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(...) You need to keep all the files (The model, the unofficial part's, and the part's subfiles in the same folder. The alternative is to group every thing into the same folder and make an MPD file using one of the MPD utilities foung on LDraw.org. (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Description of MLCad extensions available now
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Let me just say before I get started here that I think Michael has made a terrific contribution to this community with MLCAD. I just think he's a bit confused about the ramifications of his license agreement and I hope we can clear it up. (...) I (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | To all you MLCad experts... I need alittle help...
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Ok my cad model is nearing completion. But I am having problems with the 9v track and its many sub files. Evertime I try to load the track(after creating a complete track part) I get an error that tells me it cant find the sub files. Yet it still (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Precision in .DAT files
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(...) You are absolutely right. Usually scalling to bigger sizes decreases precision. Considering however fractional factors (not only decreasing sizes of primitives, but also more precise like 5.3 instead of 5) or rotations of primitives answer is (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LBrick.com is up and running
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(...) I'm feeling free and I think it's a nice page with some interesting projects! I'll add your page to the "to be added on the links page"-list I keep for LoTek :) Best regards, /Tobbe (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Description of MLCad extensions available now
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(...) Um, submission of a part subjects the part to the LDraw.org license, or is intended to. The parts library is protected by an overall license, or is intended to be in the future once the license is in place (that this effort has appeared to be (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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May I say you got that wrong? The license is ment for developers going to implement the command into theire own programs. Then I would like to have some notice from where the commands originally came from. I never sayed or wrote that you have to (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: x983, Minifig Hand Improved (Final) [DAT]
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I don't know if this is more or less clear, but it makes sense to me: 0 0 At normal rotation, hand grips the cylinder defined by: 0 Origin along line <0 4.502 -8.518> <0 -7.116 -11.522> 0 Rotation matrix: -4 0 0 0 -11.6178 1.0015 0 -3.0046 -3.8726 0 (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Alternate version for part 2538 (Boat Mast)
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Hi all, I've been informed that there is an alternate (earlier, it seems) version of the boat mast that I made (see (URL) This difference is the two little "lugs" at the sides near the bottom of the piece. My question is, is this enough of a (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: x983, Minifig Hand Improved (Final) [DAT]
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Whoops, I made some errors in my calculations and an also misinterpeted Steve's post. Here's the new version with the appropriate fixes. -Orion 0 Minifig Hand Improved 0 Name: x983.dat 0 Author: Orion Pobursky 0 BFC CERTIFY CCW 0 The Hand angle is (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Precision in .DAT files [DAT]
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Marek Idec wrote... (...) That's a good question! When you interface to primitives I think it is important to stick to the scaled coordinates from the primitive file. E.g. if you scale a 4-4cyli.dat by 10 this quad from 4-4cyli.dat 4 16 0.9239 0 (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: x983, Minifig Hand Improved (Final) [DAT]
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(...) How's this? Please check me for accuracy. Also, am I being too wordy with my explaination? -Orion 0 Minifig Hand Improved 0 Name: x983.dat 0 Author: Orion Pobursky 0 The Hand is angle is 14.5 degrees 0 To rotate the hand to 90 degrees (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Description of MLCad extensions available now
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(...) I'm actually somewhat UNhappy right now. Maybe I'm a bit of a nut, but are these the first ldraw extensions that come with a lizence agreement? I admit the requirements in the agreement are probably a good procedure to follow, but why do they (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Yeah, I realized that later on this morning. :-/ I must've had a brain cramp last night. Thanks, Franklin (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Description of MLCad extensions available now
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Hi, all people interested into the ldraw format extensions of MLCad may follow this link to download the spec in pdf format. There is no other link for now to this document then that one here, but this will follow next. (URL) reading and (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: L3PAdd-on is not working for me, help me
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(...) Do you have a space in the path to L3P, or the DAT/MPD/LDR file you are trying to pass to L3P? Not sure if L3PAO (or L3P for that matter) can handle spaces. I use L3P and L3PAO on WinME and W2K Pro without problems, but in both cases I have no (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: x983, Minifig Hand Improved (Final)
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(...) Nice job! I have two requests: 1. Rotate the hand 90 degrees around Y, so the wrist lies along the Z+ axis. 2. Add a comment line, showing an example of how to position the hand so the 'fingers' are centered on the Y axis, with the top of the (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) From the looks of it, it seems that the only thing you would need to do is re orient the file, everything else is accurate (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | numbers report - 10 July 2002
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Stats for Unofficial Files 123 certified files. 163 files need admin review. 172 files need more votes. 258 have uncertified subfiles. 139 held files. For comparison: 2002-07-10 - 123 / 163 / 172 / 258 / 139 (855) 2002-07-02 - 095 / 171 / 193 / 230 (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Minifig Hand Improved
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Orion, I'd posted a version of the minifig "hook"-hand ("(URL) corresponds to the "regular" (i.e., old) minifig hand. If you're interested in doing an "improved" version of the hook-hand, to match up with this new file of yours, please feel free to (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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