| | Golden Astronaut helmets? and Breastplates?
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Hi, I'm using MLCad to model an "Original Model" (6457 from 1999, sorry no scan on brickshelf) for the inventory and model repository; but with a few pieces, I'm pretty much stumped: 1) MLCad doesn't seem to have a color for those "golden" helmets. (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: About Parts file
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Thanks, John But I have noe more question, it seems there are several parts files missed, I don't know why they didn't be included in newest parts file? or where can I find others ? BR Zhengrong (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: About Parts file
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(...) It's a primitive, that you apparently are missing, Apparently it wasn't included in the latest update, but it is needed for the 2951 technics bucket. Take a look in cad.dat.parts.primitives, it should be there. Download it and place it in (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: tubing
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(...) You mean people don't insert 50-Foot Minifigs by scaling them? So much fun... -Erik (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: tubing
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(...) That sounds very reasonable. But the cylinder isn't a part, it's a primitive. So to insert one, the user would normally use a text editor of some sorts, not an LDraw editor. The user, being an advanced user, would probably scale the element in (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: MAC lcad programs?
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I was reading this month's MacAddict (the "new thinking" on our neighbors on Windows). There is a Top 5 list of Stuff We Want On Mac. LEGO Mindstorms is #1!!! They ask readers to write to Enfield. MacAddict is cool. -Erik (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: About Parts file
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(...) I don't know why this happens but it occasionally happens to me when I access Other/S for some reason. I just click OK and everything works fine. Try clicking some other section and then coming back to it. That will probably fix your problems. (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | About Parts file
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When selected Technic in MLCAD, I got a popup message box as follows: File 48/1-8edge.dat not found! I installed and unzipped all parts file from complete.exe and original parts files, I don't know what I should do, does anyone tell me why? (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: How to use DAT files?
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(...) Simply rename it to rcx.dat, should do the trick. Try open it in notepad, and check to make sure that the filename should be rcs.dat. It is usually stated in one of the first lines. Regards John (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 6 wide fire truck [DAT]
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(...) Lets try again 0 Untitled 0 Name: Engine7.dat 0 Author: MLCad 0 Unofficial Model 1 0 0 0 -340 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3022.DAT 1 0 0 -8 -40 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6157.DAT 1 0 0 0 -140 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3034.DAT 1 0 0 0 -250 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3021.DAT (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Two parts questions?
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"Patrick Justison" <p.justison@motorola.com> wrote in message news:Fyzs7o.5o2@lugnet.com... (...) not, (...) Interceptor. (...) the UCS (...) If I didn't know better, I'd say you're trying to make the UCS Tie Interceptor in LDraw :) -- Tim Courtney (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | How to use DAT files?
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I've just installed mlcad forthe first time and am trying to get the mindstorms pieces for it. I found an RCX DAT file in this newsgroup, but when I downloaded it the file name was ldraw.cgi. I'm sorry if this is a basic question, but what do I do (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Mars Attacks! [DAT]
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The Martians are coming! The Martians are coming! Run for your lives! [ZZZZZZZAP!] "(URL) LMKWYT. ;-) Thanks, Franklin 0 Flying Saucer 0 Unofficial Model 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 1 0 0 -16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3941.dat 1 0 0 16 (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | 6 wide fire truck
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Hi all, This is my first attempt at L-Draw It is a model of one of the trucks from the St. Lego Fire Dept. Tom D (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Two parts questions?
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I'm looking for two parts. I don't know if they have been created yet or not, but here goes. Part 1: The telephone receiver piece that comes in the UCS Tie Interceptor. Part 2: The minifig Harpoon piece with angled handle that also comes in the UCS (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Hacked my first part -- 4349 Town Loudhailer [DAT]
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Hey all, Here's my first semi-successful attempt at (quasi-) parts-authoring. I'm extremely new at this, and would appreciate any feedback I can get on the changes I made to this part. What I did: I modified the part #4349 (Town Loudhailer) to have (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: ARJ light Hovercarft
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(...) Wow, I love the way you used the inverted slop on front. NICK #;^D (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: ARJ light Hovercarft
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(...) sweet! I like the sides and the back of it. I'd like to see more like this. -Humberto Zamora (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | ARJ light Hovercarft
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(URL) Me Know What you Think (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | (Ldraw) Help: how do I delete unwanted bitmaps?
