 | | Re: DAT to 3D Studio Max?
|
|
"Leonardo Zide" <leonardo@centroin.com.br> wrote in message news:3A8023F2.B6BD3E....com.br... (...) Ah yes, I downloaded LeoCAD before, and it crashed immediately on startup with an illegal operation. I just downloaded it again, and it still does (...) (24 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | LCAD for Risc-OS (was LCAD/LDraw.org Formal Organization)
|
|
In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Alex Farlie writes: [snip - lots of stuff] (...) Ldglite is distributed as C source code and requires either OpenGL or Mesa. There is information on Mesa for Risc-OS here: (URL) should be similar to the "ldglite for (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | colour
|
|
What would be the proper Ldraw colour code for "Teal" (The "Cybermaster colour")? Kind regards John Jensen (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Trying to locate some parts
|
|
Bet I can outdo Sproat on this:) I have ALL the Rockraider sets (except those japaneese ones) and I like it:) I'm trying to locate some parts for a inventory I'm building. The set number is 4940 The legs: in step 6 there's a 1X2 brick with a clip (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: On the difficulty of making building instructions
|
|
Here's an idea I just tought of. If you make a blok with studs and studs* so you can either place a block freely or with it's stud* in a stud. just like in real life. It asures correct placement. Probably a dumb idea, but i'll hit send anyway. Koen (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: On the difficulty of making building instructions
|
|
(...) Your Phd thesis is not about 3D CAD interfaces then I take it? (Which incidentally is an area of Computing Research if you know WHERE to look and ask..) (...) This sounds like a good technique... Audible feedback.. However my qyery is how easy (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: LCAD/LDraw.org Formal Organization
|
|
(...) OK but you would need at least a chairman or tresuarer... Also .. "Politics is often about the 'details' " ;-) Quote from a UK MP but cant remember which one.. (...) OK Point taken- Looking at your list it seems you have more of a software (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Re: On the difficulty of making building instructions
|
|
(...) BlockCad (and perhaps other programs) does some collision detection when moving the bricks to assist in the placement. You could enhance this by inventing a mouse that provides some tactile feedback (ala playstation controllers) when the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: Question on transparent printed parts
|
|
(...) Yes, you canread about it here: (URL) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: L3PAO small update available
|
|
(...) Another easier solution to the international settings problem is to change the way L3PAO saves it's comma delimited settings from: 1,1,2,0,5,1, ..... to "1","1","2","0,5",1", ..... so you will have no more problems with international settings! (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: L3PAO small update available
|
|
(...) Hmm.. that's odd, because L3PAO should check for POV and still continue even if it isn't found. But then again, I've never tested it on a system that *didn't* have POV installed. Tonight I'll try uninstalling my POV and see if I get the same (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | On the difficulty of making building instructions
|
|
On the difficulty of making building instructions: Last sunday I spent most of the day (except for a few hours out in the snow) showing my cousins how to make - or should I say _draw_ - building instructions on a computer. Personally I use (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: New Part - 3900 Minifig Signal Holder
|
|
(...) The edge lines from the handle extend into the circular panel. This won't look too good if the part is transparent. Plus the angle of entry for the edge lines is narrow so it throws off the edge line offset in ldglite at certain viewing (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | Re: L3PAO small update available
|
|
(...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: L3PAO small update available
|
|
Hi Jeff (and others) I have installed all that I (should) need, but L3PAO won't run for me. I have Windows NT 4.0 workstation. I have installed the VB 6.0 files, I have the latest COMDLG32.OCX in my winnt\system32 directory, but when I click (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: Question on transparent printed parts
|
|
John: (...) I think Lars has modified l3p, so you can included a POV-Ray version of the part as comments in the DAT file. Something like "0 IFPOV/.../0 ELSEPOV/.../0 ENDPOV", but check Lars' latest l3p announcement. Play well, Jacob -- Where's that (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | color numbers question
|
|
does anyone know of a good color number for the new green thats used in the statue of liberty and the life on mars sets (e.g. 7311 red planet cruiser)? (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: New Part: 3901.dat - Minifig Hair Male
|
|
"Chris Dee" <chris_w_dee@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G8Awr4.K0B@lugnet.com... (...) not as (...) Great, now my Windows desktop background doesn't look like all my minifigs should be in "The King and I" :) Dan (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | Re: LCAD/LDraw.org Formal Organization
