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LOL. The more things change... Long time followers of LCAD will note that Rayshade is the renderer on which I based the L3G0 library. -gyug (...) [...] (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LCad Parts Update 2000-02 Now Available
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(...) For consistence with existing parts, I would have liked to see that the 32079 "Technic Liftarm 1 x 9 Offset Cross" had the cross axle hole in the origin. Fredrik (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: x460.dat - Miscellaneous Gem Facetted [DAT]
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(...) Arrrrgggghhh! OK, it's fixed now. Thanks! (...) Done! Thanks, again! Here's the corrected version. Franklin 0 Rock Gem 1 x 1 Facetted 0 Unofficial Part 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 0 CATEGORY rock 0 KEYWORDS treasure gem (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: LCad Parts Update 2000-02 Now Available
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(...) Yep, and thanks very much Jude for sending me the file. kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LCad Parts Update 2000-02 Now Available
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Is the compuserve address here on Lugnet still valid? Jude (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: ATTENTION: all current MOTM participants
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Terry & all - Good thoughts. There should possibly be a limit for how many times a model can be entered period as well. And hopefully soon (after a few other things are taken care of) we can have a fully automated MOTM voting system. Jacob and I had (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LCad Parts Update 2000-02 Now Available
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(...) I can't get to ldraw.org (used to be able to, but I changed to a cable modem since last time, maybe there are now too many hops) and Mike S doesn't have the newest update on his mirror site yet. If someone could email it to me or give me a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: October MOTM voting - - We have a winner!
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(...) Dang! I knew I forgot something: (URL) Terry K -- (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | ATTENTION: all current MOTM participants
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Hi, To all of the people who have entries in the LDraw MOTM competition. We have some entries that have "rolled over" for several months now. The page is getting kind of full, and I need to know if you still want your scene to continue to be in the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | October MOTM voting - - We have a winner!
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Greetings, The winner of this months MOTM is the one and only(1) Jeremy Sproat. His 'Baby Roc' model took a commanding lead early on and just kept going. Congrats to Sproat. :-) -- Terry K -- 1. probably a good thing. (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !
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| | Re: LCad Parts Update 2000-02 Now Available
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(...) That's "Frahnkensteen". [1] ;) (...) Doh! Thank you for catching this. I'll put this one in the pipe for the next update. (...) Thank you, thank you very much. -- Steve 1) Also "Put ... the candle ... back!" and "What hump?". Oops, better go, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: x460.dat - Miscellaneous Gem Facetted
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(...) Looks good, except for one missing polygon. It's the triangle at the extreme Z+ vertex, on the top face. Actually, looking at the corresponding/mirror face, at the extreme Z- vertex, it looks like you've got two faces laid over each other -- (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: LCad Parts Update 2000-02 Now Available
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(...) site (...) If you find me on AIM (TimCourtne) or ICQ (23951114) I'll direct transfer the file to you. -Tim (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Has the minfig gem been done?
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(...) OK, I'm done. ;-) (See "(URL) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | x460.dat - Miscellaneous Gem Facetted [DAT]
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Hi! As promised elsewhere ("(URL) here is the facetted gem from the Ninja and Adventurers sets. I've used one of the "temporary" part numbers that Steve assigned to me. Hosever, if anyone can identify the actual part number, please let me know. (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Small racing aerospacecraft
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Here's a little racing craft I came up with. I originally built it in white, but then came up with this color scheme by playing around with LDraw. I liked it enough to build another version IRL with the same colors (except for 3 yellow pieces which (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad.ray) !
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| | Re: Has the minfig gem been done?
