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(...) Yes, basically. LDraw color codes are bit-mapped. Bit 8 -> 0=normal, 1=dithered Bit 5 -> 0=opaque, 1=transparent (when bit 8 is 0) Bit 0-3 -> Color index (when bit 8 is 0) When LDraw goes to draw an opaque color, it does (color && 0xF) to mask (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) So, just so that I understand, are you saying that ldraw subtracts 64 from colors between 64 and 128, and uses that new value as the color? I wasn't aware of this behavior. (I understand it might not do exactly that; I just want to know if (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks for bringing this up, Travis. It's a very good point. The answer is: yes and no. The LDraw codes for new Stone Gray, Dark Stone Gray, and Reddish Brown were selected so that the original LDraw will treate them as Gray (color 7), Dark (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I don't want to come off the wrong way here, but is it really a good idea to be using a new color in a part so soon after it has been made official? You can pretty much guarantee it will look wrong in every current program if you do so. Also, (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I updated the list of colors, adding the new colors and changing most of the color values to match the information in ldconfig.ldr. Steve (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Read this page: (URL) understand the overall process. It points you to this page: (URL) to actually make changes, such as registering a new email for posting. XFUT admin.nntp ++Lar (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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How do I change my information on lugnet ? I filled a form long time ago , not to be a member for life i mean to only post at lugnet how do I let lugnet know my new e-mail? about ldraw . How do you all update and install ldraw when a new update (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) We should probably put up a script on the website that reads the official config file, and displays a human-readable color chart. Steve (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) There is a Windows based version (or rather another program) called MLCad ((URL) ). It uses the Ldraw part files but provides a much more intuative and visual method of building models. The installation is a bit complicated (you have to (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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Is this colour number "officially official" enough for me to go and fix this part? (URL) Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...ugnet.com] On Behalf Of Orion Pobursky Sent: 07 October 2004 03:08 To: lugnet.cad@lugnet.com (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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Hi all! Once I downloaded LDraw, so I could work with designs when I am at work abroad etc., but failed. It seems to be a DOS based programme, which does not work under windows 2000. I had problems with finding the functions, it works way too fast (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:I52p4z.1xwI@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) construction (...) sizes (...) LPub (...) I believe that will do. Thanks, Mike (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:I52sF2.LI3@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Excellent. I had been meaning to get the data back to you but have yet to do so. Let me know if I can provide anything else. (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) 0 !COLOUR Reddish_Brown CODE 70 VALUE #694027 EDGE 8 0 !COLOUR Stone_Gray CODE 71 VALUE #A3A2A4 EDGE 0 0 !COLOUR Dark_Stone_Gray CODE 72 VALUE #635F61 EDGE 0 These are from the latest ldconfig.dat. Note that there are no currently available (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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Hi all, Just wondering if the new colours (lt bley, dk bley, and bred) have been given numbers for Ldraw? I found Bernd's post (URL) that gives his local definitions, but have these been included in the tools themselves? ROSCO (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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"Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELET...otome.com> skrev i meddelandet news:HHMnt3.1ps6@lugnet.com... (...) through (...) assembly (...) Are you using LGEO parts? There are some parts with the wrong number there, so that could explain it. (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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I've seen this problem a few times myself. I've found there are more parts that have this problem. Up till now I've found at least three parts. 1) the bottom end of the hinge as mentioned below (hinge plate 2x5 base, 3149.dat, converts to tipper (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) "cut" or "remove"... as in removing many words that you choose not to quote. Some say the word is onomapoetic, in that some think it sounds like the sound scissor blades make as they cut things. (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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Thanks, I couldn’t fall to sleep last night (late computer work and sorting all my building instruction into pockets and binders) so I wrote a few things down… I wouldn’t mind if it was made into a tutorial if I had the chance of checking the (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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Well, running a bit back and forth in the file will give you a sense of the part just as well, and the you avoid starting out with a maze of lines: The biggest problem is that without the framing lines, the polygons is extremely difficult to figure (...) (20 years ago, 6-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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