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(...) I'm not any kind of a lawyer, nor am I knowledgeable about patents, but this part sounds somewhat disturbing. The way I read it, this point/claim involves taking two (studs-up) subassemblies, and placing the second subassembly at any position (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) As usual I'm amazed at the ineptitude of the patent system when it comes to software. I think it's because all patent examiners eventually expect to become patent lawyers, so the more crap they let through the system as examiners, the more (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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Well folks, this is not cause for alarm, but Lego have got their software patent on how they store model files: US6389375: Virtual reality modelling Published 5/14/02 Filed 1/14/99 The "novel idea" for which they have received patent protection is: (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Ack! I never knew there were two versions of this part! Does the classic version have the number 4285 molded into it? Is the webbing the same in both parts? Could it be moved to a subfile, and shared between the files? Steve (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I'd say rotate it 180 around X. This would orient the part so it 'facing front'. Steve (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part Minifig Helmet - Type 1 (Thick Chinstrap)
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(...) When we released the "Type 1" helmet, those many weeks ago, we hadn't come up with a good name for it - one that was specific enough to let people know what the part was, but general enough to not exclude any reasonable usage. Since we didn't (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I don't have all the information handy, I've misplaced the correspondence on the subject, but here's what I can piece together: The basic thing is the WM_COPYDATA Windows message is being used to pass data between two programs. LDList is the (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I am. I actually started using it again recently. Generally, I find LDList faster than any other option. (...) Nope, I didn't know that. Thanks for mentioning it! :) (...) I wanted to, but I got bogged. I'm currently looking for the (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Parts Update 2002-04 Now Available
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(...) What, the big "Updates" at the top of the page wasn't a clue? ;) How about if I add this text somewhere near the top? "The files provided on this page only include the updates to the LDraw parts library. If you are just getting started with (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Excellent rendering...
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(...) I don't think I said that. At least it was not my intension. What I meant to say was that the standard colour/surface definitions in L3P / LGEO need some tweaking to get those results. Fredrik (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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