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(...) 8?) (...) Good idea! But thinking about it, the "aussie" word that works best is probably "cable", so maybe I'll use that. (...) Can do! Only reason its different is because Miguel's connector(s) are oriented that way & I was too lazy to (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Is Datsville still active?
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I was looking at some of the posts on lugnet and i found the datsville website. This looks like quite an interesting project. But it seems as if it has not been updated anytime recently. Is dtasville still being actively updated by anyone, and are (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: x345: Technic Flex System Ball Connector (closed)
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(...) Hmmm. I tried that with a few quads (I'll fix them all soon) but it made no difference - they're still all blue. ROSCO (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Are these 2 tiles the same pattern?
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Are these two tiles the same pattern? (URL) think they are, but the px2 part shows a handle on the side and 85 in the yellow box that aren't represented in the LDraw rendering p52. All of the tiles I have on hand are px2. If there is a variant like (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: x342: ~Technic Flex-System End
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Very interesting parts! I have a couple of comments, though. Perhaps the name "Technic Flex-System Wire" would be more appropriate? We already have "Technic Flex-System Hose" elements (76.DAT and 77.DAT), so I think that adding "Wire" makes sense. I (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | *** LDrawDesignPad LDDP 1.0 released ***
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Hello! New version is out now. Get it at (URL) ! + = New feature * = Bugfix - = Removed feature v1.0 2002/07/27 + 'Select All' command + Print command * Fixed small bug in color selection * Fixed / Expanded Example Plugin-Code. Plugins should work (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev) !
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| | Re: Similar patterned parts in different colours
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Like in 973p11 "~Moved to 973p1a, 973p1b, 973p1c" - that would be OK with me. Chris (...) the (...) to (...) to (...) be (...) but (...) descriptions. (...) code (...) versions) (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Similar patterned parts in different colours
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(...) the (...) but (...) descriptions. (...) part. (...) code (...) versions) (...) Oh, yes - so I did - that's six then. I think you are correct about the other parts - we'd like to apply the same principle to those. Chris (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Working on HP Door
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Hi Everyone, Just thought I'd let everyone know I'm working on the Harry Potter door with an arched window. Part #40241 I have completed most of the outline edge lines. Still need to add window and key hole. Will probably take another month to (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: x345: Technic Flex System Ball Connector (closed)
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(...) I found your problem. Run a L3P -check test on your part, all the quads with bad vertex sequence errors will show up as blue under mytest6. Fix the errors with the quads and L3Lab will correctly show eithr red or green. This goes for your (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Similar patterned parts in different colours
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Chris, I recommend we change the titles on the original part files to some variation of "~Moved to ...". That will give programs that analyze the library some chance of recognizing that these files are no longer going concerns. Steve (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | x345a: Technic Flex System Ball Connector (open) [DAT]
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x345 with the clip open. Ditto with BFC on this. Also any comments on naming / numbering welcome. ROSCO 0 Technic Flex System Ball Connector (open) 0 Name: x345a.dat 0 Author: Miguel Agullo 0 Unofficial LCad Part 0 Mods: R.Crawford, tidied up 0 BFC (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | x345: Technic Flex System Ball Connector (closed) [DAT]
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This is the first part I've attempted to do BFC on, and I'm confused - how do I decide the winding of type 3 & 4 objects? I switched on mytest6 in L3Lab, and they all display blue. I think I got all the type 1s right tho 8?) Comments? ROSCO 0 (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | x342c01: Technic Flex-System 96LDU Long (open file for usage guide) [DAT]
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See also x342 & x343. I'm not sure about the naming & numbering on this one - its set up the same as 75, 76 & 77 flex elements. I was considering not making x343 a part, asit only contains 1 line, but it gives the part the correct scale, and makes (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | x343: ~Technic Flex-System Segment [DAT]
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see also x342 & x342c01 0 ~Technic Flex-System Segment 0 Name: x343.dat 0 Author: Ross Crawford 0 Unofficial LCAD Part 1 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 0 4-4CYLI.DAT 0 (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | x342: ~Technic Flex-System End [DAT]
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See also x343 and x342c01 0 ~Technic Flex-System End 0 Name: x342.dat 0 Author: Ross Crawford 0 Unofficial LCAD Part 1 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 0 4-4DISC.DAT 1 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 0 4-4EDGE.DAT 1 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 4-4CYLI.DAT 1 16 0 (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | More Lego Poems
