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  Re: mpd file questions
 
(...) You could open your files in a text editor, copy the code from your sub-mpd's and paste them on the end of your main mpd. As long as you don't use the same subfile name(s) in different mpd's, it should work. Steve (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Re: [Parts Tracker] Working on Update 2002-04
 
(...) I held 4360.dat back from the 2002-04 update; you can submit your updated file to the tracker. Steve (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  mpd file questions
 
I want to take an mpd file then add several mpd files to it. The mpd file import does not recognize mpd files. It only allows dat and ldr. Also the models group does not list mpds so there is no way to put several mpds together. I am working with (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Re: New LDDesignPad Plugin
 
Hello Orion, Your plugin looks promising, but unfortunately doesn't work on my holidays laptop (Pentium 233 under Windows2000). - The name of the plugin is listed as "C:\LDdesignpad\LDde...gnpad.exe" - when I launch it, it bombs with the message (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  First animation or my mech 'prototype'
 
I've finished my first animation, using the mech prototype (with a improved head) It's only 8 seconds but it took almost 1.5 hours to render. I've managed to squeeze it in a 1.4MB 400x300 Divx 5 file. It's not the best quality (compared to the 260MB (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Does 4 x 4 Panel (quarter circle) exist in .dat form yet?
 
(...) It's unofficial on the Parts Tracker at (URL) - Chris (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.space)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Parts Update 2002-04 Now Available
 
Great!!! (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Does 4 x 4 Panel (quarter circle) exist in .dat form yet?
 
I need quite a lot of them for my moonbase and I would rather model my idea first before spending money on them only to realize I don't like how they look. Unofficial is perfectly fine. -- Tom (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.space)
 
  Re: New LDDesignPad Plugin
 
I've updated my plugin. It now handles ribbed hoses and flexible axles as well. I also added the various values used in curve generation at the bottom of the curve. It can be downloaded at the same spot: (URL) usual, all comments are welcome. -Orion (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Ldglite bug report (Was: Portable Ldraw system)
 
(...) Hey I found a Windows 2000 laptop that exhibits the same symptoms so I did a quick google search for "flickering cursor". It looks like the nasty flickering pointer is a common problem in Windows 2000. Go to the Control Panel/Mouse/Pointer tab (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Parts Update 2002-04 Now Available
 
(...) These issues are now both resolved - the new parts preview is available at (URL). The Parts Tracker has been refreshed and is once again open for business. LDraw.org parts reviewers, please notice the *24* files that are currently certified, (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Datsville rev 012.
 
(...) Already outdated! Rev 011 did last in less five hours. New revision with File names updated according to LCAD 2002-04. (URL) (247k) /Tore (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)  
 
  LDraw.org Parts Update 2002-04 Now Available
 
This is a big one. :) This update contains 234 files, including some 93 new parts. You could call it "Revenge of the Minifigs" - 56 of the new parts are various minifig heads, torsos, legs, and accessories. As always, along with the new parts, there (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev) !! 
 
  Re: rendering of santa fe cars
 
Doh ! My bad. I know someone else named Ted Burger... sorry, brain wasn't fully engaged : ( Thomas Burger <tburger32@aol.com> wrote in message news:H0z43I.HC7@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.trains)
 
  Datsville ver 011.
 
* LDR extensions * Name and Parent tags updated * Some color 24 problems corrected (URL) (247k) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
 
  Re: My cutter is almost ready : ) - mounting the cannon
 
in Set #6291 the Cannon is mounted thus: put one turntable 4x4 (3403,3404) on top of two Bricks 1x4 with Groove (2653, grooves turned inwards) into the grooves you insert one plate 2x8, on it two Hinge Plate 1 x 4 with Car Roof Holder (4315, roof (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.pirates)
 
  m6608  [DAT]
 
