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In lugnet.cad.dev, Chris Dee wrote: [snip] Thanks for writing this up, Chris! Your explanation was very good in all respects except for one small point: (...) Actually, negating the transformation matrix should not invert any object; and even if it (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Keyword in description missing
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(...) I feel pretty strongly that the title for all patterned parts should end in the word Pattern. I would consider this enough of a reason to make the change. (...) Steve (21 years ago, 28-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Possible part number for Hailfire Droid wheels?
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The inner carton in set 4481 (Hailfire Droid) which contains the two giant wheels bears a small sticker with two numbers 47742 and 4204700. Is it possible that 47742 is the part number for the wheel (and 4204700 a number for combo package) ? It was (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: primer/tutorial on BFC?
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(...) I think ease or difficulty depends on which tools you use to author parts. I use LDAO as the editor with L3Lab for preview and find it reasonably easy. Others may wish to comment with reference to their favourite tools. To BFC an existing DAT (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | BFC And Mirroring (LDS)
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As I am into a major revision of the LDS Compiler, I have stumbled upon the problem with mirroring and extruding and their effect on BFD winding. My question is: Is it correct to rewind the points if a polygon has been mirrored an odd number of (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: why I love subfiles...
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(...) Sorry, I don't get the message at all. In the example you gave, I see no reason for sub-filing at all. On the contrary, to me it looks like a typical example of very unnecessary subfiling. Please be more specific why sub-filing would add (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Re: Pat 44567 - Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger On Side
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(...) Thank for the cortribution Mark but I posted this part to the Parts Tracker a few months ago: (URL) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | why I love subfiles... [DAT]
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...Versatility, my friends, versatility! (As in this example, below.) 0 FILE 3068bp40.dat 0 Tile 2 x 2 with Magic Scroll Pattern 0 Name: 3068bp40.dat 0 Author: Andrew Westrate 0 Unofficial Part 0 BFC CERTIFY CCW 0 CMDLINE -c15 0 KEYWORDS Castle, (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Pat 44567 - Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger On Side [DAT]
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Thanks to Chris Dee <chris_w_dee@hotmail.com> for creating primative CLH6.DAT (Click Lock Hinge Single Finger for Plate Ends) available in the LDRAW_ORG Primitive UPDATE 2003-03. First time I saw this part was in bag 1 of the set 4024 - Advent (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: MLCad: maximum filesize?
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Do you have a fast computer or are you going at REAL turtle-speed? "Maarten Steurbaut" <maarten.steurbaut@skynet.be> escribió en el mensaje news:HpsA05.1J9@lugnet.com... (...) image (...) (21 years ago, 25-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | primer/tutorial on BFC?
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Anyone out there willing to teach me how to certify a DAT file for backface culling (BFC)? Posting to LUGNet would be preferable, especially if you are providing images (visual aids are usually helpful when teaching a complicated subject). I recall (...) (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Linetype/color question
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(...) Hi Travis: Thanks for your input. LDview is a fine program, by the way. LDview, along with Lars' L3Lab, has been indispensible for me when designing complex parts and models. Thanks again for the info. Dave! (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Linetype/color question
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(...) Hi Orion: Thanks for the response! I don't mean to dispute your answer, but I have made dozens of clone parts in LEdit that use the color range 256-512 for linetypes 3 and 4. Granted, some of the colors appear a little different in LEdit than (...) (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Keyword in description missing
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(...) I did not know this, however... (...) strong (...) ... I still think it would be more consistant to do so. After all, we did put many parts in a new category, renamed ones, etc. I do not see a problem. Or is there? (...) Pattern (...) Also I (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Old bikes
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(...) Have since redone my ldraw versions to be more accurate (including using the older style technic brick instead of the modern one). But since Jan Folkersma/Jeroen de Haan (not sure which) already done a more accurate rendered version, my (...) (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Linetype/color question
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(...) LDraw/Ledit doesn't accept non type 1 line with colors 256-512. While there is nothing perventing you from making a model that has quads, triangles and lines with color 256-512, we enforce this rule for the Official Library in order to ensure (...) (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Linetype/color question
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(...) I don't know why the restriction exists, but I do believe it is enforced for parts in the parts library. At a guess, the restriction comes from the orginial LDraw program itself. I know that my own program (LDView) completely ignores this (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Linetype/color question
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I was reading through bits of Ldraw.org and came upon this section: (URL) this note under "Colors." "Colors 256-512 are dithered colors. Only line type 1 is allowed to use colors 256-512." Is that correct? In other words, I can't make an irregular (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Keyword in description missing
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(...) This due to the limitation of 66 characters on the part file title line 1 2 3 4 5 6 12345678901234567890...7890123456 3040p01 : 0 Slope Brick 45 2 x 1 with 3 Buttons, 3 Red Lamps/Yellow Panel 3039p32 : 0 Slope Brick 45 2 x 2 with 12 Buttons, 3 (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Pov Prob
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"Steven lane" <steveroblane@aol.com> wrote in message news:Hq463L.1vAH@lugnet.com... (...) find (...) I had the same problems with the "bad option syntax or error opening ini / def file lpub"-message (I hadn't used LPub for a long time) and, (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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