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If I were a minifig I'd have a walk in shower, a jet tub and oh yes ladies a 10 wide bed. (2 URLs) I'm thinkin' I might be a technic minifig Chris. (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | LEGO in CG classes was: easier parts authoring
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(...) could post some of the other things your class has created? One question: The credits list MLCAD and LDraw as applications used in the creation of the video - can you elaborate on this? Did they use LDraw measurements (or actual parts) in the (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.edu, FTX)
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| | Re: Comments wanted: Plans for easier parts authoring
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(...) Some work has already been done in LDraw Blender import and export. I've used this and it works well for import: (URL) the related Lugnet thread: (URL) was an earlier work: (URL) the related lugnet thread: (URL) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I have now given Blender a good test, and I am hooked. The user interface is a bit weird at first, but it grows on you, and I expect it to be quite easy to use once I get the hang of it. The software features are perfect for this: GNU Free software (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) So nice to hear that, and I actually care quite a lot! I have used Lego quite a lot myself to teach computer graphics. Not CAD as such, but 3D modeling, animation and programming. Swedish M Sc students have often grown up with a large pile of (...) (20 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | RE: PT Browser: A client-side browser for the Parts List
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Many thanks. If you need any help with it, just ask, and I'll try and reply with concise instructions. One of the biggest problems I find in writing instructions is what to include - too little, and you can't get started, too much and you drown in (...) (20 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: PT Browser: A client-side browser for the Parts List
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Dear William, I am surprised that none other has replied to this piece of work! Perhaps it is too difficult to understand how to even get it installed. However, I have succesfully got it to work quite easily. I am giving it a thorough look now and (...) (20 years ago, 7-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi Stefan, While I think my opinion on this is well known, I'll answer your call for responses here.. I agree that AFOL don't "need" high-end tools for parts-authoring.. Any way to incorporate a graphical interface into the process would be a (...) (20 years ago, 6-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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(...) I just read this about the latest Blender release: "completely rewritten and upgraded mesh modeling" That looks promising. I'll definitely try it out! Stefan (replying to his own posts...) (20 years ago, 6-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Indeed, thanks for reading! :) Blender is a good modeling and animation tool, but last time I checked I found the vertex and triangle tools unwieldy, so it was not very useful for detailed low-poly editing. I should check back on it, though, (...) (20 years ago, 6-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: digital designer
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I've tried and abonned it. I prefer LDraw :-) After a new installation of my PC I could not get to work. The parts display like this now: (URL) Nussbaum" <en@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de> schreef in bericht news:ICtpq6.1xx7@lugnet.com... (...) (20 years ago, 6-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) A while back i played around with blender, it's gone opensource in the meantime. (URL) don't know the current version but with the old blender i managed to get plaint text exports whom where very usable for post processing. I was playing (...) (20 years ago, 5-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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As some of you might have seen, I have been doing some programming lately to convert various 3D file formats to DAT format. This resulted in the MAX2DAT converter, which is useful but does not handle primitives, and is limited to the file formats (...) (20 years ago, 5-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Legoland LDraw model repository
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(...) Great, but set 153 should have a 6x24 plate instead of the 6x16 you used. Niels (20 years ago, 5-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad)
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I am pleased to announce that I have finished modelling all official sets that, according to Peeron, are Legoland sets (about 200 sets). You can find them all at (URL) (Sorry for this grafic intensive pages). mikeheide (20 years ago, 4-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: PT Rendered Images ... updated when?
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(...) Ah-hah! Got it fixed now. s\2541s02.dat's image looks better now. Stupid greedy regexp's. Steve (20 years ago, 4-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) It's hidden on the same page where you donwload the setup.exe. Further down in the text "If the installation doesn't work for you, you can also try downloading the full package (one-file installer) and installing it from your hard drive." the (...) (20 years ago, 4-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: No mention of scale in file format doc
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(...) Well, far be it from me to argue with Science. ;) Steve (20 years ago, 4-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Internationalization of the part library?
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(...) Well, yeah. I guess so. I feel like they're *way* pushing the "brick with modification" envelope. OTOH, your suggestions are definitely better than leaving those two parts as the only "Castle" parts. Steve (20 years ago, 4-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi, I've seen there is a software called digital designer on the LEGO webpage. Did anyone try this program? Unfortunately the setup.exe needs to have internet connection. Does anybody know how to download the software so that it can be installed on (...) (20 years ago, 4-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad)
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