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(...) Why do you think that way ? If the person was writing a new part then he could use any license he wanted but he's using someone else's work and IMO it's fair to give the original author the same rights that he gave you. A person could for (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) [snip] I think that your view of ldraw.org should be called 'LCAD community' because it includes people outside ldraw.org, while Tim's view would be the correct definition of ldraw.org. That's the way I see things (but I could be wrong) and (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Travis Dickinson skrev i meddelandet <39CADD9A.2BC65755@b...th.net>... (...) You can try with 'fog', or setting the 'fade_distance' and 'fade_power' of the lights (after placing them carefully), or 'falloff' in connection with spotlights. -- Anders (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Steve Bliss skrev i meddelandet ... (...) I would count any part author as _in_ ldraw.org, especially if you are considered _in_ just by voting on a part release... (...) 'Normal' organizations usually include both 'active' and 'passive' members, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Bram Lambrecht skrev i meddelandet ... (...) Is this always possible/wanted? I have made a program (experimental as yet) that converts LDRAW parts to BlockCAD format, but as BC can't use the level of detail that LDRAW gives, I need to go through the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Oh, one other thing I just thought of. IS this what we want to have happen? Or does the "defunct" Ldraw.org need to "retain" rights in order to preserve them? I dunno. Also, we need to check to make sure that using non-exclusive is sufficient, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I suggested a reword for it. However I'm not sure your likes and dislikes are germane. The intent of this paragraph is to ensure that if LDraw.org should cease to exist, it is clear what should happen. That is, that the rights should revert (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) However, if there is a general feeling that a sphere primitive with an even distibution of triangles is a far better option, I'm prepaired to withdraw my submission (made August 22th) in favour for a 4 decimal places version the primitive (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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Steve: (...) [...] Ok. (...) So far ok. (...) I have a strong dislike for revokable licenses. I think this paragraph should be dropped. (...) Ok. (...) "... no further right to that contribution." (...) Ok. (...) "... license to distribute the work (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) It's in the Change menu under Settings. Go to the Document tab and set the Default 3D rotation settings to X:23, Y:45, Z:0. This changes the view of the pieces on the left and the camera angle for saving bitmaps of you model. HTH John Gramley (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi all, Why are the parts on the left suddenly shown from top? How do I put the view to 3D again? I cannot seem to find it in the settings. Greetingz... Sjaacko (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) They're different. Paid up means that even if a fee is instituted at some point, the current license holders are covered. No charge doesn't carry that meaning. Paid up is a special term used in this sort of gobbledegook. (...) Yes. One is (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Please tell me what the benefit is of your even distribution of triangles over the currend distribution whith 9 quads and 4 triangles? To my opinion, this factor alone doesn't seem to result into any severe deformations in renderings with (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) Following an initiative by Axel Poqué, I've resubmitted an improved version of the original 1-8sphe.dat primitive for the next update. This version still has 9 quads and 4 triangles, but coplanarity and meeting the surface of the sphere falls (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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I'm sorry for breaking my reply up intp little pieces, but for an unnown reason I'm not able to post any long message to Lugnet for the past 4 days. (...) Please make that 4 decimal places, for all the other curved primitives that the 1-8sphe.dat (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) "have been done"? Are they on a web-page somewhere? I'd love to have a look at them... Regards, Hakan (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.znap, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Does anyone have suggestions on limiting the visibility in a scene, similar to what happens underwater? Travis Dickinson (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Some primitives have been done already but not enough to model anything yet (all the primitives can create so far is straight beams) and they're not widely released yet. ++Lar (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.znap, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yup: lugnet.znap <=> (URL) Also is the a ZNAP partserf? LEGO ZNAP is real LEGO, so I would imagine eventually someday someone will model the ZNAP parts for LDraw and they would become part of the Partsref? --Todd (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.znap, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) You know that, and I know that, but some people have a different view... Another approach is to avoid third-person, non-gendered, singular pronouns entirely. Steve (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Great! I've also gotten a couple of positive responses via e-mail. So I'll go ahead and post the revised LDAO. Just as soon as I get a couple of niggling bugs worked out.... Steve (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I only converted the original library to another format because it gives a much faster rendering and James didn't want other people to redistribute the files in the original format, he wanted to have people download files from his page (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Bram Lambrecht" <BXL34@po.cwru.edu> wrote in message news:MABBIBJJFOJIOHD...wru.edu... (...) of (...) Good one, Bram :-) Serously, these are things to consider. Since it appears some movements are being made to 'package' LCAD more and become more (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I haven't contributed many parts to the library, so I've been keeping my trap shut throughout all of this, but I'm a little curious about a few points. What would happen if someone were to create a part but for some reason didn't want it to be (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | RE: Who are 'ldraw.org'? (was: Parts license)
