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(...) Two small problems... 1. you have to create the graphic. For a complex torso this is hard. 2D helps but there still are a lot of triangles. Hence my suggestion for an authoring tool to help with this task. (if MLCad could allow display a (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: part skins (was Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts)
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I'm surprised that this hasn't been mentioned yet, but 'skins' wouldn't be very hard to implement at all...in fact it HAS been done (although not in this context *). Simply make a two-dimensional part for each graphic and create a Graphic or Decal (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | More tips for L3P (was: Re: LDraw.exe)
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(...) Try this: assume you have L3P.exe in the C:\Pov directory, the Ldraw programs in the C:\Ldraw directory, and the shortcut for L3P I've described previously. With Notepad you make a new file with the following content: @ECHO OFF SET (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | incorporating new dat files to MLCad
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Hello I'm new to MLCad and was wondeirng the following. I downloaded the 9V track dat file and can view it on MLCad by opening the file. How do I view is as a piece on the right-hand toolbar where all the pieces are located? Where do I need to put (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 1-8sphe.dat tesselations compaire image
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I have copied the image to the following location: (URL) really have to look at the picture in order to make any judgements. Verbal descriptions won't do any good. --Travis Cobbs (tcobbs@san.REMOVE.rr.com) "Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: part skins (was Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts)
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(...) <snip> I feel this suggestion as worded combines two different, separable ideas, both of which merit discussion. One would be the introduction of subcategories for decorated versions of parts within the authoring tools. The other is a new, (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part skins (was Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts)
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(...) :) That sounds like a good prayer/meditation to/for me. (...) I'd like to also apologize. My responses (to both Adams) were somewhat overdone. Good thing I toned them down before posting them, eh? (...) For me, it wasn't your chosen example -- (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: LDraw.exe
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All right! I figured out how to use LDraw! As I was working on how to get L3P working as per Manfred Moolhuysen's instructions (Re: I can't run L3P), I realized that both L3P and LDraw are DOS programs. So I followed his directions for L3P and (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 1-8sphe.dat tesselations compaire image
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(...) What kind of spheres are these, exactly? Dave! (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts
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(...) A keyword field can be a very good way to implement this. At one time, I was running an RPG which had a single set of spells, but different types of spell casters could use different ones. I was using a database on the Apple II which had a (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New program for Macs: BrickDraw3D
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(...) Although I'm not a Mac user, it's nice to see Ldraw alive and cicking in the "Enemy" camp ;-) I wish you a lot of response of- and coöperation with other Mac users. Keep up the good work. Greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 1-8sphe.dat tesselations compaire image
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Recently Travis Cobbs proposed to replace the existing 1-8sphe.dat primitive with an alternative that uses a different tesselation of the sphere surface. (tesselation is the way in wich a curved surface is represented by dividing it into plane quads (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: part skins (was Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts)
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(...) I don't think we where realy angry. It's basicly a good point you've bring forward, and we encourage everyone to discuss subjects like these openly. Please consider the reactions you've got more as different opinions than as angry (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | part skins (was Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts)
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okay, were going to try and post something without getting anyone angry this evening. Where to begin? Well first off I'll apologize to all the minifig torso fans out there. In the original post it was the first thing that came to mind. So anyone who (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: tubing
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(...) Thanks. I'll try to work up a simple one that exhibits the same problem, that particular DAT isn't for public consumption. (...) c ">/"++" c "s"" to yield ( :-) ) ++Lar (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | New program for Macs: BrickDraw3D
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Mac users wishing for LDRAW, your day is nearing! I've started to post daily builds of my program, BrickDraw3D. See (URL) short, the goals for this program are everything you've been dreaming of but couldn't get on a Mac. Well, at least as far as (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev) !
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| | Re: tubing
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Larry Pieniazek wrote... (...) I don't know of any problems (knock knock). If you would care to e-mail me your DAT (MPD) file, I will check it with L3Lab, L3P and POVRay. /Lars (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: personalized arragement of part library
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(...) Is that a Norwegian catchphrase ? (...) Aha, the reason I could not find it, was that the option "View Catalog" gives me a "Run time error 9 - Subscribt out of range", and it doesn't come up. Now that I've got you by your tail anyhow, any idea (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: tubing [DAT]
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(...) I think the "can't move in the long direction" problem would be solved if you put the modified command line in a separate dat file, then used that new file like a part. For example (and only slightly in a different direction, style-wise), you (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: update for "1-8sphc.dat" [DAT]
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(...) D'OH!!! 0 1/8 Sphere Cut Off 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 Unofficial Primitive 0 0 COMMENT This figure is the intersection of 0 COMMENT a) one octant (1/8th) of a sphere 0 COMMENT whose radius is "the square root of two" 0 (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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