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Hello All: This is my first post to the newsgroups. I wasn't sure if I was allowed to cross-post to other groups; let me know if that is discouraged. I've started working on a minifig-scale model of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. I've got a (...) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: My latest Ldraw Work -- 588 Police Headquarters
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Starrfoxx schrieb: (...) I bought this set some weeks ago and have uploades these files already to the parts tracker. So my model of this set is ready. mikeheide (19 years ago, 12-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Tweening (and some Backwards Engineering)
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(...) Hi Tore, Finding the angles is quite complicated and depends on the choice of how you express the angles. The main way of expressing an angle are Euler angles ((URL) however there is another way to express angles which is slightly more (...) (19 years ago, 12-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Tweening (and some Backwards Engineering)
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I've been thinking a little about Tweening the last two weeks. Linear Motion Tweening between two keyframes is very simple I guess. If x(0)=50 and x(1)=250, then x(0.1)=50+(250-50)*0.1=70. "kx+m". But then I came to the rest of the LDraw Type 1 (...) (19 years ago, 11-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Using Poser6 to generate Lego sculptures.
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In lugnet.build.sculpture, David Winkler wrote: A friend of mine was raving about how good (URL) Poser6> was. So I bought a copy. I have gotten a prototype to export from Poser6 to basic Lego outline. Most of this was just getting the model into a (...) (19 years ago, 11-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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| | Late night in the Moscow Metro
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Hi all, Recently I've become quite interested (a little addicted might even be more accurate) to Russian trains and Soviet architecture. Both have their own unique traits and styles which appear pretty much nowhere outside the former Soviet Bloc. (...) (19 years ago, 11-Nov-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: LDraw files for Large models/scenes?
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(...) Niels, I've seen your stuff. I need buildings for background and for interiors, pretty much just like Riot13 or any of the other by KGoldman. (URL) are lots and lots of LDraw vehicles, but no supporting scenery. I'm currently making my own, I (...) (19 years ago, 10-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw files for Large models/scenes?
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(...) I don't know anything about Riot13, but I've made a few city-scenes in 5th element style... Piccies: (URL) What do you wish to animate? -NB (19 years ago, 10-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Question about image generation
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(...) I forgot to mention -- the generator uses the 0 COLOR statement to define custom color values. But I don't think color 47 is tweaked very much. Steve (19 years ago, 10-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Question about image generation
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(...) And I received plenty of info! Thanks to all who responded--your answers have been clear and thorough and very helpful. Dave! (19 years ago, 10-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw files for Large models/scenes?
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(...) My unofficial version of Datsville is at: (URL) years, I have planned to revise it completely, and add versions with different levels of simplification, but I guess I'll never get the time. It's too huge to be rendered in POV, but you can (...) (19 years ago, 9-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Question about image generation
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(...) The key bit is the -W option -- it draws thick lines. The $scale is the width of the line, in pixels. For the ldraw/partsref/peeron images, we use -W3 (but we also set scale to -S3, for a 300% zoom). -Q is supposed to result in higher-quality, (...) (19 years ago, 9-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw files for Large models/scenes?
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(...) Datsville lives up to that claim. I'm not sure where the "official" version is located at the moment, but I have a copy stored off-line. Play well, Jacob (19 years ago, 9-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Question about image generation
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(...) You can also use "Save snapshot" in LDView to generate a similar image. If you set the edge lines to be always black, and set the Field of View to be 0.1, you'll get something like so: (URL) Cobbs (19 years ago, 9-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw files for Large models/scenes?
