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<snip> (...) things (...) seperators (...) I wanted to point out that the callout facilities (which I am starting to think of as step layout facilities), is all *post* POV production work, which means it is instantaneous compared to POV time. Making (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Sorry, not intending to shame you. You are looking in the right place, but I'm a neophyte on source forge. Don, what have I failed to do? Thanks, Kevin (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ya. I have made good use of LSynth for hoses and for rubber bands in my current project and found it easy to use so I'm definitely interested in using it!!!! (...) OK, well maybe you've shamed me into taking a look. I just went to sourceforge (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) If I recall, it was Kevin's lack of time that prompted him to open up the lsynth code and solicit your help. (I think he may have mentioned you specifically ;) Also, I imagine you could argue that contributing to lsynth satisfies requirement 3 (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) flex (...) I assume the lack of interest is in the coding, not the using :^) I have a similar lack of time. Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) Draft Proposal
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(...) That was the intent of the minimum requirements. I'd like this to be as open as possible too, without risking the integrity and competency of the decision making body by allowing someone to walk in off the street and get in. (...) Yep. I'm (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 8461 Williams F1 Team Racer Ldraw File
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Hello All, I've just posted the .MPD file for set 8461 Williams F1 Team Racer on my website. (URL) did not and will not model the stickers, otherwise it's the complete model. Next up on the list: 8458 Truck varient 8480 Space Shuttle (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Except for time/skill/interest. (mostly time) (...) I'm thinking that just allowing for a level of indirection might do the trick. If you added a way to just specify what part you wanted used for the stringing together, and allowed it to be (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) Draft Proposal
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(...) I agree that the slots should be open to everyone but I'd like to weed out those who are the "rainy day" LDrawers. In other words, you need to have proven your competency and commitment. We could go on and on about what qualification someone (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Right. The proposal is set up in such a way to encourage everyone - programmer or not - to discuss the issues publicly. When it comes to making decisions, a limited group of qualified people (in this case, programmers, parts authors, or (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) Draft Proposal
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(...) I agree, 100%. I think we should have more representation from the programming side of the community. :) Dan (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) Draft Proposal
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I'm going to snip out the stuff I'm not going to comment on (...) I like this distiction. Now we can concentrate on forging a new path without having to worry about legacy DOS programs (...) I like this idea of having qualified members. You are (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Temporary URL for LDraw.org
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Update: The nameservers for LDraw.org have been switched to point to the Peeron site in the mean time. In 36 hours or less, you should be able to access the site at www.ldraw.org again. The site on Peeron is not fully functional, the Parts Tracker (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Preview of multi-level callouts complete with pointers
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(...) I was thinking more about this (and I've asked Miguel to help me with the resolution independent architecture of the new LPub features), and there are two *different* issues here. Issue 1: I want to render everything in low resolution (to save (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Use of arbitrary elements with LSynth
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(...) Absolutely! Good point! (...) Kevin (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) But since you've made the source for lsynth available, there's no reason why Larry couldn't attempt to add the string part to the code himself and then submit the patches to you for official approval. Right? Isn't that the whole point of (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Use of arbitrary elements with LSynth
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(...) Not currently. (...) Thanks for buying the book. You are right, it does not cover this. Currently LSynth only supports either open ended or closed loop. No mixing. (...) Yes. It would. There are a *number* of things it cannot do.... yet! (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Use of arbitrary elements with LSynth [DAT]
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Kevin I've created an element that represents a small segment of string. It's not a real, legitimate LDraw part, per se, but I find it useful in my modeling. Is it possible to get LSynth to use this element? I'm looking for it to be treated similar (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Translating MLCad to Dutch
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Robert Seifert writes: hi robert, (...) with help from miguel I revised the naming of the toolbars and some other terms. I'll send you a word-doc containing the changes for version 3.01. regarding the help file the short-keys F3 (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Preview of multi-level callouts complete with pointers
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(...) Well I guess the above "ascii draw" diagram didn't work too well with proportional fonts. Oh, well. (...) Per Jennifer Clark's recommendation in private, I'm going to convert the pointer units from pixels to scaling factors from 0 to 1, where (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: Some more LPub errors?
