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Alright, alright, nevermind. I was mis-remembering what version I was running. The jump from 1.9 to 1.99 confused me. That, and the fact that I just work up... I am running the newest version... <sigh> Can't wait for the next one Michael! You are (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw.org announces new MLCad subdomain and re-organization of resources
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The new site looks great, but I have one little question. I am currently running MLCAD 1.99R4, but when I follow the link from mlcad.ldraw.org to Michael's site, I can only find MLCAD 1.99R1. Is there a reason for this? -Andy Lynch ----- Original (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Ldraw.organization (was: License revision 1)
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(...) Well, I suppose nothing says that the URL and the title need match. If it's possible maybe try to dissociate the name Ldraw from the tool Ldraw? What I mean is newcomers to LCAD (like myself a few months ago) will want to go to that site as a (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: License - again
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(...) My only source of information about this is: (URL) haven't found any of the other 100 places where Leonardo Zide has talked about this. Fredrik (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw.org announces new MLCad subdomain and re-organization of resources
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For the past week, I have been working with Michael Lachmann and Jacob Sparre Andersen to give LDraw.org a more MLCad focus. We are proud to announce the new subdomain at LDraw.org: (URL) notice there's not much there yet. Because of some unforseen (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !!
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The next version of MLCad will support reloading of the project / model - which means (revert to saved). Michael -- ===...=== Ing Michael Lachmann Individual software development Tel.: +43 676 406 86 95 e-mail: michael.lachmann@lm-...ftware.com (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Free-Form Camera Positioning with MLCAD, L3P, and POV-RAY
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I've never tried to use camera options until now, but I think we can enhance that if we have a camera-file (like the light.dat) which L3P counts in. This way it's easy to define the camera - position and orientation ... Regarding the description (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: New Part - 30187 Minifig Motorcycle with 3 Wheels Body
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(...) I will change the names to begin with "Bike 3 Wheel Motorcycle " unless someone has stong feelings for not doing it. (...) I was able to make a minifig with the modeler function of LDAO. When minifig is positioned on the bike, he/she/it... (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Hi, This is a little write-up I did on free-form positioning of the camera. It is taken from several posts by myself and others on LUGNET. Tim Courtney has asked for new material for www.ldraw.org focusing on MLCAD, L3P and POV-RAY, so I offered to (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) That would be me ;-). Here is a link, you can download the .dat files from there. (URL) Kingsley (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad)
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I know some time ago someone made up every letter of the English alphabet in Lego elements and posted the dat files for every letter of the English alphabet... I want to find this alphabet, I was considering making one of my own but I don't really (...) (24 years ago, 16-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Ldraw.organization (was: License revision 1)
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"James Powell" <wx732@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> wrote in message news:G5Mt7q.3vr@lugnet.com... (...) Organization' (...) would (...) Point taken. Any other opinions on this? -- Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldraw.organization (was: License revision 1)
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(...) No. Although I am -not- one of the CADheads, my vote would be to keep the organization name/URL to be LDraw.org, because it honors James Jessman. Yes, the focus of it _will_ change to LCAD programs (I'm one of the people who would like to see (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Just for fun: Lego Eraser (Rubber yellow, red and blue) [DAT]
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0 Eraser Brick 2 x 4 0 Name: 3001r.dat 0 TEXTURE RUBBER 1 16 20 4 0 6 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 6 4-4cyli.dat 1 16 20 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4-4disc.dat 1 16 20 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4-4edge.dat 1 16 20 24 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4-4edge.dat 1 16 20 24 0 6 0 0 0 0 (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Rubber Black (was: New Part - 30187...) [DAT]