|
|
(...) Echoing and amplifying a bit on Tim's response: Forming an official ldraw.org, and adopting a licensing policy, and establishing a fully automatic Parts Tracker will all directly lead to more parts being authored. Heck, I'd be doing more parts (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Re: Question on transparent printed parts
|
|
(...) Right now, there's nowhere to go with POV-Ray. Well, maybe you could donate them to Lutz Uhlman's LGEO parts library, maybe. What I'd like to see happen is for the permanent l-cad organization setup an LDraw-compatible library of POV-Ray (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | L3PAO small update available
|
|
Due to little bugs here and there, I've upped an incremental release of L3PAO 1.3 (1.3.24) It addresses the issues with the -cg switch not working correctly, the -f switch incorrectly setting its Y Axis to 0 and a few other things beneath the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Looking for part: Minifig Tool Shovel
|
|
Has this ever been done? I've looked everywhere, but can't find it. Thanks for any help! -Rob Ingersoll (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | New Part - 3900 Minifig Signal Holder [DAT]
|
|
Here is a quick throw together for the Minifig Signal Holder. I did "cheat" some with a couple primitives. Let me know if I need to break them down and work on it more. The way it is, it should render quite nicely. Have fun! Paul (URL) (Main Ldraw (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | Re: part request number
|
|
(...) Thanks Clark, That's what I thought... after searching Lutz's list. My next posting will be in the parts group, with the part data. Paul (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: part request number
|
|
Peeron calls this a "Minifig Signal Holder", part #3900 (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: part request
|
|
(...) Thanks. (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: part request
|
|
(...) I know we have one of those around here somewhere. Is I can find it, I can make it. Does anyone have any idea of what the part number is? It appears to be quite simple. (I'm out of reserved "x" numbers.) Paul (URL) (Main Ldraw Index) (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Ideas page update...
|
|
I've updated, with around 20 new ideas since my last post on this subject. View them at: (URL) in this update are: -animals -castle/town spinning wheel -house items -TALL tree -more... Coming soon: -space/ remote control camera -side walks -Bottled (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.space)
|
| |
| | Re: Sounds good, however... (from an LDRAW neophyte)
|
|
(...) I think that an installer program would be better, I for one dont like windows scripting host/vbscript, mostly because it has more security holes than a piece of swiss cheese :) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Re: Parts needed
|
|
(oops, I posted this to the wrong group initially) Hey ya parts authors, I confess that yes, I own a few Town Jr. sets. There. *That's* out of the way. Razz away, but in a separate thread please. ;-) I'm looking for someone to create the following (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Sounds good, however... (from an LDRAW neophyte)
|
|
(...) Serve or sever? I think that was a typo up there :) I honestly don't think a formal org will do either. It will be a way to bring together LCAD people in a more organized/official capacity, and the people involved in the government of the org (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | part request
|
|
I am looking for the minifig accessory that has been used by lego as a signal holder in space and town sets, amongst other things. It is shown in this picture: (URL) step 15. It is the piece that is in the hands of the minifig. If anyone has a dat (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: Sounds good, however... (from an LDRAW neophyte)
|
|
I think the idea of a formal organization is really good, provided that it does server it's constituants. I think this is a good start and I encourage you to continue. I agree on the problem of installing/getting all of the necessary tools running. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Re: Question on transparent printed parts
|
|
(...) I've actually given this some thought too, and has considered now that I have time again to do some legos to make a povray version for each lcad version I make. But what to do with it? Kind regards John Jensen (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Diver Dome
|
|
I need a Diver dome for one of my fighters. Please Email me the dat if it exists. Rick (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | Re: DAT to 3D Studio Max?
|
|
(...) Yes, LeoCAD exports to the .3ds format used by 3D Studio and that can be imported by 3DS Max. Leonardo (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: LCAD/LDraw.org Formal Organization
|
|
(...) We haven't gotten that specific, yet. We're thinking along the lines of a 'town council' approach, where the elected officers are equal peers (as opposed to having offices of president, vice president, etc). As I mentioned before, we're (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | DAT to 3D Studio Max?
