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Question 27 in Ldraw FAQ gives color codes but not restrictions in use. Where is reference info for color use in parts/subparts? This info should be included in ldraw specification and reviewer materials. Thanks, Damien (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: FAQ for Part Reviewers
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(...) May be "beginner reviewers" is a name for people like you and me. Then may be "advanced reviewers" is just a new name for acknowledged part authors. These acknowledged part authors just do their best by creating the LDraw parts we love so (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Bricks in my Pocket (BimP) now available!
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(...) Sean, I agree. MLCAD on the PocketPC would seem to be very easy port. I too would love to take my creations on the go and work with them. Maybe a post in the MLCAD area will prompt some aspiring programmer to make the port. I know for now that (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Create Terrains and import to POV
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(...) Well... The file type converter did it for me. Maybe somebody can clarify what to do with it? John Kruer (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) (Because I've made this mistake myself) Is it possible that your camera is inside part of the terrain? Dave! (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Sorry, but I don't know what to do after that. I sent all the resulting inc files to the include folder, but when I render, the render window is all black. Now what? John Kruer (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) John, I have NOT played with this new toy yet. I will over the weekend and should have a new tutorial on it soon. You might want to email Kai Brodersen about how to export the file to POV. From my understand of the website. terrain (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: how to add graphic to part
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Hello, (...) Get it at www.m8laune.de. Play well Carsten (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Correction: Thanks to Kai AND Ahui. I've been trying this out and it is pretty darn great. I haven't got as far as integrating with POV - any tips for making them play nice? (And the file size wasn't that large- the connection was slow. (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Current LDRAW Tutorials
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(...) I'm fine with it! Jeroen (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Create Terrains and import to POV
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(...) Very cool! But how do you export these to Pov-Ray? John Kruer (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) Isn't this a matther of the installed operating system? I'm no PC expert, but i think that the clusters on a Windows 98 and a NT system are different, isn't it (FAT,FAT32,NTFS)? If you think that INLINING is a better solution, how can this be (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Current LDRAW Tutorials
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If you are currenlt working on a tutorial for LDRAW or submitted one please look at the following excel file to make sure that we know abiout it. Items in yellow are tutorials ONLINE. Items in blue are tutorials that are in the final stage of (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Create Terrains and import to POV
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(...) Very cool! Any chance that you will export these enormous bitmaps to a more compressed format? (I'd love to see them!) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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For all of you who are having trouble making real life scenes in POV-ray check this utility out! See this link for some sample images (URL) here to download the program (URL) to kai brodersen for postiung this on brickshelf. AHui (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: how to add graphic to part
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(...) For a quick custom, you can use BMP2DAT32 (if I remember the name right). It comes out with mediocre quality (usually), but it's easier than redrawing your graphic in LDraw vector commands. Steve (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) Why not 8 subparts? There are 8 symmetric sections in this part. If you're going to use subfiles to reduce the overall datasize, go all the way. :) Unfortunately, cutting out a 1/8 slice of the part might force some unnatural cuts. If this is (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 30248 Helicopter skids (WAS) Re: Looking for parts
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(...) Thanks for posting the comment along with the file. I think that was a good idea. Considering that we haven't heard from Chris Alano in awhile, I think it's ok that you posted the file. Steve (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) That's been my view as well. In addition, is disk space usage really a factor? I mean, I have a small (3 gig) hard drive, and my whole LDraw file set takes up only a couple megs. For someone with a less archaic system than mine, the storage (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) Right, but what I want to say is that if the filesize is to big the file needs a lot of time to render. When this is splitted into subfiles the renderer only needs to read smaller subfile. This saves rendertime. Bernd (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part - 2587 Knights Armor [DAT]
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Here is the Knight's Armor. The part isn't quite complete, the front and back mounds of the shouler has not been made until now. CU Bernd 0 Minifig Armor Knight 0 Name: 2587.dat 0 Author: Bernd Broich 0 Unofficial Part 0 Inner Back Plane 1 16 -16 29 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] Reviewing Parts FAQ
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(...) Ooo, I didn't realize that. Thanks for pointing it out. (...) Is it better now? (URL) Now, we just need a "Part Author's Guide to BFC Compliance" page... Steve (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Temporary Parts Tracker is Closed
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(...) Thank you for letting us know about this, Tore. And thanks again for running a 'temporary' site for so long! Steve (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) But remember that file size is only a consideration if it makes a difference to the total number of disk clusters it uses. If your disk is formatted to have 4Kb clusters each file takes 4Kb. One 4095byte file containing inlined code will use 1 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) In general it's the symmetry, the file size or many repeating items of the part that makes sence to use subparts. In your case you can split it into 4 subparts, each one quarter of the file. So you could save filesize. e.g. only one track-end (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Fixed Part: 604.dat - Window 1 x 6 x 3 Panorama [DAT]
