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Thanks, Todd. The real problem is that I was once again suffering from CRS. (Can't Remember..... "Stuff". ;-) Thanks, Franklin (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Partsref is pure bliss
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(...) Steve, this is a fantastically useful tool, thank you thank you! When I'm online I'd use this over the VEC in LDAO every time. <applause> A couple of thoughts: The links to the part page in the databases only show up when you look at a whole (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | rowboat (work in progress) - testing the "upload" of DAT files [DAT]
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Don't get your hopes up. Remember that I really hate dealing with pseudo-curved surfaces. It'll take me a lot longer to finish this one up. Anyway, I'm just testing the "upload" function. Thanks, Franklin 0 Boat Rowboat 4 x 10 0 Unofficial Part 0 (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Partsref is pure bliss
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(...) One BIG improvement would be to crossref parts with the sets they come in. I know getting the data is a huge undertaking, as it amounts to doing inventories of all the sets. But if inventories were actually used in this way I guess this would (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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Is there any way to view it in frame mode like the old one? I liked having the part categories on the left frame and viewing the parts on the right. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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(...) I had always been planning someday to use the word "beige" instead of "tan" for the tan brick color, until I noticed last week that LEGO calls it "Tan" in the new Holiday S@H catalog. Wow. --Todd (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Partsref is pure bliss
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Thanks very much! My constructive criticisms: (1) The edge lines don't stand out well enough for these colors: Teal - 3 Brown - 6 Turquoise - 11 Purple - 22 and several other colors could also be improved by more contrastive edge lines. (2) The dark (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Partsref is pure bliss
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(...) After taking some time to explore the new setup, I agree with Larry on all points. I, too miss the old interface. It is one of the few sites where I found frames very useful in reducing mouseclicks. I suppose that once we get used to using the (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New Partsref is pure bliss
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(...) I liked the keyword feature. But it's really a bunch of already-run searches - what's the use of that? Just use the search box. I had to outsmart it, though, to get it to list all parts. I used a q=* switch. But I think that's the point, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | Re: New Partsref is pure bliss
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(...) I spent some time with it, and while i think it's really neat, I miss the old interface, is it still around??? What I like is the ability to see vast swaths of parts all at once, only one category click in. The current one is TOO (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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| | Re: posting woes (when posting large DAT files)
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(...) Try this: 1. Go to (URL) 2. Click the "New" icon to compose a new message. 3. Type in a subject, a description in the body, and click the "Browse" button next to the "Upload/Attach DAT File" text. Now click "Post". Does that work for you? (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Partsref is pure bliss
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You forgot to cross-post to lugnet.off-topic.pun. :) Thanks for kudos. I think there's still room for improvement in Partsref, but I'm very happy with how this version turned out. But I couldn't have done it without Todd's (and I somewhat suspect, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) OK, technically they are type-"5" lines now, but under super-magnification (zoom=20), they _still_ show up as if they were _regular_ lines (instead of _conditional_ lines). Please forgive me if I'm being presumptuous, but I'd like to offer (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: posting woes (when posting large DAT files)
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(...) And when you use that "New Message" icon, you get the upload file option. The only groups you get that option are the sub-groups under .cad.dat (.parts, .models, etc), because they accept DAT content. (...) That's because .cad.dat is an (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Partsref is pure bliss
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WOW!! That is awesome! Once again, thanks Steve!! Jake (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: repost: chains1.dat [DAT]
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(...) <multiple deleted expletives> I fixed this. I've got no idea why it didn't post the right one... let's try it again. 0 chain link 0 Name: chains1.dat 0 Author: Matt Schild 0 Unofficial Model 4 16 0 3 0 0 3.04 0.19 0.38 2.92 0 0.4 2.96 0.19 4 (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I just saw that "New Message" icon in "cad.dat.PARTS" (although it still ain't there in ".cad.DAT"). I hadn't noticed it there before now. (I saw it in ".CAD", just not in ".cad.dat.PARTS"). :-P (...) [sigh] I think I'll go to bed, now... (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | posting woes (when posting large DAT files)
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(...) Hi, Todd, 1. My usual method of posting: Compose a message in YahooMail (to "lugnet.cad.dat.part...net.com"), and copy-and-paste the DAT file into the body of the message. However, when the DAT file is over 30k, the copy-and-paste usually (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 4150p103.dat - Tile 2 x 2 Round with SW PodRacer Vent pattern
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(...) What loops do you have to jump through to make it go? I see you're posting with Netscape 4.75 -- it shouldn't be a problem. Maybe there's something broken that I need to fix. Lemme know in more detail what happens! --Todd (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 4150p103.dat - Tile 2 x 2 Round with SW PodRacer Vent pattern [DAT]
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(...) Right... Here's the DAT file. Please LMKWYT. Thanks, Franklin Franklin 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 (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 4150p103.dat - Tile 2 x 2 Round with SW PodRacer Vent pattern
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*EVERY* *BLOODY* *TIME* I try to post a DAT file that's just a wee bit too large, I have to go through the most ridiculous rigamarole just to get the [CENSORED] thing posted!!! >:-( Anyway, in just a few seconds, I'll _reply_ to this message, and (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | RE: Classic Space set 6888
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(...) I used my lgeo_2_l3p.inc file. :) (URL) Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | New Partsref is pure bliss
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Steve Bliss has just completed a major facelift of the Partsref interface. I think the results are wonderful! Check it out: (URL) made it easier to browse, easier to look things up by keyword, he gives you cross-links to other reference materials (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce) !!
