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(...) I don't like making "standards" that only work for products from one company. But nothing prevents somebody from implementing a protocol as a DLL for Windows - or as an Open Source library that anybody can use. But first we should agree on a (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi Cynthia, It's good to see another Mac modelller out there. Basically at the moment, running MacOS X you have 3 choices. LdGLite Ldraw Viewer BrickDraw3D LdGLite. This the most advanced we presently have, but it's a direct port from a PC program. (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi, If you are looking for a .3DS to 3DStudio .ASC (.ASE?) converter, Milkshake 3D does it, and its free. (URL) hope I understood your question correctly - let me know. (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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But is this actually an airlock, or a docking port? I've noticed that alot of the 'airlocks' made here aften feature only one door. They look more like a docking ring to me- anybody opening the door in outer space to go outside would quickly lose (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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I'm going to be working on LDraw Update 2003-01 this weekend. During this time, the Parts Tracker may be shutdown for file submissions and review posting. Thank you for your patience. Chris (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) ok so you have something that does 3ds to dat? (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks Tim! The Mac site looks like exactly what I need :) Cyndi (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Cynthia - I'm not a Mac user myself, but this URL should be able to answer your questions: (URL) should be better linked to from the main LDraw.org site, I know (my bad!). I'll put it on the to-do list, and I know I'll have Matt to bug me (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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I am a Mac user interested in starting to use some form of LDraw. I have looked a several websites about the different programs and getting started, but they are mostly oriented for PCs. I am not sure how many programs are needed. What is the best (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) You've happened upon the reason I don't use MAX2DAT: I can't since I can't export 3dm or ase files with Rhino. Trying to find a converter is how I found 3DWin for everyone but, if I recall, 3DWin doesn't do 3dm file either. -Orion (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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ok i got the file dll, but orion heres one thing. i use cinema 4d xl as a 3d modeler, and it exports as 3ds files (file.3ds) im wondering how to make ascii files without the 3ds max (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Try this link: (URL) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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orion i got the file but it says i need vb40032.dll where can i find it? (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) IMVHO, too!! ***(out of date warning)*** "I GOTS ta git me one a DESE!!" - Independence Day ***(normal time resumes)*** Cool interpretation of an already cool MOC! Does something hold it up, or does it stay up pretty well on it's own with the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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(...) Will send, standby. -Orion (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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the link for max2dat is bad at ldraw.org. onyx's site must be down. does anyone have a copy i can use? if so can you mail meat tburger321@aol.com (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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I changed my properties to force plain text. I hope this will resolve the issue. Thanks for the input. Marlon 'Excelerator' Smith -- "Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs@REMOVE.halibut.com> wrote in message news:HB1Anp.BoC@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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(...) I modelled this part for LDraw and its name is Bar 1 x 3 and number is 167 -Orion (22 years ago, 1-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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Once the numbering system is in place, we then can deal with the next sticky issue: part names. Since everyone will want their names to be the final name chosen, I would like to sidestep that issue - there should not be a final name chosen. But (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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I got mine, I think two or four in the UCS Tie Interceptor last year. I think it's like a fabuland phone piece. