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(...) Oops, I though I attached the DAT file. Lets try this again... --Bram 0 Solar Powered Race Craft 0 Name: sunjammr.dat 0 Author: Bram Lambrecht <blambrec@student.chuh.org> 0 0 (Inlined) 0 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3020.DAT 1 16 0 0 70 0 0 1 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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Does anyone have any recommendations as to which program to use for virtual LEGO model building? Are any of them easier to use for newbies? Also, do any of the programs have a larger database of parts? Thanks. Tim Strutt 8^) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) I really like it. Do you think you could render another file, but at a higher resolution, say, 1024x768 for example? That would really be appreciated, because I like to use pictures like that for my background. Thanks alot and great job! (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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Pics at Brickshelf: (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) Unfortunately, the include file does not take advantage of LGEO's transparent parts, patterns, or textures on slopes. --Bram (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Here's my include file to use LGEO parts in L3P files. Feel free to make improvements. (Lutz and Lars, I hope this encourages you to automate the procedure...) (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Here's what I did: in MS-DOS, in the LGEO directory, I typed dir *.inc > lgeo.txt I opened the text file in Excel to grab the column of available part files. I reopened the text file and separated "lg_", the part #, and ".inc" into three (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) I'm flattered! (...) Creates a problem if I ever build something you consider mediocre... (...) Thanks, I like it too. I spent forever wondering how I would make the wings at an interesting angle. (...) Any pictures? Reminds me, I need to get (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) It's rare that I can come up with such a detailed and multi-angled model without building it first. After all, building a model IRL is much more fun than assembling it virtually only... About the wing strength--you can only pick the model up (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) I read part of Dune, but I don't remember the description of the 'thopters... (...) Thanks! I'll post a DAT file to cad.dat.models so you can see if you have the parts. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: My DeLorean LMKWYT (thanks whoever made that.) [DAT]
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(...) I guess that would explain why they sounded so familiar. I posted some dats with only the Doc, Marty, and the improved duffel bag. Please enjoy! Mouser X over and out. 0 FILE Untitled.dat 0 Untitled 0 Name: Untitled.dat 0 Author: Mouser X 0 (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: My DeLorean LMKWYT (thanks whoever made that.)
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(...) I was just describing yours. Alan (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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Bram Lambrecht <braml@juno.com> wrote in message news:20000413.215143...uno.com... (...) There's interest here. Can you explain more about what you did and how to use it in an L3P'd file? -John Van (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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Hi Jaco, I am currently working on a .dat to .ps converter. But it will take some time. Greetings Guido (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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I posted an updated TFA11 to (URL). Geez, I wish I could follow hyperlinks within my newsreader. There are some mistakes in the part, but the posting was mostly to look at how the main file was constructed, not the subfile details. (...) OK, I made (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 30377.dat Battle Droid Arm
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(...) This looks like a nice little double ended clip to be. I bet you could use it to hold all sorts of things together. -Chuck (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Holy Dingo's Kidneys, you're right! (1) It looks dead-on to what an ornithopter should look like. And I just happen to be reading Dune again, anyway... :-, Cheers, - jsproat 1. At Sproat Labs, we're always trying to invent a better "me too". (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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Chris Dee <chris_w_dee@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Fsx353.67B@lugnet.com... (...) This same criticism applies to: 4478p01.dat - Baseplate 32 x 32 With Driveway and Grey Pattern -John Van (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 30377.dat Battle Droid Arm
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(...) So far it's been limited to using the arms as arms and legs, right? We could just put all these parts in a "Star Wars" category. :O Steve (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 32199 Technic Flexible Axle 11 (MPD'd) [DAT]
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Here's a new flavor of the flexible axle, which should make it a bit easier to flex the ends. I'm still undecided about the main section. Having a single subfile should speed up rendering, but I doubt these will ever be high-use parts, and having (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) That may be correct, but we may still see the use of individual parts not as battle droids. Like the UCE X-Wing Fighter, with R2D2 bodies in the blaster cannons on the wings. I'd still vote for naming the parts as "Battle Droid" elements in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 30377.dat Battle Droid Arm
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(...) I agree here, at least partly because I doubt the battle droid parts will ever be used outside of Star Wars sets. How adding KEYWORDS and CATEGORY lines: 0 KEYWORDS clip 0 CATEGORY Minifig Droid Partsref recognizes both of these (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Creating vector graphic files
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Sure, I know. But that is what I use now. What I would like is a tool that can directly export Illustrator format or postscript, for that matter, from LDraw in 3D! Thus my story on MLCad (I hope ML reads this) that is allready printing in vector or (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Creating vector graphic files
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) There is already a .DAT to .DXF converter available for download on the net. (URL) not sure if this is what you're looking for or not, but I hope it helps. -Duane (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Creating vector graphic files
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Hi all! I posted this question on the 10th of December 1999 and had no reaction since, but I cannot imagine no one is interested in this... so here I go again, because I think this is one thing we must study! I would do it myself, but since I am no (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Another space render...
