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(...) Cool! (...) More cool! (...) the two related part files, neither of which is certified, I'd say go ahead and update t04q3333.dat. (...) Certainly. Steve (21 years ago, 6-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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[crossposted to lugnet.cad.dev, with followup-to set there as well -- this thread isn't about posting LDR files to lugnet] (...) If anyone is not sure about the general rule/protocol/guidelines on this: for new parts (not fixes), you should *always* (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) If we can only create outside sections,[1] why not keep the leading t, but change the i/o/q? Maybe x, for extended? As for the ratio decimals in the file name, instead of noting the tube:major ratio (which is >1), use the inverse major:tube (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) <snip> Cool! Should perform a lot faster on searching I would expect 400 points? That seems low to me. Most of my models have more than that many elements! Even with shared vertices that seems low. (21 years ago, 7-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Thanks, but no thanks, I don't think I can find the time necessary. I find it important to have programmers involved, since they have to parse whatever is being proposed, so I'm glad Michael Lachmann has accepted nomination. I'd like also to (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Ok, the practical figures relativize the problem for everyday use. Thanks Michael. For the sake of sharing here is how I imagine a sorted point list. The sorted list is also implemented as an array, so points can be accessed by index for (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I really hope someone can help... In a model that I built in LeoCAD, I used the 2x5 complete hinge assembly. (part #3149c01). However, when I ran the .dat file through LPub (then through L3P) then into POV-ray, I noticed that the lower plate of the (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Including lugnet.inst here. Jake --- Jake McKee Webmaster - BIP (URL) (21 years ago, 6-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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Hi all, Using the great LPub, I created full building instructions for my latest creation, the USS Eggster. See (URL) uses 2 Duplo Eggs as cockpits and is inspired by Star Trek ships. See: (URL) for more! PLMKWYT Jaco (21 years ago, 6-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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"Damien Guichard" <damien.guichard@wanadoo.fr> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:HHKMxB.225G@lugnet.com... <SNIP> (...) the (...) in a (...) So far I could find out, it doesn't effect loading much, I think it was something about 10% less then without this (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Woah, hold it there cowboy. The ONLY fix I will apply to a part not already submitted as a fix would be to slightly adjust the part position. I feel that small and minor errors can be fixed by anyone and would only fly off the handle (ok, I (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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...yes, would you please ask PERMISSION before you mess up my code! Yes I'm angry, but I'm so sick! currently there is spreading a rude behaviour at the PT, especially by the reviewers. grabbing a part and fix an error before an author can get a (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Thanks Michael. So, at loading time, each added point has to be compared to all points in the point list. Does this impact the loading time of big parts or big models in a significant manner? Or is it only minor slowdown? Regards, Damien (21 years ago, 5-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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"Damien Guichard" <damien.guichard@wanadoo.fr> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:HHIuq2.BMG@lugnet.com... (...) MLCad's (...) parameters. (...) file (...) each (...) carrying (...) No this list is not sorted at all, its just an array of points, directly (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) It looks like ldlist gets the LDRAW path from the LDRAWDIR environment variable, and this made me think about the LDDP plugin API. Doesn't it make sense to pass the LDRAW path to the plugin via an argument to the ProcessText() fn? This way the (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thanks Michael. Is the list of points sorted? How do you sort it? Hashcode? Octree? Regards, Damien (21 years ago, 4-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Ok since a lot of you are asking me to provide more details about MLCad's rendering technic I'll go and tell you some details about it: During the development of MLCad I went through several stages trying to make rendering faster, some of them with (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Thank you for the nomination. I accept. Michael (21 years ago, 4-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) This topic still needs some approval before we nac move it to finalization. We have been discussing torii(toruses) where the tube radius is equal or greater than the major radius. This only works for the outside sections since the inside (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Hello, I have been updating some of the torus primitve files to use quads, and conditional lines instead of cylinder primitves. I have had too many problems getting the cylinder files to show without gaps. I have a new tool that can generate any (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jul-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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