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  Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
 
In lugnet.cad.dev, Kevin L. Clague writes: <snip1> (...) <snip2> Someone posted something similar to this a while back, but I can't find it... They were demonstrating rendering (POV-Ray, I think) LEGO flexible tubing by defining it as a computed (...) (22 years ago, 16-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
 
Erik, I think that for tube like devices, the constraints will be vectors that indicate some part of the tube needs to be at this location and at this orientation. The endpoints are like this. This constraint mechanism works well for routing wires (...) (22 years ago, 16-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Maersk parts & national flag  [DAT]
 
(...) It will fit on a flag. Jeroen BTW Thomas Burger did some parts and also a logo (in BMP2DAT): (URL) maersk star 0 Name: maersk_star.ldr 0 Author: jeroendehaan@mac.com 0 Unofficial Model 3 15 4.7129 -1.3379 0 2.0826 -4.6094 0 10.066 -8.2705 0 3 (...) (22 years ago, 16-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Re: I need help on Delphi so I can finnish my program
 
I don't understand this hope there is another easy way. (...) (22 years ago, 16-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Call out for an airplane or helicopter model
 
(...) You are welcome to use "Sal Colibri": (URL) well, Jacob (22 years ago, 16-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: A few question about editing in MLCad
 
(...) You are going to have to do several LDraw files to show this. This will be a sub-assembly of a complex part. Look at examples that LEGO has done for their BIs. The usualyy do a 1,2 combo showing how this is done and then point to an arrow of (...) (22 years ago, 15-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Re: keep it up
 
(...) Look for bugs, and bugs ye shall find. Get version 0.3 here: (URL) will be updating this number, as the ISP permits, perhaps daily. A version is there now. (22 years ago, 15-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
 
  Re: I need help on Delphi so I can finnish my program
 
(...) This way may seem clunky but it is the only way I can think up off the yopp of my head: Extract each word to a TStringList class using the ExtractStrings procedure. For example, assuming a string called Sentence: ExtractStrings([' '], [' '], (...) (22 years ago, 15-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  I need help on Delphi so I can finnish my program
 
How can I change a leter of a current selected line? example 1 0 3 0 5 0 0 1 how can a change the second 0 witch is the 5th numbe from left? and a word? example 2 hello Eduardo how are you. How can I change Eduardo word "name" ? please help me I (...) (22 years ago, 15-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
 
(...) Philo, The springs are synthesized parts for sure. I don't percieve the shock absorber parts as much different than ends of hoses. The shock absorber pieces placement and orientation define where the springs should be. I just wanted to make (...) (22 years ago, 15-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
 
(...) Yes, but these parts may be more or less squeezed depending on use, and subparts may be used to make them longer or shorter. Only spring length must be adjusted... Granted, that use much less important than true flexible parts. Philo (22 years ago, 15-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  keep it up
 
I have no idea what you two are talking about, but I am glad to see you talking. Keep up the good work! Do you want people to download the BrickDraw "bleeda" to look for bugs, or is it too soon for that kind of thing? Chris (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
 
  Re: Missing a few parts
 
(...) These are new and as far as I know noone has made them. I'd give it a go but unfontunately I haven't recieved my set yet. (...) Go to Peeron for part numbers: (URL) Parts Tracker is also a good place to look: (URL) a last resort search for the (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Call out for an airplane or helicopter model
 
Hello all, I'm working on a small animation and am in need of an LDraw airplane or helicopter model. Can anyone help me out? I'll give the model creator credit in the animation for his/her model. I am looking for a non-military, medium to small size (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Missing a few parts
 
Hello, As I started to make the building instruction for the 8461 - Williams F1 Team Racer set, I first got a problem by editing some parts (bendt ribbed hoses), now that is solved by some utility from "Orion Pobursky" (Thanx). And Orion has even (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
 
(...) Thanks Philo, Springs are always part of larger LEGO component, right? Shock absorbers and large pneumatic pumps come to mind. Are there other places they are used? Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: LPub - LEGO Publication made easy!
 
