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I noticed a wrong title in the new cone primitives I uploaded some time ago. I just uploaded new versions to the parts tracker. p\4-4con3.dat p\4-4con5.dat p\4-4con6.dat p\4-4con9.dat p\4-4con10.dat p\4-4con18.dat p\4-4con19.dat I also uploaded a (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Problem with PluginWheelGenerator 1.1
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(...) Niels, thanks a lot. I have installed my Lego software in different directory indeed. This is my old habit not to use C: drive for software which is not a part of operating system or almost like this (for example MS Office etc). Even if I (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Problem with PluginWheelGenerator 1.1
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(...) I couldn't wait until I get home at the end of the day, so I I downloaded LDraw, LDDesignPad and PluginWheelGenerator and installed these at my work to try figuring out what could be wrong. I get the same error as you. I know the plugin works (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: True Type fonts and LDraw files
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Thanks Jeroen, I guess there are multiple issues here. My original thoughts were primarily restricted to my LPub centric perspective, where we create step by step building instructions with a fixed view angle, and use rotation steps to virtually (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Problem with PluginWheelGenerator 1.1
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(...) I use LDDesignPad version 1.3.0.0. I guess it's the newest one. I'm still able to use older version of PluginWheelGenerator but I'm not sure, what I lose using the old one instead of new one. Marek (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: True Type fonts and LDraw files
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Hmm, you could use the IFPOV and ENDPOV statements: 0 IFPOV 0 text { ttf "arial.ttf" // check your fonts directory for the proper names 0 "place your text here" // well, place your text there 0 1, // thickness of text (text will be 3D, dunno what (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: True Type fonts and LDraw files
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(...) MLCAD indeed has a BACKGROUND meta commmand that places an image as a background. This image always faces the "camera", indepedently of the view angle. It will not work in al instances (it might get obscured by the model), but it is the only (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: True Type fonts and LDraw files
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It is not only about adding text to a 3D world or a 2D render of it, but also about arrows. Arrows are (can be) used to point to a specific part or a group of parts. What about when this (these) part(s) are not visible in a different camera (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Problem with PluginWheelGenerator 1.1
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(...) Hmm, I have to check that out at home. What version of LDDesignPad do you use? I haven't tried the newest version myself, yet. Do more people have this problem with the PluginWheelGenerator 1.1 or is Marek the only one? (Or does noone else use (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Parts Update 2002-05 Now Available
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(...) Okay, update posted. Enjoy. (URL) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Parts Update 2002-05 Now Available
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(...) I have uploaded new copies of the .exe files, now created with the same version of ARJ as was used for previous releases. Could those XP users who had problems please try the new complete.exe. Apologies for the inconvenience. Chris (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 24-tooth Technic gear confusion - Part(s) 3648, 3648a, x187
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Thanks all. For now, I guess I will use just 3648 and indicate the appropriate version in the notes column. Hmm...maybe I need to add "learn how to create LDraw parts" to my ever-growing LEGO ToDo List (although I somehow suspect that 3648 might not (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: True Type fonts and LDraw files
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I was assuming that the user knows the view angle as well as any MLCad rotation steps that are in place when laying out the building instructions, but maybe this is too much work. If I do it as a post processing step, then the user is going to have (...) (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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(...) Not necessarily. I don't always use the default viewpoint when rendering. (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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(...) As far as I know, you can't do that, but I suppose you could do it with a new META statement. (...) I think there might be some LDRAW programs out there with a notion of a floor or background image. Those are 2D objects that may or may not (...) (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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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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