This is one of the smalest sets! Anyone can build (I think). 0 Tractor 0 Name: m6608.ldr 0 Author: C.Daelman <cdaelma@pi.be> 0 Official Repository Model 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3795.DAT 0 STEP 0 WRITE Step 2 1 4 0 -8 10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
 
  Re: New LDDesignPad Plugin
 
Slight correction to the web address: (URL) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  New LDDesignPad Plugin
 
I just finished my second plugin: Generate Flexible DAT Elements. You can find it at my website, (URL) . Right now it only supports hoses of the type 73590B.DAT Hose Flexible 8.5L with Tabs or 73590A.DAT Hose Flexible 8.5L without Tabs but I plan to (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)  
 
  Re: rendering of santa fe cars
 
(...) here is the scene after a day of aranging the camera around. a reminder is that this is not the final version. now i need to add some other things (URL) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.trains)
 
  MovedTo Utility
 
I've made a little DOS utility (gotta keep my C programming alive) It's called MovedTo and takes care of and corrects references to renamed parts. Besides that, it checks and updates the '0 Name:' info if necessary. If a file has a reference to (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  I have a problem can someone help me
 
I have made this tutorial but there is a part where I need either make a bat file or a delphi program but I don't know how to make it some I need someone to help me and/or make me a program for making part 4 easyer for me and the user. ......... How (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Why there is only L3P for dos?
 
(...) It isn't just for DOS. The version I use is a native win32 command-line version; it handles memory and long filenames just dandy. If you really want a GUI, you could perhaps look into L3PAO -- (URL) - jsproat (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Why there is only L3P for dos?
 
(...) Because the guy who wrote it (Lars) has decided only to make it for DOS. (...) No. Play well, Jacob -- Getting started with LEGO CAD on Linux: (URL) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Panels for external wall decorations (crossed, monochrome)  [DAT]
 
A few weeks ago I played a bit around with some ideas for adding some kind of texture to external walls using 1×6 tiles and plates. This is one of the results. The three other versions: (3 URLs) well, Jacob -- Rowing boat (building instructions): (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
 
  Why there is only L3P for dos?
 
Why there is only L3P for dos? Is it open source? Why does the author or someone make it for windows 3.x/9x/NT/2K/XP and for linux/Beos? And for MAC OS 7.1 and up? Oh about Beos Does anyone use it or will use it if there where some ldraw apps for (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)  
 
  Panels for external wall decorations (crossed)  [DAT]
 
A few weeks ago I played a bit around with some ideas for adding some kind of texture to external walls using 1×6 tiles and plates. This is one of the results. Two of the other results: (2 URLs) well, Jacob -- Sal Colibri (from Roger Leloup's "Yoko (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
 
  Re: Moonbase Designer Baseplate
 
(...) Seems to work now. Thanks! Don (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.admin.general)
 
  I got some nice app for all dos pov-ray users
 
Hello, I just finnish my new app for making pov-ray under a dos window easy the problem is that I can make bat file so I made a win32 gui app hope it works under win3x it run under all win9x and XP oses. For the program is called "POVRAY for dos (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: rendering of santa fe cars
 
(...) who's Ted? well anyways i did a western style platform with the 10020, b unit, 10025-1, 10025-2 and a mockup of 10022-2 (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: rendering of santa fe cars
 
Wow ! That's one helluva nice train station, James : ) Ted, please make a wall paper with SuperChief and the other SantaFe cars in front of this ! I'd be willing to render it if you don't want to ! -JSM James Mathis <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Moonbase Designer Baseplate
 
(...) OK, try now. (...) Sure, that works. --Todd (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Ldglite bug report (Was: Portable Ldraw system)
 
(...) Those are indeed the generic Windows drivers. The Trident web-site says the i-7 only has accelerated 3D drivers for 98 and ME, and the GL_RENDERER string agrees. (...) Generic opengl and it took about 15 seconds to render. Are you using the l3 (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Moonbase Designer Baseplate
 
