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(...) Hello, 1. To make a light stronger you can use a multiplier. For example: color rgb 2*<1,1,1> (double the light of the light source) or color rgb 0.5*<1,1,1> (half the light of the light source) or any other multiplier you like. 2. You can use (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword
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(...) OK, I copied the relevant lines into a separate DAT file, and -- well, it wasn't so much that the edge lines were inside the torii (they were) as that I put the "cones" (for making the torii) in the wrong places. :-P~~~ I've fixed this here. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword
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(...) Hey, Steve, When I clicked on that link, I got the "Page Unavailable" error message. :-( Thanks, Franklin (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: part number confirmation
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(...) Ups, I thought I had the entire cad.dat.parts on my computer:) (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Its nearing that time when we all go to the polls and vote for our favorite Lego renderings. So mosey on down to ldraw.org and cast your vote - there's some high stakes this month! (URL) am going away for a week leaving tomorrow, but I'll try to get (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw Add-On 2.1.2 Now Available
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In lugnet.cad, Steve Bliss writes: [snip] (...) I can try. [note to steve: contrary to those emails I sent you, it appears the batch files are run on program start, not when the vec button is clicked] sometimes, depending on whether the user (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) A couple times it did, the other times, the program just closed. I think it was Error 308 ?? --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) You could stick in a 0 KEYWORDS pegleg line. LDList and Partsref both recognize this meta-command. (...) Hmm... Steve (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Does it give you an error message? (...) Try pressing the space bar before launching the MF modeler. (...) Glad you like it. (...) Not intentionally... Steve (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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Well, it's nice to know people are downloading... OK. You've discovered three problems. - The profile batch routines are written incorrectly. - The profile batch windows don't close themselves. - VEC crashes LDAO. The first two are fixed in the next (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Parts Cataloging Program
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(...) Which pics? The ones in the ldraw\vec directory? Or part-images in general? Png is a good format, but still not very widespread. LDAO reads bmp 10x faster than anything else, and doesn't recognize png. I usually do gif for web stuff, and (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Did I hear my cue? The rotate.xls file is at my Geocities site: (URL) Steve (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Set-posting protocol
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(...) The best way IMHO to do this is to use a normal baseplate instead of the crater baseplate, leave the figs helmentless & use the non patterned versions for the patterned parts. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
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| | Re: LDraw Add-On 2.1.2 Now Available
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(...) I got the same two windows. Also, when I try to open the Minifig generator, LDAO crashes. Is there a way to deselect a file, for example if I want to start the minfig generator without a model? I like the tree-view of the directories a lot! (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDRAW models and pictures
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(...) recent updates of Brickshelf. Are the boxes built out of scanned images? How did you create the background for the playground scene? --Bram (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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I've just finished reconstructing the first lego set I ever owned (set 6970) in .dat format... however, there are four parts in that set that don't seem to have dat files yet... those being: The crater baseplate (x2) The classic minifig space-helmet (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
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| | Re: "Glowing" Lights in POV-RAY (2nd attempt)
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(...) This web server is currently having problems. I have reported it to the provider and they are working on it. If you have problems, please check again later. -Chuck (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: "Glowing" Lights in POV-RAY (2nd attempt)
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Two things, First, I noticed that your ambient value for the glow color was 2.0. This promots to a color vector of <2.0,2.0,2.0> The largest legal color vector is <1.0,1.0,1.0>. I suggest you drop the ambient value to 1.0. Second, I noticed that you (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: "Glowing" Lights in POV-RAY (2nd attempt)
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(...) A couple of things to try?--(dunno if these will work)-- - Put a point light source inside the 1x1 cylinder brick atop the staff and crank its luminosity up to (10,10,10). Then tweak that gradually downward since it'll probably be too bright. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword