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I cwould suggest something like this: 0 TEXTURE RUBBER <or matt, or whatever> < rubber parts in their colours > 0 TEXTURE END Don't forget that black is not the only colour of Lego rubber parts. THis can also be used for sloped parts textures: 0 (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldraw.organization (was: License revision 1)
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"Leonardo Zide" <leonardo@centroin.com.br> wrote in message news:3A3A7869.6F41C7....com.br... (...) That's true. There should be a gradual shift in naming to 'LCAD Organization' rather than LDraw.org, etc [1]. Eventually LCAD *will* change to (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Can anyone pass on the numbers of the new colors? (i.e. grays other than light/dark grey, LoM colors, grey green from the Statue of Liberty Sculpure) Thanks. (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad)
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(...) If you mean the "ask for another license" clause, it's not unusual. I got this idea from GPL: 10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author to ask (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldraw.organization (was: License revision 1)
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(...) This is something that confuses me, sometimes you say ldraw.org and sometimes LCAD organization. I'd rather see things going in the direction of an "LCAD organization", I know that currently LDraw accounts for most of what we call LCAD but I (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: License - again
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"Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message news:m3vgsm23c1.fsf@...ldomain... (...) It certainly should be given weight in any discussion of LeoCAD, and might help set precedent. Was giving credit to LDraw and part authors on (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:htlk3tcv9idsvff...4ax.com... (...) thing (...) final (...) ROFL. :D Well, it was all ready to go last night, but some other unavoidable issues have come up, that we have worked out (Michael (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) All the rest of you are exceptions, who have to be listed out, because you haven't written any parts. Actually, I should double-check that Jacob and Terry *don't* have their names in any part files. Anyway, I think I'm leaning against that (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Rubber Black (was: New Part - 30187 Minifig Motorcycle with 3 Wheels Body)
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(...) Personally I feel that just using color codes to establish color/texture is the best move. We have 512 (and we could use more if necessary) currently and how many of those are actually valid and in use? Using a separate statement for texture (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Ldraw.organization (was: License revision 1)
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(...) I think it would be sufficient if we officially accept our somewhat anarchic approach. Basically, we could have (appoint, elect) specific officer positions, such as 'server admin', 'primary evangelist', 'parts library administrator', 'innocent (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Part - 2527 Plate? 2 x 4 cannon base
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(...) "Roger, Roger!" (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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This is a separate reply, because this stuff needed to be XFUT lugnet.cad.dev. (...) Or we (that's an inclusive we, not just Paul, Steve and Franklin) should make a decision on what we want to do with "rubber black". There's definitely precedent for (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Part - 30187 Minifig Motorcycle with 3 Wheels Body
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(...) It's the only *current* category that makes sense. We may need to switch over to a generic "Vehicle" category at sometime. (...) I kinda like Tricycle. It *might* be confused with the DUPLO Tricycle, but I doubt it. (...) I'm thinking so, too. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | new critter - giant rat [DAT]
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As you may recall, I've posted several close-to-minfig-scale critters: "(URL) Here's a new one, inspired by a thread in another directory... ;-) "(URL) Thanks, Franklin 0 Giant Rat (aka ROUS - Rodent Of Unusual Size) 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain 0 (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: need help with modeling 8860 steering
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"Bram Lambrecht" <bram@cwru.edu> wrote in message news:MABBIBJJFOJIOHD...wru.edu... (...) out (...) the (...) Nicely done! Just last week I had to look up the Law of Cosines to position some technic beams. The "exercise" is a simple matter of (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: POV difference in LDraw?