I worked on the RIS book that Syngress is going to publish and so I had extensive experience working with LPub. This tool really is amazing. Kevin has put a LOT of work into this program (I know, I bugged him with many questions :) ) and it shows. I (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.inst)
 
  Re: LPub - LEGO Publication made easy!
 
(...) anyone who creates .ldr/.dat files to download this tool and give it a whirl! Jake --- Jake McKee LEGO Enthusiast Webmaster - BI Portal (URL) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.inst)
 
  Re: A few question about editing in MLCad
 
(...) BTW, you can use whatever portion of the coding you want from my file of the Silver Champion. ( (URL) ) -Orion (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Re: A few question about editing in MLCad
 
(...) Two ways to make these: 1.) Download LDDesignPad and use my Make DAT Curves Plugin. LDDesignPad found here: (URL) Plugin found here: (URL) Use Fredrik Glockner's LDraw Mode for GNU Emacs LDraw Mode found here: (URL) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  A few question about editing in MLCad
 
Hello, I'm having a little trouble too do some editing in MLCAD (v2.12). Question 1: How too make a bend on a hose, part 79.dat (Technic Ribbed Hose) or 78.dat (complete 120LDU long)? With 79.dat I can put piece by piece and just rotate each new (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Re: Preview of a new ldraw editor "sort of"
 
Has anyone tryed this program? (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: BrickDraw3D bleeda
 
(...) I got ambitious and refactored the class which intermediates between DAT format and my geometry model. Now that that is done I can get on with extracting stuff from text dragged in from a text editor, and adding color and other data to dragged (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
 
  Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.7 Released ***
 
"Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs@REMOVE.halibut.com> skrev i meddelandet news:H2C447.5uL@lugnet.com... (...) Right (...) starts (...) directory (...) Suggestions: Do a one-time scan of the LDRAW directory, and build a translation table in memory between your (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
 
How about, instead of specifying an entire curve, to specify the stiffness of each joint and use iterative solving to arrange the elements between endpoints? Adding constraints with other pieces would follow after that. (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Detemining Bad Vertex Sequence
 
Hi, I've created a simple web page with some examples of the output of my program. There you will find the remaining primitives that hadn't been certified yet and all the technic bricks certified with my program. (URL) Steve, could you put them at (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
 
Looks great ! Springs should probably be included too as they have ends with something variable in between... Philo www.philohome.com (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
 
Larry, Yes, I'm glad you mentioned string. It is similar to both bands and tubes. I'm not much of a mathematical theoretician, so I'll probably need some help designing the algorithms, but I can code like a madman. Kevin "Larry Pieniazek" (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
 
(...) I think this would be very nifty! (...) One other type of flexible part is string. Taut string should conform to the shape of whatever it is wound on, leave tangentially, and have a linear path to the other end. Slack string should conform to (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: LDGLite and XFree86 4.2?
 
(...) I'm not sure if MESA-demos (I just looked it up) is part of XFree86-devel. I suspect not. (...) I don't know about that. Perhaps MESA-lib is closely tied because of the intermingling of X and OpenGL protocols, but the higher level windowing (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: LDGLite and XFree86 4.2?
 
(...) XFree86-devel is already installed. (...) I will see if I can get that to work, but I would expect it to be rather closely tied to the rest of the XFree86-package. Play well, Jacob -- Bregnerod (a LEGO town): (URL) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
 
I'm relatively new to the LDRAW CAD world, but am very impressed with all the work that has been done. It is amazing that we have such a huge parts database to work with. I've been working on a tool for publishing LDRAW based designs. It has been in (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev) ! 
 
  Re: LDGLite and XFree86 4.2?
 
(...) That's not going to do it. You seem to be missing the glut library which is not a core OpenGL library, but a widely distributed toolkit that's used for most of the example programs. Ldglite uses this extensively to open the window, get the (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.7 Released ***
 
(...) Play well, Jacob (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  LDGLite and XFree86 4.2?
 