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(...) Fixed. (...) Found it in part list image rendering, thanks. Fixed it. (...) I think that in the case of LSynth I can make this happen, but otherwise I think this is going to have to be left as "an exercise for the student". (...) Kevin (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Translating MLCad to Dutch
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I looked at the "editbar and elemetbar problem" more precisely and it seems like their names are switched in .dll instead of online help, because it's too precise.. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) I've modified LPub to ignore submodel parts as well as primitives when making PLIs and BOMs. To address your request more specifically... LPub would have to look for pairs of s/faxel1 through s/faxle5 and automatically substitute. I'd prefer (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Translating MLCad to Dutch
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Thanks for these! I am planning to translate and rewrite. So while translating and trying, I should be able to get out more faults. I'll post them here. Jaco "Robert Seifert" <seifrob@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht news:HDqML1.pGz@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Translating MLCad to Dutch
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When traslating online help, be careful. It's a little bit outdated. Some inaccuracies I've tracked down: In section "Zooming", file generic.html there are wrong shortcuts for zooming (shift instead of ctrl+shift) and for moving (ctrl+shift instead (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: 2867.dat Curved 9V Track - reddy
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(...) 9V curve part. I just did a quick test using the mpd posted by Ludo and added the filename to PluginTrackParts.ini for the curve in the 9V section and the parts were placed as I expected. Now I don't have to make an update to my plug-in, any (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Train Track Shortcut: 1-4turn.ldr - Train Track 1/4 Circle
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(...) I'm just intested in the 9V system. 2865.dat (9v straight) with 2867.dat (9v curve) The 2867.dat part I can not get to aline with the 2865.dat part in MLCad. The rotation even on fine is not enough to properly aline the two parts. =( Perhaps (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) Draft Proposal
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(...) Thanks, Kevin. I'd like to see some good discussion on this here before moving on it. Does anyone have any comments, concerns? (...) Thanks! I couldn't have put that together without you, the others we were mailing with, and the community (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Train Track Shortcut: 1-4turn.ldr - Train Track 1/4 Circle
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(...) Hi Ahui, Are you only talking abouth the old track style (blue & grey ones) or would you like to see such shortcut for the 9V track too? Regards, Ludo (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) Draft Proposal
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(...) <snip> Thanks for all your efforts Tim. Lets get started! I appreciate all the hard work you put in on this. Lets put it to good use. Kevin (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Switching from BITMAP/JPEG to PNG
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(...) If PNG is lossless that's fine but I'd prefer that BMP be continued to be supported as one can then convert it in a post process step to whatever one desires. I tend not to like to use JPG for discrete tone images like instructions, it's much (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) Draft Proposal
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(...) <snip> This is great stuff. Thanks, Tim for pushing this forward, others contributed, but you certainly did a great job including everyone's comments and pulling together a cogent draft proposal for the LSC. I plan to stand for election to it (...) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MLCAD for Linux :D
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(...) Yep. now we just need L3PAO for Linux and we'll be golden : ) (22 years ago, 22-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | New LDraw Help Desk Tutorials...
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We got two new tutorials up for you. Special thanks to Shuan Sullivan for his Panzer-iii LDraw model and Jospeh Gonzalez for his "marble floor" pov-ray code. See the new tutorials here: (URL) this is a mirror site for the LDraw Help Desk Tutorials. (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | MLCAD for Linux :D
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Just a little note... Having switched to Linux and pretty much all the basics working I started looking for alternatives to MLCAD and various other Windows programs... After some looking I found nothing and therefore decided to try and get MLCAD to (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad) !
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| | Re: Switching from BITMAP/JPEG to PNG
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Recalling a bit of history... .PNG was to be the .GIF replacement (due too all the legal stuff around .gif) which is mostly for palletized graphics, in which case PNG is great. The PNG features that are beyond the .gif features do make a very handy (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: Q? part 4626.dat stud spacing
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Steve, Thanks! later, James Mathis (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) Draft Proposal
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Looks like you guys have spent a lot of time thinking about how to go about this in a fair and equitable way, very comprehensive. It feels a lot like the way standards are created in the high-tech world which benefits everyone! This is a great time, (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Switching from BITMAP/JPEG to PNG
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> skrev i meddelandet news:HDpB2o.oBr@lugnet.com... (...) Not from me :-) I'm in the process of throwing JPEG out of BlockCAD (AnkerCAD, ???CAD), as this makes the program almost 250 kB smaller! The PNG (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: Some more LPub errors?
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> skrev i meddelandet news:HDpArM.n2J@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) Why not have an invisible LDRAW part with color, just like the LIGHT.DAT? -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Switching from BITMAP/JPEG to PNG
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(...) not at all! PNG will support transparent background - right? that's all I need ;-) w. (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst)
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| | Resolution
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When authoring new elements, how important is the level of detail in LDraw format? That is, for more complex curves and surfaces, is it necessary to get as close to the real thing as possible? As an alternative, is it acceptable to get pretty close (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Preview of multi-level callouts complete with pointers
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(...) The callouts are placed relative to outside edges or corners of the step image: Corners: TOP_LEFT TOP_RIGHT BOTTOM_LEFT BOTTOM_RIGHT Edges plus justification to the perpendicular edges TOP (LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT) BOTTOM (LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT) (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.inst)
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| | LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) Draft Proposal
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As Orion posted earlier today, let's revisit the LDraw.org standards body idea. [1] Here is the draft proposal I mentioned earlier today on LUGNET. I'm posting it here for everyone to discuss. Several weeks ago, I worked with Kevin Clague, Larry (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev) !!