(...) So where on lugnet do we go to request a patch to the [DAT] file downloader thingie to make it stop discarding the type 1 lines ending with .ldr? I'm guessing admin.suggestions? Don (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Moonbase Designer Baseplate
 
(...) What can I say? I got tired of trying to keep track of the layout in my head. :) (...) That would be great! Please go right ahead. :) Steve (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Ldglite bug report (Was: Portable Ldraw system)
 
(...) GL_VERSION = 1.1.0 GL_EXTENSIONS = GL_WIN_swap_hint GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_paletted_texture GL_VENDOR ='Microsoft Corporation' GL_RENDERER ='GDI Generic' GL_RGBA_BITS: (8, 8, 8, 0) GL_DEPTH_BITS = 32 GL_STENCIL_BITS = 8 Buffer Swap Mode = 2 (...) (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Moonbase Designer Baseplate
 
Very cool Steve. Thanks! This is such a simple idea but so handy. I'd love to put a render of this on the site if you don't mind. Also maybe the .dat itself. -Jon -- | The Shipyard - (URL) My Lego Creations - (URL) Bliss" <partsref@yahoo.com> wrote (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Can I move around within the windows???
 
"Orion Pobursky" <bilthefish@IHATESPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message news:H0wzAr.88t@lugnet.com... (...) something (...) the (...) Thanks! (...) sure (...) of (...) An easier way, which I didn't notice anywhere in the documentation, is to simply hold (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Moonbase Designer Baseplate  [DAT]
 
I designed a colorized version of the 48x48 baseplate, to help people when they are designing moonbase-modules. The baseplate is colored to mark off the "no build" zones along the edges, and the standard corridor/connector locations, and strips (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)  
 
  Re: rendering of santa fe cars
 
If you'd like, this is the little station out by the park near my house. It's part of the roundhouse museum that we have been displaying at as GMLTC. (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Ldglite bug report (Was: Portable Ldraw system)
 
(...) Some of that really sounds like driver problems to me. What does ldglite print out about your opengl drivers? Maybe you're not using the Microsoft Software opengl drivers after all, but rather some brain dead half implemented OEM drivers. Do (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: rendering of santa fe cars
 
(...) OMG! james thats way to big. all i am looking for is a platform design. I will make one. i always wanted to make a rural style station platform. your station is WAY to big. i will have the new one done tonight hopefully. i am doing a MOC based (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Ldglite bug report (Was: Portable Ldraw system)
 
(...) It seems to be constantly re-drawing the screen when the dialog is active. It's also pegged my CPU utilization at 100%. Hmm, double-clicks don't do anything. Or maybe it's just not polling for mouse clicks fast enough -- it took me 3 or 4 (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: rendering of santa fe cars
 
(...) Nice renderings of the Super Chief cars. You may tinker with this train station idea, if you like: (URL) MLCad .mpd file for version 3 is here, as well as attached to this message: (URL) Mathis (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: rendering of santa fe cars
 
(...) yes i CAN make one. give me some time. does anyone have a station they have that i can use? (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
(...) <experiments a bit> I think I may simply have done something wrong. Now that I consiously try to reintroduce the problem I can not figure out how to do it. But it may simply have been that I have edited a sub-file and expected the rendering of (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: rendering of santa fe cars
 
"Thomas Burger" <tburger32@aol.com> wrote in message news:H0wIu8.Au2@lugnet.com... (...) VERY well done! By any chance, you wouldn't happen to have a version showing the 10020 attached to the cars would you? Make an excellent wallpaper. -- Adrian (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
(...) Wait a minute! How does having a FILE meta-command at the start of the file break the polling feature? That still sounds like a bug. Tell me more. Don (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Ldglite bug report (Was: Portable Ldraw system)
 
