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(...) Sorry, I was being too terse. I meant 'technic brick', not just plain 'brick'. Likewise, 'technic beam', not just 'beam'. (...) That's a possibility. Organization-wise, I'd like to split Technic up into two or more categories, just because (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Yes, but it passes the "Is it?" test. This is the test we'd have to use to account for the Technic and Slope categories found in the LDraw parts library. Technic and Slope are both adjectives, as used in part names. We've got parts like (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi, I've put now the horse parts 4492-4494 and the subparts into the parts tracker. Sascha (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) (URL) figured l3p would substitute smooth cylinders for the 48/1-4cyli.dat primitives to make the tank look much more realistic (like this): (URL) l3p doesn't seem to substitute for the hires primitives so I had to remove the 48/ from all the (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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Hi, The site isn't updated yet, but for those who want, you can now download the new (corrected) Train Poster (just go to the posters section and click the preffered size). The dates are all right now (thanks to Lego Denmark!) and all the trains who (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: I have a new idea and a new animation - 2nd release VCD Edition town
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(...) Yes me that's my idea but I don't have a DVD burner or a DVD-ROM but I can make VCD SVCD and play them in my DVD player "for TV" and even I whould like to do some miniDVDs and play them in my PC with my CD-burner/CD-ROM Well here the second (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Proposal: New Parts Category for round parts
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(...) I think I like the upper version, but I'm not sure. I suppose we can't have both? :-) BTW, we may benefit from using " 1 x 3" rather "3L". This may make it easier to incorporate the L shaped beams. (...) I think there exists a 3 hole full (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I tend to view bar-like elements with a connector socket in each end as a "rod". Hence, "tie-rod" sounds too complicated to me. But I can't claim too much knowledge about English mechanics. I think your suggestion is good! (...) But that's not (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LDLite 2.4 released
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I've released LDLite 2.4. It fixes the problem rendering .dat files that do not end in a new-line character. It is available at (URL) (23 years ago, 8-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:GpLC8u.1sw@lugnet.com... (...) I know I replied on this already, but to augment what I said, you could make your numbers _and_ your pictures transparent gif's, then simply place them (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish.html)
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Tony Hafner <hafhead@PANTSplanetquake.com> wrote in message news:GpKzzu.JB@lugnet.com... (...) MLCAD's (...) You could make your own nice numbers (photoshop, whatever...) and then put them in the html instead of hand pasting them over each of your (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish.html)
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| | Re: I have a new idea and a new animation
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Anyone interested in making animations and putting them on DVD's should check out Apple's hardware and software lineup. Apple released a brand new iMac today that looks like a lamp, but it actually grows on you when you realize why they did what (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Can LDGLite print the current orientation matrix? (feature request)
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(...) Ok the current copy of main.c in CVS has a function that does part A. I have most of part B working, but I don't completely understand the STEREO stuff in the location part of an l3p camera setting. Can you or somebody explain it? I can create (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The term "liftarm" is the official Lego US Consumer Affairs name. It is derived from the official Danish part name. The term has been used widely in Lego advertising, particularly in the names of supplemental or parts packs, particularly in (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Instructions for Mobile Message Decoder
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(...) It's not as bad as in photography, but the human eye has its limitations too - they just aren't as limiting as those of film. (...) Make them several images and use HTML to lay them out? Shouldn't be too hard to come up with 10 images (one per (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Yes- tweaking with the colors would probably be very helpful. I believe that MLCAD lets you do this. I'm confused about the "darker background" comment though. At least one other person mentioned this. I can certainly understand that another (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) It sounds like a good idea, although it fails the "is a" test. That is, if I look at a piece in my hand, I might think "It is a brick" "It is a slope" "It is a hinge" "It is a plate". I would not is "It is a round" I think the previous (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I'd have no hassle calling them bricks, but they need to be called "brick with holes" or "brick, technic" or "technic brick" to distinguish them from hole-less bricks. Should it be a separate category? I lean towards yes, because there's quite (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Thank you for bringing this to my attention. In the cause of accurate part identification, part 3836 is being renamed to Brick 3/4 x 1 & 1/2 x 1/2 Corrugated with Bar 4L at 30 Degree Angle ;) Steve (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well put. Describe parts by their geometry and connectivity configuration, not by the theme they came from or the type of use they were first put to. ONLY when doing so is terribly unweildly (sp!) would I break from that. Thus: not "rod 5l (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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