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(...) Hmmm.... Gimme a few hours. (Okay, put the "secret project" on hold, this one should be a bit easier... ;-) Seriously, what should we call this one? It's not necessarily a "Minifig Accesory". Franklin (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | MLCAD - l3p - POVray
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Hello! OK.. just need a short help/hint. I've set up today the MLCad-l3p-povRay combination and it works fine except for one thing. When I render a minifig with a helmet the helmet looks crappy. That means you see the rendering lines of the helmet (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LCad Parts Update 2000-02 Now Available [DAT]
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(...) It's alive! It's alive ! And what a monster. I guess we have to nickname you Steve "Frankenstein" Bliss from now on :-) I've found one loose tread to be resolved in the next update, we've forgotten to replace 3228.dat with a "moved to". If i'm (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Test version of LDraw Add-On Installation
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(...) Do you mean that each time you get a new file, ~LDAO001.bat, ~LDAO002.bat, ~LDAO003.bat and so on ? If so, then the same thing happens for me too. Greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 1-8sphe.dat tesselations compaire image
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(...) it was important enough to show up in the Lugnet Spotlight sections. (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Small Racecraft
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SWEEEEEt! Rick (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Test version of LDraw Add-On Installation
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(...) I decided to go ahead and download the test version too. It didn't destroy Windows 98 (SE, I think) this time. However, the VEC batch processes still run every time I start LDAO instead of just once, and the Minifig modeler (which was actually (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Small Racecraft [DAT]
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I originally built this model entirely in white, but I think I like this color scheme. If you have any suggestions for a better scheme (or comments in general, please let me know. --Bram 0 Racecraft 0 Name: racecrft.dat 0 Author: Bram Lambrecht (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: LCad Parts Update 2000-02 Now Available
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(...) And the message bounced, because it's too big for your mailbox. Steve (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LCad Parts Update 2000-02 Now Available
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(...) Sure, I just sent you a message with the file attached. For people who can't get to ldraw.org, the file should be available from Mike Stanley's mirror site in a few days. Steve (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: wrong part number? - LCad Parts Update 2000-02
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(...) For most parts, the number stamped in the part is a general number -- it applies to the part, in any color. The actual part numbers used by TLC are a combination of the general number and a color code. This part is unusual, because the number (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | MLCAD - l3p - POVray
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Hello! OK.. just need a short help/hint. I've set up today the MLCad-l3p-povRay combination and it works fine except for one thing. When I render a minifig with a helmet the helmet looks crappy. That means you see the rendering lines of the helmet (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | GREAT NEWS about ELL9X new impruvements!
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I finaly finish a new part of my program ELL9X this part can make real easy for people that use l3p in ms-dos insted of l3padd-on and it works perfectly. Please as it is a Final BETA send e-mail. (URL) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Has the minfig gem been done?
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I'm speaking of the little 1x1 gem found in many ninja sets, ocatgonal with a tiny cylinder at the base... i can't find it on any parts pages or updates and can't locate it in the partlist. J (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LCad Parts Update 2000-02 Now Available
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(...) Could some kind person please e-mail this update to me? The address should be listed above. Alan (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | wrong part number? - LCad Parts Update 2000-02
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Steve, I found a possible error in the update. The Minifig Sword Greatsword was released as part # 59. I submitted it as part # 71014. (I got that number from the part itself, inside the pommel.) What happened? Franklin (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Anybody working on a real 30366?
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Just wanted to know because I get a little sick of the mockup version when I povray it. It's very strange that nobody has made an official 30366(tie fighter canopy) because it is used in so many sets. Ps. with an official 30366 I only mean the part (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | LCad Parts Update 2000-02 Now Available
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[FUT lugnet.cad] The LCad parts update 2000-02 is now available from ldraw.org. And it's a biggie. The update file alone is over 700K. There are more than 130 new parts in this one. Get it at (URL). Full details are available there. Steve Bliss (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev) !!
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| | Re: tubing [DAT]
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Larry Pieniazek writes: Ok, for anyone that wants to give this a whirl... I've attached a sample MPD. It has tubing the length I expect... 14 plates high. It renders fine in MLCad and in L3Lab (using the versions I posted (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: part skins (was Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts)
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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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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:f5n6tsct07b32dm...4ax.com... (...) Very handy.... I dunno if it works on Win2k or not though, I thought I tried installing it but could be wrong. If I did, it didn't run - but my memory is (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: LDraw.exe
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"Ryan J Farrington" <ryanjf2@juno.com> wrote in message news:20000928.094151...uno.com... (...) Check out Bram's tutorial at (URL) - that explains what ldraw.exe is all about. Basically though, LDLite, L3Lab, etc... do it better ;-) -- Tim Courtney (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: update for "1-8sphc.dat"
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(...) Did I ever mention you should carry the decimals out to four places? Oops, sorry. Steve (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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(...) LDList is Anders Isaakson's program to search the LDraw parts. It's very handy and lightweight. I don't have a link handy, but if you search (URL), you should dig one up. Steve (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: personalized arragement of part library
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(...) I think I smell a troll. :) There are at least two ways to do this: 1. LDAO's Visual Element Catalog (VEC) will let you create any number of part-categories, and you can move parts into the category you want by simple drag-n-drop. Drawbacks: (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts
