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(...) No, they are _not_ constant width. Neither the Lego part, nor the "original" source (I also used the image from WEG's Star Wars RPG book in addition to the Lego piece itself.) (...) I felt guilty about this myself. (I don't like to steal other (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: My first model,please look
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Hi, You actually don't have to understand much about POV-RAY to use it. Just download L3P. You run that to covert the.dat file to a .pov. Then, you just open the file in the POV-RAY program, and select a resolution from the combo-box on the upper (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Follow up to Camera Tricks
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Hi, I'm not sure I completely understand what you mean by "angle." There is something called "angle" that actually controls the the type of "lense" that you are using (i.e. a wide angle verses a telephoto). These settings are independent. The angle (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: 4150p101.dat - tile 2 x 2 w/ SW imperial pattern
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(...) I like it. I have a couple of questions (as an interloper, not as an author) 1. (technical) *Are* the grey lobes constant width? Matt had them flaring WAY too much in his first version. You still have some (much less) flare. I don't have the (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: How do I speed things up ?
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Hi, I haven't been working with MLCad too long, but I have run into the same sort of problems. Here is one suggestion that I have that works well, I think. If you are working on a large model, you can "hide" a whole bunch of pieces that are on a (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Search for parts.
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Hi, I'm searching for a .dat representation of Part No. 32077 || 32076 || 32057 wich comes in the model No. 8417 && 8428 etc. regards Carsten (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 973solo.dat Han solo torso from the Millenium Falcon set [DAT]
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For some reason, this minifig has tan arms, but the color printed on the torso it's self is white. Well, more of an off-white, but closer to white than tan. As always, LMKWYT Please, someone tell me where to find the list of patterned part numbers, (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: My first model,please look
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(...) Hi, I downloaded POV-RAY and didn't exactly understand it,its the type of program where most comands are type written,I'm not verry good at that and I don't like it either. I know the model would look great because the original model was done (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Motorcycles??
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(...) Thanks!! Gary (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Brad makes some good suggestions. The biggest one, I think, is to USE SUBASSEMBLIES. That is, make your main model an MPD and make lots of smaller sections that you assemble into one overall. when you are working on a subassembly you are only (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Motorcycles??
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(...) for the next update, though, so I'd plan on seeing them soon. (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Motorcycles??
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(...) You're in luck! I believe the pieces you are looking for can be found at: (URL) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 4150p101.dat - tile 2 x 2 w/ SW imperial pattern
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(...) It looks a hell of a lot better than my version. Where do you find those part numbers? It would make it much easier for me if I had whatever list you do. Matt (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Follow up to Camera Tricks
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(...) Hi, I have just one quick question, does this work with all camera angles? i.e. if the angle parameter were set to 10 degrees? Thanks in advance Jay Jacinto (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | 3626bp06.dat - Minifig Head with Standard Grin and Eyebrows with Microphone pattern [DAT]
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Here's another minifig face. Please LMKWYT. Thanks, Franklin 0 Minifig Head with Standard Grin and Eyebrows with Microphone pattern 0 Unofficial Element 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 0 eyebrows 0 4 0 -1 7.7 -12.801 -1.400 8.25 (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Minifig Round Shield
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Bram, It looks good to me. ;-) Franklin (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Follow up to Camera Tricks
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A few messages ago, I brought up a technique for setting camera positions in POV-RAY by setting up light source objects in MLCAD. I had heard this from someone else. Another person suggested just setting the coordinates by getting moving the mouse (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: My first model,please look
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That's nice. Have you considered rendering it with POV-RAY? This is a free program that is relatively easy to use and provides much better display than MLCAD. You still use MLCAD for all the editing, but then you run POV-RAY to create a nicer (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: How do I speed things up ?
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I have the same problems! Fortunately, there are several things you can do to speed things up: - First of all, make sure you have the very latest MLCAD release ( 1.99 ) - If you didn't download it in the last week, then its old. The older version (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | How do I speed things up ?
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Hi, I'm new to MLCAD and I'm wondering how I can speed things up. The Star Destroyer model I'm working on is rather large (5,000+ bricks in the skeleton alone !) and it takes several seconds for each screen redraw. Is there a way to just work with (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Minifig Round Shield [DAT]
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Please LMKWYT! --Bram 0 Minifig Shield Round 0 Name: xxrs.dat 0 Author: Bram Lambrecht <BXL34@po.cwru.edu> 0 Unofficial Part 0 1 16 0 0 -8 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4-4edge.dat 1 16 0 0 14 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4-4edge.dat 1 16 0 0 -8 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 0 (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Motorcycles??