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Has anyone created any LDraw files for large models or scenes? Something where a story could be animated? In a future/space settings? Something like Riot13: (URL) would be so nice if someone made something like that. :) (hint hint) (19 years ago, 9-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Question about image generation
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(...) LDLite or LDGLite, possibly with a special ldraw.ini color file that gives black edge lines (although the default for trans white might be black already), or maybe MegaPOV are all ways I can think to do it. Ask Dan Boger. (19 years ago, 9-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Bricksmith for Macintosh 1.2: Faster, Nicer
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The Bricksmith fairy has come again, with a shiny new upgrade to put that special sparkle in your Macintosh LDraw experience. (2 URLs) Bricksmith 1.2> adds the following features: Speed increases of up to 33% Search in the Part Browser Hide/show (...) (19 years ago, 9-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: Question about image generation
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(...) The black lines are normal edge lines (type 2 or 5). As has been mentioned, that was drawn by LDGlite which seems to use silly thick black lines to represent them. Different renderers use different settings (19 years ago, 9-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Question about image generation
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(...) Nope, that's right: ldglite -a1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1 -ld -Q -v3000,3000 -W$scale -S$scale -i2 -MSfilename.png somedat.dat (I think, it's Steve's code) (19 years ago, 9-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Looks to me like its rendered with ldglite, but i could be wrong. ROSCO (19 years ago, 8-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Question about image generation
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How is an image like this created: (URL) how are the black lines done? Is there a special command, or is it a function of some software platform unfamiliar to me? Any info is appreciated. Dave! (19 years ago, 8-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Favorites file for sets
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(...) The Peeron TOS is really restrictive for the amateur developper. My personal interest is that you are granted with the permission. This would immediatly change nothing for me but would be a great positive sign, a small step toward a direction (...) (19 years ago, 8-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Favorites file for sets
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(...) or terms of service issues. The data indeed comes from Peeron. I added credits to Peeron, and I requested them for permission to use their data, and I'll pull the page down if they request me to. Sorry about that, Simone (19 years ago, 7-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Batch editing
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I still get a blank page when I try the links... Tried to change the extension from html to htm, and that took me to a "page under construction"-page, but all the links from there were blank too... Anyways, that module sounds really nifty, but it (...) (19 years ago, 7-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Favorites file for sets
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(...) Your a lucky guy: i could offer the same functionality in a dozen lines of OCaml code and Dan Boger would bash me for copyright infringement :( damien web page: (URL) (19 years ago, 7-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Favorites file for sets
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(...) This is the best! I have been asking for something like this for two years. I have made favorites for the two basic mindstorms sets, but this is great! Thank you very much! PS - If you are wanting another project, maybe something that (...) (19 years ago, 7-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Can LPub show part pages with part name and number?
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Thanks, Kevin. I have taken another step with this. I generated part images with Lpub and then messed around with some XSL to make a web page for these. As this is mostly for my inventory, I used the first word in the part as a bold title for a (...) (19 years ago, 7-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Batch editing
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Thats odd - those links all worked here too. I like this perl module - a good plan. This script would certainly come in handy sometimes. -- Danny Staple MBCS OrionRobots (URL) contact details available through website) (...) (19 years ago, 6-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Batch editing
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(...) I am sorry for the non-working links - they seemed to work OK from here, but I'll check again tomorrow, as I can't fix them from where I am As for what the program does, the answer is yes, it can do both things at once, and more, as it is a (...) (19 years ago, 6-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Batch editing
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I use VIM and it's regular expressions search and replace functionality to do such things.. but then I am a UNIX Geek... (...) (19 years ago, 6-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Batch editing
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Hi Simone When I click the links to your description, I just get to a couple of blank pages...? (the two last links) Anyways, I'm curious: what does this program do except what you can achieve using, say, MLCad select same type and select same (...) (19 years ago, 6-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Project looking for a camel
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(...) Sorry to reply to my own post. I sniffed around the thread at catalyst and changed the angle and altered the design (borrowing liberally from (URL)). (2 URLs) here> Tim (19 years ago, 6-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Favorites file for sets
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Hi, ever thought it would be easier to replicate a set with MLCad if you did not have to spend all the time searching for parts? Here's my solution: (URL): just input the set number, and you'll have a favorites file ready for you. No more searching (...) (19 years ago, 6-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Batch editing
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Hi everyone, a while ago I was looking for a way to batch-edit an Ldraw file, to do things like changing all red bricks into blue, or making all the windows yellow. I found I had to find a way to do it myself, so I developed a Perl module to do it, (...) (19 years ago, 6-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Project looking for a camel
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(...) Hi Dan, MPD is (URL) here>. The POV files have lots of dependencies so aren't easy to upload but if you find a preferable view you can send me the look_at, location and camera_angle information and I can do a render with the same setting with (...) (19 years ago, 6-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Project looking for a camel
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(...) I'm not sure how a web framework could be confused with a TV show... But I'll mention it anyway :) (19 years ago, 6-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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(...) Cool :) Could you post the DAT/POV files, so I could render it from a different POV? Thanks! Dan (19 years ago, 6-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Project looking for a camel
