com> 140.dat (...) For neatness's sake, I think we shoud keep the capitalization clean: 0 Set: <set num> <Theme> <Model Name> <year> 0 Name: <filename> 0 Author: <Name> <<email>> 0 Official LEGO Group Model 0 (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) Yes. -Tim Courtney ldraw.org Project Coordinator (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Imre Papp

Dear Tim, I agree with idea to standardize the TLG model header and filename. Some comments: Tim Courtney wrote in message ... (...) 1. If we use the plain set number as filename, this may lead to confusion, because I'm sure there are identical part (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —John VanZwieten

Good thinking on this, but there is one problem not addressed: duplicate set numbers. For this we will need at least one character to distinguish different sets with the same number. But this puts us over the 8+3 characters. The only character we (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Imre Papp

John VanZwieten wrote in message ... (...) set (...) different (...) only (...) "T7140a_1". I (...) how (...) What if we would consider the content of a duplicate set as alternate models of the same set numbers. Eg. 7140 is duplicate set then, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Steve Bliss

(...) Typically, sets with duplicate numbers have nothing to do with each other.[1] So it isn't really accurate to consider one set as an alternate of the other. Steve 1) There are exceptions, where variations of a set are available, such as 6938, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Imre Papp

Steve Bliss wrote in message <3761643a.3222363@lu...et.com>... (...) OK, I can see now that is not a wise idea to consideer duplicate sets as laternate models. Ampi ---...--- Imre Papp Geometria GIS Systems House email: ipapp@geometria.hu ---...--- (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) If they're related or not is beyond me, but someone could investigate the duplicates to look for similarities. The duplicates are never in production at the same time, so they are a few years apart at the least. They could be of the same theme (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) Here's a thread on oddities -- sets which "break the rules": (URL) The duplicates are never in (...) Not always, unfortunately. Some notable counter-examples are: 8205 Bungee Chopper Has two instructions booklets labeled "8205-1" and "8205-2"; (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) [...] Serious snippage Todd, If you could come up with a complete list of irregulars, it would be helpful. We can figure out how absolutely necessary or how not absolutely necessary a comprehensive file system is that way. If there is less (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) I posted the URL on another node of this thread, but here it is again for convenience: (URL) a list of 238 duplicate set numbers. (...) Bah. Seriously, this is 1999, man. Tough beans for anyone still stuck with Dick's Operating System. DOS (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) Wouldn't adding the year take care of this? Or you could take the pause/lugnet approach: s6938-1.dat s6938-2.dat etc.. submodels of this set could be: s6938-1a.dat s6938-1b.dat etc.. It just barely fits in the 8.3 format, but it would probably (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) Is the 8.3 requirement a legacy thing left over from LDraw & LEdit being DOS applications? What programs in LDraw lore -don't- work on longer filenames? --Todd (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

LDraw and 8.3 —Steve Bliss

(...) Hmm. LDAO is OK with long file names, except for a few functions (Copy File is one, I think) which explicitly require a valid 8.3 name. LDAO can be configured to translate long paths/names to short versions before shelling to other programs. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: LDraw and 8.3 —Jacob Sparre Andersen

Steve: (...) If you compile them for MS-Win95/98/NT they work with long file names. If you compile them for DOS, I don't think they will (but I haven't checked). Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: LDraw and 8.3 —Steve Bliss

(...) Jacob, Does GNAT-ADA have an option for DOS or Windows compile? When I compiled buildmpd.exe, I didn't look for an option, I assumed it was a DOS compile. BTW, did you (Jacob) receive the buildmpd.exe I e-mailed? Steve (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: LDraw and 8.3 —Jacob Sparre Andersen

Steve: (...) No, but there are separate compilers for DOS, MS-Windows 95, and MS-Windows NT. (...) Depends on which compiler you used. (...) Nope. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: LDraw and 8.3 —Steve Bliss

(...) Ah. And I have now wiped GNAT off my system, so I couldn't tell which one it was. Windows Explorer thinks the compiled file (buildmpd.exe) is a DOS executable. But long file names are handled correctly, I checked both buildmpd.exe and (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: LDraw and 8.3 —Jacob Sparre Andersen

Steve: (...) No, but "sparre@sys-323.risoe.dk" is not my e-mail address - even though some of my software clams that. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) What's the difference between your definition of model and submodel? Is this correct for the Red Bird Rig (Model Team don't know the number) 1st model: truck w/ plane submodels: tractor trailer plane 2nd model: jeep w/ racecar submodels: jeep (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Imre Papp

Bram Lambrecht wrote in message <19990611.150459.824...no.com>... (...) Yes, that was my idea. It is necesary for us to use the correct terminology to avoid confusion. The set is the whole box. I consider model in a set that has an instruction (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Jeff Stembel