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(...) And what about people who have written tutorials and tend to answer lots of LDraw related questions...but have no "official" role in the site? --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Isn't that a self-answering question? ;) Substitute my statement for 'that group' in your statement, and you get: "And who would (everyone who includes themselves in 'the group known as ldraw.org') be?" I guess we'd have to take a roll-call. I (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think these should have 4 decimal places, as with the majority of the circular primitives. The reason for this is that there is often a need to use 3DPs in parts. Where these include circular primitives and scale them up by a factor of 10 (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:ni4kssg6gejoaju...4ax.com... (...) on (...) files (...) I actually looked at all of the files that contain the string sphe while checking to see the results of my primitive substitution (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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"Leonardo Zide" <leonardo@centroin.com.br> wrote in message news:39CA2C31.7D06F3....com.br... (...) concerns (...) I don't have a ton of time to reply to comments on library distribution, but here's a little clarification on what I see as Steve (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Go to (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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Have you covered the case where a parts author submits a new part for review, but because of errors the part is rejected? I think you should still have ldraw.org retain rights to modify and distribute, so that someone else could clean up the file (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Can we c/paid up/no-charge/? And is there a significant difference between "unrevokable" and non-revokable? (...) Hmm. I can see a few different ways that 'commercial programs' would 'use' the library: 1. They would read the files in order to (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) And who would that group be ? Only person who actually do some work directly for ldraw.org or it includes everyone who contributed a part to the library or a program ? (...) I think redistribution is too vague, we should have different (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Have we heard a POV on this from the Jessimans? The fact that ldraw.org is sometimes hard to reach for some people mean we should definitely allow mirrors (maybe the mirrors need to have permission?) Also, I think LCAD programmers should be (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The basic question here is too big for a few people to decide; it concerns everyone who includes themselves in 'the group known as ldraw.org'. So this is for everyone: Should ldraw.org restrict redistributions of the parts library? Or should (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think your both of your files are significant improvements over the existing primitives. My only concern is the possible impact changing the primitive could have on other files, where surfaces intersect spheres, but not at the edges of the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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Steve, I gave it a shot. It installed okay on a Win98 (_not_ Win98 Second Edition) machine with minimal other software installed (one I'm rebuilding at work). The machine had Office 2000 Professional (SR 1) and Norton AntiVirus 2000, and that's (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: "Step" mode for MLCad?
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(...) Thanks a lot, that was exactly the option I was looking for. Regards, Hakan (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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"Steve Bliss" <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:G15Fuo.IHw@lugnet.com... (...) Then just use the standard English word for non-gendered (or actually gender inclusive) singular possessive, which happens to be "his." -John Van (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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any aquanauts/aquasharks patterned parts aquanauts/sharks headwear the compass piece any underwater animals (sharks and octopi in particular) the aquazone bush piece the space/aquazone crater plate the 1 x 2 brick with the arm the centre 2 x 2 x 2 (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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Please read my previous post regarding a possible replacement for 1-8sphe.dat. This post will make more sense if you do. Once I got my sphere tesselation algorithm to work, it was straightforward to generate a hi-res version of the sphere primitive. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Possible replacement for 1-8sphe.dat [DAT]
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I started a discussion on the .dev group regarding sphere tesselation a little while back, and it came out that there is some dissatisfaction with the current sphere primitive. I have finished the code which generates a replacement sphere primitive, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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They are doing some construction work at the petrol station thats next to the bus stop where I wait for the bus home from university and they had one of these there. When I saw it I thought "datsville constructions needs one of those". So here it (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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heres the ambulance i am doing for the raceway first aid unit that will go with my raceway (www.geocities.com/t...1404.html) 0 Name: race921.dat 0 Author: Thomas Burger <tburger666@aol.com> 1 0 0 8 -120 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6157.DAT 1 0 0 8 60 1 0 0 0 (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) Not parts, because all files in the library (parts, primitives, subparts, shortcuts, composite parts, component parts) should be covered equally by the terms. But I see your point about avoiding DAT. How about I just remove the DAT? . LIBRARY: (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think 2 means Ldraw.org has the right to chose what to keep and 7 means that the work will become part of the Ldraw.org library (and probably "protected" by the license). Although they are related for sure. Jude (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think we should have something saying that if a person updates a .dat file then they must also make the changes available to ldraw.org under this license (and ldraw.org might accept the changes or not). (...) I don't think that's needed, (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Instead of DAT file wouldn't it be better to use something like "Parts file" ? We might use a different format in the future. (...) I found those 2 contraditory but it might be because english is not my native language. Could you explain it (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hakan, look under "Settings", "Change", the "Rendering" tab, in the Edit-Mode Options box, click "Draw to selected part only". I hope this is what you were looking for. Dennis (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | "Step" mode for MLCad?