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Franklin W. Cain <fwcain@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Frvx6z.Bv@lugnet.com... (...) But I think the edge lines ended up inside the torii, instead of between them. (...) I can appreciate the shudder, because putting those edgelines around the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Gallery updated
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Along the bottom of the window there are galleries (URL) - Original Creations - Castle - Town - Space - Train - Other Themes - LeoCAD It took me a few minutes to find it as well, but well worth it! SteveB (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | "Glowing" Lights in POV-RAY (2nd attempt)
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Howdy, y'all! A while back, I asked y'all for some help in making a "glow" in a rendered image ("(URL) took your suggestions and implemented them as best I could, and I've posted the results here: "(URL) still not quite satisfied with the results. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: New Part : Pirate Peg Leg
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(...) I've not got a strong affection for "Minifig Leg Wooden", so am happy for this to get amended at the voting stage, if necessary. "Minifig Leg Pegleg" is fine too. Regarding cones, well yes I could have used four 1-4con4 primitives for the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part : Pirate Peg Leg
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Hi! OK, this is a really petty/minor nitpick, but I think that the first line should read "Minifig Leg Pegleg" (and not "Minifig Leg Wooden"). Also, if I may ask, why didn't you use any of the "cone" primitives? (I'm still learning this stuff (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: part number confirmation
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(...) I searched .cad.dat.parts for 30248. Jaco posted a partial file about 4 weeks ago. See (URL) Steve (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | New Part : Pirate Peg Leg [DAT]
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Here is the pirate peg leg. I am happy with the way it has turned out, but please let me know if you see any problems. This was authored entirely with LDAO as the editor and L3Lab as the viewer - the mouse-controlled rotation makes L3Lab ideal for (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Hi there I have here on my desk a part from the "rapid rider" of the rock raider series (can't remember the set number) it is also used as landing gear in various small helicopters, and have the shape of an "H" only with double connecting "bars". It (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I have been working on the large pneumatics cylinder, but it has been boring me for a while, and I don't need it right now, so I'll put it on the shelf for a while. If anyone wants to continue, I'll gladly hand over the little I have on it. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Rendered LEGO models
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I am glad you liked the rendered models. I hope my job schedule to allow me some spare time to build more models... GeoMan (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Parts Cataloging Program
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes: <SNIP> (...) I've been meaning to ask about image file formats for a while now. What are the preferred file formats for these pics? Right now I have ldglite dumping png files since they're true color, fairly (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword
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Typo fixed... :-( (...) ^^^^^ (I'm a clumsy typist......) (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword
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(...) Yeah, I noticed this also (*after* I posted it, of course). :-P I've already fixed this in the version I've got here, and I'll re-post it later (I wanted to wait and see if there were any other fixes it needed, and speaking of which... ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Parts Cataloging Program
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(...) I got around this problem by converting all the images from ldraw\vec to gifs in ldraw\lcat\images. Steve (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts Cataloging Program
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[moved to lugnet.cad.dev] (...) use, I think. When I tried to run lcat, the continual re-launching of LDLite hosed my system. I'm running Win98.2, with a 1600x1200 display. I got through 977 parts beore total lockup, but my free system/user (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Gallery updated
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(...) Hi Leonardo, Fine ! But where do I find these models ? they don't seem to appear in the Leocad Model Gallery page :-( Philo (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Re: LDraw Add-On 2.1.2 Now Available
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:FrpBJA.93I@lugnet.com... (...) The installation went fine for me, but now every time I open LDAO, I get two MS-DOS windows left open. One says: C:\WINDOWS>dir "C:\Ldraw\parts\*.dat" /on (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword
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Franklin W. Cain <fwcain@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Frs6qw.2J0@lugnet.com... (...) I've got several suggestions for you on this part: Only type 2 and type 5 lines should have color 24. Edge primitives should take color 16, since the color 24 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: XYZ Mouse control
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(...) Currently I use the mouse wheel to zoom in/out or if you press it, you can move to the sides (auto-pan) like in Internet Explorer (I'm assuming you're talking about the MS Windows version, I don't know how to get the mouse wheel to work under (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Re: An Official Lego CAD?