(...) Yeah I've known about the problems with the menu for quite a while now. I refuse to go to a 1.0 release number until I fix that. However since I'm running out of release numbers I've actually started to do something about it. Could you give me (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
--- Dan Boger <dan@peeron.com> wrote: [snip] (...) Um, actually, I released a Vim syntax file a few weeks ago on vim.org; I've just been a little delinquent in its advertising. I was inspired to create one when Jacob posted to .cad asking about (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
It seem that u all want to have ldraw, l3p, and pov-ray in linux and not in dos and win 31 or up but with low requirememts now if u are all ready going to do a linux distro ready for user of ldraw that don't want to fight with linux then I whould (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
(...) or just write a syntax file for vim? I was a hard core emacs fan, but after years and years, I did switch to vi (well vim)... While it might not do *everything* emacs does, it does most everything else, and a lot faster :) Dan (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable LDraw system
 
(...) Exactly. (...) Great. > but they won't be included without a final library (...) Yes. We better get around to decide on the license for the library. What was the last version we discussed? And why didn't we just use it? Maybe we should simply (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
(...) Just getting LDGLite to react to changes to the file it is showing would be a good start. <careful testing while looking at the LDGLite log> Uhmmm... It seems that it is my habit of having a "FILE" meta-command at the start of all of my files (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  When 6 hours becomes 6 seconds
 
Yes, I'm writing this post because I want attention. But not in the way you think I am. I'm not looking to get my ego stroked as much as I am looking to have my skills validated, good or bad (of course ego stroking isn't bad, don't get me wrong :)). (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad, lugnet.org.us.texlug) !! 
 
  Re: rendering of santa fe cars
 
(...) I'd love it. :-) Kecia Hansen Denmark (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Can I move around within the windows???
 
(...) If I understand you right, you want to be able to zoom in and then pan around. To do this, hit the plus '+' key on your keyboard keypad (make sure number lock is turned off) until you reach the desired zoom level. To pan around, click on the (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
(...) Okay, this is a quick and dirty list, just what I've observed or confirmed today: Menu - The right-click menu is very confusing. Why not put this in the menu bar and standard dialog boxes? File browser is confusing, as is file filter. Menu - (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Can I move around within the windows???
 
Hi everyone! I'm EXTREMELY new (just hours) to MLCAD and I was wondering if there is a way that I can move around within a window. Like if I'm putting something together can I just move to the far end of the model instead of having the entire model (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Re: How do I use POV-Ray?!?!
 
(...) Hi Brendan, Check out this tutorial on LDraw.org, it should help you with your questions. (URL) fun. -Orion (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  How do I use POV-Ray?!?!
 
Hi everyone! All righty, I FINALLY got Lego CAD stuff to work and can build my own models now. I LOVE the 3D stuff and want to know how to do it. So here's my question: Once I build my model using MLCAD, how can I get it into POV-Ray 3D style? I (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
(...) Sure, go ahead and elaborate. I can't fix it if I don't know about it. I did actually try to fix the text update speed at one point. That's a well known problem with the glut library I use. I can't remember why I stopped working on a fix for (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
(...) Sure thing, but could you perhaps elaborate just a bit on the meaning of "work properly"? Are you looking for multiple levels of polling like l3lab? Don And by the way, since we're in o-t.geek: vi? blech! At least emacs has the ldraw-mode (...) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable LDraw system
 
(...) I tried to get LeoCAD into Debian last year with the help of a Debian devel but they were too scared of adding the library without a license (there's a long discussion on the Debian-Jr mailing list archives). I even have .deb packages ready (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
(...) I tried it recently, but I am afraid I am too used to writing my models in `vi` to apprecate the interface. Speed-wise it seemed okay. I would rather prefer that you spent some time getting the "polling" feature to work properly. Play well, (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable LDraw system
 
(...) And considering that I just got a single bootable CD Linux system, which runs both KDE, Gnome, OpenOffice.org and a bunch of other stuff, it would probably not be difficult to modify this with some LDraw tools added. The big problem - as I see (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: [Parts Tracker] Working on Update 2002-04  [DAT]
 
(...) Hi Tore, Hi Steve, May be too late to patch "Space Laser-Gun with Side Sight". It has 3 missing edges. Following is a corrected version. Thanks to Tore Eriksson for reworking this part, Thanks to the authors, admins and reviewers for the (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
(...) It finally dawned on me (after a less than subtle yet very helpful IM from someone who shall remain nameless :-) that you're the LDGLite author. :-, I've tried the LEdit mode, and gave up in frustration due to the slow redraw (particularly (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Where does LDraw look for files?
 