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Here's a couple more poems. Enjoy - AHui (URL) that doesn't work try: (URL) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Similar patterned parts in different colours
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(...) oooh! that's great! now peeron will be able to use these dats, and not have X parts for them! :) Dan (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Cool! I see that you've also done the Castle/Forest Maiden. Are there any other such parts, aside from the Black Falcon shield? Minifig heads like Captain Redbeard, I suppose. . . -- TWS Garrison (URL) capital letters in address for direct (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Similar patterned parts in different colours
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In the past, in an attempt to conserve the dwindling supply of two-digit pattern codes, we decided on a special way to handle patterned parts where the pattern existed in more than one colour. The base part was hard coded (usually white), and the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Unnoficial Parts (Tiles with Edge)
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(...) How's this coming along? Partsref still lists Tile 1 x 4 (without groove); was this piece discovered to exist? It would also be nice if the grooveless parts could have "a" appended to their numbers, and "without Groove" appended to their names (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Trouble with POV 3.5
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(...) Since the release of POV 3.5, there seems to be a general re-writing of history as people delete their MegaPOV-specific pages. Most of my MegaPOV tutorial links are 404'ing now. Looking on the bright side, the state of documentation can never (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Modeling an entire City
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(...) <snip> I have started working on the same problem. I wanted a really large scene renderd with POVRAY. My example can be seen at. (URL) is a full 360 degree view that can be viewed in a panoramic viewer. The area of the model is 24 baseplates (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: BrikTrak 2002 Beta 1 Now Available.
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Whoops! The link has been fixed now - thanks for reporting it. "Gary Blessing" <blessing@icefog.net> wrote in message news:Gzu995.LAJ@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Modeling an entire City
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(...) Start with: (URL). HTH, Steve (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Could someone tell me what this is?
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Ronald, I have a picture of the hollow stud cones on my mold-variant comparison page: (URL) you know of any other part variations, please let me know. I'm always searching for more pictures for my collections. Sorry, I can't help you with the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Could someone tell me what this is?
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(...) I think you've got part 4168, 'Train Signal Mast'. (...) These parts have appeared in two sets (or three, depending on how you count). One is <set:4564 Freight Rail Runner>, the other is a recycling truck. You can see the part in use here (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: How do you make a widescreen scene in POV-RAY
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(...) Uhhh... Convince Lars to finish porting L3P to Linux? ;) Steve (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Could someone tell me what this is?
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(...) It's way beyond my limited ability to modify other's parts into new ones :). I'm the sort of person that thinks that if Lego made the part, even a variation of an existing part (for instance, I have a 2 x 2 x 2 cone that has an open stud in my (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Could someone tell me what this is?
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(...) I think this is the part you discriped. I wonder that this hasn't made until now. These are two parts: 1) the sliding hook - 2651 2) the hinge box for the hook - no number, but must be near to the first I'll make this part if nobody else want (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: BrikTrak 2002 Beta 1 Now Available.
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This sounds great! Could you check the link to the zip file?, I get 'file not found'. Gary P.s. I will also post this to the BrikTrak forums, so it won't get missed. Britdog Lego <lego@NOSPAMbritdog.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Could someone tell me what this is?
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Ronald, The dat file is a train signal mast, as mentioned previously. It has been used for other purposes. It is Lego: (URL) second piece doesn't have an official name (Peeron - Boat Hook, Bricklink - Slider Hook). It is used on a town boat to (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Could someone tell me what this is?
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(...) Have a look at the following: (URL) this particular model it is a loading ramp for the race cars. I believe I've also seen it used as a crossing guard for a train crossing (...) Have alook at: (URL)Any ideas? I will try to post a scan of it (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Could someone tell me what this is?
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(...) This part is almost certainly Official LDRAW part# 4168.dat Train Signal Mast (...) Hmmm... It's pretty difficult to guess without some kind of visual. The way you describe it does sound quite familiar ... You're probably right; it goes on a (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Could someone tell me what this is?
