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I thought my computer was powerful until this. 131369 Frame level objects I put my computer down to its knees Prepare to drool (URL) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: bend thingie creator.
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(...) I've thought about using bezier curves but I decided to choose another type of curve because it doesn't allow you to make the curve pass by a specific point (except the first and last points). (...) I'm using a different solution: I start with (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Export Problems
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(...) I don't use the export function so I can't comment. But if you want to raytrace, get POVray, install it, then get L3Lab (or L3P) and install it. What I do to trace is save my MPD with the design I want traced. Then I launch L3Lab, navigate to (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Renderers that poll for changes?
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(...) With 420 Mb hard disk and 16 Mb RAM, it's no upgrade at all. (RAM not even upgradeable). I prefer a fast 486 with Win 3.1 before a slow one with Win95. I have no hope of finding a polling viewer that works in Win 3.1. I want to know what (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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I'm fairly new to MLCad, and after I recently got ready to delve into the depths of raytracing my designs, I found that the export command was a little odd... I can't click the post processor configurations tab; it doesn't act as if it's a tab at (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | A new idea
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Did anyone think on making desktop themes about this Lego cad thing? (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Can the MLCAD rendering engine be put in a DLL?
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Michael, is there a possibility you could put the rendering engine from MLCAD into a DLL? That would make it very easy to create other add-ons for the community. One example is my LDList, which can be used to search for a part - my Delphi port of (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Shutter, real ridges or simulated? [DAT]
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Here's my version of 3582: 0 Window 1 x 2 x 2 Shutter 0 WRITE Modified by Tim Romine 11/26/2000 0 ROTATION CENTER 0 0 0 1 "Custom" 0 ROTATION CONFIG 1 1 1 16 0 44 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-4edge.dat 1 16 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2-4edge.dat 2 24 2 48 -4 (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Good luck finding a polling viewer that works in Win 3.1! In occasional moments of insanity I've considered building a version of ldglite for DOS with the djgpp compiler and Scitech MGL, but then I come to my senses and remember that LDRAW and (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Shutter, real ridges or simulated? [DAT]
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(...) DOH! I had already made these shutters before I checked LUGNET, so here they are: 3856 in this post, 3582 in the next. As always, LMKWYT. Tim Romine AFOL for Life enimor@earthlink.net P.S. Toilet bowl, huh? Wow! I never would have thought of (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Bumble Bee Utility Vehicle!
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(...) nope. could make more in realation to next question (...) That could be a tuffy, but I will try...may need some pov-ray help there with camera angles. Rick (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone, lugnet.cad)
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(...) an inverted U than a rotated C. But I'm just judging by appearance. Note that the part itself does not use triangular shaped ridges.. I thought it did but on examination, see that it does not. That makes a certain sense as it preserves (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I'm using a simplified form of bezier curves, like you see in most drawing software like coreldraw etc.. this is also x = f(t), y = g(t) and z = h(t) with f, g and h being a*t^3 + b*t^2 +c*t + d . a, b , c and d can than simply be calculated (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G4LGt1.Kou@lugnet.com... (...) Adam Howard has already done both of these. I have them in my "(Un-Official)" bin in my VEC. I think instead of actual louvers, he used half cylinders. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New part 30094
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No problem. Its used a lot in Town Diver stuff. Its a 2 x 2 plate with a square rod frame. Similar to 30033 but square rather than octagonal. I've rendered it at (URL) add some keywords when I work out what they should say. Its was used in set (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Looking for parts for 8880
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I did a search in the CAD sub-directory and I haven't been able to find the following pieces. 6543 8880 4 x 6 plate with gearstick holder 6549 8880 gearstick Can you direct me if you know where to find those pieces(files). Thanks Eric. (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Creating folders in ML CAD
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(...) Sure can! Just click on the menu Settings | Groups | Group Configuration. You'll see existing groups and their search criteria. To create a new group simply type the group name you want to use in the "Name" field, then type the search string (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | A few 1.99 bugs and suggestions
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1. When opening a file, if any sub parts are not found (the program alerts to this and offers a "Yes/No" dialog) and the file is opened anyway, clicking on the "Unknown" element will cause a Protection Fault Error: MLCAD caused an exception 10H in (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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(...) Yes, that looks like it. However I ended up using the other one I was pointed to in this thread. I loaded yours and it might be an MLCad problem but I see some holes in it... there appear to be some triangles missing, or else they didn't load (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New part 30094
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Could you describe a bit more what this part is or provide a link to an image? thanks Robin Sayce-Jones <robin.sayce-jones@f...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G4LCrs.BBJ@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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