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Are they aware of the ABC's science show of the same name? Link: (URL) - I would imagine some Australians would be confused with this show and their open source project. It had me wondering why the ABC would announce here that they're looking for a (...) (19 years ago, 5-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Project looking for a camel [DAT]
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(...) programming language, both phonetically and as a logo, not with Perl. Nevertheless here is a lego camel design of mine one can elaborate from and make whatever usage he wishes: 1 14 70 -192 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3003pe2.dat 1 0 30 -192 0 0 0 -1 (...) (19 years ago, 5-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Project looking for a camel
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(...) Actually, just post the various camels here, I'll just refer the Catalyst guys to this thread :) Dan (19 years ago, 5-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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| | Seeking keywords
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hi, I bet you natives will come up with tons of keywords for the following parts: (URL) many thx, w. (19 years ago, 5-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Project looking for a camel
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(...) (URL) Rendered in Open Source, and released in an open format too ;) Tim (19 years ago, 5-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Project looking for a camel
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(...) For anybody wondering "Why a camel?", catalyst is written in Perl, and the Perl books published by O'Reilly (which has a habit of putting animals on their book covers) are adorned with a camel: (URL) the catalyst developers can't use the (...) (19 years ago, 5-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Project looking for a camel
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(...) Lego's what? (19 years ago, 5-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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| | Project looking for a camel
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Anyone want to help a small open-source project? The Catalyst[1] project is looking for a logo. Specifically, they're looking for a LEGO camel: Here's the request on the list[2]: The way I see it, there's three ways we can gain access to a winged (...) (19 years ago, 5-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New LeoCAD version
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(...) I do plan to add more colors, but I'm not sure how I want to do that. I believe that having a small set of colors is better for some people while others would like more control so I have to either find a balance between both or have a (...) (19 years ago, 2-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Re: New LeoCAD version
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(...) Hi, thanks for doing one more great think for the community :-) I installed it and there are no problems yet. The mouse feature I have to test several times to say more about it. But I have a question: LeoCAD now supports 28 colors. Do you (...) (19 years ago, 2-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | LDraw and Lego Creator models
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Hi all, My LDraw-models updated file now contains 2 models for the Lego Creator video game: (URL) anybody else have Lego Creator models to be shared? I would be glad if some do. damien web page: (URL) (19 years ago, 1-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: searching for parts
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wow thank you very much I think that I could have find them by myself, but I was not aware of the parts newsgroup!! thank you very much again Cristian (19 years ago, 1-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: searching for parts
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(...) I think they got kicked under your bed. Seriously, there aren't official ldraw.org versions for these files. But you can grab unofficial versions from lugnet: (2 URLs) Steve (19 years ago, 1-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | searching for parts
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hello, can somebody tell me please where I can find these two parts ?: 30366 and 973PTIE thank you very much Cristian (19 years ago, 1-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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(...) This menas a huge download every time you wish to updated? <snip> Your project is in deed very interesting. I will try to follow the progress, and someday maybe I'll join it! But for now, I will explore where the LDA project leads. (...) Well, (...) (19 years ago, 30-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: NR-75 - The Ghan (The way it should have been done ;-) )
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(...) I gotta hand it to you, the renders look great! Thanks for sharring! I'll also have to thank the good people of Jchat for their inputs and beneficial modifications to the overall design. Thanks to teh ~ROSCOhead for doing 'THE GHAN' Decals, (...) (19 years ago, 30-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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| | DB425 - yet another raytraced train
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Hi all, A while back I asked here about identifying a certain train that I'd seen in Koeln. It seems I may have had the wrong picture (it was tiny) but the answers certainly helped me find the train I was after: a DB 425 EMU. I started this project (...) (19 years ago, 29-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.de, FTX)
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| | New old train parts
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Hi, I have created to new old train parts and uploaded these to the parts tracker. 'new' because these parts are new for LDraw, 'old' because the parts themselves are old. Part x511 is the old Electric Train Track Contact Base for the blue track: (...) (19 years ago, 29-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation [DAT]
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(...) Yes, this is exactly what I suggest in my tutorial on how to model stuff. Then, in test1.mpd, you can rotate block1, and it will rotate all of its children as well! And you *should* rotate block1 so that you can see if you got its rotation (...) (19 years ago, 29-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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(...) Except me. ;) Seriously, this is why I butt into animation discussions. I care so much I want other people to at least come up with something that will survive time. I don't want someone to create something that will be incompatible with what (...) (19 years ago, 29-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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(...) Yes, why not. :) (19 years ago, 28-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Is it OK if we share? ;^) Kev (19 years ago, 28-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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(...) Hey you, don't steal my philosophy! :) (19 years ago, 28-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Anders Isaksson wrote: <snip> (...) Ah, yes.... but only if you leave it to a committee! LOL! As the who has, invented the most meta-commands (I know, no LPub experience), I just create what I need, and tell people about them. No (...) (19 years ago, 28-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, but you can give the 'files' any name you want inside the MPD. They don't *have* to match the part name outside of the MPD. So you *can* get named parts inside an MPD (with the help of a suitable 'post-processing' program). I certainly (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation [DAT]
