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(...) You can already do that with many commercial CAD program by exporting to STL format and use STL2DAT converter. (URL) STL format is an industry standard for rapid prototyping machine. In this format, a part is described with triangle facets, (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Miguel - You bring up a good point. I wonder, Darrell, if you could work with Thomas Baier to possibly have the to-from LDraw format part be free of charge, period? It wouldn't affect his market for cross-advanced 3D format conversions, (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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I have modelised a the pneumatic pump. I have created two complete assemblies in two different positions. This part has a spring, so I have created two springs with different extensions. I have names these parts 2797s01 and 2797s02. OrionP, the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Has anyone made dat files for the various pen elements? I've recently used a few in a steam engine model and would like to render instructions... Thanks SteveB (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks! It is good to hear that it resembles a drill in the real world, since it was a collection of features from quite a few. The real danger when building this model in my opinion was that it would end up looking like a ray gun or (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I had a lot longer to tweak the settings though! (...) It is one of those arty things, the clouds and ground, as they were actually taken from a photo of the real truck. The clouds were added post render as a layer behind the truck, and the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.technic)
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That's cool and all, but $85 to convert files to freeware is a bit steep. I've been tinkering with some maxscript to allow dat import/export from Gmax which is a freeware "game" tool. Gmax is basically a watered down version of 3DS Max. It's free (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks! :o) (...) Sounds like a good idea. But first, I make the features I like to have, then I'll try to optimize it. /Tore (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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hi folks, after ages I've got a new computer (waiting three days 'til my radiocity got rendered has become unbearable ;-) and reinstalled all my favourite lego-cad-progs. as usual it was a painstaking process: unzip the original ldraw-package, the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow. I don't think I'll try anything too ambitious with my creaky old Powerbook then! (180Mhz, 48MB, and the faster of my computers) Joking aside, those renders are quite superb Jen. The drill was fun to see - my Dad has a blue cordless that (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.technic)
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I never like Visual basic's dll but now I do since i found it so easy and cool as delphi. Can some help me on Visual basic 6? please contact me at msn: quad95@msn.com icq: 126397322 I need to know how to make an animation but like this load image1 (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Converting AutoCAD/3D Studio/etc. to .dat with 3DWin
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Hi, With all due respect, a big problem that I see here is that 3dWin is a shareware application. Personally, if I do not pay for the likes of Ldraw, MLcad, Lpub, POV or Blender, there is no way I am going to even consider paying for a format (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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Hello all, While this certainly hasn't been a secret, I'm not sure anyone else has noticed: the latest version of TB Software's 3DWin can EXPORT .dat/.ldr files! Theoretically, this means you can now model a part in a commercial 3D CAD application (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Email for help
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I have replied to Leigh asking for more details. Maybe we could cooperate on this! /Tore (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw at BricksWest - Call for Pictures
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LOL!! Thanks! -Tim (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.cad)
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oh...."..wheres Eric Sophie when you need him?!..." [..now!?!..] (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.cad)
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To anyone who took pictures of LDraw sessions at BricksWest, please send them my way for the LDraw.org event report for BW2003. Thanks! -Tim (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.cad)
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Everyone - I just received an email at my ldraw.org address, these students asking for help on a project. I don't have the time or the skills to do what they want right now, so I'm passing it along so someone else can possibly pick it up. -Tim (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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Hi Jennifer, Sorry for not having answered your private note earlier - I'm on very limited time these days. These renderings look ... simply perfect!. I'll also state the obvious: your drill image looks loads better than my drill image! Thanks for (...) (22 years ago, 20-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Maybe you should try LDraw Boxer (see: (URL) ) which is a real nifty application that replaces bricks with "hidden" studs for boxes sans studs. Saves a lot of parsing, especially on level 3! Jeroen (who is rendering the 8880 Super car for 9 (...) (22 years ago, 20-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.technic)
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