I use a Linux system where I do not have system administrator rights, but I would still like to compile and use LDGLite on it. My problem is that the system has XFree86 version 4.2 installed, and the names of some of the OpenGL/Mesa files seem to (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Detemining Bad Vertex Sequence
 
(...) Yes - "Poll, silent update" - that's the option - it refreshes for me (400Mhz Celeron) every one to two seconds. Not sure if you can control the poll frequency, though. Lars, can you answer this? Chris (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: New part, needs number: Minifig Kettle Helm  [DAT]
 
(...) I think they are necessary. If you use this part with the armor, the notches are the cutouts from the armor edges. See this: 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2587.dat 1 8 0 -27 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 helm.dat 1 14 0 -27 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3626b.dat 1 (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Re: Datsville rev 014. Datsville expanding again!
 
(...) I have as promised put my masons to work, and now there is a safe version of the building too: (URL) well, Jacob -- Houses by Katrine, Caroline and Jacob: (URL) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
 
  Re: Rotating and Aligning Elements in MLCad
 
thanks for the great headsup... -tk "richard marchetti" <blueofnoon@aol.com> wrote in message news:H2CKpt.DLy@lugnet.com... (...) great (...) on (...) normally (...) and (...) way (...) for (...) follows): (...) with (...) hassle (...) just (...) (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Patterned parts and printing artifacts
 
I recently had the following exchange with SEB and CD who allowed me to post their responses to my questions. I welcome comments from others on this topic. Thanks! Larry said: (...) Steve replied: (...) Sure. I don't have any of these parts (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Re: New part, needs number: Minifig Kettle Helm
 
(...) My first glance opinion -- it rocks, Baby! -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Re: Detemining Bad Vertex Sequence
 
(...) Thanks... I am having trouble with these instructions, maybe I'm not running the right versions of things? I have LDAO 2.1.8 and L3Lab 1.2. I'm not sure what the autofresh option is... when I launch LDAO editor on my part, I set the viewer to (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  New part, need pattern #: Shield Ovoid with Bull's Head Pattern  [DAT]
 
The colors for this look pretty good for LDView and L3P/POV, but not too good with MLCad. Andy 0 FILE 770bull.dat 0 Minifig Shield Ovoid with Bull Head Pattern 0 Name: 770bull.dat 0 Author: Andrew Westrate 0 Unofficial Element 0 BFC CERTIFY CCW 1 (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  New part, needs number: Minifig Kettle Helm  [DAT]
 
A couple of notes about this piece: I don't know if "Kettle Helm" is even close to being correct, so name suggestions are welcome. I left out the notch at the back of the neck, because it was easier to do with primitives and didn't seem too (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Rotating and Aligning Elements in MLCad
 
Hey Y'all: I know this is answered elsewhere, but it's a hassle to look for. As great as MLCad is (for me it is "THEE" CAD tool for LDraw action), the documentation is just not there in some ways. Recently I had cause to mess with an angled element (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Re: BrickDraw3D bleeda
 
(...) I bit the bullet and created a 'string' object for every line recently. (...) yeah, just to parse a line of DAT takes multiple inheritance now. AND there is a weird "result" class you must supply with methods MakeComment, MakeLine, (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
 
  Re: BrickDraw3D bleeda
 
(...) Hopefully this is a more sensible challange than some of the causes I've adopted. DOS versions? What was I thinking? Every now and then I still have to fight the urge to waste more time on that one. (...) Gotta love those trusty old C string (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
 
  Re: Preview of a new ldraw editor "sort of"
 
(...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Preview of a new ldraw editor "sort of"
 
I decided to release a preview on what I'm making so far is called edraw is a new editor for making LDR files with a new system powered by ldglite it uses ldglite's off-screen system so is not real time but I belive it will allow PC's with litle (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Ldglite sourcing STDIN not working under Windows 2000?
 
