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(...) Depends on how open or closed the SB is. I think there's a place for part authors and users as well as developers. Steve (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Tim, I've been reading this thread, and you keep mentioning this 'Steve' person. 'Steve this' and 'Steve that'. I must have gone through 100 messages by now, and no 'Steve' has shown up. I'm beginning to suspect you are imagining this 'Steve' (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Backwards Compatibility (Was Calling all Meta-commands)
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(...) I really agree with Dan on this point. As I mentioned in another message, a standards body could certainly come up with suggestions for standard commands, but they wouldn't have any power of enforcement. About the only thing ldraw.org could[1] (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Because it wouldn't be supported by LDraw and LEdit. Part files frequently include comments, so any standard option for commenting should be allowable in the parts library. (...) Some people already use COMMENT. Steve (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Rosco, Unfortunately, MLCAD's use of WRITE is a really bad example, because MLCAD is mis-using an already standard meta-command. Plus, 0 WRITE statements are not allowed in official parts, so any part authors who create their files in MLCAD (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I support that (general) guideline. The only real difficulty is if the meta-command becomes generally accepted, and is 'promoted' to being an accepted standard. We'd either want a different prefix for org standards, or no prefix. Either way (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I agree with Larry -- support it publically. Recognize '0 LTrax xxxx' as the primary syntax for the command. Especially, let the author of the original command know that you are implement their command. Hopefully, that will give them cause to (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Latest BFC Spec?
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(...) Did you flag your changes? Basically, you should have changed the rev to 11 (and updated the modification date). And put an 11 on the left side of any lines you changed. Steve (22 years ago, 22-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | The DOS apps (was Re: Backwards Compatibility)
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Lars Hassing wrote: > Ryan Farrington wrote: >>I have run into this problem with Windows XP, not so much with LEdit and >>LDraw--I use L3P more often. Thankfully, there is still a Win98 SE computer >>in the house! > > In Windows XP you can open a (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Full orthographic town view
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(...) The first run with -ca1 should give an (almost) orthographic look. If you want a 100% orthographic view you should put the keyword "orthographic" into the POV file. But why would you want the first run then? To place the camera? /Lars (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: BFC problem with s/3070bs01.dat?
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(...) I think I agree with that. Actually, I could go either way. (...) Right. (...) I'm opposed to allowing additional comments between INVERTNEXT and the statements it affects -- one program's 'comment' is another program's 'meta-statement'. OTOH, (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Sharing directories with models/parts
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Hi Sybrand, As far as I know, the answer is no because you can only set the Ldraw base path in MLCAD. I suppose the program then figures out Ldraw\P, Ldraw\Parts and Ldraw\Models by itself. However, there is no limit to saving files in a common (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Part 892 [DAT]
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Hi, my name is Johan Vettefors and I've been lurking around here for some time. I have a question about the ldraw library. The part 892.dat which the tringle with clip in for example the lego sets speeder bikes and naboo swamp is NOT identical to (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I thought I remembered a more recent discussion about this, but I can't find it. What I'm seeing is that really instead of the current part 4180 there should be three composite parts: 4180c01--Brick 2 x 4 with Permanent Black Train Wheels (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Standards Body Thoughts
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Hi Chris - (...) I agree that one of you should be involved on this committee/board. (...) I'm a fan of real-time chat or phone, and while I won't be participating as a member of the board, encourage the members to use such methods. (...) Ok. Steve (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Thanks Dan, I created page (URL) that has my current list of known meta-commands for LDraw 0.27 as well as those that have been invented since. Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: converting SW assembly files to Ldraw??
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(...) Thanks!! :) If you have succeeded and finished the converter, I'll certainly give you feedback. I'm curious what the result will be and most likely you too. Nathanael (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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Hi Darrel (...) I totally agree!! Both programs have their own specific features, combining in a way would be great! (...) Thanks for the advise! I'll have a look. (...) Thanks again! No I did not try that (yet). First of all I don't have much (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: ldraw based import parts
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(...) ok thanks darrell. if you, or anyone else really likes these parts i make, i have added a feedback form page (testing it anyway) at www.geocities.com/tb...dback.html my next 3 choices for kits are: drift kit : example (URL) kit : example (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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