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(...) Yes, please elaborate on you technique. I'm interest in how all part authors model complex parts. This is something I've been meaning to ask for a while now but just haven't remembered. -Orion (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Kevin did a pretty exhaustive search for meta command and all of the one's he listed were in all caps. The command word needs to be in all caps, the command parameters don't need to be. (if I'm reading the spec correctly) -Orion (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub and Lsynth page for tracking enhancement requests and bug fixes
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(...) If we could figure out a *fast* interface for getting images between a renderer and LPub (fast enough to be interactive like I know Willy wants) then yes. The ideal solution would to be to have one of these renderers as a DLL library that I (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The reference to LDLite is really a generic reference to renderers other than POV-Ray. I've not done a lot of homework on LDLite, but if it can be an alternative renderer to POV-Ray it has a few advantages including rendering speed (as it is (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Better rendering control. While I use MLCad for model capture and review, I use LDLite as a rendering tool for final instruction images, as it is much more flexible and gives me fine grained control over more things. YMMV. (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Darth Vader Helmet on Parts tracker
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Incredible. I've been interested in doing the Stormtrooper helmet (since I don't have quite the budget to be forking out $3+ for Stormtroopers) so I can model large scenes involving them. But I'm blanking on how to tackle such a small detailed part. (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: LPub and Lsynth page for tracking enhancement requests and bug fixes
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(...) Is this where LDLite might come into play? Jake --- Jake McKee Webmaster- B.I. Portal (URL) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub and Lsynth page for tracking enhancement requests and bug fixes
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(...) This may be a dumb question, but what exactly is the benefit of LDLite? From what I have seen (and this is probably wrong) LDLite simply allows you to look at a model in 3D space, much like the 3D view in MLCad. What am I missing? Jake --- (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) got it! to me "renderer" means raytracing, radiosity ... progs like povray, 3ds, bryce ... sorry for messing up. bye w. (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi Willy, I understood you perfectly. Maybe you didn't understand me. LPub is not a renderer. I know all too well that hard for me means easy for you, but in saying that you are completely ignoring that it is *hard for me* :^( (...) Kevin (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) hi kevin, you probably "missundaztood" me. I was thinking of the following feature: loading a .ldr or .mpd it shows up in a preview-frame in the camera tab, like the hose, spring or minifig in MLCad. rotating the model in the preview-frame (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi Willy, (...) Thanks for this one. (...) Please note that LPub is not a renderer. What you are asking for in this one is a renderer, which is no small change. It could take a *long* time for this one to get done (if it does). Might I (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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If you wish to mail me, please use this spare address: tore.NOSPAM@home.se DON'T remove anything! Spam-bots do ;) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.people, lugnet.cad)
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(...) hi kevin, we've already discussed the following in the past via e-mail, but these features are missing in the list ;-) * mask-rendering or support for transparent background. * preview-window to check the camera-settings * color scaling of (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: edger utility
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(...) You need to download the Java Runtime Environment or JRE and install it. Once you've done that, open up the command line in the Edger directory. Here's the directions from the file: Usage: java edger input_file.dat >output_file.dat Edges along (...) (22 years ago, 30-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) OK, I wasn't aware it was in there. However, according to the huge meta-command thread, people have created meta-commands with mixed case and some that aren't case-sensitive. Nobody mentioned there that this was illegal according to the LDraw (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I've just started working with LDraw and I'm wondering if anyone has modelled either the new Star Wars hood or the old peasant/Wolfpack hood. I can't find any references to them, but it's possible that I'm just not looking for the right keywords. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Darth Vader Helmet on Parts tracker
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Hi, I just wanted to let you all know that I posted the Darth Vader minifig helmet to the parts tracker last night. (URL) you download it, be sure to get all the unofficial primitives. Paul (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Hello, I have downloaded the edger zip file. Does anyone have any idea how to use this thing? It seems to be a java program. I have not messed with any before. Any helpful tips? Thank you, Paul (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Color problem- is this a bug in L3P?
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(...) I do this sometimes to show the part rendered from a different angle to make it clear what part is being attached... usually it's an assembly of more than one part but not always. (22 years ago, 29-Mar-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray)
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