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(...) Another thing to look at is that XP explorer will attempt to open compressed files, like zip, when you click on them. Maybe it recognises it as a self-extracting EXE and tries to open it to display the contents? ROSCO (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Why is the Thickness of Liftarms changing?
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(...) Yes that seems strange, as far as I can tell all these liftarms are the same width as a 1xN brick, so should be modelled as 20LDU as the bricks are. ROSCO (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: primer/tutorial on BFC?
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Chris Dee wrote: [snip] One other thing: before you update a file for BFC, be sure there are no serious L3P errors -- vertex order is the big problem, but you should also take care of non-coplanar quads and singular matrices as (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: primer/tutorial on BFC? [DAT]
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(...) That shouldn't work -- the rendering program should detect that you've mirrored the object, and adjust accordingly. Unfortunately, I see that it does 'work' in L3Lab. LDView is crashing my system right now, so I couldn't check it. What you (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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This part is on the Part Tracker; (URL) 32278 I have has a thickness of .0309" which is approximately 19.77LDU. Why are several of these liftarms getting changed to 18LDU? Paul (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Newbie question on printing b/w and colour hints
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I was quickly grabbing a few LDR files of christmas related things for my kids to build next year, and was printing them on the only cheap printer we have which is a b/w laser, but of course the colours are impossible to decipher. Is there anything (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw.org 2003-03 Parts Update Now Available
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(...) Okay I found a way to remove them. If after installing the lcad0303.exe file and you are having trouble deleting it aftewards please follow these steps. For Windows 2000 & XP 1) Shut down your PC 2) Turn on your PC 3) Click on Start --> Run (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Modelling Pnuematics
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(...) These files have already been created - take a look at: (URL)I could also do with a straight tube generator like the flexible one, although (...) ? Interesting. Steve (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Possible part number for Hailfire Droid wheels?
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(...) I suppose it's possible, but that would just be a guess. (...) :) (...) A rutebaga? Steve (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Modelling Pnuematics
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(...) JP Brown has made one of these. I've started on the new style pneumatic switch. I've got the case and the lever worked out. Just need to get onto parts tracker. Have you tried LSynth for your hoses? It can easily do straight hoses. Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Modelling Pnuematics
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Trying to add pnuematics to one of my virtual creations has led me to come up with a few suggestions to improve the current situation. Firstly we need a correctly sized tube. The flex tube is the same diameter as the pnumatic nozzle so that's no (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Numbers Report - 30 Dec 2003
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Section Totals 118 certified files. 223 files need admin review. 519 files need more votes. 500 have uncertified subfiles. 151 held files. Total Files: 1,511 Comparison with Prev. Report: 2003-12-30: 118 / 223 / 519 / 500 / 151 (1,511) 2003-12-22: (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | (LDraw.org 2003-03 Parts Update Now Available) Problem
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(...) there was a way along time ago i used to get rid of a file.. try moving it to a floppy disk (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Same problem with the .exe file here. Will not delete and nothing is using it but it acts like it's open, even after reboot. The only way I could get rid of it was to delete the directory it was in in entirety after moving everything else out, (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: primer/tutorial on BFC?
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(...) I started parts authoring without knowing about BFC. When I read something about BFC-ing here on lugnet, I started to dig myself into it, reading documentation (from www.ldraw.org), trying things out and now I know enough about it. I only (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Strange, I encountered no problems installing lcad0303.exe. (Windows 98SE) I downloaded both the exe and the zip. Both doing fine. I use the exe to update my parts library and the zip into a different location just to see which files are in (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) I use LDDP and L3Lab with "Poll to L3Lab & LDview" + "Poll to selected line only" turned on. going through the code with CRTL+W (orion please don't forget my special request) rewinding what's needed. w. (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I downloaded the .exe update version and ran it but CAN NOT delete the lcad0303.exe file afterwards. I have restarted my machine and even fully shut it down and still CAN NOT delete the file. Whenever I try (using windows XP) windows tells me: (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: primer/tutorial on BFC? [DAT]
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(...) For the two-dimensional primitives (disc, ndis, ring, chrd) you can do the following: Say you have a disc in the x-z plane, like: 1 16 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 4-4disc.dat If this has the wrong BFC winding, you can just flip (mirror) the (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: primer/tutorial on BFC?
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(...) I use Notepad (NOTEPAD.EXE), until the DAT file gets too huge, whereupon I use WordPad (WORDPAD.EXE) to continue editing the file. I use a calculator and scratch paper (to do a rough sketch and to keep notes of important locations). Whenever I (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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