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Hi folks; I've tried a whole bunch of ways to get rid of unwanted pics. I put my Ledit/Ldraw files in my C:\ directory, and I can delete models as I please, but I cannot delete or move the files in the "Bitmap" folder. Whenever I try, it gives me a (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | LEGO Mechcommander: New Mech Alert!
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LEGO Mechcommander: www.muenster.de/~bus1503 (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: tubing
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(...) If I ever had to model string I probably would use a scaled cylinder... I would like to see your part become official! It's very useful. (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: tubing
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(...) I don't think that users would normally want to scale parts. The part you were presented with just now is probably the exception: No other parts in the LDraw library should be scaled to other sizes than the ones they come in. But then again, (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: tubing
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(...) Cool. That worked. I had to edit the MPD by hand, though, I could not just edit the matrix values in MLCad directly. I think I found an MLCad quirk though. With non unit scaling/rotation factors I found that I could not move the part in the (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Problem, folks
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(...) Or even the nasty "last line Empty" syndrome, that Ldraw can't live without. Just add an empty line to the end of the file and then save, to solve this problem. See ya Rui Martins (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Problem, folks
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(...) What do you mean by "LDraw won't load the file"? Does LDraw crash? Does it only render the model partially? In the latter case, the problem may be the use of MPD or other extensions which are not supported by LDraw. Or the problem may be line (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Problem, folks
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(...) If it gives a runtime error xxx then the problem is mist likely that there are lines in there that arent strictly valid in dat files (like the news headers and etc) but which ldlite (and mlcad I guess) ignore but which ldraw picks up on. (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Problem, folks
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When I try copying and pasting Web-DAT files from these pages to a text file, LDraw won't load the file. I have the correct extensions and everything. MLCad loads the file fine, but LDraw won't? Any solutions? Thanks! Mike (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: idea for a new page: faces of ldraw/lego
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(...) minifig (...) You could paste the images of faces onto minifig heads as bitmaps, and then render the image. Or, have little minifigs with users' faces running around Datville (kinda like The Sims). : ) Just another idea. Mike (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | file name protocol
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I've finished a couple of models. Looking back I realize that I used names for sub models that may not mean much to anyone else. Is there a protocal for filenames, sub models, etc.? Or should I just post the models and not worry about? Thanks -- (...) (24 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
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| | Re: Ray tracing programs
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(...) I know that L3lab gives warning about the feature being untested, when you export to povray from it, but I've used it a lot of times, with expected results everytime, and it is far easier to use than l3p if you're not that familiar with shell (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Ray tracing programs
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(...) No, LeoCAD doesn't need any external programs to save POV files but if you have LGEO installed, it can use it to create higher quality renderings (L2P.exe is never used, everything is done internally). I'd recommend you to have LGEO, as each (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: A CD-ROM Update of sorts...