(...) I suppose that's as good a reason as any. Actually It's kinda neat to finally find a compelling reason for the single pass, render as you go, ldlite parser. Pipes are just too cool! On the other hand, the user won't be able to spin the model (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Ldglite sourcing STDIN not working under Windows 2000?
 
(...) Hmm. Supplying '--' does make a difference, but only in the error messages I get. :) (...) I was going to poke around with making a utility that would give the user a file polygon-by-polygon, and have them respond with whether the winding was (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: BrickDraw3D bleeda
 
(...) I take that as a challenge! actually dragging a group is frightening but I think I can just do it (graphically) right now I've got no color support whatsoever - everything is blue. (...) I see strlen() and strtok() are still with us. I must (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
 
  Re: Ldglite sourcing STDIN not working under Windows 2000?
 
(...) Well I suppose I could say the problem is on the side of the keyboard where your chair is, but that wouldn't be completely true. According to the readme.txt file you need to give ldglite the -- command line option to use stdin. However I'm (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: BrickDraw3D bleeda
 
(...) What's a "bleeda"? Bleeding edge? If you really want to keep up with the bleeding edge, you're gonna have ta support dragging in a nicely colored set of parts from a peeron inventory page. Heh, heh! Take a peek at the latest main.c and (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
 
  Ldglite sourcing STDIN not working under Windows 2000?
 
Has anyone gotten the Windows version of ldglite to read from standard input? When I do something like: type \ldraw\parts\3001.dat | ldglite I expect ldglite to render a 2x4 brick. Instead, ldglite reports that it can't find file " ". Anyone have (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.7 Released ***
 
(...) My LDraw code used "P/" and "PARTS/" when looking for parts and primitives, so those had to be upper case in order to work. I think everything else generally needed to be lower case. The new test version I posted a link to in the other message (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Detemining Bad Vertex Sequence
 
(...) Right. There are definitely situations in ldraw parts that won't fit the nice all-polygons-in-a-mesh model. That's why I said that auto-rewind should be an 'option'. Meaning, the user can turn it off. Although for a part to be BFC compliant, (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Detemining Bad Vertex Sequence
 
(...) Well, my program does exactly this when it finds the correct winding of one polygon. (...) Well, I remember this thread, where Leonardo said that it created such a program: (URL) It's a long and old thread, so, search for the word "green" two (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.7 Released ***
 
(...) I have put a test version of the LDView Linux executable in the following location: (URL) executable supports arbitrary case in filenames on case-sensitive file systems. It does seem to load files much faster if the LDraw directories are made (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Detemining Bad Vertex Sequence
 
(...) I'm not so sure this is completely true because we allow overlapping and intersecting polygons. In fact, there is nothing which prevents a single polygon face from being partly on the outside and partly on the inside. You can't automagically (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Where are these to be found? (was Re: LDraw.org Parts Update 2002-04 Now Available)
 
(...) Name changed to 1-4con0.dat (...) This should be the 4-4ring5.dat (...) CU BB (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Detemining Bad Vertex Sequence
 
(...) What would be especially good is if there was an option to test and flip adjacent polygons. Once the winding of one polygon is known, adjacent polygons can be automatically wound correctly. So you click one red polygon, and all the polygons (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  BrickDraw3D bleeda
 
Now parts dragging is implemented for the model! It is at last possible to build. And to save files. I have solved several nasty bugs too. So expect a release in a day. Not so much a "beta" as a "bleeda". -Erik (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
 
  Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.7 Released ***
 
(...) The files are located on case-sensitive file systems (that's all I have - except for some floppies), but the file names used in the files match the names on the disk (maybe except for some stuff in "p/"). I use all lower case for the LDraw (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Where are these to be found? (was Re: LDraw.org Parts Update 2002-04 Now Available)
 