(...) Ryan and I had decided on M####-**, where #### stood for the set number and ** stood for the last two digits of the year it was released (i.e. M7140-99 for the X-Wing). The date would be replaced by a letter to denote that it is a submodel. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Ryan Dennett

(...) model repository, I (...) made any TLG models (...) email them to me (...) set number as the (...) set number and ** (...) M7140-99 for (...) that it is a (...) Yes, we had, and to explain why; some people might have unofficial parts in their (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Steve Bliss

(...) Ahh, nope, I'm not. Well, not exactly. There are two different ways to look at "uninlining": one view is that it's simply removing the extra code, and restoring the original reference statement. This approach works, as long as you have the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) I would greatly prefer ZIP and/or MPD (I just thought of another idea for LDLite (sorry gyug): ZIP support). I think inlining makes it too difficult to follow the building process. About following the building process, will it be required that (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) I am going to strongly go with the MPD download myself. (...) Hmmm.... that is a good thought.... I would go for that, since they could theoretically take the place of instructions. -Tim Courtney ldraw.org Project Coordinator (URL) timcourtne (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Ryan Dennett

(...) and (...) send them if (...) we can to get (...) Tim, I'm the person who was supposed to be helping with the reviewing and editting so that 'we' also refers to me. Who else was willing to help? I'll still review and edit, but could someone (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) I suggest that this or other simmilar lines about the model go on the *first* line of the file, as that is the normal place for the title of a DAT file. That way, if LDAO or some other utility is ever improved to show the title of the model, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Ryan Dennett

OK since the header seems to be a problem I will use set 7130 as an example and I will explain each part of the header in depth. 0 Name: M7130-99.dat 0 Snowspeeder 0 Author: Ryan Dennett 0 Official Model Repository OK line one: M stands for model, (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) Like Tim, I prefer S because a model could be part of a set. (...) I strongly advise that we switch lines one and two so that this shows up on the first line as the title of the dat file. We should also include the official name of the theme. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) No. If these models are MPD format, the first line of an mpd is going to be 0 Name: 7140-99.dat to denote the dat filename. A program can easily pick it up once they give model titles to look at the second line. -Tim Courtney ldraw.org Project (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) No. 'Name:' and 'FILE' are different. As soon as an MPD is split, all the FILE lines disappear, so you must leave in a 'Name:' Ex: 0 Title for the MPD 0 Name: filename.mpd 0 Author: Author 0 Comments 0 0 FILE file1.dat <---during MPD parsing, (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) I would agree with all except this. My reason is because 'set' can be used to refer to the entire package, where 'model' would refer to individual items within a set. ie. Terminal, Airplane, Helicopter, and Service Vehicle for an airport set. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Ryan Dennett

(...) as (...) depth. (...) as (...) can be used (...) individual (...) Service (...) and the (...) models up in (...) Lego set, a (...) OK I can live with that. (...) c...etc. let the (...) appearing in the (...) Do you have to have everything that (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) Thought - with this system, how are you going to distinguish between a model (component in a set) and a component of a model (commmonly known as submodel)? There should then be two letters after the set number, or a letter and a number (ie. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Ryan Dennett

(...) between a (...) (commmonly known as (...) number, or a (...) the model and (...) be omitted. (...) cause some (...) Exactly! :) OK, I guess we've reached the decision that the first letter is to be S instead of M. What I had origonally done (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) Yes. Ok, now for absolute clarity. The set is called SXXXX-YY.mpd (complete package) A model within the set is called SXXXXa.dat A submodel of a model is called SXXXXa1.dat But a submodel of a one model set would be called ?? would it be (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Ryan Dennett

(...) or would it (...) I just do it as SXXXXa.dat That seems slear enough to me. Also one other thing is that someone say does an airport, SXXXX-YY is going to have just submodels, no parts, and then the submodels would be MPDed. Example SXXXX-YY (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) What about things like this?-- (2 URLs) one was released in '81 and looks like it has 3 submodels. Second one was released in '98 and looks like it has 1 submodel. Or what about this?-- (2 URLs) like the first one has instructions for at least (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) What about the following, considering a set with instructions for one or more alternate models as well: sXXXX-YY.dat display file, XXXX is the set number, YY is the year, shows all models and alternate models, possibly with 0 CLEAR inbetween. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Ryan Dennett

(...) for one or (...) models (...) (submodel) (...) (submodel) (...) component (...) official (...) the box) (...) making me (...) ZIP, you (...) Then you (...) components. (...) components (...) viewable as (...) opening (...) support (...) My (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) Bram, I think that's definitely on the right track! (At least with the double- and triple-letter combinations.) A great example of double-lettering is the 7171 Mos Espa Podrace™ set -- each of the three submodels of 7171 has itself three (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Ryan Dennett