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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hey there if anybody wants to cad this i think it would be good for the .space crash course -paul (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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(...) nice lock. i was gonna post mine a while ago: exterior (URL) up into the ceiling (URL) mine is a vertical version of travis' hatch shown here (URL) jus attached the robot arms to the top of the door so it would fold up into the ceiling (it (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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(...) Note that the above quote is what your message looks like from the web interface. I believe (but could be wrong) that the problem is that you don't have Outlook Express set to use plain text for all news posts. My understanding is that Usenet (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I'm using the web interface for LUGNET, with MSIE 5.0. It displayed the link like that in Marlon's original post too - (URL) Clicking on the link (URL) for me reaches Kevin Loch's pictures of Mindfest. -Tim xfut -> admin.nntp (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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(...) What set is that great handle part from and what is it called? Steve (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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"Marlon Smith" <X_LR8R@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet news:HB0CI8.JA4@lugnet.com... (...) the web >interface when the post originates in Outlook Express (just guessing). (...) The '=3D' is an encoding of '=', '=20' is ' '. Somewhere in the (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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Nothing on the scale of your Arcane Family Home, and I have such a small collection as to necessitate CAD building. Thank you greatly for your kind comments. Marlon 'Excelerator' Smith "Nicole Drumm" <kdrumm1@stny.rr.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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"Marlon Smith" <X_LR8R@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HB0Auq.EJv@lugnet.com... (URL) provide feedback. This is a Moonbase-style airlock design. -- Marlon 'Excelerator' Smith Wow. This is something! With the exception of the telephone like handle (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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Wow. Non-web-interface posts (e.g. from Microsoft's Outlook Express) may appear with various symbols added. These can cause confusion of the message by both human viewers and by alternate digital/mechanical readers (such as the web interface). Who (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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It is probably common for an "=" sign to be followed by the "3D" symbols on the web interface when the post originates in Outlook Express (just guessing). I think it also adds "=20" after "--" in such a post. (...) Thanks much! Marlon "Excelerator" (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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(...) Err...folder. Blah. I meant, in your post on the web interface. Again, nice airlock :-) -Tim (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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(...) folder on the web when I looked at it. Marlon - nice airlock! -Tim (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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I submitted without the "3D" immediately after the "=" sign. Maybe this is something with the submittal process. Please open the mindstorm folder, remove the "3D" from the address in your address bar, make it go, and tell me what you think. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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(...) That's wierd His link worked for me. But the link you quoted didn't. Where did you get the '3D' from?? His original message didn't have it. try: (URL) _ ---...---ooO( )Ooo---...--- Kyle J. McDonald (o o) Systems Support Engineer Sun (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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(...) ...looks like pictures of Mindfest to me ;-) Check the link. Can't wait to see the airlock! -Tim (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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(URL) provide feedback. This is a Moonbase-style airlock design. (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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Out of curiosity, why doesn't 3dwin include colour information when converting from .dat to .3ds? Does anyone know if this is supported in anyway or am I just missing out on something. All I get is gray models in 3d studio max. Karl ----- Original (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Sorry to be the major poster on my own thread! ]-( This doesn't really have anything to do with CAD-DAT conversion, but I'll offer it up anyway to bump the topic! LOL I was writing a message to Thomas about the latest mods we made to some (...) (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Someone recently suggested to me a parts updater DLL we could have for download at LDraw.org, to have one standard parts downloader for modeler programs, and so programmers don't have to re-invent the wheel. I know this would apply to Windows (...) (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Basically yes. > how about all this (...) I think there still are some details about the license for the parts library which aren't finalised, but Steve knows more about that. (...) That depends on what you mean. The trick of doing it with a (...) (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) no, you don't. do you remember "the voice" and his song: "my way". you just have to find your way. every author has his own. he will tell you that the one which suites him best is the ideal one, but there is no master plan... what counts is (...) (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I am very anxious(sp?) to see this (...) Have you considered SynEdit? You can find it here: (URL) (22 years ago, 27-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 21:13:43 GMT, "Willy Tschager" <willy.tschager@tin.it> wrote: I have the following approach I first modelize the part with a commercial 3D Cad tool : Solidworks, then I export the STL file and convert it to dat with STL2DAT. (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Carsten Schmitz" <casz@gmx.de> skrev