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0 Window 1 x 6 x 3 Panorama 0 Name: 604.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Unofficial Part Fix 1 16 40 72 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2-4edge.dat 1 16 20 72 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2-4edge.dat 1 16 0 72 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2-4edge.dat 1 16 -20 72 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 32087.dat - Train Track Cross
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(...) And here I though that the LDRAW Parts GOD had stopped listen to my prayers! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I can't talk about the rest of the foks but I've been waiting f-o-r-e-v-e-r for the PARTS GODS to cerate this and other track pieces. AHui (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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The the following Lugnet post and the follow-on reply. I think it gives a pretty good discussion of subparts vs. inlineing. (URL) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 30248 Helicopter skids (WAS) Re: Looking for parts
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(...) OK, done. I have rotated it 90 degrees and submitted the file to the Tracker. As I don't know whether is OK or not to submit other people's parts, I added a note telling this, just to have the proceeding tried in a pilot case. /Tore (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Subfiles - Question
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Hello, Can someone tell me what the criteria is to create a subpart, instead of copying the whole code and rotate it a few times? I'm creating the 32087.dat file (see previous message or goto : (URL) ) and can tear the main file into different (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 32087.dat - Train Track Cross
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Hi, For the Train freeks, there's something comming up. For a preview, goto : (URL) still have some work to do, but it gives you a perview from what it's gone be. Regards, Ludo (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 30248 Helicopter skids (WAS) Re: Looking for parts
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(...) The part definitely hasn't been made official yet. A quick check on the parts tracker doesn't turn up a file either. If you want to finish this and submit it, that would be Very Cool. :) Steve (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 30248 Helicopter skids (WAS) Re: Looking for parts
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(...) Some bases are correctly lined up, some aren't. I agree with Steve here, it sohould be rotated. Has this part been officialed yet? I still don't have it in my Parts directory, and was just about to model it when I made a search and found it (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] Reviewing Parts FAQ
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Based on this FAQ, I get the notion that BFC is required not optional. Maybe a rewording is in order. Something like: What should I look for when I review a part? . . . . Check the Part for correct BFC (if the part is intended to be BFC complient) (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Temporary Parts Tracker is Closed
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My temporary parts tracker is now closed. The reason why I couldn't close it or fulfill remove requests until now is problems with ftp access. I wish to thank you all for the contributions and visits. /Tore (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: FAQ for Part Reviewers
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(...) I wonder. . .would it be helpful, or simply more confusing, to introduce more "levels" of reviewers? Currently a part requires two votes from regular users plus one from an admin user (which is currently just Steve Bliss, yes?). I think things (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | how to add graphic to part
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Is there a faq somewhere that outlines a way (easy, I hope) to stick a graphic image onto a part? Like for a custom mini-fig? I thought I had seen one once, but now I can't find it... Thanks, James Wilson Dallas, TX (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Part: x744.dat - Technic Gear 42 Tooth
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Tore the one at (URL) fine and looks great (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Numbers...
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(...) I certainly *hope* not! ;-) I was just saying, hey, we got this here situation... Any ideas on how to expedite the resolution? Thanks, Franklin (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Converter of .pov to .jpg, .bmp, or .gif
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You know sometimes the easiest answers are not always the most obvious. If I had played around with POV alittle longer I would have discovered the samething. Thanks much!! Nate (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Converter of .pov to .jpg, .bmp, or .gif
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(...) Easy answer is Povray. Why? The .pov files are just a scene definition, you actually have to render them with povray (or other raytracer) to be able to see the images. When you render the scene, you can then save it as a bitmap graphic. Martin (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Part numbers
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(...) Thanks for reposting this, Chris. I've stuck in some comments below. (...) OK, I *totally* don't remember that. Bizarre (both my memory and the parts with two numbers). 30337.dat was just released in update 2002-01. (...) (don't remember (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Requesting another plug-in for LDDesignPad
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(...) Hmmm, what technique did you use to do the scaling? 0 SCALE meta-commands, or scale and then inline. I used the inliner approach. Here's how it goes in ldglite using the familiar LEDIT style commands (with the scale and inliner extensions). (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Converter of .pov to .jpg, .bmp, or .gif
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Hello. Question to pose. I have looked through out this groups messages as well as the ldraw website and POV website, but haven't found the answer to my question. So here goes. Is there a converter tool out there to take a .pov file and make it into (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Requesting another plug-in for LDDesignPad
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Don, I tried what you suggested and it worked in L3Lab and LDView, but MLCad doesn't seem to recognize the scaling of the primitives in the part file. --Ryan (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: I need help!
