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(...) "Absolutely" is an exaggeration. There's a very simple need to put the frame and the glass in separate files: so modelers can change the colors of both. Then there's a simple reason to make a combined file: because, as you said, that's the (...) (21 years ago, 5-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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Ref: "(URL) those who have expressed an interest: 1. Yes, I _am_ still working on this part, yes, I _do_ want it to be released (eventually), but _after_ I've fixed the problems with it. 2. No, I do _not_ want anyone else changing this file (...) (21 years ago, 4-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDRAW updates
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(...) Please see (URL) posted less than a week ago. Chris (21 years ago, 4-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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Hi all ! Will there be till the end of the year one more Ldraw parts update ? The last once is from August. Any chance ? Thanks. Mike (21 years ago, 4-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yes, L3P detects and warns about the collinear points of the quad. In the case of splitting the T why don't you just use triangles? The renderers do that anyway, but then you can take control of the splitting. I believe quads are mainly a (...) (21 years ago, 4-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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Hi all, Following up to the Boat Weighted Keel, I would like to tell you that I am modelling the following parts: (URL) Section Bow 5 x 6 x 3 & 1/3 with Gray Deck (URL) Section Middle 6 x 8 x 3 & 1/3 with Gray Deck (URL) Section Stern 6 x 6 x 3 & (...) (21 years ago, 4-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I'm not sure if it does or not. After posting the previous post, I realized that I was mistaken about my alternate version being "ok". I just realized that it could result in the same rendering artifacts that using a triangle for polygon 2 (...) (21 years ago, 4-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Great diagrams, thanks! But I thought that (rgarding quad 2 in the last diagram) collinear points were considered an error by the checkers, so that when you submit your part to parts tracker it would be flagged??? (21 years ago, 4-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) I suspect they will create artifacts in just about any renderer, but the severity will vary from one to another. (...) The above looks fine. You could do it with one less LDraw primitive while still preventing artifacts if you did it like so (...) (21 years ago, 4-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Virtual locomotive MOC
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(...) I have 12 fixed LGEO parts and I'm half-way through making a HTML page with them, but ldraw.org may also be the place... /Lars (21 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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MLCad needs read/write access to HKEY_CURRENT_USER. For registration MLCad needs access to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT as well, which seems to be a major problem for a normal user under Windows XP. Michael "Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs@REMOVE.halibut.com> schrieb im (...) (21 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Virtual locomotive MOC
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Lars, many thanks for your assistance. Greatly appreciated. (21 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: MOTM / SOTM Voting For December Is Now Open
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(...) I've created a Current Month's Contest gallery for MOTM and SOTM. You can link to them at: (URL) (21 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi, I read somewhere (forgot where) that quads and triangles should not pass by vertices, because this may cause gaps in some renderers. For L-shapes, the poligons should be created as on the right image: (URL) But how should T-shapes (and H-shapes, (...) (21 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Yes! Yes! Bring in the clone brands, too! They're also non-lego-produced. /Tore (21 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I protested then, and I protest the same way now. I don't agree with Steve, and I probably never will. There was *ABSOLUTELY NO NEED* to make three files for one part like 7930. With some classic windows, there will even be four files: one (...) (21 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I'm assuming you'd like a response to Steffen's review-comments. Yes, these files should go in the parts directory, not parts\s. If for no other reason than because some model-builders might want to change colors (to non-lego-produced (...) (21 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: reading .dwg files
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Bentley has released Bentley View, wich is a free viewer for Micorstation and AutoCAD files (even AutoCAD 2004). It doesn't have a "export" function, but you can "select all/copy to clipboard/paste into graphics package". So the resolution will be (...) (21 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Boat Weighted Keel 2 x 8 x 4 - Work in progress
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(...) It looks like you need a couple of torus files for the ends. Let me know if you need help determining what size you need. Paul (21 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: MOTM / SOTM Voting For December Is Now Open
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Miguel Agullo wrote: Maybe it's worth creating voting and (...) Also for those who either can't (e.g. under 13) or won't create a user account. If the contest is meant to draw in people to the great possiblilities of (...) (21 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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