|
|
Is it possible to convert a DAT file to something I could import into 3D Studio Max? Jeff Gregor [remove nospam to reply] "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: New Part: 3901.dat - Minifig Hair Male
|
|
I only looked at it briefly, but let me give it these two faint praises: 1. It's *far* better than not having any minifig hair pieces. 2. It looks a heckuva lot more accurate than any other attempt I've seen at minifig hair, including the renderings (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | Re: Windows 2000 and MIME Types?
|
|
(...) I just installed Win2K, and here's what I did: First, I ran L3Lab, and did "File | Register File Types | .dat and .mpd". I believe doing this will tell Windows what to do when it gets a file with extension .dat (and .mpd). That's great, but (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: LCAD/LDraw.org Formal Organization
|
|
(...) Plus the fact an informal group would have difficulty enforcing such a licence agrement... Even the FSF (ie GNU's managment group) is an 'organisation'. (...) Yes. Agree (...) What model where you thinking of using? (...) Not Todd ? (...) (...) (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Let's Do It
|
|
(...) Much appreciated -- it pays bills better than majoring in history would have. (...) I'm ready -- just tell me where to go to get started and a list of specific essays, opening paragraphs, descriptions you want. Since I am not an HTML expert I (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Re: LCAD/LDraw.org Formal Organization
|
|
"Burkhard Schloemer" <BuS1503@muenster.de> wrote in message news:G8B1DI.DBo@lugnet.com... (...) possible. Hi Burkhard - There will always be parts authors and official additions as long as there is a desire to create new parts. We're just laying (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Re: LCAD/LDraw.org Formal Organization
|
|
Do whatever you want, but please return to creating new parts. Except for a couple of decorated elements there wasn't much new worth mentioning in the past weeks. Thanks to all who spend time for creating DAT-parts, making my "work" possible. Primus (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | New Part: 4858p90.dat - Wedge 4 x 4 with Classic Space Pattern [DAT]
|
|
Here is the third of three more classic space decorated parts. Does this complete the set of classic spaces decorated parts? Chris 0 Wedge 4 x 4 with Classic Space Pattern 0 Name: 4858p90.DAT 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | New Part: 3939p91.dat - Slope Brick 33 3 x 6 with Classic Space Pattern Large [DAT]
|
|
Here is the second of three more classic space decorated parts. 0 Slope Brick 33 3 x 6 with Classic Space Pattern Large 0 Name: 3939p91.DAT 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Element 2 24 56 24 6 44 24 6 2 24 44 24 6 44 24 (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | New Part: 3939p90.dat - Slope Brick 33 3 x 6 with Classic Space Pattern Small [DAT]
|
|
Here is the first of three more classic space decorated parts. 0 Slope Brick 33 3 x 6 with Classic Space Pattern Small 0 Name: 3939p90.DAT 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Element 2 24 56 24 6 44 24 6 2 24 44 24 6 44 24 -46 (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | New Part: 3901.dat - Minifig Hair Male [DAT]
|
|
Here is the best I can do at the moment on the minifig short hair. It is not as good as I would like it to be, as I need to figure out a better way of measuring these asymetric curved surfaces. I hope it is of some use as it stands. 0 Minifig Hair (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | parts request
|
|
to my knowledge this part has never been done, from set 6394, the blue car wash parts im looking for. (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: LGEO, future and other
|
|
Great to have you back in the community Lutz. Gotta love your parts ;) Greetz, Jay (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.ray)
|
| |
| | Re: Excellent Discussion, Well Met
|
|
"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G8ALC8.CMF@lugnet.com... (...) Well put Lar. Pat - since you are experienced in technical writing, how would you like to help the site in the area of Reference and Get Started? We (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Re: Excellent Discussion, Well Met
|
|
(...) I have no official standing to delegate anything but if someone doesn't jump up and latch on to you I will be very surprised, as there are a number of areas within the site and elsewhere, where either word smithing, or worse, out and out (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Excellent Discussion, Well Met
|
|
When I wrote the original reply to the proposal last Friday, I knew what I was letting myself in for and braced very hard this morning for the onslaught of Pandora's Box. However, after reading every followup in the thread, I must say that I am (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | 6984 galactic mediator alternate model [DAT]
|
|
here's an addition to the space police ii lineup. the front half of the ship is a breakaway pod that can disconnect from the rear "wing" craft. 0 Boromir and Longsword - 6984 Galactic Mediator Alternate 0 Name: BOROMIR.DAT 0 Author: Joseph Gonzalez (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
|
| |
| | Re: LGEO, future and other
|
|
(...) Hi, Lutz! Nice to have you back around. :) Steve (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.ray)
|
| |
| | Re: Question on transparent printed parts
|
|
(...) Yah, that'd be the way to go. Steve (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Math.. I'm making my head hurt...
