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(...) I would prefer that spaces not be allowed in the color name as well. However, the spec does say that all the keywords are case sensitive (must be all caps), and I believe the original suggestion was that keywords by themselves with spaces (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I realize many current ldraw rendering programs use a stipple pattern to render transparent surfaces. I do it in ldglite because I'm too lazy to do the sorting required to use alpha blending. However, I don't really want the specs to dictate (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LEGO animation software
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(...) Ahui showed me that site just the other day; that guy is wonderful. My brain hurts. I'd be very, very interested in seeing some tutorials on your animations, Steve. I watched your entire Brickshelf animation collection a couple days ago and (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Custom Color question/request
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(...) I believe if you scroll down to an unused color, and use the Define button instead of the Custom button, you'll get what you want. --Travis Cobbs (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: LEGO animation software
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(...) Hello I dont have much experience with writing programs. But I am working on writing a tutorial on how to make animations with povray using the clock, transform, and rotate commands. Maybe a couple of weeks. For now this is the best site I (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: LPub add what in MEGAPOV Command Line
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(...) Unfortuntely, I still have the problem of getting an error when I attempt to create a Bill of Materials for any of my completed models. =( LPub tells me that it ran out of storage space! Not sure what this means? I don't think it means that my (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: [LSC] Colour Definition meta-statement
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(...) [snippety] (...) [doo-dah] (...) I was thinking no space. So far, we've avoided wrapping literals in quotes in LDraw (with only occasional trouble). I'd like to keep avoiding quotes. [snippety-ay] (...) Good question. We hadn't thought about (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Simple POV-Ray Question - Perspective
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(...) I've run into this problem, and my caveman-sophistication led me simply to translate the object a little to put it back in line with the look_at coordinates. Even so, I often have to change the "PCT" value to 5 or 10 to accommodate all of my (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Custom Color question/request
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Hello, I was wondering if there is a way to name custom colors in MLcad. I see the "name" field when defining a custom color, but it is grayed-out and non-editable. If there is not a way, would it be possible to consider this for a future version? (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Don't you then have to move the camera a ways back to get all your objects in the image compared to larger camera angles? This is what I tend to do, long ways away, small canera angle (anaogous to "telephoto" in real photogs, the images there (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Using orthographic does not always work. You can get the same effect by seeing the camera angle to 0.1 Kevin (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Just add the word orthographic. You may have to adjust the location. camera { orthographic location <708.303,-747.057,-563.561> sky -y right -4/3*x look_at <176.812,4.58475,-32.0701> angle 67.3801 rotate <0,1e-5,0> } Steve (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) In the camere code block, uncomment "orthographic." You may have to play with the camera location and look_at, because the camera appears to move when you render in orthographic mode, but that does the trick. Also, higher values for angle (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Simple POV-Ray Question - Perspective
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Hi All, I should know this ... what's the trick for turning off "perspective", if you will, so that you can do a straight-on side view? That is, to remove the "vanishing into the horizon" effect? ISO views, is that what it's called? Ugh ... HELP! -s (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: [LSC] Colour Definition meta-statement
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(...) But what if Lego prints an opaque dithered pattern on a transparent brick? I think the ALPHA is more versatile if only applied to the VALUE color. You can still get an alpha dither color by using a color code for d which points to a color with (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 8002 destroyer driod
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just posted DAT file for 8002 destroyer driod. Sorry no rubberbands. (2 URLs) enjoy Animation Coming soon. (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) I don't think so. What if CODE is part of the color name? I can't think of a quick example for that, but other key words are easy. AlphaTeamRed, BlueChrome... I'll support color names with no space characters, and I'll consider supporting (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LEGO animation software
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(...) I'm curious. Have you used L4DModeller? If not, have a look here: (URL) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: LEGO animation software
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Hi, it is possible to animate MLCad models. But there is one thing that makes it hard to do so. There is no good export filter from LDRAW to other programs than Pov Ray available. What I have done is this: creating a model in MLCAD / LDRAW exporting (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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| | Re: New Mockup: win163b.dat - Window 1 x 6 x 3 Vintage without Studs, 3 Panes
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The box along the bottom of window seams to be detached. (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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