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Quoting Don Heyse <dheyse@hotmail.spam...away.com>: (...) couldn't you say the text "box" is anchored in a point in space, and ALWAYS faces the camera? Or is there a situation where there's more than one camera at the same time? (I don't know much (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: True Type fonts and LDraw files
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(...) The one thing to watch out for here is that floating text will only look right when viewed from a particular angle. Don't forget that LDraw files contain 3D data which can be viewed from all directions. Text annotation seems to me more like a (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | True Type fonts and LDraw files
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Hi, I've been doing a lot of work on automating the creation of building instructions lately, and have been studying various LEGO Constructopedias. There are places where LEGO uses text to anotate things in their step images (like 180 degree (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Downloadable Handbook?
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(...) I know I eventually wanted to reformat the whole site that way, but was going to do it piece at a time. So, feel free. (...) You can break down the /reference/faq/ page into categories... would that work? -Tim (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: 24-tooth Technic gear confusion - Part(s) 3648, 3648a, x187
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Hi, Two comments: 1. Checking Technica might help (URL) Also, maybe cross-posting to technic and robotics might have been a good idea ... people there tend to know a great deal about Technic parts - specially when earlier, more fragile ones have (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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16 - Adam Howard User since: 1997 Author since: 1998 Parts made: 4, +2 modifications Programs I use: Rhinoceros- 3D modeling dxf2dat LDAO Wordpad Notepad Excel L3P L3Lab LDView LDLite MLCad LEDIT (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | LPub 2.1.0.3 released
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LPub 2.1.0.3 has been released to (URL) is a bug fix release: - Single image generation complains that lsynth is not installed - LPub forgets where LDraw and L3P are installed when saving global config - Selecting specify output file name for (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: Downloadable Handbook?
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(...) I agree. (...) Urgh. It might be easier to reformat all the existing /reference/ content to use the /library/ ssi scheme... ;) (...) Definitely, there should be cross-linking both ways. (...) I didn't see anything that seemed to belong under (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Problem with PluginWheelGenerator 1.1
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Hi, I used the old PluginWheelGenerator without problems. It worked very fine. Unfortunately new version 1.1 doesn't work. Starting plugin I get message "I/O error 103", then plugin window opens but with empty list for holders. I suppose it's a (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Parts Update 2002-05 Now Available
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(...) Some Win-XP users are experiencing problems with the new complete.exe. I'll take a look at this, maybe re-generate the self-extracting executable, and post here when I have some news. Chris (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for November 2002
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(...) Thanks Tim, Actually the render is pretty much entirely thanks to this thread ((URL) and this post in particular ((URL) although I did have to play around with the settings to get something I liked, so I guess Anders Isaksson deserves some (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: 24-tooth Technic gear confusion - Part(s) 3648, 3648a, x187
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(...) In general, I do what Steve tells me to do :) I do agree that everything should be the "generic" number unless it's specifically known to be a certain revision. I believe that's how things are on peeron now - the only thing that has x187 is (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for November 2002
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(...) Hi Allister - I'm glad we helped you come out of a dark age. :-) Beautiful render too! I voted for it... -Tim LDraw.org (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for November 2002
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(...) Hey cool! Thankyou to everyone that voted, and especially thanks to Ldraw.org. It was stumbling on your site earlier in the year that directly led to me coming out of my 20 year dark age. This model was my first post dark age MOC, the CAD (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: 24-tooth Technic gear confusion - Part(s) 3648, 3648a, x187
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Lance Hopenwasser writes: [snipped description of the situation] (...) *Eventually*, I'd expect there to be a 3648a and a 3648b. That is, if the other version is ever rendered for LDraw (assuming it hasn't already). In LDraw, when (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Downloadable Handbook?
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(...) I don't touch that either ;-) (...) You guys can go ahead and publish without my review there. Just please try to keep the pages within the existing format and use the appropriate include files. (...) That's OK. (...) sym-link over to that (...) (22 years ago, 1-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Downloadable Handbook?
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(...) I got "BFC certified" in october (thanks zanette) and now I'm struggling with conditional lines after my minifig helmet got a hold-vote on the PT. therefore I think I'm the ideal newbie. what we need is the following: * Header-standard: Name, (...) (22 years ago, 1-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LPub 2.1.0.0 Available
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Willy Tschager has been testing LPub for bugs and trying to make it die, which is a *huge* help to me and you. He reported the following bugs in LPub 2.1.0.1. I've resolved all the reported bugs and the fixes will be available in LPub 2.1.0.3 and (...) (22 years ago, 1-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Parts Update 2002-05 Now Available
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(...) Already working on that and the old to new minifig hand/arm conversion feature -Orion (22 years ago, 1-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Converting files to 3D Studio MAX-format
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(...) Willy, Please compress the screenshot to a small JPEG 40-50K max (my inbox is almost full). Or as an alternative, send it to this address: legofred@tiscali.no Thanks, I appreciate your help Fredrik (22 years ago, 1-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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