(...) Hmmm, now I seem to be missing some elements or subfiles... Does anyone have or know where I can find: 1-4cone.dat stu22c.dat stu22cl.dat stu24b.dat ring5.dat ??? I tried getting them from Ldraw.org via the filepath thingy and even the parts (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Detemining Bad Vertex Sequence
 
(...) I use LDAO in combination with L3Lab. - Ensure your dat file has a "0 BFC CERTIFY CW" - Set the "stop at cursor" option in the LDAO editor. - Set the mytest6 and autofresh options L3Lab (and leave the BFC option on) - Step through the file in (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  all hail the hex
 
ok, this was a miracle. I went to the bar, came home and read the post to this thread and scratched my head. searched for a hex editor which i've never even hear of... and found Hex Workshop demo. these guys are great. I ended this problem in an (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: lgeo renders wrong part
 
and a hex editor is? we're getting way the f--- outside of my range of expertise... but i'm still pointed in the right direction. And motivated enough to work all the way through this. I have this odd stinking feeling this is going to be a lot like (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Detemining Bad Vertex Sequence
 
(...) I would like to identify if a much simpler program exists... given a red/green render like L3Lab mytest6 can produce and a way to tell which quad/tri goes with which render, let me point at a quad/tri and just reverse the order of the vertices (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.7 Released ***
 
(...) I jumped the gun with this one. I'm still having the grey sphere problem on my desktop machine (my laptop dosen't have this error though) -Orion (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.7 Released ***
 
(...) I'm not sure if this helps, but you could borrow the code from ldglite for case sensitive filenames. Or at least examine it for ideas. It also has hooks for MacOS which you should think about since there's a Mac version of LDView now, right? (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Detemining Bad Vertex Sequence
 
(...) Are you talking about the algorithm or the program? If you are talking about the algorithm, you are right! Determining the bad vertex sequence isn't the problem of my program because I have only to run it in the beginning, and only for each (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.7 Released ***
 
(...) Maybe 'Next' and 'Previous' cycle through all defined settings? Thanks for a great program! (Will test it on my Linux box soon!) ROSCO (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.7 Released ***
 
(...) Thanks for the report. My first guess is that this is caused by a case-sensitive filesystem, and the files have a different case than what the model specifies. All my testing at home was done using an LDraw install on my Windows drive that I (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Detemining Bad Vertex Sequence
 
(...) Does it need to be any faster? (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: lgeo renders wrong part
 
(...) You're going to need a hex editor - them thar file's got binary values in 'em. Steve (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: dragon parts
 
(...) Now they are finished. They can be found at: (URL) BB (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Detemining Bad Vertex Sequence
 
Hi, I've created a program to automaticaly BFC certify ldraw parts. Before release this program, I need to make more tests and improve its performace. Two things that I must fix before trying to certify any part, is correct the bad vertex sequence (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.7 Released ***
 
(...) Cool. Thanks. I downloaded the Linux/x86 binary to what I believe is a Red Hat 7.3 system (might be 7.2 though), to test it. Even though the "File" -> "LDraw Dir" menu shows the correct directory, LDView claims that it is unable to find the (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: lgeo renders wrong part
 
"travis" <phree@attbi.com> wrote in message news:H29AHE.HCA@lugnet.com... (...) for (...) seemed (...) ideas? (...) You might try editing it with VIM - (URL) - it is the infamous VI editor souped up and ported to Windows (and other playforms as (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Autoroute!=Towing, right?
 
(...) In Denmark it would be "Motorvej" meaning limited to vehichels driving at a higher speed than 60 km/hour (no tractors, no mopeds, no bicycles), and where there are no crossing roads (thus the bridge, indicating crossing roads are at another (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  THUNDERBOTS!
 
