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(...) I have checked my collection of train motors (which has reached an amount of 9), including all three mentioned variants. (Please note that I have changed the order of the quoted lists from Chris' message) (...) Got this one in blue, with a (...) (20 years ago, 27-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Variants of 4.5v train motors
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Hi We have a collection of 4.5V train motors on the LDraw Parts Tracker, and I'd like some help sorting out the variants of this part. On the PT right now we have x579c01 (by Michael Heidemann) - (URL) - this is the 4x12x4 version x581c01 (by (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.inv)
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| | Re: 32180 Tyre 56 x 30 R (Balloon Tyre for 6595 Wheel 49.6 x 28 VR)
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(...) That particular file isn't quite formatted right. The line 0 FILE 32180s.dat should probably be 0 FILE s/32180s.dat To view [DAT] links you need to register a viewing program for the mime types associated with DAT, LDR, and MPD files. I think (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 32180 Tyre 56 x 30 R (Balloon Tyre for 6595 Wheel 49.6 x 28 VR)
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Hey. I'm kinda new to this whole parts thing, but I've been building with Lego for a long time. I was wondering if someone could walk me through the whole downloading process, seeing as the file I get is always called 'ldraw[1]' and I have no idea (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Alright, I give up then. I've accomplished my original goal of mirroring a model, and I'm just confusing and frustrating myself and wasting your and Don's time with stupid questions. I've put the newest executable & source code at: (URL) (20 years ago, 25-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Sorry, I should have said "Don's pseudo-code". ;) (...) I don't know - I'm replying via the web interface, posting with plain text. (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Uh, I thought we were refering to it as "Steve's algorithm". Are you having 2nd thoughts? ;^) Enjoy, Don PS. Why am I constantly seeing really long lines in the browser for this thread. It makes things really hard to read when I have to scroll (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad)
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Oops, I missed replying to one point. (...) If you mean (-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1) as the 'default' matrix, my response is: that default matrix works for *any* reflection across any arbitrary plane. If you mean (-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1) as the reflection (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Well, yeah. But it's simpler to process it all -- the only exceptional processing you need is "look for the part in mirror.ini. If not found, use the default settings". With your method, you have to also add "if the matrix looks like MD, then (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Developing MLCAD plugins?
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(...) While you're checking, think about this. What if the MLCad generators were reconfigured as some sort of plugins, and the plugin specs were documented? Then everyone could use your generators. You know, weird people like me who are frightened (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | *** Specification 2.0 of MLCad Extensions ***
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Hi, this can be downloaded from the developer section on (URL) you will also find the new language templates for MLCad V3.10 Best regards, Michael (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Developing MLCAD plugins?
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Done, "Don Heyse" <dheyse@hotmail.spam....away.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:Hzrprv.14sB@lugnet.com... <SNIP> (...) No sorry, MLCad does not support plugins yet, currently I have a very quick way introducing new generators and pseudo commands by (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi Don, now it's getting interesting ... "Don Heyse" <dheyse@hotmail.spam....away.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:HzrwBF.9t2@lugnet.com... <SNIP> (...) I'm actually reading it in as | a b c | | d e f | | g h i | and that is also how I'm writing my (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Sure, but you still haven't convinced me there's any difference between a 2x2 brick and a 2x2 slope brick. I must be getting senile in my old age, because I just don't get it. Anyhow, use 55 if it makes you happy. We'll figure out what to do (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Looking for .dat for 1x2 tile with MONEY pattern
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Desperately in need of the mlcad dat file for this part: (URL) thought I'd ask the talented part makers here for some help. I would be eternally thankful! :) Thanks, Corey www.brickitgood.com (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) IMO there *is* value to knowing that the proper exception matrix is indeed an exception rather than coincidentally the same as the default matrix. If the 5 is not the place for this, there should be a new flag for it. It's especially important (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Why process something as an exception when the default behavior is needed? It's all in what one sees as extra, unneeded code. ;-) Though I just did some timing and I don't see any performance differences between ignoring them and not. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I don't think so. 5 is for keeping track of which parts we've looked at, not which ones to ignore when your run your mirror program. Eventually I think we'll remove all the ones marked with a 5 from the MIRROR.INI file. (And that includes the (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Why? I have a slow PC, and running the mirwiz.exe program is nearly instantaneous. It's a lookup and 2 matrix multiplies per part. If the exception matrix lookup fails, use the default matrix. It would take extra, unneeded code to ignore (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Never mind. 5 would be the correct value for this, right? (20 years ago, 24-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad)
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