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(...) Hey cool. Thanks to everyone that voted for me. I hope next month there are more entries!! Thanks Jay Jacinto (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LDraw MOTM winner for November 2000
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Hi all, The winner of the November 2000 LDraw Model of the Month is Jay Jacinto with his cool "Ice Rat" model. Great work, Jay. See it at: (URL) Terry K -- legoverse@yahoo.com (And if you want your model to be in next months competition, get it to (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: .dat files
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(...) (URL) there, you could make you own .dat files. -Chuck (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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Hi everyone Does anyone know of a place I can go to download .dat files of official LEGO set models? The ones I'm interested in are Futuron, Blacktron I and II, SpacePolice I and II, and M-Tron. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jeremy (URL) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Classic Space set 6888
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"Bram Lambrecht" <BXL34@po.cwru.edu> wrote in message news:G3Cv84.1wt@lugnet.com... (...) uploaded some (...) L3P to (...) available. Would you care to explain just what you did to use the LGEO parts in an L3P'd file? -John Van (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Part repost: 4150p102.dat: Tile 2x2 with Hologameboard pattern
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(...) The ROTATION meta-statements are too new (and I haven't been paying enough attention) say whether they should stay or go. They sound like a generally good idea, though. The WRITE meta-statements should definitely go. Steve (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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You're welcome! And thank you, John. I discovered that fact quite by accident. :-) Hope you and others are able to make some use of it. -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: "John VanZwieten" <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | L3PAdd-On v1.2.7
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Here's where to get it: (URL) here's what's new: Version 1.2.7 ---...--- Fixed a bug in the routine to check for the validity of directories retrieved from the registry. Removed the final backslash from the output path (L3P didn't like it). Fixed a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: sample animation
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(...) Thanks, I glad you liked it! There are 1200 frames and it took about 2 days on my 600 Mhz P3. -Chuck (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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Chuck, It is fantastic! The spline path gives the camara a nice smooth movement. There are a lot of tranparent peices, how long did it take to render all of the frames? How many frames are there? If this is just the sample, I can't wait to see the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Part repost: 4150p102.dat: Tile 2x2 with Hologameboard pattern
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Matt, A few things to consider. 1. Send a message to Tore (tore.eriksson@mbox3...wipnet.se) to _register_ the part you;ve just encoded, and the "P"-number you're using, to help _prevent_ someone else from trying to use that same "P"-number. 2. Fish (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | sample animation
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For a long time now I have been wanting to do an animation of a camera moving through a Lego model. I finally finished my first test case. This was modeled with MLCad. First I created 36 modules that were 8x8 studs each, 28 turns, and 8 straights. I (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Classic Space set 6888
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(...) Since no one seems to have anything to say about the scans, I've uploaded some clearer pics of the images before they were "scanned". (URL) case anyone is interested, here's how I made the pics: I started by LDrawing the model and components (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: General question
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(...) I still hope that your next release will include either your sources or a Linux binary ;-) Regards, Hakan (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: repost: chains1.dat
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(...) [snip] (...) Matt, They're still type-"2" lines. Franklin (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Searching for parts
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(...) Sounds like the only way out of your dilemma is for the programs to be smart enough to recognize that the current directory *is* the ldraw\parts\ directory, and proceed accordingly. Steve (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Follow up to Camera Tricks
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In lugnet.cad, Lars C. Hassing wrote about using .DAT objects to model camera positions... Since we've already got LIGHT.DAT in the LCAD library, should we add these other objects as psuedo-parts, too? Steve (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | repost: chains1.dat [DAT]