|
|
(...) Y'all aren't helping me any. "Close only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades". A name change is a name change is a name change. There are some 35 slope bricks with the wrong angle encoded into their names. And no one noticed it (or at least (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Battle Droid for DDK
|
|
Hi all, I have been working on the Battle Droid for the Droid Developers Kit and have uploaded the following image of how it currently looks. This is my first attempt at using MLCad, l3p & POV. Great applications when used together - or (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
|
| |
| | Re: Math.. I'm making my head hurt...
|
|
(...) Shouldn't this be: 1x2x3 | 17:5 73.610460° Anyways, I've checked out most of the these calculations and measurements and they seem correct to me. - Mladen (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: Math.. I'm making my head hurt...
|
|
(...) d'Oh! -- Yes, you're absolutely right -- thank you for the correction! (And I had this funny feeling when I posted that I was doing something wrong in the measurement. The vertical base part is 1/6 brick height, not 1/2 of 1/16.) --Todd (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | RE: Math.. I'm making my head hurt...
|
|
(...) I agree with the first column (measuring from the bottom of vertical portion of the slope to the top of the slope), but not the second. In LDraw parts, the little vertical portion of the slope is 4 LDU, not 2, so the ratios are Brick | (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: Math.. I'm making my head hurt...
|
|
(...) They're not too far off... Brick | Multi-Brick Multi-Brick | Single-Brick Single-Brick Size | Slope Angle | Slope Angle ---...---+---...---+---...--- 6x8x1 | 6:35 9.727579° | 11:70 8.930590° 2x4x1 | 6:15 21.801409° | 11:30 20.136303° 1x3x1 | (...) (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: Math.. I'm making my head hurt...
|
|
(...) Now *my* head is hurting. You mean all these elements (URL) are mis-named? Oooo, someone get me some aspirin... Steve (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: Math.. I'm making my head hurt...
|
|
(...) But the aspect ratio of a brick is 6:5 (height:width), not 1:1. Plus, there's the vertical base. So if you're measuring a single brick, you'll get one angle for the face itself, and if your're measuring a bunch of bricks, you'll get another (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | solved: was Re: help, where are the technic beams located
|
|
found the "scan parts" menu item in mlcad. That found my installed parts library and i found all the beams i was looking for. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| |
| | help, where are the technic beams located
|
|
I just downloaded and installed ldraw, ledit, and mlcad per the web site instructions. I also installed the updated parts package. What i can't find are any of the 1xN technic beams. I found 1 part (a 1 x 14 beam), but where are all the others. In (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| |
| | Re: New Part: x784.dat - Exhaust Pipe
|
|
(...) Oh My GOD!!! chris yer the shiznit!! i was in KB toys yesterday lookin at a set with the new exaust pipe and thought of this part. just remember theres a left and right version! good job (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | 9V Trains, Wagon MOC - Blue Circle Cement Wagon [DAT]
|
|
If anyone in the UK had a Hornby train set, it's more than likely that you had one of these. The Blue Circle Cement wagon was fairly standard in most of their mixed freight starter sets. I've based my version on what I remember of the Hornby model (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
|
| |
| | Re: Has this piece been made yet?