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Hi I am looking for a two wheeled motorcycle piece, has this been made?,and where can I get it? Cheers Gary (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Pizza! Pizza! (4150p02.dat) [DAT]
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Please LMKWYT! ;-) Thanks, Franklin 0 Tile 2 x 2 Round with Pizza pattern 0 Unofficial Element 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4-4disc.dat 0 0 mushrooms 0 1 354 -7 0 -3 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 4-4disc.dat 1 (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | new truck with heavy load [DAT]
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Hello here is my next design with mlcad,its going better now every time i learn a bit,eric 0 FILE special.dat 0 Untitled 0 Name: special.dat 0 Author: MLCad 0 Unofficial Model 1 0 35 -4 -165 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4600.DAT 1 0 -85 -4 -165 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | 4150p101.dat - tile 2 x 2 w/ SW imperial pattern [DAT]
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Here's my take on this patterned part. Please LMKWYT. Thanks, Franklin 0 Tile 2 x 2 Round with SW Imperial pattern 0 Unofficial Part 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 3 16 -20 0 0 -16 0 0 -15.862 0 -2.088 3 16 20 0 0 16 0 0 15.862 0 (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Need some help on making 360 animations
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Ok I made some animation of models turning 360 but it seans to be an error some pictures look great but when have an image of a model (left side or right side )they don't loock the same size as the first one. Can anyone tell me how to fix this. (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Repost: 4150imp.dat
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I've looked at this DAT file using LDLite, looking at it from "Above", and at "8" magnification/zoom, and -- I'm sorry to rain on your parade, but -- I think this needs some more work. I noticed these specific discrepancies: 1. You're completely (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: Car Base 6 x 12 [DAT]
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Could believe this easy part had not already been done. Here is the 6x12 Car Base. 0 Car Base 6 x 12 0 Name: x781.DAT 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Element 4 16 40 0 40 40 0 -40 -40 0 -40 -40 0 40 4 16 60 0 -40 -60 0 -40 (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: Car Base 6 x 7 [DAT]
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Yes - you guessed it - I recent found some early 1970s vehicle parts. Here is the 6x7 Car Base. 0 Car Base 6 x 7 0 Name: x780.DAT 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Element 4 16 40 0 40 40 0 -40 -40 0 -40 -40 0 40 4 16 60 0 (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 32197 Wheel 81.6 x 34 ZR (supercar) - Corrected version [DAT]
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0 FILE 32197.dat 0 Wheel 81.6 x 34 ZR 0 Name: 32197.dat 0 Author: Marc Klein 0 Unofficial Model 1 16 0 0 -37 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 0 32197a.dat 1 16 0 0 -37 0 0.866025 0.5 0 -0.5 0.866025 1 0 0 32197a.dat 1 16 0 0 -37 0 -0.866025 0.5 0 -0.5 -0.866025 1 0 (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 32196 Tyre 81.6 x 34 ZR (supercar) [DAT]
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0 FILE 32196.dat 0 Tyre 81.6 x 34 ZR 0 Name: 32196.dat 0 Author: Marc Klein 0 Unofficial Model 1 16 0 0 -37 0 -0.707107 0.707107 0 -0.707107 -0.707107 1 0 0 32196a.dat 1 16 0 0 -37 0 -1 0 0 0 -1 1 0 0 32196a.dat 1 16 0 0 -37 0 -0.707107 -0.707107 0 (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 6585 Technic Gearbox 4 x 4 x 2&2/3 [DAT]
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0 Technic Gearbox 4 x 4 x 2&2/3 0 Name: 6585.dat 0 Author: Marc Klein 0 Created with stl2dat conversion tool 0 Un-Official LCad part 1 16 0 18 -22 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 -16 0 4-4cyli.dat 1 16 0 18 -22 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 -1 0 4-4edge.dat 1 16 0 18 -38 6 0 0 0 0 6 (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: 2X2 tile with holo game board pattern [DAT]
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This part is from the Millenium Falcon set. You see the game being played during Episode 4. On the actual part there are 24 tiny dots: 12 red, 12 blue. They are not in this dat file, because they are less than 1 ldu in diameter each. If anyone wants (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: how to NAME patterned m/f faces for specific personas?...
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(...) [snip] (...) Here is my suggestion: In part description: Generic descriptive In a "0 KEYWORDS " line: "Star Wars" followed by the Specific character name(s) In plain "0 " comment lines: the long part japping about which was who in what year. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | how to NAME patterned m/f faces for specific personas?...