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Hi, In my previous installation of MLCad, I could step through the parts of a model, and MLCad would only draw the pieces up to the part I stepped to. After a re-install, I can't find an option to enable this behaviour anymore, I always see the (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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A few suggested changes. IANAL and IANAPA (not a Parts Author). (...) What is the intent here? To allow others to carry on if ldraw.org goes kaput? In that case c/will be revoked/will lapse/. That means that ldraw.org rights to the stuff cease to (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) A lot of licenses work that way. Maybe I used the word "publish" wrong, I want to make sure that if someone fixes a bug in a part, he's forced to send his fixes to ldraw.org and allow everyone to use them. (...) That's the case of LeoCAD and (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Why would commercial endevours be unacceptable? I can't see the point of drawing the line between commercial and non-commercial use. If someone can figure out a way to make money by adding value to what we've done, more power to them. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Accually there is: the 4 x 4 base the 4 x 4 tall base (this is the one I have a mock-up of) the middle mast section the upper mast section, also used as a bowspirit on older ships and then the newer bowspirit piece used on things like the (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) There's the 4x4 base brick, the large mast section, the medium mast section, the small mast section, and the bowsprit mast. At least, I seem to remember that it goes like that. Steve (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | I need an inventory of 6100
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I am desperatly looking for an inventory of, scanned instructions for or an ldraw .dat file of aquasharks set 6100. (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.aquazone, lugnet.cad, lugnet.db.scans, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Parts Request
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(...) I have mock-ups of both these in both sizes if you want them (...) Which piece do you want? I have a mock-up of one of the base pieces if you are interested in it. (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Problems with 4773 (Light & Sound Colored Globe) [DAT]
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"Chris Dee" <chris_w_dee@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G14Fq9.59J@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks. Here it is again, with the ring3.dat file used in place of the quarter rings: 0 Electric Light & Sound Colored Globe 0 Name: 4773.dat 0 Author: Thomas (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I have these on my "todo"(planned) lists. If someone else is working on them let us know. (...) Not sure which piece this is. (...) On my todo list as well. I do have a mock-up on there too. (...) Paul (URL) (finished parts) (URL) (in process) (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Parts request 6505
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Has anyone done a 6505 Gear box, 4 x 2 x 4 (URL) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Parts license
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"Steve Bliss" <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:G15GM6.L5C@lugnet.com... (...) Heh...great work so far! I'll comment on points which I think need clarification. (...) Probably so. (...) of (...) We probably need to clarify commercial (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I was wondering if the following parts are/will be offered: 1. pirate ship bow 2. pirate ship stern 3. pirate ship mast 4. rock raiders canopy (bars) Thanx (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Parts license
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(...) Here's a first stab at a comprehensive contributor/ldraw.org/user license. Geez, I'm glad IANAL. BTW, I think the "redistribution" bits should be reworked to clearly split 'redistributions for the sake of redistributing the library' from (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts license
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(...) I'm not sure this is practical. It also may not be enforceable. Someone may 'modify' the library in a way that ldraw.org can't use. For example, they may do a mechanical conversion of the files to a binary format, perhaps in a single file. (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Posting notices about ldraw.org (and other website) inaccessability
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(...) It wouldn't work. People reporting anything inaccessable about ldraw.org would crosspost to .cad.dev.org.ldraw. And issues about the ldraw.org website are what the group is for anyway. --Todd (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Posting notices about ldraw.org (and other website) inaccessability
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"Adam Ogle" <oglewood@lcs.net> wrote in message news:G156s0.55D@lugnet.com... (...) Sounds like a good idea! Todd? Anyone? -- Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (URL) - Zacktron Alliance ICQ: 23951114 AIM: TimCourtne (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Posting notices about ldraw.org (and other website) inaccessability