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(...) I have the linux stuff ready, don't forget to email me when you need it. I don't want to send it now because someone might update a program and I'd like to have the latest version available. Leonardo (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Ray tracing programs
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"Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message news:qrdr981mcp5.fsf....uio.no... (...) Yeah...what Fredrik said :) One of the things that I should put on my to-do-before-leaving-for-Boston list is at least getting started on a new (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Ray tracing programs
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(...) You can choose wether you want to use L2P and the LGEO library (download from eg. www.ldraw.org) _or_ L3P (LGEO and L3P can be combined, but I wouldn't suggest this to a newbie.). L2P and L3P are not related, but the names are a bit confusing, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: tubing [DAT]
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(...) If the ends are covered, you don't need to worry too much about the end points. So you can take on of the end points and scale it to your needs, as you say. You can start with this line: 1 16 -40 1 0 0 -20 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 76.DAT and change the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: tubing
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(...) Cool. Where can I read about scaling? It sounds like I just need to take one of the ends and scale it to the length I need (in this case a span of 26 studs worth of bricks from one end of the brick to the other). ++Lar (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Ray tracing programs
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Hi I have begun walking down the lego modelling and raytracing path. I am modelling up a few items in LEOCAD, and I would like to render them. I have installed POVRAY and require the converting files. Q. Am I correct in needing the L2P.exe (LGEO (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | 8448 - Supercar MkII [DAT]
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This is the completed Supercar MkII (without the proper wheels, and some missing decorated parts). When I get the wheels I will do a major render and do something really good with it. Hope you like it! Brett Neale 0 V8 Supercar MkII 0 LT 8448 0 0 (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: tubing
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I've submitted the flex-system tubing for voting. Hopefully it will be in the next vote. In the mean time, you can grab them from: (URL) people interested in modeling _bent_ flexible hoses, I have a tool here (scroll down to the hose images): (URL) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: MLCAD rotation (future request)
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I will but this onto the list for V2.1 since V2.0 is in testing phase right now, there are a lot of nice little things in this version, and I don't like to make this version unstable now. Michael Jeff Boen <onyx@flash.net> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: idea for a new page: faces of ldraw/lego
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(...) focussing on ldraw and related things seems to be a good way to go, otherwise there are too many to have. Other ldraw people of note: Paul Guygyi (for ldlite) Lars (for l3p and l3lab) and some of the key parts makers (like chris dee, where (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | tubing
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I have a model that uses some of the small flex tubing (from the pod racer set, to be precise, so it's black). This model uses it quite simply! It's just a straight length, a certain number of studs long. I trim it to the correct length before final (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Help generating images of ALL parts in ALL colors
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Hello everyone, I'm looking for a way to generate images of all the LDraw parts in all the different colors, as making these images by hand in MLCAD is getting a bit tedious. Here is an example of what I would like the final images to look like: (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: how do I combine 2 models in mlcad to render one image?
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(...) Don't feel bad Jon, heck i'm pretty much experience because i learn very fast but that tip will help alot now...of course learning too much too fast wont help me right now, especially tough things like java, flash, html and several other thing (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: [New Part] 30382.dat Wedge 2 x 12 Triple (AKA Droid Fighter Wing)
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FINNALY! I CAN MAKE MY ALEIN CRUISER!!!! YAHAHAHHAHA! (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | A CD-ROM Update of sorts...
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Hey.. Just thought I'd fill everybody in on the status of the CD-ROM. As of now, I haven't gotten a big chance to work on it. I'm bogged down with work for the internet startup (one of 4 members at this point) and getting ready to go away to school. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | [New Part] 30382.dat Wedge 2 x 12 Triple (AKA Droid Fighter Wing) [DAT]
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How about a new meta-command: TEXTURE? :o) /Tore 0 @Wedge 2 x 12 Triple 0 Name: 30382.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Unofficial Element 0 KEYWORDS starwars, wing, slope 0 TEXTURE ROOF 4 16 60 0 -10 60 0 10 160 20 10 160 20 -10 4 16 -60 0 -10 -60 0 10 (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | (canceled)
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| | Re: idea for a new page: faces of ldraw/lego
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"Erik Olson" <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote in message news:FyuzCn.IwG@lugnet.com... (...) custom (...) LOL!! :) (...) Its a decent idea, something I'd be willing to participate in. I'd like to hear more, and I'd like to hear the opinions of others you (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: idea for a new page: faces of ldraw/lego
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Then we could steal all their likenesses at once and paste them onto custom minifigs and put them in our models as in-jokes. Just kidding! -Erik (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Jet for Minifigs who demand Comfort and Speed.