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(...) LeoCAD can import LDraw files and exports 3DS and Wavefront files. Leonardo (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ok, I will fix it and get it re-posted as an updated part. Thank you very much for your input. Paul (URL) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | pirate's head scarf... well... *sort of*... :-P [DAT]
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OK, this is a really, *really* crude mock-up, I'll be the first to admit, but I really needed something that I could use for this piece, no matter how ugly, as long as it looked *something* like the piece in question, plus there's been one or two (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) The open end (i.e., the muzzle) should be pointed in the "negative-Z" direction (i.e., pointing "out" of the screen towards the viewer) when shown in a "front" view in MLCAD/L3Lab/[etc.]). Thanks, Franklin (Who has been thinking of creating a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I will use "Minifig Accessory" as Steve recommended. (...) ok. (...) The cannons I have are the one piece design with the crossed cannon symbol on them. I can do the logo, but it will not look very good rendered. I tried to use as many POV (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) If it doesn't matter much to anyone, I will rename these parts as Steve stated a few messages back; 2527.DAT Minifig Cannon 2 x 4 Base x518.DAT Minifig Cannon 2 x 8 Non-Shooting ( I measured it, end to end) I will categorize both parts as (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part - 2527 Plate? 2 x 4 cannon base
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(...) Hi Franklin, When you say to re-orient this part, do I need to point the open end of the barrel to the z+ or z- ? (for clarification) Also, I believe you said to also re-orient the base as well. I will turn it to match the cannon. Let me know (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Thanks! They were a challenge. Especially to get all the parts to fit together. When I dis-assembled the base and the body, the base distorted slightly, and I had to find another assembled bike. (...) ok. (...) It was the only one that made (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Hi Bram, Thank you for the comments. I try to use primitives am much as possible to make the best looking POV rendered parts. Paul (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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I've been meaning to suggest the same thing! John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:G5KD1w.D0H@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Free-Form Camera Positioning with MLCAD, L3P, and POV-RAY
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Hi, This is a little write-up I did on free-form positioning of the camera. It is taken from several posts by myself and others on LUGNET. Tim Courtney has asked for new material for www.ldraw.org focusing on MLCAD, L3P and POV-RAY, so I offered to (...) (24 years ago, 15-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: POV difference in LDraw?
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(...) I have no knowledge of writing scripts for converting files between CAD packages but I would be interested to know if anyone has or could write a converter from MLCAD to AutoCAD. AutoCAD like Microstation and 3DSMAX has a built in rendering (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MLCAD Suggestions
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(...) mlcad (...) If the model is not right , it may be easier to open it with ldview. then you can just recreate the hose untill it looks right. (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCAD Suggestions
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(...) I insert hoses like this : first I create my model in mlcad, then I create the hose in ldraw-mode and name it hose1.dat last part of my model in mlcad is hose1.dat then I save my model in mlcad and if the hose is not right, then I change it in (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: POV difference in LDraw?
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(...) One of the main reasons I wrote my 3DSMAX to DAT converter was to use the boolean ops modelling abilities of 3DSMAX. When I created the technic wheels and tires that were basically a dish with holes bored through them, I couldn't imagine doing (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: License - again
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(...) It may be worth to note here that the binary format for LeoCAD falls into the former category. And as Leonardo Zide has said, James Jessiman did allow him to redistribute the transformed parts library independent from the main LDraw (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | RE: need help with modeling 8860 steering
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(...) (URL) is the rack turntable) If you know the displacement of the steering rack, it shouldn't be too difficult to calculate length c. However, I haven't thought a whole lot about how the interior angles of the triangle relate to the rotation of (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: different idea for cockpit
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(...) Check out "lugnet.cad"... I used MLCAD to "render" (display) my DAT file (Lego-CAD *_data_* file), and then I used L3P (and L3P-Add-On) to create the necessary POV code to ray-trace the image. Then, I used MSPhotoEditor to convert the bitmap (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.cad)
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| | need help with modeling 8860 steering
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I am trying to model the 8860 Auto Chassis Expert Builder set (in POV-Ray) and am baffled by how to get its steering system right. Check out the front of the car in these pictures from the building instructions to see the section I'm referring to: (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: License revision 1
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:kuph3tcm65ren3n...4ax.com... (...) bit (...) panel (...) Hehe.. Well given the nature of LCAD, its pretty difficult to select who is going to lead. But on the other side, having a panel of (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Adding new pieces in MLCad
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Hi, I will see what I can do :-) Michael -- ===...=== Ing Michael Lachmann Individual software development Tel.: +43 676 406 86 95 e-mail: michael.lachmann@lm-...ftware.com http: www.lm-software.com John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Dome piece from Divers Sets?