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Hey Tim, I have a better idea. Why not start a group, e.g. lugnet.webpage It could have subgroups of .updates .inaccessable I would be worth a try and I am tired of cheking this group and all it having is post about inaccessablilty. Oh Well Adam O (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: I'm completely bored need ideas
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(...) Try this: If you want to animate your ENTIRE model easily, make a dat file with one part, your model. Save it with the beginning location. Then, change the location slightly, save it with a different name. Move it slightly agian and save it (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: I'm completely bored need ideas
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Learn to use POV-Ray. Then you can create animations or add scenery and special effects to your models. "Eduardo V" <eduardov@activanet.es> wrote in message news:G13F5p.KE@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | [lego/lcad] new primitive 1-8sphc.dat - 1/8 sphere cut off (aka rounded corner) [DAT]
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Doing this "job search" thing must be frying my brain. :-P Steve, I finally realized what you were saying, and that my file wasn't correct, so I've fixed the DAT file. Here's the fixed version. It's been re-centered and re-aligned. Please LMKWYT, (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: "Needs Work"- Needs Work
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(...) I am happy to incorporate / edit the existing text, and now I can see (URL) and the pages it links to, but these are some missing HTML end tags. Internet Explorer (4.0) can cope with these, but Netscape (4.08) cannot and just displays the raw (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Problems with 4773 (Light & Sound Colored Globe)
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(...) Actually, for historical reasons, the "4-4ring3.dat" primitive is named "ring3.dat". Chris (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Problems with 4773 (Light & Sound Colored Globe) [DAT]
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I just noticed that part 4773 (Light & Sound Colored Globe) seems to have a few problems. There are two gaps around the outside (the top one is extremely narrow). Oddly enough, one of the gaps is caused by the fact that the outside cylinder is (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: pages updated
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(...) The octan writing tile is missing the subparts, can you fix that? I have a place I want to use this piece. (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: A project suggestion= Let's develop a Theme ourselves....
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(...) [snip] (...) ......^^^^^......... You might want to think a wee bit before using that term in this context. It is not quite a Slur but close enough to get me to post this flame. DaveG (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: A project suggestion= Let's develop a Theme ourselves....
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(...) How about "Shoplifters?" It would consist of a series of already opend boxes which are stuffed back behind other LEGO sets. This would bnot require ant retooling at the factory, nor much in the way of design, as nothing would be needed except (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: 30473 (Baseplate 32 x 32 Canyon Plate Without Island)
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(...) Thanks! I learned a lot doing this one. I'd definitely recommend modifying an existing part as a way to begin. I didn't even need to add anything except studs, which I copied. I used ML-CAD - is this what most part authors recommend, or is (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Parts license
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(...) Why don't you hold off until we've got a decent parts-contributor-license put together? Although, the last I knew, they got this group via e-mail. So I hope they're reading this now, and can support us on this. Steve (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: unofficial new primitive -- "Rounded Corner" [DAT]
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(...) Huh? The way you've got the file now, the sphere's centerpoint is at <1,1,1>. (...) The current orientation of the file has the 'bulge' going toward the origin, not away from it. So I'd say it's bulging inward. (...) You've got that whole (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | pages updated
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(URL) and a new page dedicated to indy racing, (URL) me know what you all think (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Parts license
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(...) It was a bad idea, please ignore that paragraph. (...) Ok, any lawyers around ? Anyone wants to write a license with all of that fancy legal stuff ? (...) The important thing for the parts is to keep them free to use and people who improve the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Yet another Part name and number wanted ;-)
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(...) That's a good point. I think the name above sounds like a good idea. Fredrik (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: A project suggestion= Let's develop a Theme ourselves....