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Howdy! I've got a minor problem, and I'd like to hear your thoughts on it. As you may know, I recently encoded a few DAT files for some minifig head patterns, including some from the Star Wars theme. In the past, the NAME we'd give a DAT file for a (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 3626bp40.dat - minifig head w/ messy hair female pattern
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(...) Ehh? A _redhead_? What set did you get that from? I've seen this pattern _only_ as "black hair", and _never_ as any other (hair) color. Thanks, Franklin (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: Tractor Trailer Chassis Hitching from #378 [DAT]
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Here is the hitching ball for the unique? chassis part from set 378. The main chassis part is in the previous posting. Please LMKWYT. Chris 0 Tractor Chassis Hithcing Ball 0 Name: x779.DAT 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: Tractor Trailer Chassis from #378 [DAT]
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Here is the unique? chassis part from set 378. The separate hitching ball it in the next posting. Please LMKWYT. Chris 0 Tractor Trailer Chassis 4 x 13 0 Name: x778.DAT 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Element 1 16 30 0 -30 (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Final version 973fett.dat
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(...) Wow! What colour is that? -- Tore Eriksson Sweden ICQ: 76066510 LEGO: MOC++++ FS,SP,TO++ TC+ LS YB@m (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | FW: Circular shield done?
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Has anyone LDrawn the circular minifig shield? If not, I'll give it a shot. (I need it for my Classic Space contest entry) --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Final version 973fett.dat
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(...) <snip> I don't (yet) have a Slave1 myself, so may be speaking from a position of ignorance, since I cannot judge how fine the decoration lines are on the Boba Fett torso. But, it is not generally considered acceptable to model markings using (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: L3G0
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(...) I'll do that. Thanks, Jay (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: L3G0
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(...) It should be somewhere at www.gyugyi.com. But it doesn't look like Gyug's put L3G0 back up (after hard drive crashes). You could email him and ask. Steve (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Final version 973fett.dat [DAT]
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Here is the final version of my Boba Fett patterned torso. I'm going to submit it for the official update once I find out what the official part number would be. Let me know what you think. 0 Minifig Torso with Boba Fett pattern 0 Name: 973FETT.DAT (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: l3p question
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Hello Eduardo, Look in the l3p instructions l3p.txt. There are several parameters to place the camera. Just write a small batch that move the camera with each step. I believe there was a tool named L3PAO that makes such things easier. -- Greetings, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | l3p question
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I need to do a gif animated out of a pov file. Is there any commandline to tell l3p to make out of a dat file 3 or more pov step style? (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | L3G0
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Could anybody tell me where I can download the L3G0 parts library? Many thanks in advance, Jay Cal (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 3626bp40.dat - minifig head w/ messy hair female pattern
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(...) Could you make the hair color 16 and hardcode the actual head yellow? Like you did with the others in this group. That would make it much easier to change the color of the hair, since the copy of this head that I have is a redhead. Thanks in (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Updated train magnet [DAT]
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Here is an updated version of the train magnet. The only change I made was I colored the magnetic part black. 0 Train Magnet 1 16 0 0 8 14 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 4-4edge.dat 1 16 0 0 -8 14 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 4-4edge.dat 1 16 0 0 8 12 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 (...) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | My first model,please look
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Hi, please have a look at my first mlcad model: (URL) me know what you think! Thanks Gary (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Motorcycles??
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Hi, I got the new version of mlcad, and finnaly figured out how to add new parts, but I've got a question has any one made a motorcycle piece?(the 2 wheeled type) Gary (URL) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) Oh yeah, definitely. (...) That's actually why I opted to do, I based the window size on the control that is in the lower right corner of the form. Good to see we were thinking the same thing. J (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | re-launch of my Lego ray-tracing site
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I am proud to announce the re-launching of my new-and-improved "Ray-Traced Lego Mania" collection. There are too many large pictures to fit in my personal webspace, so I've put it all at a free provider here: (URL) Check out the "Cool Lego Site of (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) Are you sizing the controls in the Form_Resize event? If not, you should be. Another approach is to fix the form size in the Form_Load event, based on the right-most and bottom-most control(s). Assuming ctlRight is the control that ends (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig Modeller in LDAO
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Urgh. OK, I'll fix it. Steve (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | l3p question
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Is it posible to make a pov file in steps like step1.pov step2.pov step3.pov step4.pov ? I hope I explaim my self (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | 32324 Technic Brick 4 x 4 with open center 2 x 2 [DAT]
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0 Technic Brick 4 x 4 with open center 2 x 2 0 Name: 32324.dat 0 Author: Marc Klein 0 Created with stl2dat conversion tool 0 Un-Official LCad part 1 16 38 10 0 0 -16 0 0 0 6 -6 0 0 4-4cyli.dat 1 16 38 10 0 0 -1 0 0 0 6 -6 0 0 4-4edge.dat 1 16 22 10 (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Hey Lars! Was(MLCAD/L3P/POVRAY Camera Tricks)
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(...) Hey Lars, What if we had a part in LDraw like the L3P Light Source that already exists. Only this one would consist of 2 components, a Camera Source and a Camera Target. Then the next version of L3P could support using these for its camera (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: MLCAD/L3P/POVRAY Camera Tricks (was: re: More detail pictures of my condominium)
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"Royce Fay" <royce.fay@home.com> wrote in message news:lpnhvskut9763ci...4ax.com... (...) That's even easier! It's true when they say that you learn something every day :) Dan (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCAD/L3P/POVRAY Camera Tricks (was: re: More detail pictures of my condominium)
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That's so cool! I was having real brainaches trying to work out the co-ordinates I wanted to set my camera up to use, and this makes it fairly simple. Dan (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Can anyone tell me where to get a small UFO top saucer section?
