| | Problem finding standard parts in MLCAD
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All, I am starting to actually _create_ MLCAD based models and I am having trouble locating some of the basic parts. 1x1 brick, 1x2 non-printed brick, 45 Slope 2x2 non-printed and 1x2 tile with one center stud are just a few I am having trouble (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Pontoon Elements, anyone?
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(...) back) (...) Thanks, Manfred. This is more along the lines of what I'm looking for. :) Now if only I could solve my Tow Truck element problem.... -- James J. (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: zoom function
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(...) Bill, For every view except 3D, this is possible, but is not a one-step process. Step 1: Click on the piece you wish to center on in "Place Mode". (The square with the pencil and arrow indicates place mode.) Step 2: Change your model from (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Pontoon Elements, anyone?
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(...) It depents on your scale, but maybe jou can make someting out of these technical parts: 2823 Technic Forklift Fork, length 7 studs (seen it used in pairs back to back) see (URL) Technic Wing Back, length 5 studs (use it upside down) see (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: ldglite 0.9.1 (now with better LEdit emulation) and some bugs
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(...) I put a patched version (0.9.1a) on the ldglite site. If I find more bugs I'll do it again... (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: zoom function
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yes that would be very nice. -- And they said 'Computers will never be in general use' "Bill Fitzgerald" <wfitz@ptway.com> wrote in message news:GEH3J9.HEF@lugnet.com... (...) from (...) part (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | zoom function
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Is there a way to set up MLCAD so that when I do a zoom in, say change from 100 percent view to 300 percent view, to have the view centered on the part that is currently selected? It is a minor thing, but something that i would like to be able to (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Macintosh LEGO CAD/LEGO Designer
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Just in case any one is actually reading what I am writing... MLCad works fine with VPC 4.0 as long as my PBG3 (FireWire) (AKA Pismo) is plugged in. When I run unplugged, the computer freezes after a while. I wonder if the freezing has something to (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: ldglite 0.9.1 (now with better LEdit emulation) and some bugs
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OK, I'll give it some more tries later on. It's less than two weeks work left until my holiday! :oD /Tore (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: NEW PART: 6064.dat Plant [Aquazone] Bush
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View this part in L3Lab and check the "random colors" button to reveal a great piece of modern art :-) -John Van (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Render
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(...) Add more lights, reposition the lights, and/or make the lights brighter. Brighter lights can be obtained by using color values greater than 1. I usually create one main bright light source and then add a few dimmer (and often shadowless) (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: New Render
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Thanks for posting a link to that file again Bram, I had downloaded that file of yours before and had forgotten about it. It makes the colors look much better, in my opinion. Do you have any pointers for making the rendered images brighter? I seem (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: ldglite 0.9.1 (now with better LEdit emulation) and some bugs
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(...) I think I found the problem, or at least a similar one. I thought for a minute what a prolific part author would do differently than myself, then loaded up a part file instead of a model. 30 seconds later, poof! Illegal Operation! It happens (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: (Mac) BrickDraw3D update
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Hmm.. Some how I missed the original post....ah-well I too would like to tell you that I really apreciate the work thats going into this project. 2 copies running at the same time? ok. Long Live The Mac!! Gary Member#801 Christopher Masi (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: (Mac) BrickDraw3D update
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(...) Erik, Just started following lugnet.cad, and noticed that only one person had responded to your post. I just wanted to say that your efforts are appreciated by me, and this latest version is very cool. I remember feeling very lukewarm about (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Pontoon Elements, anyone?
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(...) Ryan, I was refering to elements that are slightly flat, such as Helicopter runners, but somewhat wider and "taller" (or "thicker"). At any rate, I want to thank you for trying to help out. James J. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Pontoon Elements, anyone?
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The only ones I can think of are the Aquazone pieces: 6037.dat 6043.dat 6042.dat --Ryan (...) I'm (...) plane. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | NEW PART: x723 Perhaps something for the Datsville Museum? [DAT]
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0 Streetlight, Old 0 Name: x723.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Un-Official Part 0 CMDLINE -c383 0 not CW-Compliant 0 KEYWORDS classic, h0 scale 2 24 -3.93182 -25 -4.81818 3.93182 -25 -4.81818 2 24 -3.89286 -29 -4.71429 3.89286 -29 -4.71429 2 24 (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: ldglite 0.9.1 (now with better LEdit emulation) err, maybe not...
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I guess I should clarify this. The reason I'm asking for feedback is because I'm certain there are bugs in the software. The new LEdit emulation mode is a lot of new code. I need some help to find all the problems. Everyone has different hardware (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Macintosh LEGO CAD/LEGO Designer
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Oops, I have to add to my previous comment. I am currently having problems running MLCad with VirtualPC 4.0. MLCad runs for a while and then my entire computer freezes. I will reinstall VPC and MLCad and see if that solves the problem. Chris (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.dacta)
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