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(...) Well, here's another "satisfied customer". ;-) Chris, keep up the good work! Thanks, Franklin (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: I can't run L3P
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(...) You must have a MS-DOS Command Prompt window open before you can issue the L3P command. Here is what I have done as a setup for L3P: Search for cmd.exe (probably in your Windows\System32 directory, it is the program that opens the Command (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw.exe
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Okay, I'v been a user of "LDraw" for several months now, and yet I haven't figured out how to run LDraw.exe. All I get is the DOS window saying, "your pop-up program is ready to run. When you have finished using it, press ctrl+c to close this window (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts
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(...) THIS user of LDraw tools considers decorated torsos of GREAT value. I only wis they were all done or that there was an easier way to do what are essentially bitmaps tiled onto a flat surface. Too bad the LDraw standard didn't allow for tiling (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | I can't run L3P
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Hi, Lars, I recently downloaded L3P and went through the instructions, setting the paths for L3P and LDraw. But when I type in the command C:\> l3p car.dat it says, "This program cannot be run in DOS mode". Do you know what I can do to get it (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts
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(...) when (...) Thanks Manfred, its nice to have some re-assurance that the time I have put into the decorated torsos is considered of value to the community. Decorated parts should be easy enough for parts categorisation algorithms to identify (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts
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(...) [snip] (...) Speaking for me personaly, I happen to like it, as it is now. I want the part library so complete as it possibly can be, and I want it sitting on my own hard disk. We should also remember that our programs are very internationaly (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | personalized arragement of part library
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Hello all, I vaguely remember that in one of the cad programs it was possible to make your own custom arragement for the part library. I don't remember what program. Would someone please be so kind to remind me where such a thing was possible, and (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts
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(...) Please don't misunderstand me here. Trust me, I as much as anyone depend on these parts authors. What it comes down to is with a rewpository if you really want the minifig torso with the zipper pattern slightly cocked to the left with the (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | update for "1-8sphc.dat" [DAT]
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Let's try this again..... :-P [fx: chainsaw] I'll just carve out this MIME stuff... [/fx] [fx: jackhammer] ...And I'll just insert this DAT file (as text) at the end here... [/fx] Thanks! ;-) Franklin (...) 0 1/8 Sphere Cut Off 0 Author: Franklin W. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: "Step" mode for MLCad?
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(...) Not really viable for me. I'm a mouser and I don't have the keyboard memory space to remember LEdit commands, although I have lots of visual memory space left to remember what MLCad icons mead. Plus running two different editors against the (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: *** LDView v0.9 Released ***
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(...) Well, it looks like you caught me on that one. I have not read the read-me file... :-) I will get to it right away. I didn't even think about using the right mouse button. Ooops! Thank you for reminding me to read it. Paul (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 973p70.dat - Minifig Torso Bomber Jacket Black T-Shirt (Town) pattern
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I forgot... Here's an image of a minifig using this torso. "(URL) Cain (and please do *not* call me "Frank" ;-) fwcain@yahoo.com | (URL) OR DISTRIBUTION OF MY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL PURPOSES (I.E., SPAM) IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Architecture project 2
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Right now, this is a non-LEGO project, so please FUP .o-t.fun Hey all, I'm working on an artist's studio with living quarters for my second architecture class project. The building is 40x40ft, and perched on a slope which becomes a beach on Lake (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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(...) You're right, but we don't have to add keywords to *every* file. Just the ones that are hard to find. The hinge-rod-with-end-stud is definitely one of the part files that needs keywords added. Steve (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts
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Here's a list of the types of files in the ldraw\parts directory: General parts - like 3001.dat, the 2x4 brick. Components - pieces only released by TLC as part of an assembly, like 3149.dat, the base for the classic 2x5 plate-hinge. Composite parts (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: "Step" mode for MLCad?
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(...) [...] (...) Another (and I think better) way to check assembly steps is by putting it in view mode (F2) and clicking in the editing window to display the steps in sequence. For readjusting the fit of _many_ interior parts, I run LEdit at the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Heh. I had a lot of trouble finding this one too. "Lever Control" is not exactly an intuitive name for it. What's LDList? Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Having this particular setting shortcutted (via a button on some toolbar, or via a cntl key sequence) would be very handy indeed. I find of the settings, this is the thing i turn on and off the most. I am OK with having to do a cntl-r to get (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts
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(...) Don't be disrespecting the part authors. They all choose what parts to work on. They voluntarily, without compensation, contribute their time and effort to the LCAD Part Library. Which provides a valuable resource to *all* AFOLs. People who (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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I have some issues, mostly minor, one major. (...) Which is who? This needs to be addressed somewhere. (...) Minor issue: strike ".", add "and the various programs and systems of datamodels that allow Computer Aided Design (creation) of (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I don't know if this will help or not, but the Ldlite polling code is also available. The link to the Ldlite 2.0 source is broken, but you can still get the original Ldlite 1.6 source from the bottom of the ldglite page at the sourceforge (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Another license draft
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Hi, After some more dicussion, I have come to the following proposal for the license. It's much simpler than Steve's first license but I think it covers all important points. I have also copied some parts of the GPL text because I think they are (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev) !