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(...) and it sucks, it's *very* slow and doesn't have many parts. Leonardo (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) These are great - seeing this kinda stuff makes my main contribution (of part authoring) seem all that much more worthwhile. Keep up the good work. Chris (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | RE: LDRAW models and pictures
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Oh wow! These are really good renderings. The following one brought back memories instantly.... (URL) the instructions rendered, I had this wierd flashback to when I was 8 or 10 years old and built that car! I still have the wheelsets. Cheers, Ralph (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Parts Cataloging Program
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I've just hacked up a program that generates an html parts-list (with pictures) that bears an uncanny resemblance to the one found at Lutz Uhlmann's page ((URL) can also be told to generate a list with used-defined classifications to produce output (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Umm. Wow! These are incredible! Your attention to detail and the entire scene is great. I really like the sunset and the parking pics. Nice boxes too. 8) I'd love to see more! Ben -- Ben Vaughan ben@marsbase.com (URL) <geoman@ars.net.gr> wrote in (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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(...) The roll cage on mine doesn't open anyway...the driver has to enter through the side or top. I wonder what I could use to make forks that would fit...short (ie, fat) antennas, maybe? --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: An Official Lego CAD?
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(...) Pitsco sells it. See (URL) Dacta's 2000 catalog has it for $49 on diskettes but also says "Switching soon to CD-ROM". Wonder if that means cheaper medium or more content? The developers AutoDesk and CyberToys provide more info at (URL) Lugnet (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | An Official Lego CAD?
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In case someone else has posted this, forgive me for posting it again, but anyway... Looks like there's an article on Slashdot about an offical Lego CAD. They give a link at (URL) thought you'd all be interested in that, don't know if it's general (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | LDRAW models and pictures
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I made some LEGO models using MLCad/L3P/PovRay. You can see the rendered pictures and get the models (.mpd files) if you like from: (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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Sorry about the last message; sounded kinda rude. Anyway, yeah they (claws) would look more like forks if they were longer, but then how would the operator get out while carrying a load? Oh well, seems like every loader would have that problem (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Big old plug on slashdot
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I just logged on to /. and saw a nice fat push for LegoCAD. (URL) -Cheese (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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(...) Cool! I just looked through all your renderings, and they look nice! I might have to render the loader in the Pentapterigoid hangar... --Bram (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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I see what you're saying, but I think they could work as forks rather than arms. Ben -- Ben Vaughan ben@marsbase.com (URL) Pejic" <milovan@netcom.ca> wrote in message news:FruHuu.38z@lugnet.com... (...) be (...) pleasing, (...) would (...) cargo (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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(...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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(...) If you like my renderings, check out what I did with this YAL: (URL) can see the problems with the hands. This was made by loading the file into L3LAB, writing a POV file, and hand tweeking the 1x1 round plates. Not to mention setting the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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How could it lift cargo if the rollbar gets in the way? Look at them, they can't touch each other and are way too small to hold large objects. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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(...) There's a beta version of L3P which does recognize the LDLite commands, and I would guess that the DAT->POV converter in L3Lab would too, as L3Lab does. (Is that the converter the beta L3P?) (...) Reminds me...I should try installing the new (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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(...) aesthetically (...) loader. It (...) more (...) That's about the only thing I figure you could use this for... sort of like a fork lift... (...) Thanks! --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) You can tell the arms were an afterthought...while building, I left the last stud on the 3x1 inverse slopes uncovered so I could attach arms later. When I finally added the arms (last), this design was all I could come up with. I was mainly (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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(...) ;-) Thanks! True, if the pilot doesn't mind tipping on his back, this thing can have quite a stride :) Someone interested in getting seasick could have a lot of fun in this loader... --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) I really enjoy seeing your renderings. You have some mighty impressive castle stuff on your pages. Keep it up! :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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(...) That's much better, however, even in L3LAB, the hands don't attach to the arms. How can I fix it? I really enjoying rendering these images for my desktop wallpaper. -Chuck (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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(...) Try viewing it with LDLite or L3Lab. The minifig was made using LDao's Minifig Modeler, which spits out code with LDLite language extensions. MLCAD and L3P don't recognize the LDLite commands, so they render incorrectly. BTW: the newest (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Gallery updated