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| | Re: Preview of multi-level callouts complete with pointers
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Hi Kevin, You've done it again! This is a HUGE improvement as it allows a much needed "step hierarchy", extremely useful for generating instructions - your step 0 is actually two steps. This is really great. I am probably being too inquisitive too (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Some more LPub errors?
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(...) edges (...) Ah, this is different than what you first described. LPub tries to ignore primitives when making PLIs and BOMs. I wonder why it missed these. I can recommend a work around: PLIST BEGIN IGN PLIST END Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Some more LPub errors?
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(...) I did that already just to make sure and got no error. Here's some more info I've found troubleshooting This error seems to occur when LPub thinks the X-Xedge.dat primitive are parts for the Construction Images and BOM. In other words LPub (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | A&M LWorks presents a LEGO Poem called Crayons
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It's been a while since I last uploaded a LEGO Poem but alas here is a new one to add the to general collection entilted Crayons. See it at (URL) LWorks (URL) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Some more LPub errors?
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(...) Please try to run lpubtest.dat through L3P manually. I do not have a way to continue if L3P finds an error in the file. You may need to talk to Lars about this one. Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Switching from BITMAP/JPEG to PNG
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HDpB2o.oBr@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) all (...) Nope. I have been converting all of my raw bitmaps to PNG with ImageMagick so this is a welcomed change from my (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: Some more LPub errors? [DAT]
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(...) Try this: 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 stud.dat 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4-4edge.dat A little further investigation reveals that LPub quits on error no matter what the color of the edge. The exact error I'm getting is: 'L3P failed for file (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Switching from BITMAP/JPEG to PNG
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JPEG image format and the new callout capabilites in LPub (plus PLI background color non-white which I just fixed) are incompatible with JPEG because when you pack images together that are rendered with the same background color, not all the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: LDraw File Format Standard Committee Update
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Hi Orion - I have a written proposal which covers the process for starting the standards committee, and the process for perpetuating it. It's almost ready to be posted to the public for comments. I put this together with the help of Kevin, Larry, (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LPub request
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(...) The short answer to your question is yes. Ldraw only looks in the PARTS, P, MODELS, or current folder. Two extension folders have been added to faciltate further separation: the PARTS/S folder is for subparts used by parts in the PARTS folder (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Some more LPub errors?
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(...) Example please. (...) Quite possibly. I'll run through all calls to L3P and see what I can come up with. (...) This is a good idea. Jennifer Clark first suggested this for pneumatic hoses. My first throught is to have a special end cap part (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub request
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Hi Orion, Why do we need to have the s\ in the DAT file? I'm probably showing my part definition ignorance here. Is it because LDraw does not know to look in s\? I'll fix the bug in LPub either way. Kevin (...) <snip> (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw File Format Standard Committee Update
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Now the furor over this topic has died down, here the list of people interested in being a member of the Standards Body: Orion Pobursky Kevin Clague Steve Bliss or Chris Dee Larry Pieniazek Ross Crawford Paul Gyugyi Jacob Sparre Andersen We were (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Some more LPub errors?
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(...) Some more on this, This idea doesn't have to confine to just color coded dots, it could also encompass lengths for pneumatic hoses as well. Maybe an added parameter to the PLIST BEGIN SUB meta command or an extension to LSynth. -Orion (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Edge line colors on img.lugnet.com
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This isn't a problem or anything, it just struck me as odd. I was browsing through the peeron inventories of the new Designer sets when I noticed that while the edge lines on most of the CAD rendered part pictures were black, some were rendered with (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad)
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| | Some more LPub errors?
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I found two more things that are styming my progress 1. LPub quits on error if a part has a color other than 16 for the X-Xedge.dat primitive. This shouldn't matter since L3P doesn't render edges and colors other than 16 aren't technically illegal (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub request [DAT]
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(...) Even with the PLIST command, I still get a part not in PARTS.LST error unless I turn off the file checking. Here the example: 0 Test Axle 0 Name: Taxle.dat 0 Author: Orion Pobursky 0 Unofficial Model 0 PLIST BEGIN SUB 32199.dat 1 7 -30 -110 (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3PAO Look-a-like for Linux ?