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(...) nor a control, IMNSHO. My point stands, we need better characterisation, better ways to find parts, less reliance on memorization of quirky names and , for goodness sake, less need for memorization of part numbers! ++Lar (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: tubing
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(...) OK, I have done a similar thing in my PCC which uses yellow tubing for handrails. the tubing needs to be 14 plates high so I changed the length -20 to -14*8 by hand in the mpd to get the length right, then moved/rotated the tubing around in (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | RE: Does this part exist?
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(...) Is it: 2433 Lever Control ? A good set of keywords and more exposure of LDList (which is very useful for finding parts) would probably benefit the parts library, but it'd be such a pain to add all those keywords... Hope that helps, --Bram Bram (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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That would be the lever controll, larry (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Larry, its 2433 and under Lever? Kind of wacky I think. Here is a link to confirm for you. (URL) that helps, Eric Kingsley The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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As an example of how I can't find parts in our current system, I am asking about this part. It probably exists and I missed it. - It is a member of the 2-3 finger hinge system. - it has a 3 finger hinge at one end - this joins a rod system sized rod (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: new part 2865.dat (9v straight track)
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(...) In one of your replies in the thread you say you were hoping more people looked at it... well I looked at it and let me tell you, I am very excited to see this part. I am no part expert. I cannot give you any feedback on what is right or wrong (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: new part 2865.dat (9v straight track) [DAT]
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(...) I'm quite impressed, that is a rather ambitious choice for a first part. And not bad at all, although I have some remarks, the part looks relativly good already. So here we go: A. Orientation Parts that show a prominent length, should be (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: *** LDView v0.9 Released ***
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"Paul Easter" <pneaster@knoxy.net> wrote in message news:G1J5It.Fvr@lugnet.com... [S*N*I*P] (...) not (...) The right mouse button should still work. Click the right button and move up or down to zoom in or out. (I actually didn't add scroll wheel (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 973p70.dat - Minifig Torso Bomber Jacket Black T-Shirt (Town) pattern [DAT]
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Howdy! Now that I've gotten a "P"-number for this part, here is the "final" version. Please LMKWYT! :-) Thanks, Franklin 0 Minifig Torso - Bomber Jacket Black T-Shirt (Town) Pattern 0 Unofficial Element 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts
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Steve Bliss skrev i meddelandet ... (...) I put (one experimental implementation of) this into LDLIST a while ago, and we discussed a possible file format for 'sets'. But as long as no drawing program accepts a drag'n'drop from LDLIST, it's not a (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Sounds good. I may be jumping the gun just a bit on this one. So far I do not have any "real" parts that use these primitives yet. So there is no rush on it. Although, I could see them being used if available. I have started to use the Hi-res (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: *** LDView v0.9 Released ***
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Well, LDView doesn't use MFC; will it be useful to a non-MFC app? If it might be, go ahead and send it to me in e-mail. (Yes, I know, writing a Windows app without using MFC will probably seem unusual--and possibly even insane to some--but quite (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) WOW! I didnt realize that I had started such a discussion. I think that the parts palettes are a great idea. That might be something for those working on the artemis project to take a look at. My annoyance from wading through endless seas of (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts
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I agree with you Adam. I think the list should be trimmed down. Currently there are a lot of parts that are simply short-cuts to other parts. These should be retired and removed from the list. The reason they exist it to support (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Seven-wide vehicles
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(...) Thanks, but I must confess that it is a very standard L2P output rendering. I simply changed the background colour, the camera angle and the viewpoint. And that's all! I didn't really work on it at all. (...) Oh, yeah! I modified the stud to (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Parts authoring with sub parts (HELP NEEDED !!)
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(...) Hmm. Try viewing your main file in L3Lab -- that will tell you whether or not it can find the subpart files. Steve (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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