(...) I've updated the faq; I added verbiage to indicate that LDraw stops looking, once it's found a file. I also corrected the search order. Steve (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
(...) So it all boils down to speed? Has anyone actually tried the LEdit mode (besides the Mac folks who currently have no other option)? I'm just wondering how much of a speedup is required. I've used it for small things on my 486 laptop, but that (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
I just tested a POV-RAY scene with my syster's pc the P-75 and it took 35seconds with the dos version of POV-RAY In my P-3 pc takes 2 - 3 seconds with windows XP runing using a command line dos window. About making a boot disk with povray.exe "dos" (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  rendering of santa fe cars
 
i just did a render and i think its preety good (URL) anyone want that as a wall paper? (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
(...) Sorry, didn't mean to be insulting there. :-, What Linux (and to some extent, Windows too) really needs is a semi-fast LEdit clone. I understand that one of the newer tools (LDGlite?) has an LEdit mode, but is kinda slow without hardware (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
(...) Ouch! That really stings! All kidding aside, what exactly would comprise "a handful of decent LDraw tools". Besides a linux l3p executable, what's missing? I'd like some ideas to add to my "to do" list. (...) That's an interesting thought. Is (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
Eduardo, I really like this idea. I have no experience whatsoever with making bootable CDs, but I'm sure someone else here does. Some questions... I assume that all file saving would happen to hard disk or floppy, unless a rewritable medium such as (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  ANTI_ALIAS.INI
 
; ANTI_ALIAS.INI ; ; included by RENDER.INI ; anti-aliasing options [.1] Antialias=On Antialias_Depth=2 Antialias_Threshold=0.1 Jitter=On Jitter_Amount=1 Sampling_Method=2 [.3] Antialias=On Antialias_Threshold=0.3 Jitter=On Jitter_Amount=1 (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  RESOLUTION.INI
 
; RESOLUTION.INI ; ; several canned resolution settings [160x120] Width=160 Height=120 [320x240] Width=320 Height=240 [640x480] Width=640 Height=480 [800x600] Width=800 Height=600 [1024x768] Width=1024 Height=768 [1280x1024] Width=1280 Height=1024 (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  CORE_SETTINGS.INI
 
; CORE_SETTINGS.INI ; ; included by RENDER.INI ; external animation loop Clock=0 ; internal animation loop Final_Clock=1 Final_Frame=-1 Initial_Clock=0 Initial_Frame=1 ; subsets of animation frames Subset_End_Frame=-1 Subset_Start_Frame=-1 ; cyclic (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  RENDER.INI
 
; RENDER.INI ; ; master INI file for your scene; include this on the command line ; don't make scene-specific changes to CORE_SETTINGS.INI, ; make them here instead Include_Ini=CORE_SETTINGS All_File=test.out All_Console=on Fatal_Console=On (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Making POVRAY31 for dos like the one of win9x/NT/2k/XP?
 
(...) Eduardo, (Note that everything I say is about POVRay version 3.1 -- no 3.5 for me yet.) What you want to do is write an INI file for your scene; this file will tell the DOS POVRAY engine the quality settings and resolution, anti-aliasing, etc. (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  [Parts Tracker] Working on Update 2002-04
 
FYI, I'm going to be working on update 2002-04 today (and maybe tomorrow). During this time, the Parts Tracker should be shutdown for file submissions and review posting. In the past, there have been bugs in the website-locking mechanism that have (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Making POVRAY31 for dos like the one of win9x/NT/2k/XP?
 