i meddelandet news:HAxE5J.BAI@lugnet.com... (...) I think it's OK with closed source in a standardized plugin framework. Keeps all the add-ons in plugins instead of different 'forks' of the source. Also less (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) snip (...) WOW. I can't understand how you guys do it. But I get the sneaking suspicion that in order to get what I really want (something that can go seamlessly between .DAT and some commercial 3D CAD package without tons of cleanup) I'm (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi! I am thinking of making LDDP open source. The reason I did not so far is that I am using a commercial component for the highlighting editor part. Still i will try to change it to a component you can find in the Jedi VCL that is open source too. (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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hi steve, (...) ??? ... does it mean it just depends on the modeller? how about all this copyright-stuff tim is talking about? (I still try to figure out the difference between downloading a zip-file with all the parts or the single parts and the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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hi darrell, (...) I do ALL the modelling in a 5-dollar-cad-prog called "reflections". it supports only trinagles, has an import for dxf (to import converted dats for measurement) and outputs its one file format and a strage povray. therefore I run (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I don't agree :-) As a closed project, it would never get finished (too much for one person) As an open project, it would never get finished (too many different opinions) I think the model of LDDP plugins is the way to go. Standardized (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I too get seasick, but the application of my dreams looks very different from your, because I think I have a very different approach. Currently, I can't think of authoring parts with using for example 1D- and 3D-variables, so I always start (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I use LDesignPad a little but the great thing about using MLCad is that it does all the rotation calculations for me. -Orion (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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[trimmed newsgroup header to just lugnet.cad.dev] (...) I think it would be very cool if editors/renderers would automatically grab parts from the 'net. The files have been available from the website for a couple of years now. Steve (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Most of my part-authoring time is spent in a text editor. Sometimes I use a spreadsheet. :) Frankly, I can't imagine coding parts in MLCAD. Too much clicking in and out of dialogs. Steve (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Forgot to include the URL...my bad. (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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I have made several updates to my site including a few new renderings. I have also posted several new Bryce obp files of various models including some of the new Star Wars mini sets. I am also working on a tutorial for importing and rigging lego (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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OK, you had me going there for a second. I started a thread looking for CAD-DAT file converters and I thought you had one! (...) I'm curious how this works (if it's true). Are you guys modeling in commercial 3D software and then using some level of (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Converting AutoCAD/3D Studio/etc. to .dat with 3DWin
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(...) If the other translators (3DWin, MAX2DAT, STL2DAT) wind up as dead ends, I would definitely be interested. What do you have so far? The major hang ups for the other two are edge lines and primitives. What do your converted parts look like? (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Excellent point, and one I hadn't considered. I suppose I can just out and out ask him if he minds AFOL using the demo version only, especially since they would be helping him debug the product. He's aware that most LDraw related software is (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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Dear Code-gods, I'd like to thank you for all the little progs and tools you have created throughout the years. Authoring a part today has become much easier than a year ago, but... Guys there's always a "but", I get seasick from jumping from one (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Wow even better feedback! Keep it comming I'll discuss both versions - Cocoa and Carbon / Classic Firstly Cocoa Load times, I concur they are much slower (compared to the Carbon version), especially a model of 800+ lines of code, at this stage I (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Converting AutoCAD/3D Studio/etc. to .dat with 3DWin
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Hi Darrell, My point was that asking people to help someone develop their commercial software is somewhat of a bold proposition. However, I did not know that 3Dwin had a free version with batch-convert de-activated and that is something worth (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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I have been meaning for a while now(about a year) to announce the start of my Lego technic renderings. I have one completed and am in the middle of a second (which I can no longer render because the polycount is too high for my machine to complete!) (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.announce) !