We MUST keep it in 8+3 format because SOME PEOPLE still do use LEdit, and if you don't have the files in 8+3 format you can't use the files. I think that the way something like the Mos Espa set should be done is like this(I don't have the set so (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) Why can't someone temporarily renamed a file to an 8.3 name while working on it in LEdit, but keep the names in a non-DOS format for storage and publishing? Or what if it were possible to use subdirectories? Then it could be 8.3 and not 8.3, (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) Not a bad idea, but tedious. (...) These two questions bring up a bigger question. What is this rumored LDraw II project and when will it be done?? I have asked this one many times and have gotten no answer. But some refer to it like the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) First, tacking on submodels in addition to the year: S8857-80.dat 8857 Motorcycles S8857-80-a.dat First model S8857-80-b.dat Second model S8857-80-c.dat Third model S8857-93.dat 8857 Street Chopper S8857-93-a.dat First model S8857-93-b.dat (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) This makes sense. Now, are we going to abandon the 8.3 or use subdirectories? Both?? If so, lets nail this puppy once and for all so he can't squirm and find an exception to the rule. The mere volume of email I've gone through today makes my (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) Well, it was just an example to make a counterpoint against the other proposal. It it's the best possible namespace. (...) That's the whole point -- only backwards. (Go back and re-read the past few messages up this part of the tree... With (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) etc. I really like the idea of using subdirectories. It will keep the \models directory uncluttered and be easy to understand. Now you still have to deal subassemblies in the directory system. Would you name them: m1-a.dat 1st component of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) Me too -- in a big way -- it's so clean. If the two most vital applications (LEdit and LDLITE) do support subdirectories, then IMHO the win is so big that it's hard not to justify using subdirectories, even if it breaks a few things for a (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) I'd (...) The 'sets\xxxxz-yy\' is necessary. I think it's safe to say that if you built the model in LEdit using subdirs, and all the components showed up correctly in LEdit, all other programs will also handle the sub-dirs correctly. --Bram (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) OK, well, having to explicitly use 'sets\xxxxz-yy\' isn't really that much of a handicap in the grand scheme of things. It would've just been a bonus/freebie not to have to use it; but it's not a real problem, right? (...) Yeh, I agree -- (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) I'm fairly certain that LDraw and LEdit weren't written with subdirs in mind... LEdit doesn't even check if a filename is valid before saving. (I once accidentally put a space in a filename in LEdit on my Win3.1 machine, and now I can't seem (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Ryan Dennett

(...) subdirs in (...) saving. (...) Win3.1 (...) So can't you just open the .dat file in notepad and delete that line?? Ryan (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) It's not his .dat file that contains the space character -- it's an actual file on the disk. Bram was saying that he was using LEdit interactively and saved a file, giving the name explicitly but accidentally embedding a space character in the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) Thanks! (...) Actually, the only set I can think of in which it would is 7171. Does any other set have that large a hierarchy of submodels? (...) I don't think a four digit year is really necessary until LEGO is more than 100 years old. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) If the subdirectory system can be worked out accurately and duplicated on users' machines, then I am for it instead. It keeps the 8.3 system and allows more freedom and can cover the rare oddities. -Tim Courtney ldraw.org Project Coordinator (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) [...] I guess, since the - does nothing to the original designation and if there is only one model in the instructions the - denotes that. (...) I disagree. We should not offer the 'official' alternate models on the back of the box for (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) Actually, LDraw and LEdit _do_ support directories. You just have to specify the directory in the DAT file. How do you think the s\ directory under parts\ works? Take a look at the last few lines of parts\3634.dat for example. (...) There is (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) Good idea then. But we need to make sure users set up their directories on their machines correctly. If not, those questions will fill up the ldraw.org help desk... (...) Talk yes.. and I can't wait to see it implimented. But talk is still (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) Unzipping or splitting an MPD should create the directories correctly if they don't already exist (I hope). We should check if splitting an MPD with the current software does that. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) I did some testing. LDLite functions fine with subdirs in MPD filenames (ex: 0 FILE foo\bar\test.dat works fine, as long as any references to that file are 1 ... foo\bar\test.dat LDraw works fine with subdirs, as we already knew. The problems (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) Awesome. That's so cool! One question, though: Does it require backslashes or does it allow forward slashes as well? (...) It looks like I have the same bug in mpdgarp*. Fortunately, some OS's allow the -p option on calls to the mkdir program: (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) Just tested: LEdit, LDraw, LDLite, and Jacob's MPD-Splitter all work with forward slashes as well! (Again, for Jacob's splitter, the dir must already exist.) --Bram (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Todd Lehman

