 | | Re: Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
|
|
(...) OK, but whether or not the P-R SDL code was out of whack would not affect the usability of parts as parts within LDraw format programs themselves, right? (0)Only affect the accuracy or completeness or error state of transformation (by tools (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
|
|
(...) Yay! The right place for POV code is in external libraries. Does this mean (URL) is going to be developed? Is a new L3P release in the works? It's been over a year and a half since this tantalizing message was posted. :^) (URL) Don (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
|
|
(...) Basically, The POV team controls the syntax, functionality, and implementation of the POV-Ray Scene Description Language (P-R SDL) format. While the POV Team is very good at maintaining backwards compatibility, they have in the past change the (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
|
|
(...) Could you give a bit more info on the compatability issues (or a pointer to where they're discussed)? (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
|
|
The LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) has recently discussed the issue of embedded POV-Ray code in Official Parts Library files. After careful consideration and with inputs from leading non-LSC members, most notably Lars Hassing and Chris Dee, we (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: New colors are defined as what in LDraw????
|
|
---snip--- (...) Willy could you post your modified file someone so I can take a look at it? Thanks, -AHui LDraw Help Desk (URL) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) Hi Don, Yeah, looking at it again, I have to say that I agree; six and seven should be switched. I also need to mention that the user should download all the updates. My best guess, since the date on the ldraw parts for linux file is not (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Dinosaur parts
|
|
(...) The dinosaur leg pieces also appear to be made up of a few parts. The one I'm looking at has the left and right legs (in green), a central plastic piece (in grey), and a metal rod joining the pieces. So 40384 could be the middle plastic piece. (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: New colors are defined as what in LDraw????
|
|
(...) Nope. But partnames don't show up in rendered files. Colors do. (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: New colors are defined as what in LDraw????
|
|
(...) I agree, it is a valid opinion. my question is: why nobody stood up asking to rename all the duplo parts at the PT into "explore"? do we really have to copy slavishly all the marketing stunts? w. (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: New colors are defined as what in LDraw????
|
|
(...) hmm ... as far as I know we haven't even defined half of the colors used by the company (I don't recall seeing the ldraw number for "Dark Curry" ;-): (URL) the saying "first come first served" is still true the new colors go at the end of the (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) I'd switch steps 6 and 7 and maybe add a sentence that explaining that some options are still only available on the command line for ldglite and mklist. I'm also thinking about adding a link to the MegaBlock ldraw library if I can find it. The (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Problems with creation of images
|
|
(...) WinXP. Full admin rights and lots of harddisk space. (...) 3.00 with Dutch language file installed. (...) I am guessing he is not, but I will ask. (...) I have adviced him to do so, but have not heard from him since. Perhaps the problem is (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Problems with creation of images
|
|
(...) He has WinXP, so the 8.3 problem is not the case. Neither does he overwrite a read only file (he ensured me). He also has enough diskspace. I asked him for more info, but got no reaction so far. Perhaps the problem is solved. Thanks. Jaco (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| |
| | Re: Friction pins no friction?
|
|
(...) Look's good, Though you may want to just make the primitive have the friction bits alone without the connector. That way you possibly could be able to use it on parts like 6558 and 32054 as well. (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Vintage lightbrick 2 x 4
|
|
(...) If you really want to impress the nitpickers you have to model the Tungsten (Tungsten is what we call wolfram here) filament AND get it to emit light when the model is POVed... :-) This part brings back fond memories, it was my first electric (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: New colors are defined as what in LDraw????
|
|
(...) I am serious about the question! Why? Well when I first posted the question I was asking becuase I (Ahui Herrera, a LEGO fan) wanted to know how to render the new colors. However, part of the curcioisty is also to get prepared for when someone (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: the LCD guys strike again :-)
|
|
(...) Hi Damien, sorry for not being here for a long while. The fact is that, at the time when I invented LCD and LMPL, I were using a slow dialup account with large phone bills. I was unable to visit Lugnet often and I could answer private mail (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.lcd)
|
| |
| | Re: New colors are defined as what in LDraw????
|
|
(...) Why make the same 'mistake' in LDraw as TLC did? ;-) Be glad that all parts in LDraw are still available in the beloved old grays and brown ;-) Niels (21 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: Dinosaur parts
|
|
(...) I could find out some numbers for the "Animal Dinosaur"-parts: 40376, 40377, 40378, 40379 (these numbers must be for the neck/tail sections, because of four numbers in a row and four neck/tail parts) 40384 could be the "Animal Dinosaur Head (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad)
|