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With type 5 lines, not type 2. And Don, I didn't see any squirrelyness when I went over the part again. Could you be a bit more specific? 0 chain link 0 Name: chains1.dat 0 Author: Matt Schild 0 Unofficial Model 4 16 0 3 0 0 3.04 0.19 0.38 2.92 0 (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New part: Minifig torso with Han Solo pattern (no jacket) [DAT]
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Here's the other Solo torso. After I fix the chain, the Lukes (all 3) will be next. 0 Minifig Torso with Han Solo Pattern (no jacket) 0 Name: 973p104.DAT 0 Author: Matt Schild 0 Unofficial part 0 ROTATION CENTER 0 0 0 1 "Custom" 0 ROTATION CONFIG 0 (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Searching for parts
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Awhile back there was a thread about seams, subparts, and relations between them with respect to L3P and L3Lab. After a great deal of confusion on my part about what was causing the problem, I had an e-mail conversation with Lars Hassing which (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Correct attribution? (was Re: Parts tracker needs more visibility
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(...) Yes. For starters, consider this. LDraw.org the organization belongs in with other organizations. LDraw the program ought to be parallel to MLCad and LEOCad and the other groups devoted to programs. ldraw/parts seems somehow wrong. Parts at (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) :-) Good idea (must be, you're not the first ;-) with .DATs for camera object types, please see "Re: Follow up to Camera Tricks" in lugnet.cad /Lars (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Subpart: chains1.dat: single link
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(...) I did not know that. I'll post an update in a couple of days. (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Subpart: chains1.dat: single link
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(...) Hmmm... I'll have to take a look. Thanks. (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) I was waiting for someone to push me to do that ;) Leave it to you to try and get me to be the best programmer I can be.. hehe (did you see my post about adding "camera" object types as .DATs and then having L3P use them for camera (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LGEO and L3P (Where is Lutz Uhlmann?)
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More than a year ago Lutz Uhlmann agreed that L3P could reference his high quality LGEO pov parts. He promissed to send some info regarding the binary format of the element table files. However, I have not heard from him since despite several mails. (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: l3p question
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Eduardo V asked: (...) Sorry, no. You'll have to e.g. "uncomment" sections (steps) directly in the POV file. /Lars (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: General question
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(...) Yes, I put it into v1.2 20000616. I didn't mention it though, I was curious if anyone noticed :-) However, I'll change it back in v1.3 according to (URL) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Follow up to Camera Tricks [DAT]
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Well, a number of times since L3P was announced back in August 1998 I have had discussions with several people about ways to control the camera. The basic idea of L3P was to automate the camera setting to what (I suppose) is the most common (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Follow up to Camera Tricks
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(...) Well, I think of it the other way around! See (URL) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: L3PAdd-On v1.2.5 is up (was: Bug in L3PAO...)
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(...) I think I should stress that L3P looks in the current directory (where it is launched) and not where l3p.exe is. /Lars (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) Well, seems like an easy task for a program too! Backwards compatibility is very nice (knock knock :-) /Lars (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | St. Marks Cathedral .dat file [DAT]
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Hi, I already posted this to lugnet.build, but some people requested the .dat file, so here it is. Here is a link to the pictures (generated with POV-RAY): (URL) need the latest parts update from www.ldraw.com. Note that the .dat file is just a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: How do I speed things up ?
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"Andy Lynch" <andy@andyandjackie.com> wrote in message news:004b01c0426c$20...lth.com... (...) pieces (...) minimize (...) the (...) Then (...) now (...) DAT (...) Thanks for this very good tip. -John Van (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: General question
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"Joel Hoornbeek" <joel@webaccess.net> wrote in message news:G3Auqz.FMI@lugnet.com... (...) as (...) version (...) This really should be changed. I had a conversation with TLC's intellectual property attorney over this issue. She requested we NOT put (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: I finally used MLCAD!