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Nevermind, I found it. I checked the Parts Tracker, saw it was done by Thomas Burger, then checked the Lugnet links page to find Thomas' Pages, and downloaded it from there. <whew> -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Lynch" (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Dome piece from Divers Sets?
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Hello all, I was looking for the clear domes that are used in the Divers sets, among others. These are the 6 x 6 x ? domes that attach to a plate or tile with 5 fingers. Someone said that there was an unnofficial part made, but with the search (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: License revision 1
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(...) For points made previously in the thread, I think. Basically, I think if our aim is to free users/distributors/developers to use the library however they want, forcing them to release source code is a *big* contradiction of the aim of the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: new lego-cad part: x474.dat, "Arm Piece with Towball and Stud"
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(...) Really. How extraordinary. I must have been off my rocker when I made that part. I wonder if there was any particular reason I chose that measurement, or if I was just feeling rebellious. Thanks for pointing this out. I'll double-check the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part - 2527 Plate? 2 x 4 cannon base
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(...) Since both the base and the barrel are unique pieces, neither really needs the dimension. It's not like there's a different cannon base. :) But it doesn't hurt to include the dimensions, either. And it could be useful someday, if LEGO ever (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Adding new pieces in MLCad
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"Andy Lynch" <andy@andyandjackie.com> wrote in message news:G5IsLC.FuB@lugnet.com... (...) it (...) and Y (...) as (...) becomes (...) the (...) I agree that this would be very helpfull. Since parts are often added in "layers", it makes sense for (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: License revision 1
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(...) The idea of making it different for commercial applications was to allow L3P to continue to be distributed under its current license. Now I see that it's a bad thing and #5 should either be completely removed or required for free applications (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: License revision 1
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(...) I only added that because other people requested, I was happy with the initial license. Personally I think that #4 is going to scare people away. (...) It's better, english is not my native language. (...) Ok, it seems that a lot of people (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: License - again
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(...) In other words, the contributors grant ldraw.org the rights to do whatever they want with the parts. This should be in the parts submission page, along with a button "I have read and accept the terms of the agreement". It has nothing to do (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: POV difference in LDraw?
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(...) I don't think having the POV-Ray source code will help us here. The problem with LDraw vs POV-Ray is that the difference and other constructive geometry functions in POV-Ray use the inside vs outside concept. Ie, a POV-Ray object can have a (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | POV difference in LDraw?
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Is there any way to make something similar to the useful difference function from POV into LDraw? It's far beyond my programming skils, but we've made so many great improvements together so far so I believe that there is hope. Isn't the POV source (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 3626bpAE.dat (*NEW FILENAME*), "Minifig Head with SW Smirk and Brown Eyebrows pattern" [DAT]
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...And, here's the last one! Franklin 0 Minifig Head with SW Smirk and Brown Eyebrows pattern 0 Name: 3626bpAE.dat 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 Unofficial Model 0 0 KEYWORDS face, smirk, "smart ass", expression 0 KEYWORDS "Star (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 3626bpAD.dat (*NEW FILENAME*), "Minifig Head with SW Determined w/ Grey Eyebrows/Moustache/Beard pattern" [DAT]
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...Here's the fourth one... Franklin 0 Minifig Head with SW Determined w/ Grey Eyebrows/Moustache/Beard pattern 0 Name: 3626bpAD.dat 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 Unofficial Element 0 0 KEYWORDS face, serious, determined, (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 3626bpAC.dat (*NEW FILENAME*), "Minifig Head with SW Determined w/ Brown Eyebrows/Moustache/Beard pattern" [DAT]
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...Here's #3... Franklin 0 Minifig Head with SW Determined w/ Brown Eyebrows/Moustache/Beard pattern 0 Name: 3626bpAC.dat 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 Unofficial Element 0 0 KEYWORDS face, serious, determined, expression 0 (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 3626bpAB.dat (*NEW FILENAME*), "Minifig Head with SW Determined w/ Brown Eyebrows pattern" [DAT]
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...Here's the second one. Franklin 0 Minifig Head with SW Determined w/ Brown Eyebrows pattern 0 Name: 3626bpAB.dat 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 Unofficial Element 0 0 KEYWORDS face, serious, determined, expression 0 KEYWORDS (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 3626bpAA.dat (NEW FILENAME), "Minifig Head with SW Grim/Determined w/ Eyebrows pattern" [DAT]
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As a result of all the discussion about pattern numbers and file-naming conventions, I have decided to *re-name* the five "minifig faces" from the "Star Wars" line that I've encoded. Here's the first one. (Collect all five! ;-) Thanks, Franklin 0 (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: License revision 1
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(...) Seconding Pat Mahoney's questions directed at parts 4 and 5. My own questions: On part 4: I understand the main need for the license is: packaging the parts library with an application for distribution. Question: is the license meant to impose (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: minifig hair pieces????
