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--SNIP-- (...) --SNIP-- Perhaps you can outsource it to some of our Australian, Indian and S.E. Asian members so we can provide a constant source of parts all year long ;-) Tim (19 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I get the feeling that the activity at the parts tracker is quite low, too. Many parts stay there forever before getting reviewed. In case of hold votes with a few errors it takes forever for such parts to get fixed. Okay, I know that in the (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Would it be possible to create old-complete.exe/old...mplete.zip files, and make them available on ldraw.org under the old license, so that people could at least still download the files that get removed? Or better yet, create an install that (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) John, "Waste" is a negative term for me too. My job allows for a lot of creative expression, but I need something more tactile in my hobby. I sit on my *** butt all day and type. Plenty of cerebral activity and creativity, but debugging (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Hi John, Yes, you need to have the reference set in LDraw format. LDiff ignores color, placement and orientation, and only tracks part type. The reference model LDraw file does not need to be accurate when assembled, only accurate as far as a (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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Hi Kevin, everything installs great and works when I run it now. When I tried it out with the following command line: D:\LDraw\Apps\LDiff>ldiff.exe 4098 d:\ldraw\models\4098...lane_1.ldr I get the following error: Error: official_model 4098 file not (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Well, I think "waste" is a negative term. Hobbies are a way to spend time. For me, hobbies, at their best, are a creative way for a person to express themselves, perhaps given the fact that sometimes one's vocation doesn't allow for such (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Yes. (...) The thing that's been holding up the updates is switching to the new licensed distribution. Since not all authors have signed into the new Contributor's Agreement, we've got to clean up the parts library -- probably by removing (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yeah I know - just wanted to see if someone actuallly reads this ;) Ok seriously I found the space wheel right after posting this request, hidden in the "files on hold" section. Just wanted to be sure, but lo and behold - searching by part (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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"Burkhard Schloemer" <primus@NOSPAMbrickc...ander.com> wrote in news:IIIIC6.1CuM@lugnet.com: (...) This one is on the parts tracker. Cheers! Koyan (19 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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Hey guys, for my latest Star Wars-related project I'm missing several ldraw-files. Unfortunately, lack of time (and skill) doesn't allow me to put something together myself. 1. the family of space wheels is incomplete! There is a small, medium and (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I postulate that hobbies by their very nature are wastes of time. If they weren't a waste of time then they wouldn't be hobbies. Whether or not you attach a negative meaning to the term "waste" does not change anything. -Orion (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.space, FTX)
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I took Philo's suggestion and named my set comparison tool LDiff. The usage is still the same: LDiff.exe <officialset> <alternatemodel> It is avialable here: (URL) (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks Tim and Jaco, You are very welcome. I'm glad you folks are using it and helping become a better program. Kevin - (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I second this. Its the legacy of writing popular code. For me, I didn't really use the pre-PNG LPub as all the BMP files took up way too much space and jpeg's didn't look good. Once PNG was added though I've been playing around constantly and (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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Hello to everyone I just finnished adding a new service to my virtual shop (URL) now is just in spanish use google to translate untill I make a translation. The service is for anyone that uses povray and doesn't have a fast PC and / or patience to (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Sorry to reply to myself but I remembered (after posting) that I had the demo for the SW Lego game. I took a screenshot of the explosion at the start and am almost certain I'm correct. Looking here (URL) you can see that the studs are (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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If you were to couple those routines with the script available here, and Blender's power: (2 URLs) You would have a relatively easy way to make CG Lego sequences. It could lead to some really cool stuff, perhaps more things in the vein of the (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Actually, Homeworld does exactly that. I've yet to finish texturing the first batch of 28 or 30 ships, afterwards I'll LOD em. This is my first mod, so I was unsure what the poly count guidelines should be, since I want to keep the amount of (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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That woulda been cool to see. Unfortunately, the models in simcity are actually just image files, iirc. Thus there are no polys. -Stefan- (19 years ago, 22-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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