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Sounds cool, I just got a burner, so if someone could supply me with blanks i could do some of the burning. That is, of course, thats you haven't made preps with a pro CD makeing company. If you get all the people intrested in LDraw and who own (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Run time error 200
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Hello All I downloaded ldraw.exe, complete.exe, and rte200fx.exe to my hard drive. I <start><run> c:\ldraw.exe -y c:\complete.exe -y c:\rte200fx.exe <-- I do run the patch c:\ldraw\mklist.exe Everything appears to expand and run correctly. But when (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MPD spec.. don't forget M-Peedy
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I have built a Win9x/NT MPD builder/splitter (URL) easier than having to deal with DOS command lines, batch files or compiling your own .EXE and links to it area available here (and have been for some time) under the CAD/Tools secction (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw CD-ROM Project
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(...) I think $10 is a fair asking price (no more) for the CD, and the profits will go into an account for jumpstarting ldraw.org (its own server?)/future Virtual Lego events (a la illusive .datFest). The money should be distributed via a vote of (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) Also agree ! But, lets try to make everybody happy ! ;) (...) I don't quite agree with that, because this new format does not need to be just a way to gather a few DAT files, It can be a lot more, but without forgetting that it should be kept (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) OK! (...) Where is that documented ? Does it have parameters ? I personally, never heard about that Meta command ! Does a regular (extended) .DAT also suport this or is just an MPD specific meta command ? I think it's the later. [...SNIP. (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Part 3736.dat Technic Large Pulley
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Marc Klein <marckl@easynet.fr> wrote in message news:kdahcs8521umhu0...4ax.com... (...) is (...) in two seperate messages ? (...) I see. There are a couple ways of doing this that make it easier for others to view (and use) your parts. The first (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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Steve: (...) Yes. I think that the right format for these alternative uses is gzipped tar files. There is Open Source code available for reading this format, and there is no need to go through a specification and implementation process. Play well, (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) I think part of the problem is that MPD files are currently being used differently than they were originally intended. Rui's ideas would benefit a lot of people trying to make use of MPD. But these changes would defeat current uses of the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: User POV substitutions in L3P
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(...) Yes, definitely. What kind of commands do you add to the LDraw files? My concern would be how to hook up your stuff with the standard LDraw parts library, so we wouldn't have to maintain two separate sets of code. Steve (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Minifigs
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(...) Have you installed the complete LDraw package? Without it, you won't get much of anything. (URL) After you get that installed, most programs should go. I don't know of too many custom, un-official minifig parts. Unofficial parts are not (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Part 3736.dat Technic Large Pulley
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(...) The part 3736sp.dat is at the end of the message. Should I have posted it in two seperate messages ? Marc Klein A Mindstorms fan. (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Minifigs
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I've posted a zip of these figs at (URL) . Alan Random set: <set:6035> (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw CD-ROM Project
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I too would pay $10 to $20 for the disk, If just to support the cause. I really appreciate that I got so many quality tools for free in the first place. -Chuck (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | .datFest Update
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Greetings Just thought I'd give a little update on 'progress' on .datFest. In reality, there hasn't been any. The last place I talked to for sponsorship/hosting was the Boston Museum of Science. The good news is they said they would look into it, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.datfest, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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Rui: (...) I do use it for "batch processing". (...) That's while I added the "NOFILE" meta-command at some point. I think it was Jeremy who made me aware of the need for that. (...) I think you could say so. I wrote the definition and the first (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Lich (Undead Wizard) [DAT]
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I've been doodling with castle stuff lately. This is the MPD I used to create the image that I posted here: "(URL) FILE lich2.dat 0 MPD Author: Franklin W. Cain 0 0 This .MPD was compiled using M-Peedy 0 (URL) Lich (an Undead Wizard) 0 Unofficial (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) So are you available to help define a better/improved Multi Part Dat format, not necessarilly with MPD extension ? By using your experience with the current MPD format ? including the splitter and Builder ! What would you improve ? Do you (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifigs
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Hmm...MLCAD lists them under "minifig". Have you made sure you downloaded the "complete.exe" file with all the parts? (I don't mean to sound condescending here, just trying to cover all the bases.) Ben Vaughan ---...--- This space reserved for a new (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Minifigs
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Hmm... true enough. I hadn't really given it much thought. All the same, for those starting out, (even those of us that aren't 8) ), LDraw and MLCAD offer a fairly simple solution. Making such an absolute statement sure was a goof on my part though. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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