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(...) Sorry, I was a bit jet-lagged and apparently quite confused. For some reason I read it as LDAO. (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub request
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(...) Orion, Please provide me with an example? LPub is coded to support parts\s directory. Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3PAO Look-a-like for Linux ?
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ummm unless I'm mistaken, MLCAD doesn't create POV files or interface to L3P. L3P does create POV files, but it's a commandline tool and, like I said, I've been spolied by L3PAO which is a GUI front end to L3P : ) (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: new setup trouble - missing parts
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(...) I started from scratch, starting with an ldraw installation (thank you Don Dueck for the instructions), and now I have all the parts. Thanks, Amy (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: L3PAO Look-a-like for Linux ?
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(...) I'm not sure about the WINE aspect of your problem, but you might be able to fool L3PAO into using ldglite instead of ledit by renaming the linux ldglite executable to ledit or ledit.exe. It might even start up in ledit emulation mode when (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | new setup trouble - missing parts
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I'm having trouble in MLCAD with missing parts. As I browse through the parts list I keep getting dialogs telling me "15.DAT not found! Continue loading?". I get this for a minority of parts, but there are a lot of these warnings. Here's how I got (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Preview of multi-level callouts complete with pointers
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(...) CUTE!!! and loads of new metas! many thx. w. (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Preview of multi-level callouts complete with pointers
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(...) Thanks Anders! Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Preview of multi-level callouts complete with pointers
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> skrev i meddelandet news:HDMB7I.1E3L@lugnet.com... (...) It really looks great! I'd better start creating a MOC, so I have something to test LPub on :-) -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Train Track Shortcut: 1-4turn.ldr - Train Track 1/4 Circle
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(...) Have you or someone else considered making a shortbut for a straight to curve track piece. I am having a lot of trouble attempting to aline a straight to curved track part. -AHui (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: LPub request
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Hi Orion, Go to Building Instructions->Controls and uncheck "Check DAT(s) against Part List". Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | L3PAO Look-a-like for Linux ?
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OK, I'm lazy :P I love the combination of MLCAD and POV-Ray for making renderings of LEGO(R) projects and I've been totally spoiled by L3PAO. Now that I've moved almost everything off my Windows Partition and I'm working under Linux, I *REALLY* miss (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub request
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(...) OK, I used the PLIST BEGIN command and I'm still getting the s/faxle1.dat not found in the PARTS.LST file error. I think (but haven't tried) that this problem will exist for any model that uses file from the /S directory. -Orion (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Preview of multi-level callouts complete with pointers [DAT]
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(...) Here is the top level DAT: 0 Untitled 0 Name: l0.ldr 0 Author: MLCad 0 Unofficial Model 0 WRITE LPUB PLI BORDER ROUND 0 1 10 0 WRITE LPUB PLI MARGINS 20 20 0 WRITE LPUB CALLOUT BORDER SQUARE 0 1 0 WRITE LPUB CALLOUT MARGINS 20 20 0 WRITE LPUB (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Preview of multi-level callouts complete with pointers
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I wanted to give you a peek at the progress I've made: (URL) is a three level design, with dual level callout images, complete with pointers to show you where the called out sub-assemblies are added. The PLI shows all the parts added at all three (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub 2.1.0.8 Available
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Anders and Travis, Thanks so much for all the help. I can hardly wait to switch to PNG support. Bitmaps are lossless, but huge, and JPEG is compact but lossy. It will be great to just use the one format. Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub 2.1.0.8 Available
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(...) I know that Anders already responded to this privately, but I'm posting this in case his response was different. The official PNG library (from the creators of the PNG format) has Borland C++ Builder 5 project files, along with some (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub 2.1.0.8 Available
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> skrev i meddelandet news:HDLAnL.1482@lugnet.com... (...) I sent the one I have found, and used, to your private mail. I use it with Delphi 5, so you shouldn't have too much trouble with C++ Builder 5, which (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 2867.dat Curved 9V Track - reddy
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(...) <SNIP> (...) Hi Steve, I just made a quarter curved track using the new 2867.dat file. It works pretty good as it is now. I placed first a straight track, then added a curved one. After only a few moves, the curved track was positioned where (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | LD4DModeler status
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I feel a little bad about the gigantic pause in LD4DModeler's (members.rott.chello...4DModeler) development. But I have picked it up again, currently I am fixing reported bugs and making the whole application ready to go 1.0 But also the long pause (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: How do u make a small scale town?