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(...) In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Mike Cormier answered: (...) No, Parts Tracker sais Tim Romine is doing these parts now (he has taken over from Paul Easter) In the Temporary Parts Tracker, look for part numbers 30116 and 30117 to keep track on their (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Can anyone tell me where to get a small UFO top saucer section?
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(...) I think Paul Easter is working on one, but I forget his address. Thankfully, he does a LOT of parts, and if you go to the Temporary Parts Tracker, you're sure to find a link to his site. P.S. I'm interested in saucer hulls too. Mike (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: MLCAD/L3P/POVRAY Camera Tricks (was: re: More detail pictures of my condominium)
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Wow. That sounds nice and simple... :-) I'll try it as soon as I can. Thanks for posting it! -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Hamilton" <bhamilto1@home.com> (...) specific (...) default (...) into (...) I (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Does anyone have a problem running POV-RAY and MLCAD at the same time?
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"Brad Hamilton" <bhamilto1@home.com> wrote in message news:G32AI4.6Ks@lugnet.com... (...) POV-RAY (...) pull-down (...) Have you tried updating your graphics card drivers? I've had no problems running POV-Ray while building more stuff in MLCad on my (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MLCAD/L3P/POVRAY Camera Tricks (was: re: More detail pictures of my condominium)
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That sounds like a simpler technique. I'll have to give that one a shot! Thanks Royce Fay <royce.fay@home.com> wrote in message news:lpnhvskut9763ci...4ax.com... (...) specific (...) 2 (...) you (...) They (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCAD/L3P/POVRAY Camera Tricks (was: re: More detail pictures of my condominium)
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Hmmm I actually create my rendered files a little differently. If you use MLCAD, you most certainly can see the x,y,z co-ordinates in the bottom left corner when you move the mouse around in the Top, Down, Left, Right, Front and Back "View Angles" (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | MLCAD/L3P/POVRAY Camera Tricks (was: re: More detail pictures of my condominium)
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Thanks Terry K., who deals with the Model of the Month at www.ldraw.org gave me this advice. I'll paraphrase just in case he objects to any of his specific wording. In MLCAD, there is a "part" called POV-RAY (under Other Parts\P). Place 2 of these. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.cad)
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| | Does anyone have a problem running POV-RAY and MLCAD at the same time?
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I have a funny problem that occurs sometimes if I am rendering with POV-RAY in the background and working on MLCAD in the foreground. When I do specific things in MLCAD (the most frequent thing is to pull-down the combo box on the parts selection (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Loving 1.99, here's what I've seen...
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The options for rotation points don't seem to be working 100%. The rotations themselves seem perfect, but the point of rotation selection options are having some trouble. I would assume that the "Part Center" option means that the part will rotate (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | (canceled)
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| | Re: Do we need public part submission information ?
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(...) [snip] Your suggestions sounds like music to my ears, Steve. Greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) It's the large fonts. I changed the window so that it is a static size, but it appears font sizes are causing a problem. Someone else mentioned this in a direct email. I guess I'll have to go back to using a sizable window. Any ideas, Stever (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Do we need public part submission information ?