Hi everyone, Please click the link below to find out about the Ultimate THUNDERBOTS!! (URL) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: lgeo renders wrong part
 
ok, did some investigation, and there are 3 .tab files in the /lgeo directory. one is the elements of the library. however when i removed the entries for 3939 and 3942, the -lgeo option in LP3AO would not render a .pov. It seemed to error right (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: lgeo renders wrong part
 
(...) Does anyone know where this list resides? I'm going to murder it textually -tk (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.7 Released ***
 
(...) That's great to hear. Since I never experienced that bug, I can't be completely sure what caused it, but I'd have to guess it was related to the progress panel if this is the first release that fixes the problem. (...) Hey, will you look at (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.7 Released ***
 
(...) I thought I'd let you know that the problem, on my machine, with the sphere primitives turning grey is fixed with this release. One bug report: The preferences menu does not close when the X button in the top corner is clicked. It only closes (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: santa fe -poster- in progress
 
(...) I just tried this - it works very very well!! And it's not obtrusive at all. Thanks a million!! - Bob (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: santa fe -poster- in progress
 
Try this one: (URL) add 2 brackets 2x2, in gray of course :-) Even better if you mount it on top of the 1x2plate+corner plates. Good luck! Klaas H. Meijaard (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Autoroute!=Towing, right?
 
(...) In australia, we would probobly call this thing a highway (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Autoroute!=Towing, right?
 
(...) Sorry, I misinterpretted the pattern - I thought it was a variation of the general icon, not the actual icon itself. (...) Good point. (...) But this 4215a hasn't been modeled in LDraw, right? (...) Good question. Steve (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: lgeo renders wrong part
 
(...) Sorry, my bad. :( I didn't realize there was a data store for LGEO parts. I assumed L3P was checking the LGEO directory for .inc files. Silly me. (...) I'm guessing it's either (a) LGEO has a list of parts somewhere that L3P is referencing or (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: Autoroute!=Towing, right?
 
(...) "Motorway" is a British term, but I think its meaning is pretty obvious. (...) In California at least, any public road is a highway, even a residential street. Legally, that is. Colloquially it is reserved for interurban roads. But they might (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Weird Logo Issue at L3P Quality Level 3
 
(...) :) It's not much extra typing, it's just one more thing to understand, or more guideline to follow... (...) It's simply a good idea. (...) There are two primary benefit: 1. It *can* boost rendering speed, if the viewer is coded to take (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: 1381 Vampire Crypt figs (and garlic tile)
 
(...) That is how I've coded up minifig heads in the past. Mentally divide face 45 degrees either side of the centre line and draw the region from +45 to -45 as a plane, then project that onto the four facets of the hexdecagon. Then if necessary, do (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.7 Released ***
 
(...) OK, great. Thanks for the info. That should be easy enough to test and fix. --Travis (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Excellent rendering...
 
Just wanted to add my 2 cents about the wonderful images that have been posted. I use Bryce for to render my images. Here are two links to images that make use of a modified light dome technique that was posted to Renderosity.com to simulate (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
 
  Re: 1381 Vampire Crypt figs (and garlic tile)
 
(...) What's to post? I made a start on a raw list, and you're going to finish for me, right? ;) Seriously, here's the basic list I came up with for Studios minifigs. I'm not claiming that this list is complete or accurate; I spent at least 10 (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Re: dragNdrop (Was: Ldglite must be faster)
 
(...) No, it's not up to date because I don't have broadband without firewall. Here's all I had to write. Mac Drag Manager calls are the ones with :: global scope. A lot of magic is hidden in the base class constructor (LDragAndDrop) and more magic (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: dragNdrop (Was: Ldglite must be faster)
 
(...) Are you still keeping the SourceForge CVS archive up to date? I'm curious what the dragNDrop code looks like on MacOS. I suppose it's different for OSX though. (...) I take a bunch of different drop/paste 'protocols' on the Windows version and (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.7 Released ***
 
(...) Windows 2000. But I ran it from a DOS window. CD to the ldview.197 directory and run ldview something.ldr. This might give a different argv[0] than clicking in the Explorer. Don (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)


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