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(...) I snipped the DAT text for berevity. I recognize the piece as being one that Lego makes. I know I've seen pictures of that piece being used as the post of some industrial-area-looking streetlamps. I believe you'll find it in some of the train (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Modeling an entire City
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Thank you both for all the tips. I will have to give them a try. "Tore Eriksson" <tore.eriksson@mbox3...wipnet.se> wrote in message news:GztsIE.KJn@lugnet.com... (...) I have heard the name, but that is all. I did not know what it was (I am new to (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Modeling an entire City
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(...) MLCAD is a very powerful program, 100% LDraw compatible but not the fastest alternative. When making buildings, I recommend BlockCAD. (I still use SimLego sometimes, but that's just for sentimental reasons or when I'm at my parents' house (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: l3pao
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(...) ???? on your list??????? <dazed and confused ahui walks into a lego wall> ouch! -AHui (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: l3pao
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No can do, Ahui -- now he's on my "list." -- Hop-Frog (hunched in Nixon-like paranoid posture, wringing his white-knuckled hands) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: l3pao
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(...) Hop-Frog why don't you just unload the file to brickshelf and give Jeroen a deep link to it and then once done delete. =) -Ahui (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: l3pao
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(...) I got the same thing -- a mailer-daemon! Is this a joke or something? Perhaps your inbox is full, other people have already sent the file, or you are unable to receive a file of this size (approx. 2.4 MB). See if you can guess the odds of my (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | star wars hood
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Is this piece avaiable? unoffically or offically? -AHui (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Modeling an entire City
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(...) My recommendation is to use NOTEPAD or another text editor. 1. Use MLCAD to make all your buildings, each in it's own file. (eg. building1.ldr, b2.ldr, b3.ldr) Make sure all the buildings are say on a 32x32 baseplate per bulding. 2. Use MLCAD (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Modeling an entire City
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Does anyone have any tips on doing really large models? I am trying to build a city. I have several buildings built, but when I start adding roads and the separate buildings to the scene, MLCAD bogs down. Even when I turn stud rendering off and go (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Trouble with POV 3.5
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(...) like, how? (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: l3pao
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(...) try jeroendehaan@mac.com then... (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | LEGO Poems
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Poerty meets Lego! Back during my high school years I wrote a lot of poerty on various topics. Most of it dark poetry but poetry none the less. In any case, today it occured to me that my poems would have a better effect on people if I placed an (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: l3pao
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(...) I got a mailer-daemon reply. Not very satisfying... -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | l3pao
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Hi, Can someone send me the l3pao installer. The server is down :-( Please send it to otari_kew@hotmail.com TIA, Jeroen (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: File Header request for Minifig Parts
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hi steve, (...) many thx for the hint. (...) are we takling about categories like "brick" and "plate" or sub-categories, which will need a renaming of the header? probably the fact that I just use MLCad causes some misunderstanding. I can't see a (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: BrikTrak 2002 Beta 1 Now Available.
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<snipped> Hi Bram, Thanks for the questions - as Larry has said, it may be better in the future to post these types of questions on the BrikTrak forums ((URL) I try and answer all posts over there as quickly as possible, but I'm not always able to (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: BrikTrak 2002 Beta 1 Now Available.
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"Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote in message news:GzqHw1.JK8@lugnet.com... (...) BrikTrak (...) have (...) Hi Ross, Yes - unfortunately as you found out, BrikTrak will not run on Windows NT 4 or Windows 95. The is due to the nature of the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Could someone tell me what this is? [DAT]
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I *THINK* this is a genuine Lego part. It has the same physical thickness of a plate and the 'X's match up with the 1 x 4 x 1 Fence (which is what I used to make this). The material seems to be the same quality of Lego and the color matches the Lego (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: BrikTrak 2002 Beta 1 Now Available.
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(...) As larry stated in another post these questions/comments are best suited in the BrikTrak 2002 Beta Forum so that the developer can see user's responses. Also on the BrickTrak webpage there is a few lines saying that the developement was being (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: How do you make a widescreen scene in POV-RAY
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(...) It seems improbable that it can solve my problem. First of all, it requires that I buy a license for a Microsoft operating system. I don't feel like doing that. Second, I doubt that it contains a complete PC emulator, which is needed, if you (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: How do you make a widescreen scene in POV-RAY
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(...) Have you tried Win4Lin? My cousin has had much success with it using GenToo Linux and RedHat. You may give that a try. (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: How do u make a widescreen scene in POV-RAY
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Widescreen relates only to the Ratio between Width and Height, which I'm assuming you are refering to 16/9. Just define an image resolution (Width x Height) according to the !6/9 Ratio Examples: 16 x 9 32 x 18 48 x 27 64 x 36 ... 640 x 360 800 x 450 (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: How do you make a widescreen scene in POV-RAY
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(...) You mean 9:16 instead of 3:4? There is most likely a line with the content: right -4/3*x Try to change it to right -16/9*x And remember to use some appropriate image dimensions, for example "-W800 -H450". Play well, Jacob PS: How can one (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | How do u make a widescreen scene in POV-RAY
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How do you make a widescreen scene in pov-ray? What setting I need for the camera? (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: BrikTrak 2002 Beta 1 Now Available.