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I want to know how to do something like the MOTM My Hobby Corner Kiss Attila Csongor (KACS) April, 2002 Read down also Thank :) (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Parts disappearing with L3PAO - m6011_schatkar.dat [0/1]
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Hello all, I'm a newbie in the field of Lego rendering, started only last week. I'm using the combination of LeoCAD v0.73.2, L3PAO v1.3.8 and Pov-Ray v3.5 to produce my renderings. I've already solved quite a few problems i had by browsing through (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: LPub 2.1.0.8 Available
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(...) Hi Anders, Yes. I'm using Borland C++ builder 5 and their jpeg unit. (...) Do you know of a Delphi compatible PNG package? I'd *love* to use PNG. Thanks, Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Train Track Shortcut: 1-2turn.ldr - Train Track 1/2 Circle
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This shortcut needs 1-4turn.ldr, posted at lugnet.cad.dat.models. 0 Train Track 1/2 Circle 0 Name: 1-2turn.ldr 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1-4turn.ldr 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1-4turn.ldr 0 (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Train Track Shortcut: 1-4turn.ldr - Train Track 1/4 Circle [DAT]
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This shortcut can easily be edited for other track or sleeper colours/styles. 0 Train Track 1/4 Circle 0 Name: 1-4turn.ldr 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 1 8 800 -8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3034.dat 1 7 735.59 -24 146.32 -0.1951 0 0.9808 0 1 0 0.9808 0 0.1951 (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: 2867.dat Curved 9V Track - reddy
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(...) I think it is incomplete. If I understand your suggustion correctly, that would only work in one curve direction, left or (exclusive or) right. Also, the curved single-rails 3229a, 3229b, and 3230a are not aligned that way. I think a better (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 2867.dat Curved 9V Track - reddy
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(...) That's your right ! (...) The center of the track circle is at: Z=800 (...) O.K. i check it out. When reddy, i'll notify you, and can send you the file for checking - so that i don't upload it too many times on LUGNET. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 2867.dat Curved 9V Track - reddy
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(...) Very nice! Good work on this. :) However (I always seem to have a 'however' ;), I'm not sure about your choice of the zero-point and the orientation of the part. The point you chose was very logical, but it might not be practical. In relation (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Another LPub thought
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Oops. Is there more then? :-) I really did not know. Jaco "Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HDJy9K.1zy0@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) with (...) part (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub 2.1.0.8 Available
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"Jaco van der Molen" <jmolen@zonnet.nl> skrev i meddelandet news:HDJ79v.211H@lugnet.com... (...) Kevin, are you using Delphi? And the jpeg unit from Borland? There is a problem with jpeg pictures in the size range 1-2MB if I remember correctly. I've (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Another LPub thought [DAT]
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Jaco, Good idea! Except that it already exists in LPub. :^) Try this: PLIST BEGIN SUB <minifig.ldr> 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3831.DAT 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 -0.866025 0 1 0 0.866025 0 0.5 3830.DAT PLIST END In minifig.ldr, assemble the minifig as you (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Another LPub thought [DAT]
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In some models you would use a part that is made up from different parts. Take the minifig body for instance. It is always complete with arms and hands, but you construct it using 5 parts. This shows up in the BOM. Hand 2x, arm left 1x, arm right (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw site reference piece
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(...) (URL) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | LDraw site reference piece
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I was wondering if someone might email me LDraw.org->Reference...ications-> LDraw File Format please. Thanks, Michael Horvath (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | How do u make a small scale town?
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I whould like to do a town but not normal scale but reduced scale so it looks like in real LEGO "i don't mean micor or nano scale i mean a normal model like car.dat and make it look like a micro machines car but still minifigs can get in as the also (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: LPub 2.1.0.8 Available [DAT]
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(...) Hi Jaco, Thanks for the DAT info on the failing behavior. I found and fixed an LPub bug. You can work around this bug by rearranging your DAT. Here is part of what you sent me, starting at the beginning: 0 STEP 0 ROTSTEP -155 135 0 ABS 1 7 0 0 (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub request
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(...) Hi Orion, I recommend that you put a PLIST BEGIN IGN before the s/faxle1 and PLIST END after each s/faxle1. LPub will ignore these parts and not give you an error. Even better, create a stright version of the xale in a seperate dat and use (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LPub request
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I was trying to get a BOM for a model I did and LPub give me a file not found in the Parts.lst eror and quits. The particutlar error was the s/faxle parts used for the flexible axles. Here's my request: If Lpub detects s/faxle1 though s/faxle5, then (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub 2.1.0.8 Available
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(...) Jaco, I need more spefic data than that. If you could quite the error mesage, tell me wheher it was doing construciton images, part list images, callouts or BOMs would help. As always, sending me the dats (and the config.lpb) would help so I (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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