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(...) There are a few utilities, here are a couple of them: John VanZweiten's Hoser: (URL) Fredrik Glöckner's LDraw-mode: (URL) (wow! nice example on the web page) Steve (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: FAQ for Part Reviewers (was: Re: BFC and Primitives)
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(...) I think so, too. (...) If it's alright with Damien, I will add it. (...) I just put one together earlier today. (URL). Steve (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: FAQ for Part Reviewers (was: Re: BFC and Primitives)
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(...) [snip] This is great info/advice! Can this be included in a "reviewer FAQ"? (Is there one already?) (...) Yes, yes! Please remember that, even after a part has been certified & included in the official parts library *it can still be (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Numbers...
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(...) Ignoring the new parts which will be added in the meantime 8?) ROSCO (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Numbers...
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Good statistics, just one note... (...) You should really comb through the lists, and count how many files we've released multiple times in the last 4 updates. We wouldn't want to count duplicates in the averages... Steve (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Numbers...
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Here's the current numbers from the Parts Tracker..... From the "Parts List" page: Parts (443 files) Subparts (114 files) Primitives (42 files) 48-Segment Primitives (20 files) (Total: 619) From the "Certification List" page: 20 certified files. 48 (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: FAQ for Part Reviewers (was: Re: BFC and Primitives)
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(...) My hints to new and more part reviewers Because it is claimed that reviewers are highly qualified people, some potential volunteers may be intimidated. I was also at first. I am not a part author and even less a highly qualified people (in (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: I need help!
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(...) I forgot to mention... 1. The green is the intended starting point, and the red is the intended ending point. 2. The tubing is 4 LDraw units in diameter. Thanks, Franklin (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | I need help! [DAT]
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Hi! I need some help writing the DAT code for a curving tube. Here's the DAT code to show the placement (the start point, and midpoints, and the end point). I remember that someone (I don't recall exactly who) has some kind of utility that does this (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | [Parts Tracker] Reviewing Parts FAQ
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I took the current information available from the Parts Tracker, and the recent discussions in this group, and put together a quick FAQ page about reviewing parts. Please let me know what you think! I will be happy to receive any and all Edits, (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: BFC and Primitives
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(...) I forgot complication #3: 3. If the file you are reviewing has an embedded transparent area, you won't be able to check the BFC'ness of any surface viewed *through* the transparent area. You can fall back on viewing the part with mytest6 (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Part numbers
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(...) I found this email exchange between Joshua Delahunty, you and I on L-CAD from 1998 in my archive <QUOTE> Steve said: (...) Hmm. I could've sworn I've written e-mail to you, Steve, on this specifically. From my database, I have a part number of (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Part numbers
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(...) I'd heard about that, but I'd forgotten the second number existed! (...) Yes, there are other parts with multiple numbers, for various reasons. In the most recent parts update, we released 4 "cross-reference" part files. This was our first (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: x744.dat - Technic Gear 42 Tooth
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(...) One of the main limitations (bugs?) in L3Lab is that it assumes the main file is BFC'able, whether it's marked that way or not. I think that comes from the assumption that the main file will generally be a model, and models are generally (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | In Progress: 30621.dat - Brick 12 x 2 with lots of stuff [DAT]
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Here's a part from the very popular ;o) Jack Stone set #4604. I will not have that much time to work on it in the near future. Anybody is free to finish it. Four more thing yet to do: * The studs under the six horizontal tubes * The curved slopes on (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: x744.dat - Technic Gear 42 Tooth
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The problem is I can't confirm postings with long lines while using webmail instead of the pop server I currently am unable to access. I uploaded a better version at: (URL) problem is that when using BFC primitives, they often "disappear" for me in (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 3867 Baseplate 16 x 16 with Island Pattern
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(...) Yes that's it, but my version is that the water is alreddy hardcoded with blue and the baseplate is gray. What version is better? CU Bernd (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Part numbers