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(...) These questions may be better suited for the BrikTrak(tm) beta forum to allow Richard to concentrate all answers in one place, a number of questions and answers are already there. (good questions though!) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: BrikTrak 2002 Beta 1 Now Available.
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(...) Very cool! I've been playing with the DAT/LDR/MPD import, and I have a few suggestions. 1) I often use color 256 for black rubber. Could you modify the program to interpret color 256 as 0? 2) One part that came up as UNKNOWN was 2412a.dat. In (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Part Fix 3959 Space Gun
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(...) Yes, "Torch" is best to cover both horizontal usage and vertical usage. It has been used as a flashlight but mostly in my imagination as I can't exibit a 1980s town set proving that. Personnaly, I view it as a flashlight in any space set. It (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Updated 30399.dat
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(...) I'm alright with this name, but I'd like to hear what other people think. (...) Yes. (...) Email parts@ldraw.org and ask for one. :) (...) It can take awhile for parts to be processed, considering the number of files on the tracker, and the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: How do I submit this part?
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(...) To submit a part, email it to parts@ldraw.org. Steve (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | How do I submit this part? [DAT]
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I posted this a long time ago, but it's not in the tracker. 0 Plate 4 x 4 without Corner 0 Name: 30503.dat 0 Author: Ronald Scott Moody <RonaldScottMoody@netscape.net> 0 Unofficial Element 0 1 16 10 4 10 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 stud4.dat 1 16 10 4 30 1 0 (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Updated 30399.dat [DAT]
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I have fixed the duplicated lines according to L3P. Is this the correct name? Also, do I need to submit this to the tracker? If so, how do I get an account? I hope this one is correct, I don't think any of the parts that I have made have been OK'd. (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Updated 30400.dat [DAT]
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I fixed this one's duplicated lines as well. 0 Brick 4 x 18 0 Name: 30400.dat 0 Author: Ronald Scott Moody <RonaldScottMoody@netscape.net> 0 Unofficial Element 0 1 16 120 4 20 1 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 1 stud4.dat 1 16 160 4 20 1 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 1 stud4.dat 1 (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Trouble with POV 3.5
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(...) I have found 3.5 to be almost twice as fast as 3.1 with the same files - tested on a PII, P3 and P4. Most incompatabilities can be removed with the version directive. (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Trouble with POV 3.5
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<snip> (...) Try this link: (URL) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: ASSOCIATE (was: Re: Renaming of 2916.dat)
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(...) WAY better than using naming to overload. 2916 and 2917 get at best a very weak association if they have train in their name. With the ASSOCIATE keyword extension it becomes quite explicit what their connection is. (and parts can also have (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: ASSOCIATE (was: Re: Renaming of 2916.dat)
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(...) Yes. Play well, Jacob (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Trouble with POV 3.5
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(...) Can't help it, I'm an upgrade junkie. Been that way for years :) Anyway, is there a good tutorial on MegaPOV? I have not used that yet, still using L3P. (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | ASSOCIATE (was: Re: Renaming of 2916.dat)
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(...) Hmm. Interesting idea. So part 3937 (URL) might have an entry like: 0 ASSOCIATE 3938 6134 and part 3938 (URL) might have: 0 ASSOCIATE 3937 2440 (of course, these examples capture information that otherwise might be captured by a connectivity (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: New Part in progress - Baseplate 32 x 32 with Craters
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(...) Wow! I think you've definitely got sufficient detail there. (...) If you include a comment in the part file, indicating that the bottom is modeled as a flat surface to reduce the size/complexity of the part, I think that would be alright. (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: CMDLINE Meta-statement
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(...) The purpose is to specify viewing characteristics for a part that should be the default, but we don't want to hard-code into the part itself. Generally, it's used to specify the 'correct' color for patterned parts. So a patterned minifig head (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Trouble with POV 3.5
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"Sproaticus" <jsproat@io.com> wrote in message news:GzrFGw.AJx@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) that (...) I too had problems with 3.5 so went back and installed 3.1. WRT MegaPOV - where is the best place to download the current version of (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Trouble with POV 3.5
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(...) I was also having the same problems and I spotted this: (URL) he suggests adding a #version 3.5; line at the top of the file. This worked from me but I am still having other issues with the orthagonal view. I guess I'll just have to go back to (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Trouble with POV 3.5
