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(...) It comes from this: (URL) from the 1x4 and 1x3 versions, the term expanded. I've been using the term almost as long as James did, if not longer, because of those set names. It IS a term that came from TLG (TLC), but not necessarily from the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Proposal: New Parts Category for round parts / Beams & bricks
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(...) This is very interesting! In the light of this information, I would suggest that the non-liftarms in the liftarm part category get renamed to "beam", "beam angular/angled" and "halfbeam", respectively. The parts that are liftarms can still be (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Proposal: New Parts Category for round parts / Beams & bricks
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My two euro-cents... In Ultimate Builder set (3800), Lego provides an inventory with names... might be a source of inspiration ? - Technic bricks with holes are refered as "Technic bricks" - smooth bricks as "Beams", angled ones as "Technic angular (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Could it be a video board and/or video driver problem ? I doubt it could be a wrong XP. I'll try monday (at work... no XP at home !) on another machine. Philo (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I got a 1.1 ghz Celeron with 384 megs of ram. When I double click on the Leocad icon nothing happens. The program doesn't run, it just sits there. When I put it in an incorect directory though it did gripe about not having the parts library. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Printable Parts Catalog Update
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Just wanted to let you know I've updated my catalog with the latest LCAD update. URL is below. (23 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad) !
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| | Re: Instructions for Mobile Message Decoder
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Tony Hafner <hafhead@PANTSplanetquake.com> wrote in message news:GpFzGx.ME2@lugnet.com... (...) is (...) contest. (...) <snip> (...) I'm not sure if you're using ldraw or MLcad, but it's fairly difficult to tell where borders between pieces are (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish.html)
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| | Re: New "dark red" in MLCAD/POV-Ray?
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(...) Wow, you're right. That was a bad choice. Take a look at the color chart I posted in (URL), and see if there's anything you like there. Especially check colors 320 through 335 - these are all dithers with red. Color 320 (red+black) looks (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Instructions for Mobile Message Decoder
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I've just finished the largest set of instructions I've ever done. This is for the Mobile Message Decoder, one of my entries in the Blacktron contest. Half of the reason I'm posting is to ask for input on the style of the instructions. Check it out (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish.html)
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| | Re: LDGLite colour bug
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(...) I suspected that, but I wasn't sure. (...) :-) Yes. (...) Correct. (...) The very same thing. Jacob (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: x191 & x192 part in the Parts tracker
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(...) Hi Steve, A question for the top & bottom part: Must the top & bottom part be 100 percent accurate? I mean the sides that aren't visible when using it as an assembled piece? I have alreddy 2 parts, but they need some more work if they need to (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: LDRAW crash [DAT]
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(...) Hi Jacob, I Think you are 100 percent right. First of all, it wasn't LDRAW that crashed, but it was LEDIT. Sorry abouth that :-( I guess i found the problem causing LEDIT to crach. Perhaps this is alreddy known by other people, but it seems to (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3P user primitive substitution
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(...) A: I like it. -Chuck (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New "dark red" in MLCAD/POV-Ray?
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Steve, That renders out in POV-Ray more like the "Sand Red" color to me (and appears more so in MLCad, too). James Wilson (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Great, I was mostly just testing the grounds. I wouldn't actually vote for a solution like this. (...) While this idea would unify many elements, I don't think it's a good one. After all, the technic bricks with holes or axleholes (or pins!) (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Proposal: New Parts Category for round parts
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I think the parts that go in the Round category should be more for just locating things that you would first think of as round, such as dishes and cones. For example, pieces like these (...) I would not first think of as round. Regarding your list, (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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I've put together a list of possible candidates for the new Round category, and how I think they should sort out. I've included three groups of parts: 'Put in Round', 'Not Sure' and 'Probably Not', to match how I feel about them. I excluded parts I (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) The third machine with the monitor is immaterial. The opengl driver runs on the machine where the ldglite executable is running. Based on your use of a remote display, I'm going to assume you're probably running linux (and most likely a Mesa (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Proposal: New Parts Category for round parts
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(...) I agree with that. (...) After thorough research (I googled 'liftarm', and found mostly legofan sites), I've come to the conclusion that 'liftarm' was made up by somebody, and is only used to describe Lego elements. I'm guessing that either (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: x191 & x192 part in the Parts tracker
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(...) But you'll need two parts -- one for the top of the connector, and one for the bottom. And a third for the two put together... Steve (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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