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Hi all, I have found at a 30117 - 'Panel 10 x 10 x 2&1/3 Quarter Saucer Top' the number 30320 (it's a transp. light green one). So my question is what about this two diffrent numbers on the same part and are there other parts with different numbers? (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: x744.dat - Technic Gear 42 Tooth
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Thanks Tore (...) and I was wondering if the file may have got corupted? I can post the error message if that would be helpful. Best Regards Chris (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Requesting another plug-in for LDDesignPad
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(...) Ah, I see what you mean (or I think I do)! I don't have the time to try it out right now, but I look forward to trying this. Thanks! --Ryan (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: FAQ for Part Reviewers (was: Re: BFC and Primitives)
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(...) I think no. If it were so, it would stifle input from those who want to help, but have never (yet?) authored a part. I understand that one who is a parts author would possibly have a better eye for detail in reviewing; it would merely need to (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: BFC and Primitives
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Steve Bliss writes: [snipped ludicrously useful tip for BFC checking] (...) Uh, increase the standard day to 48 hours??????? 8?) ROSCO (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: FAQ for Part Reviewers (was: Re: BFC and Primitives)
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(...) I think "have to be" is a bit strong, however "highly recommended" would be good if you can squeeze it in there somehow 8?) I know I learnt a lot about reviewing (and authoring!) from the comments I got from other reviewers about parts I've (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | FAQ for Part Reviewers (was: Re: BFC and Primitives)
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(...) It was pointed out to me, offline, that one key question not addressed in the FAQ is this: "Do you have to be a part author to be a part reviewer?" What do you all think about this? Yes? No? Have No Idea? LMK. Steve (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: BFC and Primitives
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(...) I don't think you're alone in feeling this way, Ryan. So, are you ready to sign up as a reviewer now? :) (...) Hmm. I could add a link to my .sig file... Seriously, if anyone has more info for the Parts Tracker FAQ, I'd be happy to add it to (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | 3867 Baseplate 16 x 16 with Island Pattern [DAT]
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I decided to try to create a patterned piece that was missing for ldraw, so here is the island baseplate seen in a couple of Pirate sets. This is my first try at making a part, so let me know if I'm doing something terribly wrong. Andy 0 Baseplate (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 2618.dat Auqanaut Bubble Base (Updated)
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(...) Generally, parts should be modelled right side up -- ie, in the orientation you would expect to see them in lego building instructions. With studs-up. For parts that don't have an obvious "upright" sense, your best bet is to look at other, (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 2618.dat Aquanaut Bubble Base (Updated, Again)
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(...) Look at an inverted slope brick file (like, ummm, (URL)) to see how the problem is solved using the p-files stud2a.dat and 2-4cyls.dat. stud2a.dat is the same as stud2.dat, except there are no edgelines around the base of the stud. 2-4cyls.dat (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Requesting another plug-in for LDDesignPad
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(...) Actually, you could try this. First scale your primitives by 0.64. Then scale the parts by 0.64. Then fix the primitives inside the parts by rescaling the type 1 lines that pull in the primitives by 1.5625. I just tried this with ldglite on (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Requesting another plug-in for LDDesignPad
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(...) Ah, I see your problem. You want to rescale the primitives internally, and not rescale them in the type 1 lines where they're included by the part files. If you were on linux, you could probably do this by adding a few lines of code to the (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Part: x744.dat - Technic Gear 42 Tooth
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(...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Mecha & LDraw Files
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Hi all, I just finished a new mecha. You can see it here: (URL) came from: Armored Core 2 Gundam Wing Xenosaga The model also hosts a new hand design (utilizes those small levers): (URL) I coverted all of my old inlined .DAT files into .MPD / .LDR (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space) !
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| | Re: New Part: x744.dat - Technic Gear 42 Tooth
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Tore, Thanks now I don't have any excuse not to finish my clock ;-) Also could you please post 1-4ring9.dat that you used? Thanks in advance Chris (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Requesting another plug-in for LDDesignPad
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Steve and Don, Thanks for the replies. I didn't know how to do that! Unfortunately, not only do I have to remake the _parts_(for which those tips would be useful), I have to recalculate the _primitives_, and your suggestions don't work on (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LGEO -- how to "remove" parts from library?
