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(...) AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME! Yes!... no more LEdit for complicated rotations!.. Thanks a MILLION, Mike! Love the ability to flush cache as well... Thanks a TON! J (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Patterned Parts Numbering
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(...) Please DO NOT start using long file names in the ldraw library. Everyone (including me) who uses ledit will not be able to use those parts properly. (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Patterned Parts Numbering
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Hello Manfred, I don't want to be ignorant, but... - World is evolving. Even not so wealthy users should be now at a development level of Windows 95a (first version) (how many years Win95 exists now?). - The 'old' technology (here the 8.3 filenames) (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Patterned Parts Numbering
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(...) That is not the real problem, there are still operating systems in use that simply don't support long filenames. We are a world wide community with participants from regions that are less wealthy then yours, and these might still use machines (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Searching for:1x4 tile with SW mechanical pattern
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Does anybody know if this part has been done? 1x4 tile with SW mechanical pattern (between the droid fighter's wing) I really need it and would be very gratefull if someone has it (a mock-up is fine too). Thanks in advance, Jay Cal (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: rotation matrices
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(...) Well, I copied the coordinates of one side of the axlehol8 dat. This gives me a plane that is perpendicular to the Y-axis. I then had to position this plane on points of the curves and perpendicular to that curve. To get the direction I (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Patterned Parts Numbering
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Hello Steve, I don't know what happened to the source code of Ldraw and Ledit? LDraw and Ledit are the only programs that are limited to the 8.3 scheme (perhaps one or two old tools too). As far as I know there are easy to use and easy to implement (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) etc.) Don't LDRAW and LEDIT run in "real DOS" mode? They won't understand the long filenames even if you run them from within windows. I'm pretty sure some folks still use LEDIT. How about replacing the .dat extension with the pattern number (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Patterned Parts Numbering
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(...) I can't remember the last time "dropping DOS support" came up, but it seems like a very long time ago! Is "real DOS" (not real-mode DOS :o) still really something that needs to be supported? I understand that DOS as a filesystem format needs (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Patterned Parts Numbering
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, under the subject "Re: 3626b101.dat - Minifig Head (...) This is a problem. This potentially blows the whole approach to numbering patterned parts. And it's going to be more of a problem in the future, as we get more blank (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Another license draft
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(...) That's fine -- keep the membership/feedback idea for later. (...) I was thinking more of memberships for people who would include themselves in 'the organization known as ldraw.org', not all LDraw users. But, whatever. :) Steve (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: rotation matrices
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(...) Could you be more specific? (...) Like what? Again, could you be more specific. (...) There's no general limit. (...) That looks very nice. It's not too surprising you're getting a big file. Have you checked your file for duplicate or (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New MLCad Release is on it's way
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(...) I think I myself *have* said this, actually. But it bears repeating! Thank you for creating a modern, more intuitive lego drawing program. (...) I think I speak for many when I say that we owe a debt to James for showing what's possible while (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | **** NEW RELEASE: MLCad V1.99 ****
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Finaly I release this new version of MLCad ==> V1.99 New features: - Rotating model now in view mode also (option) - Changing sequence of models within a mpd - Differenced pane settings for edit/view mode - Bigger step advances and display of (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Stickers
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[snipped ng list to lugnet.cad.dev] (...) My take on this is to make stickers this way: . Position the image horizontally at Y=-1 . Around the outside of the sticker, project a surface from Y=-1 to Y=1 . Make a blank surface, the same shape as the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New MLCad Release is on it's way
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(...) Michael, I know I should have said this long ago: Thank you for creating a modern, more intuitive lego drawing program. Although the work of James Jessiman was great and extensive, it was not especially user-friendly. I know I never would have (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: New MLCad Release is on it's way
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I'd like to add my thanks to that as well. I think that you have a great program. I look forward to the new revision. I also think its great that everyone contrribute to the development of the software. It will only get more powerful and easier to (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: New MLCad Release is on it's way
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(...) Michael, I just wanted to take a moment to thank you once again for the time, effort and creativity you've put into this project. It seems like there's a great deal of nitpicking going on (from me included) about MLCad and its features. I'd (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Another license draft
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(...) I second that... I feel a little funny rating my own apps... after all, if I didn't think it was a 5, I wouldn't have taken the time to write it... but that doesn't mean it stacks up in importance or quality compared to other programs. J (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Something I noticed [DAT]
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I noticed that one of the minifig torsos in the official update did not have a back on it. 973p101, The SW Rebel pilot torso. I don't know if this has already been fixed and not included in an update, but here it is. I'm not the original author, so (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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