(...) Excellent, that's great news! One thing that MS-DOS didn't totally screw up back in the early days -- even though it copied CP/M's blunder of using \ instead of / -- was the low-level functions for accessing files. Surprisingly, many DOS (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Jacob Sparre Andersen

Bram: (...) I'll try to fix that. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) You are correct here. (...) Probably a (very) good idea. (...) I don't think it is at all. I think you're right on with this file system. From what I've skimmed (sorry, I'm busy this morning) you have done an excellent job at coming up with a (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) and ** (...) I believe Papp Imre's file naming system would be more complete here. (...) I agree with your choice on the model name. We could also use that to include sub-theme and theme for people who do not know the catalogs as well as (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —John VanZwieten

Tim, Using the set number only is a problem, especially for part authors. In my models directory, a number-only file means a part I'm working on, while models are indicated with a preceding "m". -John Van Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Terry Keller

I don't want to intrude too much in this debate, but John has a very good point. Whatever you decide to do, do NOT use just a number-only file name. That is guaranteed to cause problems with part files. -- Terry K -- (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) The submodel and model are the same thing by your definition. I agree with keeping 'model' as the term for this and use submodel to replace component in definition. (...) No need to put 'first model' in there. The other file eader would be: 0 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Imre Papp

Tim Courtney wrote in message <199906120018.RAA060...mm.com>... (...) (1,2, (...) No. I consider Model that you can build from the box following one of the instructions in the booklet (the box may have alternate models) while submodels are smaller (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Steve Bliss

(...) LDAO is guilty of this. I will have to fix it. :( I wasn't aware the DOS was lean-insensitive. That is cool! :) Steve (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Steve Bliss

(...) Would that be an important feature? I have thought about making the editor and modeler smart enough to strip off the header from files, before displaying the file for editing. But I figured it wouldn't be a big enough deal to bother working (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) It'd be nice to see the title of the file (because of the cryptic way I give filenames) without actually having to open the file. Another thing that would be nice, but probably prone to unwanted problems, is a little script that changes the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Steve Bliss

(...) Hmm. Maybe the title could be displayed in the tool-tip caption. (...) Yeah, that's a tough one. Part of the reason the Name: header exists is to preserve the original name of distributed files. And LDAO doesn't have a good way of knowing (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —John VanZwieten

A couple thoughts on Repository format: Purpose for .dat repository: If all we are creating is an alternate way of creating instructions, I think it's probably more work than it's worth. The beauty of the LDraw .dat file is that it can be configured (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) think it's probably more work than it's worth. The beauty (...) from any direction, and used for creating scenes, e.g. (...) files for movable or rotating sections of a model than (...) The M:Tron Particle Ionizer someone mentioned is a (...) (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —John VanZwieten

(...) Using "main-" and "alt" gives us at least three more characters for referencing submodels and sub-submodels. I think Bram's idea of main-a main instructions, model "a" main-aa main instructions, model "a", sub-submodel "b" main-ab main-b (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) referencing (...) So you are saying to have two sets of each model - the true-to-instructions official version, and the version that incorporates all the rotating parts. Am I correct? -Tim Courtney ldraw.org Project Coordinator (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —John VanZwieten

Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:199906142043.NA...omm.com... (...) No. Some people might use submodels to represent the building instruction submodels, some might use them for rotating parts, some might even do both. I suppose (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Tim Courtney

(...) both. I (...) I would say both in one model wouldn't be too much to ask - at least in the case where such submodels don't overlap. In which they do overlap, I would go for rotating functional parts over official instructions. We can link from (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) Actually, to support more levels of subfiles, I suggested that we use the following, or a similar, format: main.dat Main instructions, including all models that can be built at once. Basically, this is just a display of m1.dat through m9.dat (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —John VanZwieten

Bram Lambrecht <braml@juno.com> wrote in message news:19990614.203348...uno.com... (...) The Particle Ionizer has that many levels, but I just named them d, e, f, g, h. Your way is fine with me, though, as it gives the most flexibility. -John Van (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) into one (...) with >all the main model stuff in it, then a file called maybe SxxxxAyy for >alternate model 1, SxxxxByy for alternate model 2 etc. All the subfiles could >still go in a single directory called Sxxxx-yy. That could lead to (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —John VanZwieten

Looks fine to me. I didn't really feel like looking up all the release years for the models I've done. -John Van Bram Lambrecht <braml@juno.com> wrote in message news:19990614.203348...uno.com... (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) Great! By the way, did you ever get around to updating the landscape generator? --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Jacob Sparre Andersen

Bram: (...) I just did. :-) Have a look at (URL) well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository —Bram Lambrecht

(...) megabytes of files for the compiler. Could you please compile a DOS version? Thanks in advance, --Bram (25 years ago, 15-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)