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(...) Cool. I like the windows especially -Chuck (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Jet for Minifigs who demand Comfort and Speed. [DAT]
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I created this business jet, and I think it's pretty nice. So here it is. -Nick 0 Untitled 0 Name: First Airplane.dat 0 Author: MLCad 0 Unofficial Model 1 0 10 -4 155 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3027.DAT 1 0 -40 -76 -75 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3040.DAT 1 0 60 -76 (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Retry: [New Part] 2145.dat Arch 2 x 6 x 5 Ornamented [DAT]
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Stupid line-wrapping... Hope this works better /Tore 0 Arch 2 x 6 x 5 Ornamented 0 Name: 2145.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Unofficial Element 2 24 43.07 44 -14 43.07 112 -14 2 24 -43.07 44 -14 -43.07 112 -14 2 24 43.07 44 -6 43.07 112 -6 2 24 (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | [New Part] 2145.dat Arch 2 x 6 x 5 Ornamented [DAT]
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0 Arch 2 x 6 x 5 Ornamented 0 Name: 2145.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Unofficial Element 2 24 43.07 44 -14 43.07 112 -14 2 24 -43.07 44 -14 -43.07 112 -14 2 24 43.07 44 -6 43.07 112 -6 2 24 -43.07 44 -6 -43.07 112 -6 2 24 40.835 60 -14 40.835 112 (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | idea for a new page: faces of ldraw/lego
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Basicly it would be a page with a picture and some info on all of the important people in the ldraw and lego community, people like: todd lehman tim courtney steve bliss kevin lock (brickshelf.com is very important...) mabie brad justus...? anyone (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A part creation request and something else
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(...) Thanx (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A part creation request and something else
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If you want the links, look at the technic link tread piece. That should fulfill your needs. (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | A part creation request and something else
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Here is a part request: Bulldozer treds. Either single size rubber treds, or one small link that you put together to make one the size that you want. Also, Maybe something that lets you make your own custom decals? -Andrew hull (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | MLCAD rotation (future request)
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I know I've brought this up before.. and I still feel it is an important point. The current method of roation if MLCAD is far more limited than the method available in LEdit. Although I appreciate the new option to rotate via world origin or object (...) (24 years ago, 5-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: DAT: Technic Liftarm 1 x 5 (wide)
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This one looks fine to me. Great work! Fredrik (24 years ago, 5-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: how do I combine 2 models in mlcad to render one image?
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"Randy Williams" <r_r_williams@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:FytJMo.A5r@lugnet.com... (...) part (...) Oh wow thank you SO much! Thats really easy. Shows you what a newbie to ldraw I am. Jon. (24 years ago, 5-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Monorail Track
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The absence of monorail parts for the Ldraw and MLCad library has become intolerable. The short and long straight, the station stop, and the curve tracks have been pretty well blocked out. The switch pieces are under construction. The stub pieces (...) (24 years ago, 5-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: how do I combine 2 models in mlcad to render one image?
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yes, just open one part of you model (most likely the center.) then rightclick on the modeling area, go to add, then part. then click custom part and load your other dat file. thats it! (24 years ago, 5-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | (canceled)
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| | how do I combine 2 models in mlcad to render one image?
