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(...) It's not just you. Is the new version of the spec better? It still carries the overloaded definition, but it doesn't rely on it as heavily. The new version of the spec is at: (URL) Can we choose a different word for the textual representation (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) <snip> (...) Thanks Steve! (...) Kevin (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) No. LDraw commands are space-delimited, so a filename containing blanks would result in a 'Part' command with invalid formatting/syntax. That is, it would have too many parameters. (...) Hmm. It should be more explicit on this point. It should (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) As a followup question, at first read/reread, the document is a bit confusing. The term "line" is overloaded. In one case line means, text as it would be viewed on a terminal, and in the other it is a graphical representation of what (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad)
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Is it legal to have blanks in file names in type 1 records? I looked at (URL) it does not specify. I'd guess that LDRAW.EXE cannot handle them. What is the LSC's position on this issue. Kevin (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Looking for Jeroen De Haan
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Ahui Herrera schreef: (...) Hello Ahui, Try this one: (URL) Maico Arts (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) We have a Dimension BST by Stratasys -- though it is brand spankin new. I was told it has a resolution of .21mm which should work just fine for a Lego connection. I also have the option of using a ZCorp powder cast printer which actually has (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Hi Raj, The colour number for trans-white is 47. If you're using MLCad, you can choose it by clicking the "more" button on the colours toolbar, then scrolling down to find it. The trans colours are on the second page. Hope this helps. ROSCO (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Newbie question here...is there a Trans-clear color on MLCAD, and if so, how does one choose it? Thanks. Raj (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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In lugnet.cad, brent skadan wrote: so I would not have (...) Just from my experience doing this stuff, you'll want to make a range of parts with varying "fudge factors".. At least on the RP machines I've tried, the accuracy of these machines at (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Well, here's the FAQ on dimensions, which has some pretty precise info: (URL) admittedly, I'd probably just break out the calipers anyway. The wall thickness on wings might be different than other parts, which are the ones you'd see in the (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) I am an engineering student and have access to a rapid prototyping lab. The whole point of this is that there is this one type of brick that I wish Lego made (an 8x4 wing without studs) and if I can get the underside dimensions of a normal 8x4 (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) I'm not trying to be a smartypants, but might you also have access to a 3-D scanner? I mean, aren't they used in the design of a lot of current hi-res action figures? That kind of scanner would seem useful, if only to give you high-precision (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) About .1 mm if possible (...) The LDraw peices do not have the accuracy I need. I have the opportunity to use an ABS 3D printer and want to make myself a couple of custom parts, but in order for it to print nicely I need some very precise (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Type 5 lines, BFC relevance, and OpenGL
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(...) I'm using a display list. The triangles are drawn inside the display list using "classic" OpenGL calls (glBegin(GL_TRIANGLE....glEnd()). The lines are being drawn inside the display list using vertex arrays. Using vertex arrays to draw the (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Some comments on the LPub 2.2.0.9 beta
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(...) <snip> (...) I reread the MPD file format specification, and it says: "When an MPD file is used to store a multi-file model, the first file in the MPD is treated as the 'main model' -- all other files in the MPD will only be rendered if they (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad)
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Slower, you say? Are you executing the functions in immediate mode? Or using a display list? Because if you're not using a display list, it's no suprise that it's slower. If you are using a display list, however, then I'm at a loss. I guess it may (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) How accurate do you need? Many LDraw models include a lot of internal structure and as long as those are accurate enough, you'd be all set. Hope that helps. XFUT lugnet.cad (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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So, I got the code updated so the conditional drawing happens in a display list, and then built LDView with full optimizations turned on in the compiler, and the new method actually runs slightly slower than the old method. (This is on an ATI Radeon (...) (20 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Macaroni Brick Patterns
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I was messing around with some (URL) macaroni bricks> the other night and made a cool pattern, but I didn't have enough bricks to fully flesh it out, so I fired up ldraw. Once I had the first pattern, I couldn't help but try my hand at a few more: (...) (20 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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