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(...) That is exactly what I was thinking. You have full permission to use and modify the text. I asked: (...) Steve answered: It should be 66 characters -- the lines in parts.lst are limited to 80 characters, and the title starts in column 15. But (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | RE: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) default size, half of the third column is cut off, as is the command line window and the title bar with Exit and Run L3P buttons. I can't resize it, so the only way I can get everything to show up is to maximize the window. For reference, my (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Actually yes, and it's simple enough. Go into the .l3A (using notepad, ultra-edit, etc) and append: ",0,7" to the last line of the file. Save the file and it should work just fine. The first number is the on/off setting for the -c switch and (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) This is OK for now, but long-term, let's make our own list. Partsref may not always conform *exactly* to the LCAD parts library. (...) When the FAQ is published, it might be better to put very short blurbs on the Submission Guidelines page, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Is there any way to hack^H^H^H^Hfix existing scene files? Steve (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Sorry I didn't reply before -- I meant to! (...) Yes, and it should have a link on the main page of www.ldraw.org, and a link (maybe more than one) from the news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/ page. The link could say "Do your part!" (...) I've added (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) The reason I decided to stick with an INI file in LDAO (besides already having a library object for it) is because it would be easier to share the settings between all LCAD-ish programs. And because it's easier for humans to hack a text file (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) good (...) you (...) your (...) This is key information for the Authoring FAQ, and probably taken for granted by authors who have been around a while. Unless you object I'd like to use some of your text for the FAQ. Chris (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Here is some expantion of point 2: I've added sentence 3, 4 and 5 2- Format of the obligatory part header: 0 <part description> 0 <part number>.dat 0 <Author> 0 Un-Official Element Replace any <...> with the appropriate information. The length (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) :-) Pretty dramatic, I must say. I'm still alive and kicking. I see you've been busy - congrats on your CLSotW. I voted for you. Great site - very slick, I loved it. And it's good to see you're still tinkering with dat files - is your Datsort (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Version 1.2.5 is up. I added a (much-requested) command line textbox that shows the output before it is sent to L3P. This allows the user to see exactly what every switch and checkbox does as s/he changes settings. As always, here's the place: (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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On Wed, 25 Oct 2000 16:04:59 -0600, Jay Jacinto wrote (in message <G30AoB.Byx@lugnet.com>): (...) Looks great Jay! Keep up the great work! Ben (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) partsref@home.com (...) Thank you for submitting this important piece of information for us. I myself have several parts ready to submit. (Half of those ARE official, such as the 1980s solid minifig head and the Old 4 x 10 x 2/3 Car Base. (see (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi, I've just put up a couple of new renderings. One is of my icerat with some extra stuff: (URL) other, with permission, is of Ben Vaughan's ronin. (URL) plan to do more renderings, so stay tuned Thanks Jay (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) <snip> (...) Terry K!!!! As I live and breathe! Long time no see... good to see that name on a post again. J (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) sure, I can do that.. I've pretty much abandoned dealing with the .ini because so many people have complained about having to load LDAO to use my apps, but adding it in is no problem. J (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | 2-pt msg: "copy of DAT file?" / "feature for BrickShelf Gallery?"
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(Please notice that this message has been cross-posted. Please direct any follow-ups, and change "Subject", accordingly.) I was surfing BrickShelf's Gallery, and I stumbled across this: "(URL) I don't know whose account/folder this is in, but (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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Hello all, I've posted this message to the group CAD/Development/Orga...ions/LDraw before, but got no response there. I try it a bit higher in the hierargy, but set the follow-up back to cad.dev.org.ldraw, agreed ? I think we should put up a (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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Hi all, The November entries are available for viewing and voting at: (URL) that the only "rollover" entry is the one that requested I do so. If you wish for your previous entry to be re-entered, you must let me know by email. I will not be (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Thanks a lot. I'll try to make it all work this weekend (you know, there is that pesty work-to-be-able-to-p...-the-bills thing) and post a first summary ASAP. Regards, Hakan (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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I just updated it after a long time. I added a new page about emulators :) (URL) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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I just updated it after a long time. I added a new page about emulators :) (URL) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Standard accepted practice in the parts authoring community is to *not* do this. That is, don't draw parts you don't actually have in front of you. That pic I posted is enough to tell that a part is "wrong" but not enough to tell that a part (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Now, once you've found it, can you write it to ldraw.ini, so everyone else can find it, too? (...) Heh. That wasn't bidding, not really. I don't think I raised anything more than once. Steve (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Actually, I'm drawing it from memory, which isn't working quite as well as I hoped it would (I've got the set that it's from, but it's in storage right now). I'm sure that if I had a part or a good close-up pic or scan that I could work from (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Interesting Octagon Shape [DAT]
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Jamie (my 12yo son) discovered an interesting shape, using plate hinges. He built an octagonal shape, by putting hinge plates <part: 4275> and <part: 4276> onto a z-bracket <part: 6087>. He repeated this structure eight times, and fit it all (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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