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(...) The current complete.exe and complete.zip have been updated, and I have amended the release instructions to ensure this is done with future parts updates. Chris (18 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Tyre (tire) nomenclature
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(...) Also lugnet.db.brictionary ;) (...) I support the idea of standardised names for tyres - I would probably vote for millimetres, as that would match better with the most of the ones molded by TLC. And I would further suggest that wheel (...) (18 years ago, 30-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts, lugnet.db.brictionary, FTX)
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| | Re: Tyre (tire) nomenclature
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(...) Point taken - thanks. (...) The curious case of 33029 was discussed here (URL) with a good argument to stick with "system scale" for Scala parts. (...) Chris (18 years ago, 30-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts)
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(...) (ahem) That might work better with crossposting to, say, lugnet.parts or lugnet.cad.dat.parts, instead of hiding the discussion in .cad. . . (...) To clarify: that includes "local" units, i.e., stud and brick height measurements are relative (...) (18 years ago, 30-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: Tyre (tire) nomenclature
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(...) I think standardization is a great idea. I'd like to see this discussion reach other "keepers of lego part names", at least for feedback. I don't expect that a consensus would be reached. For the units, I think millimeters would be better than (...) (18 years ago, 30-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Tyre (tire) nomenclature
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(...) I support this general notion, would like to see everything in LDU and think the original molded description should go in KEYWORDS (perhaps with a qualifyer "molded" or something?) ~~~~ (18 years ago, 30-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Tyre (tire) nomenclature
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--SNIP-- (...) Hi Chris, I really think LDU units should be used no matter the system. (Almost?) everything else uses them so it would be much less confusing. Tim (18 years ago, 30-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Tyre (tire) nomenclature
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Mike Heidemann and others make a good point here (URL) about qualifying the LDraw descriptions for tyres. Current commercial nomenclature follows an ISO standard (see for example (URL)) typically using Width"/"AspectRatio"...mDiameter, where (...) (18 years ago, 30-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New parts - missing stud2b and stud4b
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(...) [trimmed] (...) Thanks - I updated them to use stud2. (...) I updated your part to use a 4LDu cylinder, the stud4a primitive (underside ring stud without the edge lines) and added the outer edge line separately. Chris (18 years ago, 30-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Question for a BrickJournal article..
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(...) Re-surfaces literally or figuratively? :-) Bad pun given his line of work... I know the awarding is a little ways off but whatever help you need getting the plaque made, I'm willing to have it made like years past. Or, I can do a handoff and (...) (18 years ago, 29-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | 3 days to some new unoffical parts......
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Can you spell NXT? Kevin (18 years ago, 28-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Question for a BrickJournal article.. JJMA
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(...) Thanks for hunting the info down Chris. Maybe there should be an article on ldraw.org that gets updated each year? There currently seems to be mention of the 2001 & 2005 awards, but in different places, it would be nice to keep it all together (...) (18 years ago, 28-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New parts - missing stud2b and stud4b
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(...) when i created the parts, i believe i intended to use stud2.dat just change the file reference to stud2 and stud4. ill look into the stud4a and stud2a on my computer, i have 1000's of unofficial parts and subparts here, when i made the part in (...) (18 years ago, 28-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Question for a BrickJournal article.. JJMA
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(...) for the record... 2001 Steve Bliss 2002 not awarded 2003 Jacob Sparre Andersen 2004 Lars C. Hassing 2005 Michael Lachmann Chris (18 years ago, 28-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | LDraw definition of non-functional
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(...) Thank you for supporting our efforts to minimise the parts library "bloat" by not asking for this duplication of basic parts. In this case there is nothing to prevent LDraw modellers from placing a plume where it could fit into the tiny hole (...) (18 years ago, 28-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New parts - missing stud2b and stud4b
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(...) You make some good points, but I dont believe this is about the tiny holes in underside studs (LDraw primitive stud3). My original question was not about whether the side studs on 50238 should be solid or hollow studs, but about what Thomas (...) (18 years ago, 28-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New parts
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(...) I don't understand why "not functional" is a criteria. Who says they are not functional? The LEGO® Company? We, the AFOLs, already "invented" many snot techniques LEGO never used. Are they forbidden? As a matter of fact, it is possible to use (...) (18 years ago, 28-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Call for GUI part editor
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(...) Thanks for doing this, Niels. (...) When creating part files, I frequently add 'unnecessary' spaces and empty lines to improve (IMO) readability. (...) Change-tracking is much simpler if lines of code aren't changed unless they actual need to (...) (18 years ago, 26-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) My ldraw import/export scripts for Blender can be used for part editing, to a slight degree. It's lacking in edge functionality and doesn't properly preserve comments currently. Since it was written before Blender had the proper edge (...) (18 years ago, 26-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New parts
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(...) If those are what I think they are, they're not allowed in official parts. The tiny hole isn't functional, so it was decided that the solid stud2 should be used instead. --Travis (18 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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