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(...) Well, hair goes under the category "Hat". It may sound a little strange, but that's the way it has to be. Like I said: 0 FILE Head 0 Name: Head 0 [This Object] 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3626bp01.dat 0 [Child Objects] 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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(...) Yes, this is what Anders was trying to get me to understand. The MPD framework provides a name visibility barrier (scope). I still say that LDraw type 1 lines are used to specify hierarchy. The <file> names within the MPD can be used to (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LSynth within LPub
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(...) Aha! Thanks for clarifying. (...) An excellent enhancement of MLCad, LSynth, or both, would be an "undo synthesis" function that removes everything between the "synthesized" comments and uncomments the constraint parts. I will try to send the (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation [DAT]
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(...) That's a very good idea I didn't think of! The approach I was thinking of is unnecessarily complicated. Looks like there will be no need for the tags I mentioned earlier. No pain at all. I think all current minifig generators can be easily (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: NR-75 - The Ghan (The way it should have been done ;-) )
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(...) Well it looks great in render but a few small inaccuracies. The NR75 is actually named after Steve Irwin and has the name above the NR75 number. On the port side facing forward just back between the cab and the start of the Radiator canopy a (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation [DAT]
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(...) Um, I'm not sure this has been worked out... I think James was saying that the subfiles in an MPD can be treated as the 'name'. This is true, as long as you also require that each subfile only be used once. So a file like: 0 FILE test1.mpd 1 (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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(...) Oh, I... don't use MLCad ether... :) (...) Yes, Templates is a word I was looking for! :) (...) Lunch break is too short to give an example of how I mean. I will try to explain later this evening/night (CET) /Tore (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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(...) Could you please expalin why this is so? I guess I just don't get it. (...) Groups are an invention in MLCad. (...) Ah, we are talking the same thing. "983.dat" is no good. Yes, the tags give you metion give you a unique name (within the scope (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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(...) That's correct, but irrelevant. The hieriarchy is communicated with one single MPD in a way that would be impossible using one single DAT/LDR - if you put it together correctly, of course. (...) I have never used LPub so I'm not familiar with (...) (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: NR-75 - The Ghan (The way it should have been done ;-) )
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(...) Well, I wasn't quite satisfied with that render, so I had another go. (URL)(click the pic) a (19 years ago, 27-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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(...) Ha, ha, ha.... I had this long winded response argument all typed out, and then Mozilla died. Probably divine intervention. Let me try and see if I can get this one out with less energy. According to this specification: (URL) provides two (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) But as I said, if you put all instances, that need to be named, in a subfile of its own you *have* named instances. It wouldn't be too difficult to write a helper program (or add-on) that does this folding for you (creating a subfile of (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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(...) I guess I was not even considering STEP, ROTSTEP or CLEAR as meaningful for animation. I was only really considering type 1 lines as useful, just to describe the models components, so we agree. I was thinking about a higher level scripting (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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(...) I really should write a part 2.... Basically, it involves converting the model to povray (or whatever, blender even). If the conversion process retains the parent-child hierarchy, then you don't have to go into the converted code and 1) add (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) animations. I don't see how these ideas help us script anything. Can you explain what I'm missing? (...) Yes, and I was talking about trying to get to the second half of what you list.... scripting language.... without talking about GUIs for (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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(...) LDraw mixes part type and part name........ For library parts, we specify its part type (filename). For sub-models we specify its filename (same thing in both cases). In C++ we have classes, and instance of classes. In LDraw the names of the (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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(...) No. I've said this before and don't understand why others don't understand this yet. See my article: (URL) whole animation issue makes me dizzy. It is one big circle: (URL) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation
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(...) Isn't that more or less an MPD? By *not* reusing sub-models you get a unique name for every group, sub-group etc. Or am I misunderstanding something? (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Can LPub show part pages with part name and number?
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(...) Hi Andrew, LPub cannot currently do this, but I'll add it to the wish list. If I concatenate the part-name and its description it should be easy to use in place of the instance count. The name is going to make things sparse, because the name (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Can LPub make a BOM or CSI image with the part number and name shown instead of "1x"? I am interested in dense pages that help me identify parts that I have. (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LSynth within LPub
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(...) When lsynth is installed, the installer creates a registry entry specifying the path. (...) Hmm...... I understand your issue. I follow these steps: 1. Use MLCAD to add synthesis specifications. 2. Save pre-synthesis file to disk. 3. (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) How do they find LSynth? I don't think it is on my path and I don't remember telling either LPub or MLCad where LSynth is installed. (...) I would like to, but I have found it rather inefficient, perhaps because I do not understand how to use (...) (19 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Thoughts on File Format for LDraw Animation [DAT]
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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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(...) <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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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