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Brain, (...) It depends on how adventureous you are - actually this software is pretty benign, so Alpha means I still have loose ends to tie up but most of the core stuff is in place. (...) Parts not showing up! James has already answered this, but (...) (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) MBC doesn't know where your LDRAW directory is, so you are only seeing the parts that are internal to MBC. Get the LDRAW directory like James said, then throw away all of your preference files that have anything to do with LDRAWing (...) (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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Hi there! Last year at Legoworld, while disassembling the creations the visiting kids had made during the day, you told me that you wanted the following piece in red: (URL) I can see why. The real-life picture wasn't too clear on this, but did you (...) (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.trains)
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(...) (2 URLs) work! Thanks Ben (And Zany!) for posting this. I hope this get's submitted for the next parts release at LDRAW.org? (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'll email my contacts with McNeel (OCC was/is considering adding Rhino to our curriculum) and see if they know exactly how TLC uses Rhino. Sometimes software firms will say, "our product is used by ___" and it turns out the company has two or (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yes, the history of the CAD industry (like the CG industry) reads like the first verses of Genesis.. "And ____ begat ____" It's hard to figure out which software belongs to which company (or which software is using which modelling engine) (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) after lots of positive feedback (via mail, at 1000steine and Lugnet) concerning my first atempt of a rendering, I have continued and now finished a whole train with 6 different waggons. When moderated all waggons will apear here as single (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Brian, Download the Linux parts from (URL) is called "Linux" parts, but what it is really just non-Windows parts. Your project sounds very cool. Yes, please post questions here. Also, the Mac side of LDraw is going through something of a (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) OK, questions from a *rank* novice at this stuff - ie, somebody who shouldn't even remotely be involved in an alpha release, but... Why do many of the parts of the models not show up (for instance, I have many bushings hanging in mid-space (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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Hi all, Did anyone ever noticed the Jack Stone pilot from set (URL) and (URL) does fit nicely in the Sopwith Camel (set (URL) for pictures (URL) the pictures a bit fuzzy because my camera does not autofocus on short distance... :-( Deep link: (URL) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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What is the general way of handling parts/primitives that have rotational symmetries other than 16 and 48? I am currently looking at reworking 73071 (the old Technic Differential), which has a rotational symmetry of 28, and 3649 (Technic Gear 40 (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Thanks Don and Paul. I think that pretty much answers my questions for now (but no doubt I will have more later). Now to go fix some of my primitives and parts... --Lance-- (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I wonder what TLC uses as its master file format for parts... Is LXF the master format or only an output format after the part is fully designed and tested. If a change is made, do they go back to the LXF file or to the 3D application (e.g. (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad)
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Hi: I'm VERY confused, but have you tried LeoCAM? OK, the last alpha release only had stud-studInlet pairs, but the way it works and our ACTUAL implementation is quite close to what you describe at that webpage. Actually, our .lci files are (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | WWDC 2003!
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Anyone going to WWDC 2003? I just found out I am going! Yippe! James (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: How exactly DO I code optional lines, anyway? [DAT]
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(...) I'll drop a few quick secrets on how I use conditional lines. First off, I use LDAO and L3lab for the largest amount of part modeling. Usually check occasionally with LDview and Ldraw. So if you are using MLCad, and do not have LDAO, I would (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The Robert McNeel and Associates also claim that TLC uses their product Rhino ( (URL) ), thought thay don't specify how TLC uses it. I would speculate it is for part design since Rhino is cheap and powerful (Heck, I use it for part design). (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad)
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OK more info and guesses. They, EDS, have a page where Jaguar used the same software to design the new hood ornaments. (URL) they were all done, they converted the surface representations into polys and exported them from Imageware as an .stl file. (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad)
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Neat stuff. I was curious if one could infer what TLC's internal data formats might be with this info from the Dekstop Engineering article. The link to Unigraphics gets redirected to EDS. It seems they were acquired since the article was written. (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Good idea, Paul. I'll add that to the 'moved file' template. Thanks for the suggestion. Steve (21 years ago, 22-May-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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