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Shoot - Thanks for the info. Chris Dee <chris_w_dee@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G5HyvL.2Lr@lugnet.com... (...) have (...) mine (...) though. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Interior shots of Cathedral of Ice
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(...) I think I'm impressed. Very nice retrofit. Wish I could make use of your .DAT files on my Mac. Amy (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: License revision 1
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First, koen, I am the one who asked. I would like to package leocad for Debian GNU/Linux, and I cannot [legally] distribute the ldraw parts library with it unless it contains an acceptable license. (...) Why? Say Internet explorer had some sort of (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Keywords Question
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(...) Yes there is. If the news-search wasn't temporarily deactivated, I'd point you to it. Here's a cooked version of the discussion: ===...=== FAQ for CATEGORY and KEYWORDS meta-statements ===...=== Q: What are '0 CATEGORY' and '0 KEYWORDS'? A: (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Adding new pieces in MLCad
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MLCad being a Windows based program, I often find myself using "drag and drop" to place my next piece into my DAT file. If, for instance, I drop it into the "Front" view, then the piece goes into the DAT file at the X and Y location that is (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: License revision 1
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:lpff3tspjvsl3iu...4ax.com... (...) Agreed. (...) Good point - up until recently I have been against LCAD derivative software for sale, but some of the points made here has changed my (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Actually LeoCAD is somewhere between L2P and L3P. When converting a part to POV it searches first in LGEO then if the part does not exist in LGEO (or LGEO is not installed), it creates the part from the LeoCAD library, just like L3P. It's a (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I like where you're going, mostly. (...) I'd like to not have different terms for commercial and non-commercial applications. I don't see a valid reason for discriminating on the basis of cost. My thinking is this: most LCAD'ish things are (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I will think about that things and post my suggestions here. Michael John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: G5GoHx.AD8@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Nope. Just call it "Minifig Cannon Non-Shooting" if you want. I've added *lots* of minifig weapons-of-individua...estruction to the inventory, and I didn't state the length of any of them... (Well, I *did* specify that the greatsword was (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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On the Print Picture screen, it would be nice if it would remember the options and picture size you select (at least while MLCad is still running). -John Van (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Yes, definitely. Nicely said. Steve (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) BTW, you're talking about the "contributor's agreement" here, not a user or distribution license. I agree completely. My ideal "contributor's agreement" would be to act like each contributed work existed as two independent entities, which had (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Is it necessary to specify a length 'n' if it's an accessory? That is, does the Minifig Tool Knife (whatever it's called specifically) mention a length? I'm just curious, but it seems that unless there's a length difference between shooting (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Here are the URLs for the updated DAT files. The "10"-mark coin: "(URL) The "20"-mark coin: "(URL) The "30"-mark coin: "(URL) The "40"-mark coin: "(URL) Thanks, Franklin ===== Franklin Cain (and please do *not* call me "Frank" ;-) fwcain@yahoo.com | (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: new lego-cad part: x474.dat, "Arm Piece with Towball and Stud"
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(...) I used the code for 30082.dat, "Arm Piece with Towball and Clip", as a startnig point. Inside that DAT file, there is a dome (4-8sphe.dat), used for the "front" half of the towball, that has a diameter of _14_, not 16. Franklin (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) What would we call that? "Minifig Helmet Visor Blinders w/ Antenna"? "Minifig Helmet Visor Ice Planet"? Franklin (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) What would we call that? "Minifig Helmet Visor Blinders w/ Antenna"? "Minifig Helmet Visor Ice Planet"? Franklin (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: new lego-cad part: x474.dat, "Arm Piece with Towball and Stud"