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(...) Your ship also resembles my vision of a "'thopter" from Frank Herbert's Dune series... Very cool....I wonder if I have the parts to build one?.... hmmmm (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 30377.dat Battle Droid Arm
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(...) My mistake. Try minifig droid astromech. (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Great! I've found this part to be the most useful Battel Droid part, as it can be used as an "adapter" in the clip system. Say you want to connect a pole/antenna/whatever parallell to another; just use two Battle Droid arms! They do the job (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) (sorry to reply to myself: I just saw this question had come up in the one reply I hadn't read yet. Figures! ;) ) LFB (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) Wow, Bram. That ship is magnificent (but by now we expect nothing less from you!)--and the wing mount is very inventive; I like it a lot. A couple questions: does the geometry really work that conveniently in the "real built world," and do (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) It would probably be good enough to keep the "tip" in one, non-bendable part. Sure, I can think of situations where one would put only the outer part of the tip into something, causing the other part to bend. But that would probably be quite (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Easy part to model request
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(...) Looks good to me! I think the part is correct. (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 30377.dat Battle Droid Arm
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(...) I'm not positive, but I think the R2-D2 may be part of a larger class of Astromech droids. (Not all R2 units have hemispherical heads like R2-D2.) C-3PO (and TC-14) are Protocol Droids, IIRC. [crossposted to .starwars for verification :-] (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I have Photoshop on a CD that I lost :/ I used Corel PhotoPaint, which has all the same features as Photoshop, to play with the lens flare (not only can I choose the brightness, I can also choose the lens type!)[1]. Right now I'm rendering the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) Do you have Photoshop? You can place a lens flare anywhere and also adjust the brightness. If you don't, you could email me a pic and I could drop one on it for you. ~Mark (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) here's one solution: linetype 6 can be used multiple times in a row, with the x, y, and z set to where the curve must pass through, and the orientation to what the tube must look like in that position. hey, it *MIGHT* work. another, MUCH (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Good idea. Then r2 can go in as minifig droid R2 unit & say 3p0s head can go in under minifig droid 3po head. (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Hey, I like that name! I just might call it that. Thanks! (...) I have built it. It does work :) (...) Yeah, I played with a lens flare glare off of the canopy, but it didn't look great. I'm afraid if I place a sun in the picture, the lighting (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 30377.dat Battle Droid Arm
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Jeff Stembel <aulddragon@wamalug.org> wrote in message news:Fsz2F8.Hpw@lugnet.com... (...) Hmmm. That's along the lines of what I was looking for. But now that I think about it, all the battle droid parts should probably be together in the minifig (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01 [DAT]
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(...) I could redo the part, slicing it into sections that are 4LDU long. To properly package, this, each distinct/unique section should be made into a subpart file, and the main part files would be a list of these subparts. Taking this approach, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) No hassle felt on my end--I feel stupid that I went to all the work of figuring out the angles, and then didn't document them. (...) Good point. We should definitely try harder to document part-usage. (...) Now that you mention the complete (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 30377.dat Battle Droid Arm