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Hi everybody, I'm just writing to say that today I updated the model gallery with 14 new models submited by users (12 original creations + 2 TLG sets). If you have any sets that you want to be added, just email then to me. Leonardo (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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Sorry to keep asking for this stuff, I really think your work is great. But I just can't help but think of ways to innovate. As for moving (and rotating) pieces in 3 space. I just bought a new mouse with a wheel on top from Comp USA for $14. Anyway (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Arm size an issue? (Was: YAL: Yet Another Loader :))
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(...) LOL -- Barbara's first words after seeing my loader were, "it's a crab? no, is it a gorilla?" I think that means the arms were too big. :-, (...) Yah, it does seem silly to put such large arms on a walking loader. The arms I put on mine, and (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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I love the loader, but the minifig seems to hav had a melt down. When I load it into mlcad, or convert it with L3P, the minifig parts are all stacked on top of each other like they were not transformed or rotated. Is anyone else seing this? -Chuck (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: META commands ??? (was "Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword")
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes: <SNIP> (...) <SNIP> (...) MLCad documentation about meta-commands is available in the MLCad help files, included in the program package itself. Michael (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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(...) I like it. Love the legs, love the rollbars. And, given a powerful enough auto-balancing system, it looks like it could do a mean sprint. ;-) Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: More MPD
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I think this goes back to the discussion (from last week, I think) about the MPD format, and if it does everything needed, and if there should be changes to it, or a new file format. To handle nested files, and sub-mpd files, I'd go for a new (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: META commands ??? (was "Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword")
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(...) CMDLINE is intended to document 'suggested' viewing defaults for a file. So if you make a model that should be viewed from the bottom, at 50% scale, with blue as the main color, you could add those settings to a CMDLINE statement. Right now, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: More MPD [DAT]
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Lars: (...) Public. - Mostly due to the need to be able to create a set of LDraw readable files. (...) Since the construction of the MPD files is based on a collection of DAT files, there can only be one "roof.dat" file, ... unless you keep the DAT (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw Add-On 2.1.2 Now Available
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(...) I had the same problem when i tried to install LDAO 2.1.2. I have found a solution that worked for me: Press Alt+Ctrl+Del and end all tasks that are currently running (like Rundll for example) except Internat and Explorer. George (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Converting .TRI files procuded by AC3D
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I saw some dat produced with a AC3D converter, but they only containded triangles. My program stl2dat converts triangle to dat files with triangles, quadrangles, edges and primitives. My question is: are persons interested if my converter STL2DAT (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Win ver 0.72
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(...) The files that you call 'personal libs' are very small (around 50 kb), search for *.lgf in your computer. I've never thought about making several libraries available for people to use, to tell you the truth I thought nobody have ever used the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Re: CAD Newbie Questions...
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(...) at (...) the (...) - (...) the (...) is (...) Hy Bill, In the toolbars you will find three buttons showing grids with different spacing. They define the step width when moving parts and the rotation angle for rotations. The coards one defaults (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Win ver 0.72
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Well after finding the plate 1x6 train car... I tried to create my own parts lib. I started by adding all the train parts that I use (namely the 9v parts) and then added a bunch of parts from all the different other libs, the ones I use to build (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Another Problem (Re: LDraw Add-On 2.1.2 Now Available)
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Hi, Actually there are two problems. First, the more important. When using the sorter, I get the following error message when I click on 'Save' or 'Cancel': Runtime error: '53' File not found Then LDAO crashes. However, the sorter does its job. The (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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I think I'd have to disagree with you Mladen. If those were pneumatic or hydraulically driven arms or forks like on a fork lift, they'd probably be plenty strong. Anything bigger, while perhaps more aesthetically pleasing, would most likely leave (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: YAL: Yet Another Loader :)
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Awesome Bram. The arms however... Need more work. Maybe you should try mounting Aquanaut or Divers arm pieces on the bottom... OR better yet ask Jeremy, he outta' know how to add arms... (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | META commands ??? (was "Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword")
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(notice "follow-up")... (...) Well, I wasn't actually trying to _force_ anyone who wants to use this to use color code # 383 (and only that one), I was just assuming that someone who may be somewhat forgetful (like, for instance, _ME_) :-P might (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: More MPD
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(...) This seems similar to the recursive MPD problem. At least with the lich.dat example the files weren't really recursive. It was just a matter of the ring2.dat file in the local MPD scope supplanting the ring2.dat from the global (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | CAD Newbie Questions...
