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To make rotation work like you want, you have to move the group to the origin of the MLCAD space, rotate the group, then relocate the group to where it started. Kevin (...) figuring (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BrickDraw3D bleeda
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In this build, dragging is in full color (not blue.) A new feature is another color palette window: choose the color for a part by dragging it through a color swatch. Duplicate (Cmd-D) is implemented but not great. Still can't drag *out* of a model (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) Yes, I really appreciate that Lars C Hassing contacted the POV-Ray forum for new ideas to improve the renderings. By the way, has anybody tried to combine the "new style" rendering with the edge detection concept in MEGA-POV? Perhaps that (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Rotation of Systems
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(...) How about this? s.origin = singlepart.origin For (each part) diff.origin = part.origin - s.origin part.origin += diff.origin rotate part about part.origin part.origin -= diff.origin Scribble the movement on paper and see if it works. I think (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Gotta love the radiosity pics! So the big question now is how close is the next release of l3p? You know, the one that supports all this on the command line with -ib -ie -il and -ci as mentioned in this thread. (URL) can't wait. Don (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Actually, I am wanting to know how to do this programmatically (i.e. with rotation matricies) -Orion (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: #580 / Old parts
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(...) You must mean these ones, don't you? (URL) started out on modelling it, but for some reason I put it aside. I even broke one of my old dear ones in order to make the inside correctly! :-o /Tore (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I agree with your orientation and part numbering and also with the de- scription. This should be an impulse to make a convention for naming and orientation of Stickers. Another problem is, how I can find out the part number when I have used (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Rotation of Systems
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(...) Put the system of parts in a sub-model, with the origin at the point of rotation, then include the sub-model and rotate that. HTH ROSCO (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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<snip> (...) </snip> hi the old turntable was one of the first parts i missed as can be seen in this old version of the number 4 blueprint www.tu-bs.de/~y00076...uepr04.gif (the poor guy cant move his arms) and i made set 604 when i noticed the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Dave, That's me who wrote the quoted statements when I started to model some stickers. Then I have made some sample pictures ((URL) L3p and Pov-Ray and I detected the same seam [:-)]problem you have mentioned. Now my stickers are .25 LDU (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Rotation of Systems
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I've been puzzling with this for days and I give up. Here's my problem: I can rotate a single part about it's origin but I'm having trouble figuring out how to rotate a system of parts about the origin of a given part in the system. Can someone (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Ooohh let's see! (...) I thought I was a big man w/ a 1.0 GHz PC! (...) hhhhmmmm don't know what that means but I look forward to it! (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | New Part: (number needed) - Slope Rounded Inverted 1 x 6 [DAT]
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0 Slope Rounded Inverted 1 x 6 0 Name: x464inv.dat 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 Unofficial File 0 BFC NOCERTIFY 1 16 -50 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 stud.dat 1 16 -30 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 stud.dat 1 16 -10 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Here's some renders I've done as a result of this thread: (URL) render times ranged from 1.5 to 3.5 hours on a 1.7 GHz PC. I'm slowly working on an include file for color definitions. (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Stickered parts again (Was: How accurate...)
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I don't know of there is any "status" of this old discussion; if any consensus ever has been reached in any point. Anyway, here's my idea. A sticker should be a separate part file. You may want to stick it in a creative or humanized* way. A shortcut (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Here's something I've been batting around in my head, but I don't know if it's consistent with the sensibilities of the LDraw community, nor if it is really compatible with the existing software. Using your idea #1 from above, might we create (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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I bought it tried it, did't like it, sent it back, and after a hefty restocking fee exchanged it for some spare parts. The reason I didn't like it was no import or export functions I also found it doubtful that lego will ever release any new part (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I'll defer to Steve for final ruling but here are my thoughts: Ask yourself the following question: Does the portion I'm leaving out detract from functionality of the part? This question applies especially to the "fins" that you show concern (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Lego Designer Software
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(...) Lego Designer 1.0 works amazingly well for a first version. It's Help can get you started. It has a few problems and could use some more tips. Let me know if you want my long list of problems and suggestions sent to Pitsco several months ago. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.edu, lugnet.dacta)
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