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(...) What about "Double-Ended, Angled Clip"? :) Jeff (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 30377.dat Battle Droid Arm [DAT]
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I'd love to have other suggestions for naming this thing. 0 FILE 30377.dat 0 MPD Author: John VanZwieten 0 0 This .MPD was compiled using M-Peedy 0 (URL) Battle droid arm 0 Name: 30377.dat 0 Author: John VanZwieten 0 Unofficial Element 0 Angle from (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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Rui Martins <Rui.Martins@link.pt> wrote in message news:Pine.GSU.4.10.1...0@is-sv... (...) solution, (...) which (...) their (...) No argument here. (...) are (...) But the amount of superpositioning is generally small compared to the overall size (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Comments on parts up for vote- Pt 1
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(...) on (...) In fact is is worse than just singular matrices - there is an error in these lines which means the intersects between the bars are not be drawn as lines. Fixed and sent to Steve. Chris (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) You are welcome, no need to thank me for it, we do this for the fun of it! (...) Well, I have used my program to find it, but the actual image is from ldglite or l3glite, I'm NOT sure which. I used this image, because you can clearlly (maybe (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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First I would like to point out, that some of the renderings I supplied specifically represent quads in GREY and tris in WHITE, and some have all the polys edge lines (the intrinsic edges) drawn, to be able to see the tesselation applyed. (...) Yes, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: question about Datsville
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(...) With some scotch-tape, I think it might work... (...) I don't know. Probably not. But at least I not only accept them but enjoy them much! Very cool, Dennis! /Tore (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: My DeLorean LMKWYT (thanks whoever made that.)
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(...) Your welcome, and yes it made sense, but I don't have a physical model of my DeLorean. It only exists in LDraw. Because of that, my characters don't have hair. Also, as I said in another message, not the next one but the one after that, I (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) From whatI can tell, my models are mostly, if not exactly, the same as Alan's. I'll post som POVs when I get some time, probably not until about easter. Please enjoy, Mouser X over and out. (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Spotlights and Light Sources??
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(...) I'll disable the buttons for the next version. Leonardo (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Re: Another space render...
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Bram Lambrecht wrote in message ... (...) wind or (...) Heh, as soon as I saw you picture I was reminded of the name "Sunjammer". You see on Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells 2" album there's a track called "Sunjammer". I always thought it would be a (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Easy part to model request [DAT]
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Sorry for being hard to understand. My English is not too good when it comes to tech stufff. I meant that the part was not correctly aligned. (BTW, it was 40 LDU too much in the z axis, not in the x axis.) It's hard to explain, but maybe this (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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Rui Martins <Rui.Martins@link.pt> wrote in message news:Pine.GSU.4.10.1...0@is-sv... (...) Sorry, but I am unable to find the location where you pointed the missing quads. If the arrow intends to point to the conic surface between the handle and (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Comments on parts up for vote- Pt 2
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(...) I've fixed these two points now. The updated dat file can be found at (URL) also sent the update to Steve Bliss. Fredrik (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Anyone modeling the Battle Droid?