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(...) I loaded POVRAY 3.5 and started using it to render my LDraw designs and noticed right away that it is slower on my machine and it leaves areas of the render with an odd color and fuzzyness to the image. in some areas it is almost transparent. (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Unfortunately, the POV dev team has a history of breaking backwards compatability in their revisions. Think back to how they mutilated the halo feature of 3.0 when they introduced media in 3.1. Their goal is to force everyone to use the latest (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Part Fix 3959 Space Gun
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(...) I'm not sure if this needs realy torii. I can live with cones because the details are so fine that it's not neccassary to use torii. For the name I suggest "Minifig Torch". It's a understandable name. Space gun is to one-sided. 0 Minifig Torch (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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<snip> (...) Why are we trying to use Pov 3.5? What is computer user's *NEED* to have the latest and greatest? Does Pov 3.5 provide the LDraw rendering community anything NEW that 3.1 did not? Why go thru all the headaches of learning 3.5 when 3.1 (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) If you get around to fixing it, then I would appreciate it, if you could seperate the code in operating system specific and non-operating system specific parts. Where is the syntax for the "SUB" meta-statements documented? Play well, Jacob (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) It might. (...) I can see your point. And I must admit that the first category I would search for this part under would be "Train". - Which certainly implies that "train" at least should be a keyword for the part. (...) Sort of. In principle (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Yeah, it has something to do with POV-Ray switching "versions" before loading colors.inc. I tried to delete the lines but didn't help much. Think Lars has to change the code in L3P a bit. I also expierenced errors in MegaPOV after installing (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Is anyone else having trouble getting POV-Ray 3.5 to work? I got some sort of error about macros in the colors.inc file. What does that mean and is there something I can do to fix it. In the meantime, I have just gone back to 3.1. (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Can't say that quite yet - will try when I get home. I confirmed it doesn't install on NT (maybe you should spell this out - have a "requirements" page or something). And I almost puked when that bright green install screen came up - any (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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(...) It is not my intention to control the fate of this part forever and ever. But to have some input as to how it is categorized and where it ends up in the parts list. (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) <snip alot of amazing features> (...) Jake --- LEGO Enthusiast Webmaster - BI Portal (URL) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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I understand the mechanics but could someone explain to me (or point me to a link than explains) what the CMDLINE meta-statement's purpose and use is? -Orion (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Part Fix 3959 Space Gun [DAT]
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I redid the part using torus primitives. I think it looks better w/ torii for the handle and cones for the large end cylinder. Also, the large end torii would look a little better if I had a t0401250 primitive but I couldn't find one. As for the (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Ha! :) That's a very good idea, IMO. Although many US'ians won't get the possible double-reference. Err, this part *has* been used as a flashlight, right? Steve (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Sorry, I made a stupid confusion with part 4349. My proposal name for 3959 is "Minifig Torch". Damien (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Why not "Minifig Loudhailer" ? It applies to both town and space themes and is certainly the initial intent of TLG. Damien (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I would argue that 2917 probably belongs in windscreen or window, I guess? In an ideal world there would be a way to associate a part with its "partner" as it were without using naming, there just would be a link between them somehow. (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) True, but I feel this part might fall under Larry's "terribly unwieldy" escape clause. Even if he doesn't think so. (...) It's arguable at this point, but the long-term general idea is that you can do whatever you want with your original file, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Hmm. LDAO can do this. Or, it used to be able to. In the HTML instruction generator, it would scan for 0 SUB meta-statements in the main text. the 0 SUB line(s) would reference files that the HTML-IG would render as an inset subassembly. I (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)
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BTW, I found part of that discussion I mentioned in my other post. Here's the text. I don't think Terry will mind me posting it. The file I found this in is dated 7/5/2001, the discussion is possibly a year older than that. Some things are out of (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Probably true. Some discussion on the train related parts to establish general standards may help though, and it may make sense to do so in the context of specific parts. With respect to this one, does it at all make sense to change the name (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: New Part in progress - Baseplate 32 x 32 with Craters
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Oh, my! Most impressive. :-D (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Renaming of 2916.dat
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(...) Hey - my first PTadmin hornet's nest !! Here's my rationalisation for changing the name, FWIW. The only comment on the part name in the review history is from Steve Bliss. No-one challenged Steve's suggestion that it should be linked by name (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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