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I'm trying to make a rendered image of my microfig space ship. I was planning on making 4 seperate models in mlcad and then combining them into one file so I could then render the whole ship. I checked the mlcad tutorial and learned how to import a (...) (24 years ago, 5-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | 2977.dat Electric Rotation Sensor (4 of 4) [DAT]
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This is a cleaned-up version of the Rotation Sensor that I posted last year (the quads actually join up, some missing triangles and line segments added, unofficial primitives inlined). There are four files: 2977.dat Electric Rotation Sensor full (...) (24 years ago, 5-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 2977.dat Electric Rotation Sensor (3 of 4) [DAT]
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This is a cleaned-up version of the Rotation Sensor that I posted last year (the quads actually join up, some missing triangles and line segments added, unofficial primitives inlined). There are four files: 2977.dat Electric Rotation Sensor full (...) (24 years ago, 5-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 2977.dat Electric Rotation Sensor (2 of 4) [DAT]
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This is a cleaned-up version of the Rotation Sensor that I posted last year (the quads actually join up, some missing triangles and line segments added, unofficial primitives inlined). There are four files: 2977.dat Electric Rotation Sensor full (...) (24 years ago, 5-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | DAT: 2977.dat Electric Rotation Sensor (1 of 4) [DAT]
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This is a cleaned-up version of the Rotation Sensor that I posted last year (the quads actually join up, some missing triangles and line segments added, unofficial primitives inlined). There are four files: 2977.dat Electric Rotation Sensor complete (...) (24 years ago, 5-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: DAT: Technic Liftarm 1 x 5 (wide) [DAT]
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WHOOPS! I've been having a pretty dim couple of days. Sorry. Here it is centered on the origin. Cheers JP P.S. Fredrik -- apologies for persistently misspeeling your name. 0 Technic Liftarm 1 x 5 (wide) 0 Name: 1_5_larm.dat 0 Author: JP Brown 0 (...) (24 years ago, 5-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: DAT: Technic Liftarm 3 x 5 L-shaped
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(...) WHOOPS! Should have been "... the set's NOT releesed yet, though, for wahtever that's worth." Apologies JP (24 years ago, 5-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Request- DAT FILE PARTS
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1) Samuri Armor 2) Explorion helmet thats all... (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Frustration
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(...) Try (URL) for version 2.0. I don't know about v1.5 though. Also, I don't think it has anything to do with IE one way or the other. -- David Schilling (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Frustration
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Where can I download LDlight 1.5? And does it support IE5? (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: DAT: Technic Liftarm 3 x 5 L-shaped
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(...) Ummm..., I'm under a non-disclosure agreement at the moment, so I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say any more: the set's released yet, though, for whatever that's worth. Cheers JP (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | L3Lab woes
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...Okay, they're not actually woes, just a couple of nits that *really* slow me down: First, when I start up L3Lab, I get a message box telling me that the best drawings should be rendered in true color (24/32 bit) instead of my measly 64k-color (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | angles
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I'm currently trying to build a large (4 foot) model of the Imperial Star Destroyer, and I'm having a devil of a time working out those wierd compound angles on the ship. I know I could just build up the slopes with plate pieces, but I have far (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Help with Lgeo and rendering
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The main 'Chaot!X' (Lutz Uhlmann) Lego page can be found here: (URL) You can download the LGeo parts library here: (URL) Yay for LGeo! (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Help with Lgeo and rendering
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Wait wait...I think I got it! I just had to mess with my autoexec.bat. Well now I need to learn all the commands for l3p. Thanks , Jon (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad)
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Has anyone else had problems with large models when trying to move the view? (zoomed in on model, needed to scroll in the view window to work on another section) I decided to throw together a rough Death Star Trench with the X-Wing, Darth's Tie, and (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: DAT: Technic Liftarm 1 x 5 (wide)
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(...) Oops. I'm sorry if I was being vague. It looks like you have repositioned it so that the other end hole is in the origin. I meant that you should _center_ it in the origin. This means that the center hole should have the Y axis passing through (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | help with Lgeo and rendering
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What happened to The Lgeo homepage? I haven't used ldraw or pov ray in about 3 months. I had Lgeo on my computer and Pov ray would access it to render a file after I used l3pao. Is there a way to make a render of a dat file without the lgeo parts? (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | help with Lgeo and rendering
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What happened to The Lgeo homepage? I haven't used ldraw or pov ray in about 3 months. I had Lgeo on my computer and Pov ray would access it to render a file after I used l3pao. Is there a way to make a render of a dat file without the lgeo parts? (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: DAT: Technic Liftarm 3 x 5 L-shaped
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(...) Is this the dark side developers kit? Is it the mindstorms digital camera? What set is it? (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Blue Prints For Blue Thunder
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"Rui Martins" <Rui.Martins@link.pt> wrote in message news:Pine.GSU.4.10.1...0@is-sv... (...) Rui, That helicopter (an AH-64 Apache) belongs to Terry Keller, and yes, it is in LDraw. He has not yet released the dat files. -- Tim Courtney - (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Help with Lgeo and rendering
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What happened to The Lgeo homepage? I haven't used ldraw or pov ray in about 3 months. I had Lgeo on my computer and Pov ray would access it to render a file after I used l3pao. Is there a way to make a render of a dat file without the lgeo parts? (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Fix for LDAO 2.1.4 ??