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(...) Ok, I have to check a couple of friends if they have the part :-) If yes I will do it. Marc Klein A Mindstorms fan. (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) If you are interested to see how I did it, you can view the DAT file for the model at: (URL) for the keyword "Bezier" to find the first occurence of the bent flexible axle. I used the following names for the various parts of the axle: (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) The problem with this approach is that there are many ways to draw a curve from one point to another, even given the angles at the end points. The user may have some preferences, for example that there should be a clip connected to the hose at (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Easy part to model request
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(...) Yeah, That's the part I want. I don't know what the x offset does, but it pretty much looks right. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) [snip] Hey. why not add a new linetype or two to the ldraw format? this would solve both problems simultaneously: platform, and detail. (e.g. now it's the renderer's problem, not ours!) can't you just add: 6 c x y z a b c d e f g h i x' y' z' (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: comments on parts up for vote- part jg1
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(...) Wrong, chris. There are at least 3 parts left to do. (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Part: 30228.dat Minifig Tool Motor Hammer
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(...) I believe so. (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) Hmm. That sounds workable. (...) Portable Java would be best... (...) I agree, I just don't see how flexible parts can be coded in LDraw. If you've got some ideas in this direction, I'd love to see them. The lack of flex in LDraw parts is a (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Part: 30228.dat Minifig Tool Motor Hammer
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(...) Is 'jackhammer' the common name for this item in Australia? Not that we check often, but Australian English is the usual standard for LDraw names. Steve (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 30228.dat Minifig Tool Motor Hammer
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Much better :) I might suggest that instead of skewing the cylinders for the handles, you could use a rotated cylinder and a pair of 2-4cyls.dat's at each end. A skewed cylinder is no longer a true cylinder (I hope I'm not overstating the obvious (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 30228.dat Minifig Tool Motor Hammer [DAT]
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Alright, here we go. Colours corrected. 0 @Minifig Tool Motor Hammer 0 Name: 30228.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Author: John VanZwieten (4006.dat) 0 Unofficial Element 1 16 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 rect.dat 1 16 0 34 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 rect.dat 2 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Comments on parts up for vote- Pt 1
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(...) My comments (that have not already been mentioned) ... 2494p01.dat Does this exist as a printed part, or is this really a sticker? 2552.dat The edge lines on the underside do not seem to line up with the boundaries of the quads. 30044.dat (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Part: 30228.dat Minifig Tool Motor Hammer
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Thanks, Jonathan. I'll think about it. When I named it, I just took the description from Lutz's Part List and added 'tool'. /Tore (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 30228.dat Minifig Tool Motor Hammer
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(...) No, it was a mistake. I will redo it soon. /Tore (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: comments on parts up for vote- part jg1
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(...) [ detail snippped ] (...) Thanks a lot for tracking these down - I guess its clear how I generated all these from one master pattern (with the error)! I'll fix them all and send updates to Steve. The one remaining part is the 3x6 shallow slope (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Comments on parts up for vote- Pt 1
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(...) I'll fix the singular matrices - this was authored before L3Lab was publicly available. It was also done in the expectation that the matching door-frame would be sent in for the voting (don't remember who by). Maybe I'll put that on my work (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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Rui Martins <Rui.Martins@link.pt> wrote in message news:Pine.GSU.4.10.1...0@is-sv... (...) Superimposed polys are allowed, AFAIK. Maybe not the most elegant solution, but they render fine. (...) petals, (...) better (...) aprxomiation (...) I've (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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Another file - [3471.dat] This file has a lot of work on it, but still has some problems, specifically almost all the quads from the base are bowties. See the following image: (URL) there are a few (maybe many, but few as far as our yes can see) (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) I have been able to test only a few parts iet, but here are my findings: - [flowers.dat] This file shows superimposed polys (tris and quads) in the petals of the flower, this is a problem in the flower itself (3742.dat), not in the flowers.dat (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | question about Datsville [DAT]
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Hello. I am new to ldraw and I have a question about the models submitted to be considered part of Datsville. Do you have to be able to make the model in real life to be considered or does it just have to look possible in ldraw? Attached is a file (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Anyone modeling the Battle Droid?
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Jonathan Wilson <wilsonj@xoommail.com> wrote in message news:38F49719.9B288B...ail.com... (...) I'll (...) Nah, it's too much of a pain. Too many intersecting cylinders. The R2 body might be a good candidate for Marc with his real CAD program. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Please finish the r2 unit first, ok. (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Great part, tore. A better name for it would be minifig tool jackhammer or minifig tool pnuematic drill. (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 30228.dat Minifig Tool Motor Hammer
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Most of this part is modeled with color 8. Was this intentional? -John Van Tore Eriksson <tore.eriksson@mbox3...wipnet.se> wrote in message news:38F4823C.CE4A8B...pnet.se... (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: 30228.dat Minifig Tool Motor Hammer [DAT]
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0 @Minifig Tool Motor Hammer 0 Name: 30228.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Author: John VanZwieten (4006.dat) 0 Unofficial Element 1 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 rect.dat 1 8 0 34 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 rect.dat 2 24 8 0 6 8 34 6 2 24 -8 0 6 -8 34 6 2 24 8 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Another space render...