In pov-ray document they say by default POV-RAY for dos is set less quality and that is faster can someone tell me how to set the dos version with same setting as the windows version? (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
Good but is not want I wamt to and second I can't buy hardware so just tell me how to make my boot disk (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
Well, sounds like a plan. There are a few things that you can do to make it easier and maybe faster. I for one would definately network the computers. All you will need is 2 NICs (Network Interface Cards) a hub or switch (preferably a switch) and (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  set 10025-1 baggage car  [DAT]
 
here is the baggage car, correctly done with the help of kecia. kecia the only thing not done is the inside middle area. if you can look at the file and see if its 100% complete. my next file will be the observation car 0 Set 10025 B Baggage Car 0 (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
 
  Re: Star Wars Destoryer Droid 800
 
Hi, Nice stuff. FYI, there is at least one other Ldraw flexible elements generator: (URL) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
 
  Re: Bryce Users
 
No problem. I update the 'Presets' page with a link to the bottom that will allow you download a zip file containing a single .mat file with all of the presets compiled. Also, my apologies the prior update contained broken links to the files. Thats (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Bryce Users
 
(...) John, Could you post a full zip copy of all the presets? (Or Email me (it's Billthefish and remove caps) of you don't have the space). -Orion (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Updated MPD tools
 
Some of the principles for the MPD file format has recently been clarified. I have updated my MPD tools and their documentation to reflect this clarification. The newest version can as usual be downloaded from: (URL) code: (URL) executables: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad) ! 
 
  Bryce Users
 
I have updated my website ( (URL) new presets for almost all of the ldraw colors. You can find the presets in the 'Bryce Users' section. It would be nice if a few of you who use Bryce for your renderings could review the presets and let me know if (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: ?-?circ.dat
 
(...) Not all colors are invertable. For example, Yellow's edge color is Dark Gray, but Dark Gray's edge color is Black. The list of edge colors is at the bottom of the color page: (URL) L3 reports an error if you use color 24 in a subfile (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
 
  Re: Chrome Parts
 
(...) Steve (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: New version of MLCad command spec
 
(...) Isn't the only reasonable way to handle that, to have clear version numbers on the specifications, as well as insisting that any »compatible with MLCAD« text includes the version number of the implemented specification? Play well, Jacob -- (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Yet another idea - Portable Ldraw system
 
As sometime the electricity goes and as I don't have a laptop and even sometimes my brother wants to play games as I have a powerfull PC but I can't just stop my ldraw work or what ever i'm doing for him to play so as we have 3 pc's and I found on (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: ?-?circ.dat
 
(...) Yes, exactly. (...) Yep. New ways to use the power and flexibility of the LDraw syntax seem to be automatically treated as illegal. Generally it's good; it points out our mistakes. But sometimes when you want to go beyond the limits of what's (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
 
  Re: MOTM and SOTM winners for July 2002
 
(...) I'm sorry, I wasn't precise enough. What I was suggesting was something a bit more "nuanced" than a straight rollover. (which I have requested in the past) Rather than just requesting a rollover no matter what, my next entry will carry a note (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: MOTM and SOTM winners for July 2002
 
(...) I hadn't noticed that. Is it possible to post a permanent rollover request, so I don't have to remember it whenever I have submitted a model or scene? Play well, Jacob (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: Where does LDraw look for files?
 
(...) That's just the way I have interpreted the FAQ. I think that this is what is to be understood from the "in the following order" part. Fredrik (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  (canceled)
 
 
  Re: ?-?circ.dat  [DAT]
 
(...) you mean something like that: 0 Name: 1-4circ.dat 2 16 1.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.9239 0.0000 0.3827 2 16 0.9239 0.0000 0.3827 0.7071 0.0000 0.7071 2 16 0.7071 0.0000 0.7071 0.3827 0.0000 0.9239 2 16 0.3827 0.0000 0.9239 0.0000 0.0000 1.0000 Only (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)


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