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(...) top (...) at (...) There (...) Meant to be view from the bottom and I admit it's not very good! I am at present working on a differnet idea regarding pillar suppourts. L-CADing in progress. (...) be (...) ITSOIDKS (I Think so , I don't know (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: "Needs Work"- Needs Work
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"Thomas Burger" <Tburger666@aol.com> wrote in message news:G13G5x.3yn@lugnet.com... (...) The reason I didn't publish it was because I was waiting for it to be corrected gramatically. Since I'm not a parts author, I wouldn't be comfortable doing it (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: "Needs Work"- Needs Work
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(...) yes it is a false link , tim never published the stuff i sent him (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | I'm completely bored need ideas
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I don't know want to do with my mlcad models, I don't now if is possible to do any type of animation (no gif or avi)or interactive thing 3d type need to know want can I do with my model. (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Monorail Track
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(...) I'm really glad someone is going after the monorail track pieces. -Chuck (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Parts license
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(...) What Todd (and I) were commenting on was this (optional) provision: (...) Which is different from your statement above, and would block TLC from using the parts unless their program was free. Before finalizing the licenses, it would be (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Yet another Part name and number wanted ;-)
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(...) Oops. Julie Krenz sent me an e-mail, pointing out that there are other plant pieces which can be described as "brick 1x1 with 3 leaves". So having some indication of the type of piece and/or leaves, beyond the term 'side', would be good. So (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Parts license
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(...) TLC won't use our parts directly (interfacing maybe) but even if they want to, they can use the parts as long as they use the unmodified version or publish their changes under our license. Here's a link with several software licenses: (URL) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 30473 (Baseplate 32 x 32 Canyon Plate Without Island)
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(...) Hi Heather. I replied Saturday morning but it appears the message got lost. Good work on your first piece. I can see nothing wrong with it, but I am not an expert on the subject. Keep working on different pieces and your confidence and skill (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: A project suggestion= Let's develop a Theme ourselves....
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(...) The (...) I'm confused as to whether this is a top view or side view. (...) You're right, 3 high is the correct height to make them. That, or a multiple thereof, is the step height on most (all?) of the raised baseplates. Interlocking will (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Pictures of my MLCad MOCs
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(...) I have POV-Ray and L3P but I'm still a bit confused about it. I have used L3P with a bit of success but I couldn't really figure out the coordinate system (I really didn't try that much though) and I'm not real fond of DOS commands. I was (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.town, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Parts license
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(...) I'd definitely be somewhat concerned about a license which restricted the parts from being used with non-free programs. I'd hate to preclude the possibility of a really awesome commercial program being forced to re-invent the wheel, and (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts license
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(...) One thing I forgot to add -- In the spirit of open content, I think that any license that comes about ought to at least require that the republisher of the data must give a link to www.ldraw.org so that anyone using the parts or any (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Could someone help me with this?
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Jay Cal wrote... (...) You must use the -l option of L3P, eg. "l3p -l mymodel" See also the -ld option. Read about the options in l3p.txt (comes with l3p.exe) /Lars (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Parts license
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"Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:G11svz.4IH@lugnet.com... (...) using (...) Something to be considered. I could give the Jessimans' an email soon (I haven't heard from them in a while) and ask them about the parts that James (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Raytracing with Lightwave now possible!!! How? See...
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Hello, a new converter exists since a few days. It can convert LDraw Objects (*.DAT) into Lightwave Objects (*.lwo) and Lightwave Scene Files (*.lws) (compatible with Version 5.5, 5.6, 6.x); running under Win 95 / 98 / NT / 2000. It is completly (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: A project suggestion= Let's develop a Theme ourselves....
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I made an elevated platform that has 2 space landing plates on top of a brick frame work. I set the plates right on the studs though. This makes the baseplates perfectly even with normal plates around the baseplates. Maybe I should take a picture. (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Parts license
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(...) Sounds interesting. I would rather see it under something like Perl's Artistic License than GPL, though. How do you define "programs"? And the license should be careful not to preclude the possibility of LEGO using or interfacing with the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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