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(...) I'm (...) I was wondering if someone would please email me an earlier version of LDAO. I had the 2.1.3 (I think) and I deleted it when I downloaded the newest version. After upgrading my system, I tried to install the 2.1.4 and it and it blew (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | My First MLCAD Model (It's a truck) [DAT]
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Here's my first MLCAD model of a neat little truck. I thought I would post it, if anyone wants to copy it for their own use, feel free, if you have any thoughts just reply to this. -Nick 0 Untitled 0 Name: First Truck.dat 0 Author: MLCad 0 (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | DAT: Technic Liftarm 1 x 5 (wide) [DAT]
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(...) Happy to oblige. At least, I assume that this is what you meant... 0 Technic Liftarm 1 x 5 (wide) 0 Name: 1_5_larm.dat 0 Author: JP Brown 0 Unofficial part 1 16 0 -10 -80 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -9 2-4edge.dat 1 16 0 10 -80 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -9 (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: DAT: Technic Liftarm 3 x 5 L-shaped
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Two examples of this part (coloured black) will come with a soon-to-be-realeased Lego Mindstorms pack that I have been beta-testing. Cheers JP (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: More ?'s regrading posting protocol
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(...) Yes, it's OK to post sets where some of the pieces are missing. If possible, substitute a similar piece, but use a contrasting color, to make it clear that a substitution was made. Adding a comment about the right piece is a good idea, too. (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
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| | Re: [new part] Animal Bird (falcon) [DAT]
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Why not just inline the bird: 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.5 0 0 0 1 2546.DAT /Tore (...) -- Tore Eriksson Sweden ICQ: 76066510 LEGO: MOC++++ FS,SP,TO++ TC+ LS YB@m (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: [new part] Animal Bird (falcon)
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(...) Uuugggg. I just realized what my mistake was. And Chris, you are absolutely right. What I did was print out the reference photos from my website and used the 1x1 brick as a reference. I measured the height and width of the brick and calculated (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: DAT: Technic Liftarm 3 x 5 L-shaped
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(...) it aint from the 8448, thats for sure, if it was then it would have been on the list of "parts from 8448 not yet available" that steve bliss posted a while ago now for one thing. (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: DAT: Technic Liftarm 3 x 5 L-shaped
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Wow, I've never seen this part before. What set is it from? The 8448? Or the Dark Side Developer? Anyway, I agree with your choice of insertion point and orientation, since it is consistent with the other bent liftarms in LDraw. Fredrik (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: DAT: Technic Liftarm 1 x 5 (wide)
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This part looks good to me! Thanks for your work. Before you submit it, though, I'd like to ask you to reposition it so that it is centered in the origin. Compare it with the part 32017.DAT. Your part should have the same insertion point, in my (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Request
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Some of this things will be available with the next version. Michael Gino A. Melone <gmelone@columbus.rr.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: FyopuI.Ex7@lugnet.com... (...) have two (...) So (...) the (...) angle. I (...) over. (...) and (...) pane. (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Feature Request
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This is not so easy and depends very much on the design ... currently it's not realy multi-threaded but I will analyse the possibility of that, should not be a too hard job anyway. Michael Mike Poindexter <lego@poindexter.cc> schrieb in im (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: feature request
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This will be possible with the version after the next ... in the next release I did already some prework on that, but it is not completed yet. Michael Ryan J Schave <ryan-nospam@eclipse...nline.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: (...) (24 years ago, 3-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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