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(...) They actually stay on quite well. However, when attaching the wings, you have to hold the model steady because with just one wing, it's very unbalanced. I wouldn't try to hold the model by one wing, but then again, you wouldn't do that for (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Anyone modeling the Battle Droid?
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Has anyone done any work on the battle droid fig parts? If not, I think I'll make an attempt. -John Van (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3Lab is so awesome!
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OK, now I feel stupid. I must have been thinking of TL2Lab :-) -John Van Tore Eriksson <tore.eriksson@mbox3...wipnet.se> wrote in message news:38F40868.4C71F6...pnet.se... (...) made (...) easier (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Spotlights and Light Sources??
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OK, thanks for the heads up. As a newbie to the program (which again, rocks) I would like to offer a suggestion. Can you document that the functionality is not active yet? I looked in the Help, on your site, etc. and didn't find anything about it. I (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) I haven't tried any of this but wouldn't Hermite curves work better ? Bezier curves don't need to go through the control points (except for the endpoints) and Hermite curves also have the advantage of letting you specify the tangent vector for (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Plate 1 x 1 Round with Towball ???
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Hello I've just discovered LEdit and I'm very pleased so far. But I need a 4073 Plate 1 x 1 Round with Towball. Does this part already exist, and it's just me being unable to find it, or is someone working on making one ? Thanks Henrik (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: comments on parts up for vote- part jg1
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(...) OOps. My list should have read 3 x 6 & 3 x 4 not 1 x 6 & 1 x 4. (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Spotlights and Light Sources??
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(...) They don't work yet, I haven't finished everything so it's disabled in the release version. The toolbar icons are there but they don't do anything. Leonardo (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Re: comments on parts up for vote- part jg1
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(...) I don't know about those 2 parts but I have a 3x6 slope with the classic space logo here. Leonardo (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3Lab is so awesome!
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(...) Sorry, I just found out that this feature is indeed available in the View->Show axes meny item. Sorry to bother you all. Fredrik (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I can only agree. Great program! There's one feature I miss, though. I would like to see where the origin is. Perhaps inserting a cross-hair at the origin would be helpful? This cross-hair should not be visible per default, only when the users (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Comments on parts up for vote- Pt 2
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(...) Thanks, I'll look into this. I also noticed one flaw myself. The cross axle hole does not have a bottom; you can see the internals of the part when looking down the axle hole. Adding a 1/2 disc at the end of the cross axle hole should fix (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) I think I disagree with you. I've found the Bezier curves to be a good model for how the flexible axles bend in real life. But it is important to have a correct model for the flexible part in the first place. While the notched end parts are (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Another space render...
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(...) ...Quite elegant looking :-) nice! I like the way the 'wings' are attached, I may just have to borrow that idea and see what I can do about it :-) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) #160 (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Easy part to model request [DAT]
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(...) 0 @"Beam2_02.dat" 0 Name: Beam2_02.dat 0 Author: James Jessiman (6629.dat) 0 Un-Official Part 1 16 0 -10 40 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -9 2-4edge.dat 1 16 0 10 40 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -9 2-4edge.dat 1 16 0 -10 40 9 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 -9 2-4cyli.dat 1 16 0 -10 40 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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WOW the millenium update? could it be? LOL good job steve! Tburger (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Easy part to model request
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Here should be an easy part to model. It could probably be done by modifying part # 6629. A picture of the desired part can be found at: (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: L3Lab is so awesome!
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Thank you, John. I'm flattered. It's just that... Lars made L3Lab! :o) /Tore (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Comments on parts up for vote- Pt 1
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(...) OK, this is fixed now. Steve (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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