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This afternoon, I downloaded LDraw and MLCAD and tried it out for the very first time. Overall, it went very smooth after I figured out the basics, MLCAD seems very good. One problem I did have was trying to add a triangular plate at an angle. I (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | More MPD [DAT]
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1. Are the files in an MPD public or private? Consider this example with three files: town.dat 1 16 -40 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 house1.mpd 1 16 40 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 house2.mpd house1.mpd 0 FILE house1.dat 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3003.DAT 1 4 0 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw extended colors
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(...) During implementation of Gyugyi's Direct Colors, I browsed his LDLite code: | if ((c >= 0x4000000) && (c <= 0x7ffffff)) | { | /Numbers of 0x4000000 to 0x7ffffff are hard coded color values. | zcp->r = 16 * ((c & 0x00000f00) >> 8); | zcp->g = (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | YAL: Yet Another Loader :) [DAT]
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I don't know if this little vehicle would be any good at actually loading stuff, but it can at least carry little things around. If someone has a better idea for arms, please share. As always, please LMKWYT! --Bram 0 Loader 0 Name: loader.dat 0 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: LDraw Add-On 2.1.2 Now Available
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I've been having this same problem too. Turning off the computer, waiting a while, then turning it back on had no effect. If it makes any difference, I'm running Win98 too. --Calvin Walton (...) <snip> (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Win ver 0.72
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Thanks Steve! Between the part number and reading the LeoCad tutorial (using the piece search box) I found that it is indeed there! SteveB (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword
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(...) You might try using Tore's CMDLINE meta-statement. It would go something like: 0 CMDLINE -c383 Steve (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: LDraw Add-On 2.1.2 Now Available
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(...) I tried making an update-install file once in Wise. Wise makes most things simple, and their SmartPatch looked fairly straightforward, but I could never get it to work. I'll post a .ZIP of the crucial files. I'll let you know when it's up. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw Add-On 2.1.2 Now Available
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Steve Bliss skrev i meddelandet ... (...) [...] (...) Any chance for an 'updates only', or at least a download without all the .dll-s? My latest calculation gives it 2.5 hours download time, so I cancelled it :-( Any special time of day when the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Win ver 0.72
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(...) Yoiks! No offense to James Jessiman, but this should win a prize for "worst named LDraw part". 6583.DAT Plate 1 x 6 with Train Wagon End After digging around Partsref for too long, I finally found the part by dragging out an instantiation, and (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Re: LDraw Add-On 2.1.2 Now Available
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(...) OK, good. (...) No, the captions should have been different. This is an old bug, which was previously fixed, but has left incorrect settings in your program. Unfortunately, the only way to fix this is to go to Options | Tool Manager, select (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword [DAT]
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Here is the Castle Greatsword (you know, that ubiquitous chrome thing that has all but replaced the good ol' dark grey sword). Please LMKWYT. Thanks, Franklin 0 Castle Greatsword 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 Unofficial Element 0 (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New ldraw.org Feature Article
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Greetings I just added a new Feature Article to ldraw.org. Here Jonathan Knudsen, author of The Unofficial Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS Robots, explains his techniques for designing building instructions using LDraw, MLCad, L3P, and POV-Ray. Check it (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Win ver 0.72
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(...) The place where the new brick is added is relative to the current position of the camera, it really should be closer to the other bricks but I haven't figured out a way to do that. (...) That's a bug in LGEO, take a look at the airplane from (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Re: Big Scenes
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, George Manousakis writes: <SNIP> (...) MLCad V1.8 will support unlimited selections (no limit on any number of parts). With that I stopped drawing all the rectangles and display the outer bounding box only. The crosses are still (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hitching
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I must say, TLC has surprised and impressed me with its creativity when it comes to different uses of a part I thought was single-purpose. /Tore (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 32165 Technic Throwbot Head
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I'm glad to see this part done so soon. I thought a piece this detailed would take longer. What tools did you do this? My compliments to the chef :) Travis Dickinson P.S. You should get the idea with that last comment. (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hitching
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(...) Not to mention <set:6033>. This is pretty different from the other uses mentioned - and still, not a horse hitching. -Shiri (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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