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(...) The short answer to this question is, in most cases, yes The long answer is most converters do not have significant enough primitive detection to submit a part immediately after conversion. For example, STL2DAT detects cylinders, sort of, but (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Measuring load and display times using the menu bar clock. To load and display the dat for my caboose took 15 seconds in MLM and 3 seconds to load and display the dat in LDV 0.4.2. (...) I know it is, but I still have a hard time accepting (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) No, but this is one of the good things about posting onto Lugnet - I'm learning about all of these other translators. I guess the final test is: Can the parts authored in XX software and converted through YY converter be accepted as official (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) liked to call him "The Ice Planet Kid". (...) I seem to remember that some early Divers sets had the Ice Planet head. 'Early' as in a few heads accidently got mixed in, or they were using up left-over supplies. I've never been able to (...) (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Have you tried MAX2DAT at all? (...) Have you tried DAT2DXF for this? (...) I too would like a 2 way program as using 2 different progs is time consuming and inaccurate. (Hmm... sounds like a project I could work on) -Orion (22 years ago, 25-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Let me clarify this statement - When I was originally looking at file converters, I was specifically looking for .dat to .dxf converters so I could use LDraw parts for reference in AutoCAD. There are a couple of these linked through LDraw.org. (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Converting AutoCAD/3D Studio/etc. to .dat with 3DWin
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(...) format and use STL2DAT converter. (...) I haven't had great success converting files from AutoCAD - perhaps I'm doing something wrong? It could also be a fault with Autodesk's .stl converter. Also do you mind me pointing Thomas to your site? I (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Tim, First of all, the demo version is free. With it, you can convert as many files as you want (you just have to do them one at a time, and you don't get the pretty preview images). It's up to your conscience whether you decide to upgrade (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) snip (...) Hi Miguel, I've been discussing this with your co-author Kevin Clauge about this as well (BTW, I'm enjoying your book very much!). Let me try to clarify my position if I can.. I'm not trying to say EVERYONE should be using 3DWin. (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Sure...not a problem. I don't get a chance to do much here anymore, but after BricksWest, and some good LDraw convos, I'm more pumped than ever to get a Mac LDraw utility completed. (...) Not here. (...) No one told me how/where to do so (At (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) If you're using OpenGL, you should be able to call glFinish to force the drawing to complete. The glFinish command blocks until all previous OpenGL commands have completed. Do NOT call this command except at the very end of you frame, because (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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Thanks for the feedback guys, It’s good to see that the program does run – and no reported crashes? I will answer some of the comments first, Matt – not all parts are drawing; have you set the Ldraw folder location in “Preferences” yet? Matt – part (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Posting Ldraws for Download
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[ FUT lugnet.cad ] (...) You should make sure that all the sub-model files for the file are included. One way to do that is to use a MPD building tool. Preferably you should make sure the web server you use identify the file as being of the type (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.cad, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lightbricks and lightbulbs
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(...) Great! One more item to remove from my ToDo-bucket. :o) The FOR-TO-STEP loops in LDS may be of help after you've calculated the width of one rib. /Tore (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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A while ago I started creating the 2x2 lightbricks Type I (both 4.5 and 12 Volt versions). I have only created the body, the glass part and the metal sockets of these bricks. Since I have my worn out TLC lightbulbs replaced by working lightbubs from (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Download parts automatically with your preferred modeller?
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More commonly, "Hear, hear." In this media, maybe it should be, "Read, read." To more closely match the olde English, maybe, "Lo, lo," which means "Look, look." In whichever form it is stated, however, I must admit to strong agreement with the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi, I gave Mac Lego Modeler a try on a PowerBook G3 FireWire (aka Pismo) OS 10.2.4, 128 bit ATi RageMobility (something or other) w/8 MB VRAM. I loaded a few small models and then my caboose. The caboose looks very similar to the one that (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) You may be right but I'd prefer a non-theme specific name -Orion (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) That isn't the case, is it? I thought the Wild West head was the newer white hair guy, on the left here: (URL) the Ice Planet messy hair appeared since 1993? TWS Garrison (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Posting Ldraws for Download
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(...) If you mean LUGNET, then are 2 ways: 1.) Post to one of the lugnet.cad.dat.* groups and add it automatically via the box at the bottom of the posting screen. Why this isn't for every group, it have no idea -or- 2.) Open up the .dat/.ldr/.mpd (...) (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.cad, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New LDraw.org Books Page