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(...) Yes! This bothers me (and confuses my sons) everytime we use MLCAD. I'm really sorry, Micheal, but I *don't* want MLCAD to be the default option for .DAT and .MPD files. (...) I agree, I like the way LEdit handles this. But it's not too hard (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Correct attribution? (was Re: Parts tracker needs more visibility
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(...) Start by reorganizing the lugnet.cad.* newsgroups. I realize that's not going to happen, but that would be the best place to start. (...) It is icky that stuff is duplicated, but it's not really clear where *parts* *development* stuff should (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Subpart: chains1.dat: single link
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(...) All of your type-"2" lines need to be changed to type-"5" _conditional_ lines. That is the way to do "edges" for "curved" surfaces in LDraw. For a example of type-"5" lines, look at the promitives for a Cylinder (1-4cyli.dat) and a Sphere (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Subpart: chains1.dat: single link
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(...) Nice, but one quadrant looks a bit squirrely. I've been fiddling with double buffered model spinning in ldglite, so just to be sure I looked at in l3lab too. Don (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: chain.dat [DAT]
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Here it is. I'm not exactly sure what to call this, but it is indeed a chain. LMKWYT 0 Chain 0 Name: chain.dat 0 Author: Matt Schild 0 Unofficial Model 1 16 -160 0 60 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 s\chains2.dat 1 16 -144 2 60 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 s\chains1.dat (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Subpart: chains2.dat: chain end with stud [DAT]
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The whole assembly follows immediately. LMKWYT 0 chain end 0 ROTATION CENTER 0 0 0 1 "Custom" 0 ROTATION CONFIG 0 1 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 peghole.dat 1 16 0 -4 0 0.75 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.75 peghole.dat 1 16 0 -4 0 4.5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4.5 (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Subpart: chains1.dat: single link [DAT]
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The end and the whole assembly coming right up. LMKWYT 0 chain link 0 Name: chains1.dat 0 Author: Matt Schild 0 Unofficial Model 4 16 0 3 0 0 3.04 0.19 0.38 2.92 0 0.4 2.96 0.19 4 16 0 3.15 0.35 0 3.04 0.19 0.44 3.06 0.35 0.4 2.96 0.19 4 16 0 3.15 (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: General question
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I downloaded the latest version of L3P yesterday from Lars' site, as well as the latest version of L3PAO from Jeff's site. I guess the LDraw text version made it to Lars' site? Joel <snip what I wrote earlier> (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Part repost: 4150p102.dat: Tile 2x2 with Hologameboard pattern
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"Matt Schild" <phydeaux@sisna.com> wrote in message news:G392q7.2vq@lugnet.com... (...) 3050 (...) You might want to change that to Dejarik :) Dan (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | RE: General question
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(...) For the Kidvention LDraw banner, we (Tim Courtney, Terry Keller, and I) were debating putting "LDraw" on the studs of the logo brick to avoid copyright infrigement. IIRC, Lars made the missing letters and we created some renders using the (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | General question
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To someone who knows, I was just trying out L3PAO, in conjunction with MLCad, and noticed that the renders I got had "LDRAW" on the studs, not "LEGO." Is this something in a setting somewhere that I don't know about? I admit, I haven't read all of (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: How do I speed things up ?
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Woah! Now that's what I call construction! That's going to look fantastic when you get the bridge and reactors done. Royce (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: How do I speed things up ?
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Cool. Thank you for the suggestions so far everyone ! (...) Sure. Twist my arm... : ) LMKWYT (URL) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: My first model,please look
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... (...) Nope, MY fault for not viewing in a larger window (or scrolling down). You did right; like I said, I just wanted to make sure. My apologies for posting prematurely (yes, I know there's a horrible pun in there, but let's not go there =P) (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | RE: My first model,please look
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(...) Yes, thanks for putting the note there. Generally, you may want to contact the original designer for permission when using his/her design, especially when your modifications are minor. (...) Glad you liked the model. (...) No harm done, --Bram (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: My first model,please look
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(...) Yes thats what I meant. (...) I pointed this out at the bottom of the page,I also listed the URL for the original!! I didn't think that anyone would mind if I copied a model that I liked, and I still think the original is better,I just wanted (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | I finally used MLCAD!
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I decided to use MLCAD for my latest model: (URL) time I used LEdit, my monitor didn't behave very nicely since I was switching resolutions so often, so I decided to give the latest edition of MLCAD a shot. I'm glad that the keyboard short cuts work (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: My first model,please look
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(...) Thanks Mark. Looks like Gary built the model from my renderings and then put his model into MLCAD. In case anyone is interested, here is my original DAT file: (URL) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Well, I'm glad you learned to use a LEGO modelling program (I'm certainly too lazy to figure one out myself) but I have to ask exactly what you meant by first MLCAD model. If you did meant your first original model, then it ended up looking an (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | RE: Minifig Round Shield
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(...) They are, but I don't know how to LDraw a torus. And since the rings are 2 LDU wide and 1 LDU tall, I figured the roundness was a detail small enough to disregard. It probably ends up looking better in POV-Ray this way since we don't have a (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Correct attribution? (was Re: Parts tracker needs more visibility
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(...) Ah yes. The URL got updated once, but not the name after it. (...) Hmm, I dunno, I just copied what was in the /cad/ldraw/parts/ section. Anyone out there in CAD-land have any suggestions on how to improve the lists here?-- (URL) here-- (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Need some help on making 360 animations
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Hello Eduardo,, I think you made the mistake to rotate the propeller in ML-CAD. You have to do it in POV-Ray 'by hand'. ML-CAD adjusts the screen view according to the outer bounds of the model. So the picture seems to jump because one of the outer (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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There's been a lot of good information posted to lugnet.cad.mlcad in the last week or so. Is anyone collecting the info to make a FAQ? Steve (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | 4150p40.dat - 2x2 round tile "Archery Target" pattern [DAT]
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0 Tile 2 x 2 Round with Archery Target pattern 0 Unofficial Element 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 0 CMDLINE -C14 0 1 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 4-4disc.dat 1 16 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 ring1.dat 1 16 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 (...) (24 years ago, 30-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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In lugnet.cad.dev, Manfred Moolhuysen wrote: [snip] I agree with Manfred. Generic description in the descriptive name, character name*s* in the KEYWORDS, and add more comment lines if necessary. Steve (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: how to NAME patterned m/f faces for specific personas?...