|
|
(...) tricky. (...) This part has now been completed and posted as (URL) Chris (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | New Part: x784.dat - Exhaust Pipe [DAT]
|
|
Here's another new part, recently requested. Please LMKWYT - Chris 0 Exhaust Pipe 0 Name: x784.dat 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Element 0 1st manifold port 1 16 -6 -12 -10 0 1 0 0 0 5 -5 0 0 4-4disc.dat 1 16 -6 -12 -10 (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | RE: Math.. I'm making my head hurt...
|
|
angle = arctan(rise / run) Thus, a rise/run of 1/2 has a slope of 26.5650511771 degrees. HTH, --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Math.. I'm making my head hurt...
|
|
Can someone figure out the angle on a 3x2 slope? I must be losing my mind, or missing something basic... A rise/run of 1/1 gives 45 degrees... right? So the angle of a 2x2 slope brick is 45 degrees? (20ldu rise/20ldu run) (this is taking into (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | LGEO, future and other
|
|
Hi all, After long absence I hope to find more time again to contribute my work to the LUGNET community. There is a bunch of new LGEO parts in the pipeline to be released, and many more lying on my table to be modelled. Currently I am trying to add (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.ray)
|
| |
| | Re: LDraw MOTM winner for February 2001
|
|
(...) I just stuck them in as something motor-like. I didn't come up with any way to actually rig them. (...) Thanks! My .dat file looks pretty crummy, however. The models are worked out just enough for the scene, and they are pretty sketchy on the (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | L3PAO 1.3.21 fix for WIN ME
|
|
I got the following email from J (creator of L3PAO) Sorry about that. It was a small error in the code. I'm running ME on the system that the code was written on, so that wasn't the issue. It was my fault. Try this .exe, it should work for you now. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: L3PAO 1.3.1 trouble
|
|
I got version 1.3.1 and version 1.3.21 to work on my desktop running WIN98 but not on my laptop running WIN Me. I'm not sure what it was but this is what I did to make it work on the desktop. 1. Removed the following from my PC: ldraw, l3p and l3pAO (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Model 5541 completed
|
|
I just finished my LDRAWing of Model Team set 5541. It was alot of fun and I invite you to LMKWYT. See it at Brickshelf.com (URL) Barnes (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
|
| |
| | Re: L3PAO 1.3.1 trouble
|
|
I'm having a similar problem. It appears that the paths in the ldraw.ini are getting changed every time that I exit out of l3pao. If I go in and fix them it starts working again. George Barnes (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: 1957 Chevy Corvette Convertable
|
|
Tore, I just now saw your post! Thank you for the compliment. This was my first real attempt at an 8-wide vehicle. The only other one I had done was a fire truck and that was just about perfect minifig scale. I just came up with an idea, and I think (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
|
| |
| | Re: Sounds good, however... (from an LDRAW neophyte)
|
|
On Sat, Feb 03, 2001 at 02:26:05AM +0000, Pat Hough wrote: First, I'd like to thank those who will be forming this group. The licenses are of course my biggest personal issue. So, thanks and good luck :) [snip] (...) Well, I am packaging leocad for (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Re: L3PAO 1.3.1 trouble
|
|
(...) I'm having the same problem.... My OS is Micro$oft Win98. Greetz, Jay (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: L3PAO 1.3.1 trouble
|
|
I'm having the same problem with version 3.1.1 The okay button is NOT selectable. I'm runnig windows ME is this the problem? Someone please help... Ahui Herrera (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: Sounds good, however... (from an LDRAW neophyte)
|
|
Tim and Steve answered a lot, I will try to fill in a few additional items and additional perspective. (...) While this is a laudable goal, it is not the first goal of the group. The first goal of the group is to solve some specific problems around (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Re: Sounds good, however... (from an LDRAW neophyte)
|
|
Hi Pat - I will attempt to expound upon our ideas and answer your questions below. (revisit.... Steve beat me! Well, I'll take out what I feel Steve addressed well enough and add comments where I want to be a blabbermouth) ;-) "Pat Hough" (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Re: Sounds good, however... (from an LDRAW neophyte)
|
|
(...) OK. Actually, there has been a good bit of discussion around these topics. But it would be a good idea to address them again. I'm going to snip/quote your message pretty heavily (and respond to things out of order). Y'all can assume that (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Sounds good, however... (from an LDRAW neophyte)