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Hi Geoff, Thanks for taking the time to write this review, which I hadn't seen until just now. (...) Hopefully, I will be following up on this in the coming months ... Currently researching. Cheers, (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Posting Ldraws for Download
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How do you post a ldraw file on a website for others to download? (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.cad, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Part request: TV Chopper Windscreen
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(...) -Orion (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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In lugnet.cad, Willy Tschager writes: <Snip> Here, Here! I'm a casual user of the LDraw line, using MLCad to look at different MOCs around the community. But, I'm constantly plagued by "Part Number ... Not Found! Continue Loading?" An auto updater, (...) (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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| | Part request: TV Chopper Windscreen
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This part from year 1999 is unfortunately not availible for LDraw: (URL) the range of windscreen-elements is limited anyway, I feel this could make a useful addition. Shouldn't be overly hard to create for a skilled parts-developer. Any takers? (...) (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Minifig Generator Plugin for LDDesignPad Version 1.4
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Hi all, I thought I'd let everyone one know that I've updated my Minifig Generator for LDDesignPad. New in this version: -Added Hips rotation buttons Now you can rotate the entire upper body of the Minifig with one easy button click. As always, the (...) (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce)
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(...) Andrew, Sorry to have missed this...you posted while BricksWest was going on! Shame on you! 8?) The app runs VERY well on my G4 Cube, 500Mhz, 512MB, MacOS 10.2.4...quick, smooth OpenGL graphics, flawless rotation. Part selection could use some (...) (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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Hey everybody, At BricksWest last weekend, Wayne Gramlich told me about this site: (URL) you are heavily into Java, Wayne figures that it would take no more than a week of code to have a Macintosh LDraw modeller written on top of this. Do we have (...) (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Delphi user need help on VB6
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(...) Use a timer control to manage the loading. Set the timer's Interval property to 1000, for one second. Make a module-level variable in the form to keep track of which image you've loaded. In the timer's event subroutine, load the next image (...) (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Naming of springs parts
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(...) The spring is actually a part (assuming LEGO assembles their own pneumatic elements). So it should have its own number. I've emailed you the details a few minutes ago. Steve (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I think the way it exists now is best. How noticeable is it that the sphere has no holes in it. Even if the part is transparent, the fact the the holes do not pass through the sphere is barely noticeable. Plus since this part is small in size, (...) (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | [Parts Tracker] email address needed: Ildefonso Zanette
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Ildefonso Zanette, Email being sent from the Parts Tracker to your address-of-record is bouncing. Can you send an updated address to parts@ldraw.org? Thanks! Steve Bliss (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think having the interior open would be a good thing for this part. However, we're rapidly approaching 1000 files backlogged on the Tracker. So I'm getting more willing to let stuff through that can be improved later. Steve (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | m889.ldr [DAT]
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Since my first one went up intact... 0 889 Radar Truck 0 WRITE Name: m889.ldr 0 WRITE Author: John Riley <Rohnjiley@yahoo.com> 0 WRITE LDraw.org Official Model Repository 0 Official Model: ©1979 LEGO Group 0 ROTATION CENTER 71.2128 -54 -10 1 (...) (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
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| | m886.ldr PLUS I finally delurk [DAT]
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Hello all, Now seems to be a good time to delurk. I am a graduate student, and thus don't have the time or money to really get into building. My current LEGO time is spent by digitizing the instructions from my golden lego years before they're lost (...) (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
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(...) There was this unofficial generic rule that details smaller than 1 LDU may be omitted. I don't know if it is still valid. Another good rule, always valid, is common sense... :o) /Tore (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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I have a problem with the part Technic Pneumatic T Piece (URL) have two options - modelling a very accurate part, with inner details, but for this would produce a part with less standard primitives cylinder or sphere. - using as many as possible (...) (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Level B Simplification - LDraw Boxer
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(...) If I make the simplified versions of grooved tiles more detailed by making them out of two boxes instead of one (which I intend to), there will be very visible gaps. /Tore (22 years ago, 22-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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