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(...) This was my fault. I forgat to include a file in the update I sent. The matter should be fixed soon. -Orion (19 years ago, 11-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) You might try 3DWin. It can be found here: (URL) product is shareware. I seem to remember that in the past you didn't need to register if all you were using it for was LDraw conversions, but this may never have been the case, or may no longer (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) ok thanks for help in my case i use 3d studio max to make 3d renders i know there is max2dat to convert a 3ds to dat file..but is an old program and under xp doesn't work do you know another program to convert 3ds to dat? thanks regards (...) (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) The LDraw (DAT) file format is plain ASCII text, the specification for which is available from LDraw.org. This site also contains links to various tools to facilitate the creation of those files, but some authors prefer to work with a basic (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Sorry to hear that. There's a full world of time-wasting waiting for you :-) Maybe you should start 'in the other end', that's how I began rendering. Install the standard POVRay and play with that (no Lego, just plain POVRay) until you feel (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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hi what programs do you use to create 3d parts for mlcad? and how you export them for mlcad? ps: www.ldraw.org doesn't work for me, is it the same for you? thanks regards Simon (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I think HTTP is more reliable in unknown environments... From the server side, the HTTP method might be more complex, but keeping the complexity on the server side is better than making complex clients. (...) Right - the clients pushing data (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I find it easier to make a script dump an e-mail with some text in a mailbox than to hack a HTTP POST form. I might not care to implement such an announcement feature in my script, if it was too much work to do. Sending e-mail and posting to (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes - a theme update was borken, and I don't know enough php to fix it. I have to wait for the maintainers to send me a correction. My apologies. Dan (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Using email for the transport here is just adding comlication - why not just have a web API that the remote repos use to notify of updates? Could be a fancy SOAP/REST interface, or a simple POST form. It's not hard to parse email, but it's (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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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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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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(...) 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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