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(...) Looks good. Has TLC made variations on this part? Seems like I recall discussion of an older and a newer version, but I don't remember clearly now. (...) I'm not understanding where you're coming from with this comment. All the towball parts I (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Very nice job on these parts! I think I'd name the cannon parts as: 2527.DAT Minifig Cannon 2 x 4 Base x518.DAT Minifig Cannon 2 x n Non-Shooting Sorry, I don't have a cannon handy for measurement -- replace the 'n' with the proper length. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Could you center them around the Y-axis? Also, I don't now if I schould make the airtubes hollow or not, some purist might say yes, but you would never see it and it would take up twice as much space. Any suggestions? thanks a lot, koen. John (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | RE: L3PAO update (v 1.3)
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(...) URL? --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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When using L3PAO to do the Beretta this week, I noticed a few issues here and there, so I compiled an update. (URL) 1.3 ---...--- Fixed yet another error in the command line generator. If the path to l3p was the same as the path to L3PAO, it was (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Bram Lambrecht writes: [snip] (...) Filip Spacek did the conversion. (...) It would be great if when/if MLCad started allowing plugins, someone wrote a converter to POV which worked directly in MLCad. This would make life a bit (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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"Bram Lambrecht" <bram@cwru.edu> wrote in message news:MABBIBJJFOJIOHD...wru.edu... (...) part in (...) The (...) relied (...) wrote (...) not (...) different. (...) LDraw (...) directly. (...) Thanks for the correction and lists. John Van (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I'll be doing this in the next day or two. -John Van "koen" <koen.jordens@studen...ven.ac.be> wrote in message news:G5D49F.FpA@lugnet.com... (...) place (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Actually, L2P uses the LGEO library written by Lutz Uhlman. Lutz also wrote L2P and all the textures that LGEO uses. AFAIK, Anton Raves has no connection with L2P at all. It's difficult to use Anton's parts because not only the coordinate (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Part - 30187 Minifig Motorcycle with 3 Wheels Body
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(...) Wow! They look great! :) (...) I haven't looked at the DAT code in enough detail to make many comments about it. What I did look at, looked good. The orientation of the parts looks just right. I agree with the categorization of the motorcycle (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: new lego-cad part: x474.dat, "Arm Piece with Towball and Stud"
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(...) Now that's what I call service! Looks good--I can finally render 6901, a personal nostalgic favorite. Thanks a bunch! Dave! (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | new lego-cad part: x474.dat, "Arm Piece with Towball and Stud" [DAT]
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As promised elsewhere ("(URL) here is the missing "bendy-arm" piece. Please LMKWYT! ;-) (BTW, when I measured the "towball", its diameter was "two plates thick", which would be 16 LDU. It wasn't "two plates thick, minus the 'top lip' of a 1x1 round (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3A36D1B3.4287@m...ing.com... (...) This is the perfect example of the line we should draw with regard to converters. There are two main tools which convert an LDraw model to POV-Ray: L2P and (...) (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Part: 973p108.dat Minifig Torso with Endor Camouflage pattern
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(...) When doing patterns on parts, I sometimes find it helpful to look at the way TLC has drawn the pattern in their instructions. They'll often simplify the pattern in a way that is much more LDraw-able than the real pattern. Steve (24 years ago, 13-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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