|
|
FORWARD: Please accept my comments in the civil spirit in which they were intended, and not an attempt to start some sort of conflict. I asked some very tough questions because the proposal seemed to advocate it. This is also a somewhat long (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Question on transparent printed parts
|
|
Earlier today, I posted a 1x6 brick with the text "Shell" printed on it. I also have a version of this piece that is printed on a clear 1x6. And I'm trying to figure out how to model that in LDraw. Is there any way to control the alpha level of a (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Parts needed
|
|
Hey ya parts authors, I confess that yes, I own a few Town Jr. sets. There. *That's* out of the way. Razz away, but in a separate thread please. ;-) I'm looking for someone to create the following part from <set:6474> (1): 30394 - Bulldozer scoop (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | New Part: 3009P59.DAT: Brick 1 x 6 with Shell text [DAT]
|
|
Here is another vintage part dating from the 70s. I have a picture at: (URL) picked p59 because it appears to be totally unused and lands right next to the Shell logo (p60 on the 1x2 and torso). If there is reason to use a different pattern ID, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | New Part: 4198.DAT: Duplo 2 x 4 x 2 with Rounded Ends [DAT]
|
|
You'll need the Duplo top/bottom studs to view: (4 URLs) Hafner www.hafhead.com 0 Duplo Brick 2 x 4 x 2 with Rounded Ends 0 Name: 4198.dat 0 Author: Tony Hafner 0 Unofficial part 1 16 40 48 -40 0 0 40 48 0 0 0 1 0 2-4disc.dat 1 16 -40 48 -40 0 0 -40 (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | Re: LCAD/LDraw.org Formal Organization
|
|
(...) Yes! -Chuck (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Whoops (was: New Part: 3010p20s.dat: Brick 1 x 4 with Town Car Black Grill and Side Stripes)
|
|
Whoops- I just discovered that Tore Eriksson already redid this piece (without side stripes). He actually went to the trouble of using disc and ring primitives to do the corners. His vertical positioning of the printing is also slightly different, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | Re: Question on (unneeded?) lines in printed parts
|
|
(...) Type 2 lines should not be used to outline the decorated areas on printed parts, so their use in 3010p06 is incorrect. To improve the look of the part when rendered by some of the older LCAD software, it is acceptable to define type 2 lines (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | LCAD/LDraw.org Formal Organization
|
|
There's been occasional discussion about formalizing the LEGO-style CAD fan organization. Although an informal organization usually serves us pretty well, there are some things an informal group can not do, such as deal well with keeping a treasury, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce) !!
|
| |
| | Re: LDraw MOTM winner for February 2001
|
|
(...) Amnon, First of all congatulations! I have a couple of questions about your model: 1. Are the 9V motors in it functional or did you use them solely for easthetic purpose? 2. I really like the hot-rod cars and would like to build one. Any (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Perhaps a handy link?
|
|
(URL) do you render a 3D scene? It depends on your point of view. By Robert Polevoi. 0131 Greetingz... Sjaacko (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.ray)
|
| |
| | Re: LDraw MOTM winner for February 2001
|
|
(...) hmm. nice scene.. old school soap box derby type! not the hot rods oftoday. i like how amnon used PSP to blur makin the affect of smoke. along time ago when we had datsville i had a image in my head of an early morning with fog of a train (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | New Part: 4066p01.dat: Duplo Brick 1 x 2 x 2 with Stop Sign Pattern [DAT]
|
|
This piece comes in the older Duplo Freight Station <set:2745>. Note that you'll need the Duplo stud to view this properly. You can find it here: (2 URLs) can also find an image of this piece here (it's the 4th piece down- the big red stop sign is (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | Re: LDraw MOTM winner for February 2001
|
|
Thank you very much everyone! When I saw the models this month, I was worried I wouldn't have much of a chance, but I am glad to have been chosen. There were a few models especially that I told my wife I would not feel bad to lose out to, since they (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Re: Question on (unneeded?) lines in printed parts
|
|
(...) It's a backward compatibility issue: a. These lines help to identify the various printed pieces in Ledit, which does show the parts as wireframes only. b. In a Ldraw render, it prevents the background color bits "eating up" the pattern color (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
