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(...) This is the way LDA2001/2005 already works on the inside. Here's a temporary object file, created by LDA2005, before it is inlined into its parent and grandparent files and, after that, deleted: 0 Project=MyAn; Frame #000; (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on specific current parts
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(...) <SNIP> (...) (URL) (...) Ah Silly Me I saw 2004-04 and Thought April 2004.... Been working with Solaris too long... If you do not enjoy what you are doing, you are doing the wrong thing. ___...___ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Thoughts on specific current parts
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(...) I admit that there has been a significant delay since the last official update - but it is not as bad as you claim. The last update (2004-04) was released in November 2004 (URL) We will get back on track, before the end of the year. Thanks for (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 3d Video Rendering
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(...) POV-Ray and my own Library and abilities, a Converter between LDraw and my Library exists and is slowly growing. Find what I and friends have done here: (URL) Anton (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Kevin L. Clague wrote: <snip> (...) Too true! (...) How about 3d modeling Parent->Child relationships When the Parent part moves, All children move in relation to it, including rotation (Unless they are Tracking to another (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I've been playing with Blender to create videos from LDraw Files. A fellow wrote a LDraw Import Script, so creation of the parts is easy, I just create my model in MLCad and import it, then I begin the animation and movement. It's not exactly (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)
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Well, as there has not been an offical parts release since early 2004.. I was looking at a few parts and will be looking at their cousins. Namely the Pneumatic parts (which have been waiting for a rewrite). While I do not feel savy enough to (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) <snip> (...) One of the weaknesses of the LDraw file format is that part instances do not have names. This makes it impossible to modify attributes about the part instance. The closest thing we have to date is named groups provided by MLCad. (...) (19 years ago, 25-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thanks for the details on this one. You're sort of right. On single step pages, the callout counter must reset after each page (each step). For multi-step pages, though, we have multiple steps on a given page. In this case the callout counter (...) (19 years ago, 25-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LSC - current status?
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(...) We have a motion on the table to approve this. It is in discussion now. (...) I'll have to defer to Steve and Chris on these two. (...) Kevin (19 years ago, 25-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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One more thing I forgot to mention: I am a lowsy programmer, so don't judge the LDA project by looking at its interface. It it primarly for testing my theories to see if they work. Just like I don't think anyone uses original LDraw anymore, I really (...) (19 years ago, 25-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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dear LSC members, could you please keep me updated about the status of the following topics: * approval of the ldraw spec 1.0.0 * internationalization and localization of the part library * request for new offical meta command called INFO or HELP (...) (19 years ago, 25-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Anyone working on monorail tracks?
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(...) Well, we traced over them today and the two parts do not match each other (i.e. they have slightly different radii and are not complimentary/mirror images of one another). Maybe this is true, but I suspect it's just the angle of the part in (...) (19 years ago, 25-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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I have added to my weblog (URL) so go to my weblog please help to start a bussiness. thanks, sorry for doing publicity. (19 years ago, 24-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) I tilted the underside shots to show how the attachment points affect the framework, because it wouldn't be possible to see in a head on-shot (which would be pretty warped anyways). The distribution of the framework is excactly the same (...) (19 years ago, 24-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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1. .DAT Praises The DAT file and the possibility to use Type 1 lines in DAT files to call on other DAT files is so versatile, so brilliant, so LEGO. It's the foundation that has made LDraw The standard for virtual LEGO. There are details that (...) (19 years ago, 23-Oct-05, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi Kevin, It seems the problem lies with callouts rather than the step. I think the callout counter might keep incrementing across steps rather than resetting. Try this file (URL) and you'll see. Tim (19 years ago, 23-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Larry, I did attempt to follow your link, but unfortunately I get a "connection refused" for that link. Have you been slashdotted? Regards Danny -- (URL) - Build Robots (19 years ago, 22-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)
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Thanks for that, I'll see what my students can do. Couple of questions/comments: The info scans are great because they show how the parts go together, as well as the undersides.. Unfortunately they're not so good for measuring because the extra (...) (19 years ago, 21-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) <snip> (...) No. LPub and MLCad uses the lsynth already on your computer. I highly recommend you work with LSynth in MLCad and get things like you like, and not use lsynth within LPub. (...) I've wrestled with this nasty problem a fair amount. (...) (19 years ago, 21-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)
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