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Is there an easy way to instruct L3P/LGEO to ignore certain .inc files when compiling .pov files? It seems I've come across a part number where MLCAD's <part>.dat file is a newer part but LGEO's lg_<part>.inc file is a different, older part. If (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | 2618.dat Aquanaut Bubble Base (Updated, Again) [DAT]
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One question: The hollow studs on the outside rim couldn't be modeled with primitives above a certain level. Therefore if you look at them with LDView you see a smooth cylindar for the top and a 16 sided cylindar for the rest, due to primitve (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New part: x211.dat - Door 1 x 4 x 5 with 3 Panes
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(...) It *used* to be 39. Now, it's 47. Steve (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New primitive: Ring 2 Small Hole [DAT]
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(...) I didn't know this. Thanks for explain! (...) I used the ring1 to construct the ring: 1 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 ring1.dat 1 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 ring2.dat because if I scale down the ring2.dat, the thickness of the border will be 1/2, (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: 2618.dat Auqanaut Bubble Base (Updated)
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oh shoot, thanks for pointing that out for me Burkhard. I concentrated so much on getting them in the part, I didn't even notice that they stick above. 2 quick fixes on the way. Also what's the standard for orientation, so I get it right In my next (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 2618.dat Auqanaut Bubble Base (Updated)
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(...) It's not just you. :) Steve (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Question about a new kind of stud
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(...) I replied to your posting of the ring file. (...) Good question. :) (...) Since it is a stud, I'd say you should post stud9.dat as a primitive. But replace ring2a.dat with the two-line construction I posted in my earlier message. Also, if you (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | New part: x211.dat - Door 1 x 4 x 5 with 3 Panes [DAT]
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This file requires the dat from the two previous posts. What is the default color to the glass? Clear(47) or Transparent Gray(39)? I'm using the color #47. 0 Door 1 x 4 x 5 with 3 Panes 0 Name: x211.dat 0 Author: Ildefonso Junior Zanette 0 (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New primitive: Ring 2 Small Hole [DAT]
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(...) There's a problem with this. In LDraw-world, "Ring X" is shorthand for "a ring with inner radius = X and outer radius = (X+1)". Your ring has IR=1/3 and OR=1, right? I don't think there's any way a ring can be constructed so that 3*IR = OR (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | new subpart: x211p02.dat - ~Glass for Door 1 x 4 x 5 with 3 Panes [DAT]
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the glass for the previous dat file. 0 ~Glass for Door 1 x 4 x 5 with 3 Panes 0 Name: s\x211p02.dat 0 Author: Ildefonso Junior Zanette 0 Unofficial Subpart 0 CATEGORY Door 1 16 0 64 2 33 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 2 box.dat 1 16 24.5 59 0 2.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 -4 0 (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New subpart: s\x211p01.dat - ~Door 1 x 4 x 5 with 3 Panes [DAT]
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Hi, This is the dat to this part: (URL) ~Door 1 x 4 x 5 with 3 Panes 0 Name: s\x211p01.dat 0 Author: Ildefonso Junior Zanette 0 Unofficial Subpart 0 CATEGORY Door 2 24 -32 132 -4 36 132 -4 2 24 36 132 -4 36 0 -4 2 24 36 0 -4 -32 0 -4 2 24 -32 132 4 (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New primitive: Ring 2 Small Hole [DAT]
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this is the ring used in the new kind of stud that can be found in this piece: (2 URLs) Ring 2 Small hole 0 Name: ring2a.dat 0 Author: Ildefonso Junior Zanette 0 Unofficial Subpart 4 16 0.3333 0 0 0.3079 0 0.1276 0.9239 0 0.3827 1 0 0 4 16 0.3079 0 (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Question about a new kind of stud [DAT]
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Hi, I'm modelling the following part: (URL) "Door 1 x 4 x 6 Frame", but this part has a different kind of stud: (URL) I didn't find this stud in the primitives directory, so, I start modelling it. Also, I didn't find a ring compatible with the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Bricks in my Pocket (BimP) now available!
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What I'd like to see is MLCAD or something similar running on a pocketPC. Hey, if it can run Quake, it should be able to run a lego Cad program. -Sean (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 2618.dat Auqanaut Bubble Base (Updated)
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I have another problem with this part, beside the strange rotation angle: The hollow studs at the upper rim should stick out, just as much as normal studs, but they don't. Or is it just me ..? (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Error in Technic axle extender?
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(...) *ahem* All rotated and BFC'ed, here's the part you've all been waiting for: (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Requesting another plug-in for LDDesignPad
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(...) You can do this with existing tools, here are a couple of ways. They're manual, but not as bad as doing it by hand.... 1. Open the file in Excel (or some other spreadsheet). Use formula cells to calculate the new component values. Replace the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 2618.dat Auqanaut Bubble Base (Updated)
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Orion, Can you rotate the part 90 degrees around the X axis? The current orientation is ... unprecedented. :) Steve (...) [snip] (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Requesting another plug-in for LDDesignPad
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(...) Make a one line file for each of them that scales by 0.64, and then use the inliner to pass the scale through to the part. eg. Make this: 1 16 0 0 0 0.64 0 0 0 0.64 0 0 0 0.64 knexpart.ldr Then run an inliner and save the results. (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: P and Parts directory WHY?
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(...) I felt sure that this info should be in the FAQ somewhere, but I couldn't find it easily. The main reason is historical - it is the way that James organised the files for the original LDraw/LEdit programs. But it does serve to segregate DAT (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 3ds export to 3D STUDIO MAX.
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(...) Each piece will be a separate mesh. Leonardo (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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