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(...) How about option d: Number them. "Star Wars Face Pattern 1", "Star Wars Face Pattern 2", etc. Then we wouldn't have to worry about it. Steve Bliss GDR implied (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Need some help on making 360 animations
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I have made a nice animation but it don't loock good chek it http:\\eduardov.20m....ashark.gif please tell how can I make it better than what it is. (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Motorcycles??
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(...) They have? I don't remember getting them.... Steve (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Minifig Round Shield
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(...) I thought the raised areas were rounded. Then again, my attempt at this part was over 100K. Steve (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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(...) Good, I feel a lot better now. There is a fine line between getting stuff right by judicious use of group critical appraisal, and squelching enthusiasm. I am glad to see that's not the case and you're cranking out more parts! Keep at it! Since (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Parts tracker needs more visibility (was Re: 4150p101.dat - tile 2 x 2 w/ SW imperial pattern
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(...) And *that* is why the parts tracker URL needs to be listed on the web front page of the cad.dat.parts group. Todd Lehman, can you fix that, please? Thanks! ++Lar (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Part repost: 4150p102.dat: Tile 2x2 with Hologameboard pattern [DAT]
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With a better filename. By the way, anyone know what the part number for the chain seen in set 3050 (Shanghai Surprise) might be? 0 Tile 2 x 2 Round with Djarik hologame board pattern 0 WRITE Author: Matt Schild 0 WRITE Unofficial part 0 WRITE Name: (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 3069p02.dat - Tile 1 x 2 with Tape Reels pattern [DAT]
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Here's another one. Please LMKWYT. Thanks. (Tore, Someone requested this part, but gave it a slightly different name. Please use this name for the entry in your parts tracker. Thanks.) Thanks, Franklin 0 Tile 1 x 2 with Tape Reels pattern 0 (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Repost: 973p103.dat Minifig torso with Han Solo (with jacket) pattern [DAT]
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With a better filename. 0 Minifig Torso with Han Solo pattern (with jacket, from set 7190) 0 Name: 973p103.DAT 0 Author: Matt Schild 0 Unofficial part 0 ROTATION CENTER 0 0 0 1 "Custom" 0 ROTATION CONFIG 0 1 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 s\973s01.dat (...) (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 was having problems because the PCT value was not set at 0 so the values I inputted for the camera position put the camera in a place I did not expect. Thanks Jay Jacinto (...) if (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Follow up to Camera Tricks
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OIC Thanks Jay Jacinto (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Follow up to Camera Tricks
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Think of "angle" as "zoom". The smaller the number, the "closer" you are to the object. The larger the number, the "further away" you are. Royce (...) (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 Jay; If you want to adjust the "look at point" you can actually select one of your peices in a model. Look at it's co-oridnates in the Model Part List (top right window). Then put these exact co-ordinates into the "look at" point... You will be (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: 973solo.dat Han solo torso from the Millenium Falcon set
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(...) In the actual movie, if you look closely, he's wearing a shirt whose color I would call "bachelor's white", i.e., it was white maybe when he originally bought it... ;-) (...) _Nice_ job. :-) (Personally, I _hate_ doing asymetrical jobs.) (...) (...) (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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(...) I go to this tab and set the "stud mode" to "None". It renders even faster yet. (It can make it a little difficult to work with at times.) If you plan to use Baseplates.... Wait until the end if you can. I try to place little markers for the (...) (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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(...) There is supposed to be a bit of flaring on these, I admit I put WAY too much, but there is supposed to be some. (...) Since Franklin did a much better job of it than I did, I'm just going to scrap my version in favor of a superior one. (...) (...) (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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(...) I assume you're actually referring to the "P"-numbers (i.e., the numbers _after_ the letter "P", to indicate which pattern is being used). Most of these have been organized (mostly by Chris Dee, the infamous minifig torso designer ;-) to be (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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