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Visiting LDraw.org at 2:20 pm CET gives: Fatal error: Call to undefined function: themes_get_language() in /usr/www/users/peero.../theme.php on line 49 (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Hi Darrell, This book is a great resource to put 3d computer artists in the right frame of mind to go from model to rendered scene. It is aimed at users of high-end packages such as Maya, but the meat is in the nicely explained theory. (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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| | Re: Massive LDraw file repository
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(...) I'm very lazy. ;) Any interest in a copy of the program that generates my overview file? (...) Definitely. Maybe we should take a few moments to think about how to announce the available LDraw files on a web site? Is the NNTP/SMTP header (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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And one more comment. It would be cool to have some automation for site owners as well. For example, Jacob wrote a script that auto-generates descriptions of the files on his site. All he does is move a file to his web folder, and a script runs (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Massive LDraw file repository
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Ok, I'm going to try this again. :) I've learned a few things since my first post. I'm moving this to lugnet.cad.dev BTW. First of all, I know there is interest to in a Massive Ldraw file repository as I have gotten many private emails about the (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub 2.4.8.0 Problem
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(...) Thank you for this great hint. I do not mean for there to be limitations on paths. I'll see what I can do with this tidbit. Kev (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Stickers in different colors
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Hi John, I put quad2dat in google and I found: (URL) greetings MikeHeide John O'Keefe schrieb: (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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I have organized my models in the subdirectory as: E:\LDRAW\MODELS\fert...37-75.mpd. If I want to use them in LPub I got the following error: "create_mpd_construction_dats: Failed to open file E:\LDRAW\MODELS\fert...w\main.ldr for writing." If I (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Lego renders
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Both helpful and maddening, I've been trying for a year now.. What is your highest recommended tool? I've been working with Blender... (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Lego renders
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(...) When I do my renders I try to imagine what the source for the light would be eg. desk lamp, overhead light, window and make my lights accordingly. It might be fun to try to capture that in your class. Even if you just used two lights and (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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(...) This is an interesting statement.. I find a lot of my beginning 3D students do not have a good idea of what their scene is supposed to look like. A lot of their renders have a "sameness" as well, as they have no real idea of composition, (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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| | Re: Stickers in different colors
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Mike, where can I find that program? Best Regards, John "mikeheide" <mikeheide@web.de> wrote in message news:IssqDA.IFw@lugnet.com... (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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In lugnet.cad, Timothy Gould wrote: snip (...) Hi Tim, That statement is just too true!! I myself feel still as a beginner (first rendering maybe 20 month ago). And I got some really helpful tips from Jeroen (digitalbricks.nl), but first I had to go (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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| | Re: LDRAW Package format?
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Sven Moritz Hein schrieb: (...) I just tried ldglite_1_0_7 and I think it can work for you. Just give it a try. MikeHeide (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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John, that is my goal with asking a lot of questions about rendering and trying stuff myself. I like you have found it hard but I am hoping that once I learn how to create a nice render I can share the methods. Hopefully I can present it in such a (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: LDRAW Package format?
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Steve Bliss schrieb: (...) It seems that you need a viewer for MPD files but also a collector for all file in the MPD. And I mean really all parts. Please try my MPDCenter at www.michael-heidemann.de. It will collect unofficial files according to a (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Lego renders
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Hi John, I'm sorry you've had so much trouble with ray tracing. I've tried to answer some points below. (...) The thing about rendering is that it is a combination of art and science. There are so many parameters to deal with and what looks good in (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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(...) First, I would like to agree that there are quite a few nice renders out on Brickshelf and the various personal sites. Before I begin I do not want this to come across as criticism, but I have a few questions/comments to make about some of the (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: LDRAW Package format?
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(...) LDLite will do work, but it does bark at you when there's no setting for the LDraw directory. Clicking Cancel gets you past that prompt, and then LDLite draws the file as best it can. (...) I think your idea for a packager is very good. I'd be (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDRAW Package format?
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(...) I sure wish I knew how to recreate this...... Kev (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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