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Slashdot readers have probably already seen this, but for the rest of you, there is an article in the New York Times about using a 3d scanner and rapid prototype machine to reproduce LEGO: (URL) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LDRAW Export Broken?
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(...) Jordan, As I believe it was explained to me the functionallity to import and export LDraw files in LDD 2.0 is not there "Yet". I think there was a timeing conflict between getting the Hobby Train released and its requirement of having LDD 2.0 (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad.ldd)
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| | LDRAW Export Broken?
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Hello all, I think there may have been some prior discussion on this issue, but I can't recall the answer. I would like to export files from LDD 2.0 to LDRAW using the File -> Export option. But the resulting LDR files only contain a few bricks, not (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad.ldd)
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| | Re: Save the 10183 trains!
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke wrote: --snip-- (...) Of course one thing which we have been told does _not_ break the NDA is to release our[1] own instructions in LDraw format or as LDraw generated PDFs. Once people start making (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd)
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| | Re: Save the 10183 trains!
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(...) Dear Jeroen, all the points you have mentioned are true. We UTB builders have beta tested the LDD and came up with nearly all these wishes as well... (I myself asked basically for LDraw-export/import). In the end I could live with using LDD (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd)
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| | Save the 10183 trains!
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Hi, Last Saterday it arrived, my 10183. It is an awesome set with loads of parts and possibilities. But after building the crocodile (building instructions included in the box), we (my daughter, son and I) wanted to build one (or two) of the other (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | light.dat has wrong title
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The part title for light.dat is as follows: Pov-RAY Light Source (useless to give a color to it) This title is wrong. Even the L3P that's been out for years pays attention to the color, and creates a light source that matches the given color. (...) (18 years ago, 6-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: RACHAL Changeover
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(...) And it was really worth the effort! A funny story/scenery with a different use of the model. Hopefully the two guys succeeded without getting two wet. And thanks for the links. I will dive through it and will see, what I can learn next... (...) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: RACHAL Changeover
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(...) At last, it's finished! It can be found here: (URL) (18 years ago, 5-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Brickworld 10183 Hobby Train Challenge
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(...) LDD 2.0 has a "filter" function that allows you to use only the pieces from the 10183 set, though it does not have the ability to keep track of the number of elements used from that set. The Hobby Train is LEGO© 's attempt to keep 9V trains (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickworld 10183 Hobby Train Challenge
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(...) Jeramy, I haven't really used LDD. Is there a way to limit the parts to only those in the Hobby Train? And, while I'm at it, what exactly is the Hobby Train? (...) Sounds cool. I may have to give it a try. Thanks Steve (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd)
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| | Brickworld 10183 Hobby Train Challenge
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This summer at Brickworld, I'll be hosting a train building challenge. Through this challenge, you will get a taste of what it is like to design a set with limited parts availability, much like the designers underwent while working on the 10183 (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX) !!
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| | Re: A question about an animation scene
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(...) --snip-- (...) Hi Eduardo, The spline macro would be useful too ;) Tim (18 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | A question about an animation scene
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I have made a scene where a car follows a spline this is the main co ---...--- object { car_dot_dat matrix <0,0,1,0,1,0,-1,0,0,0,0,0> #if (version >= 3.1) material #else texture #end { Color7 } //translate<-960,-24,1860> rotate -90*y (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Getting rif off the 8.3 nomenclature???
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(...) I just don't want people confusing naming conventions in the part library with naming conventions in Linetype 1 part references. I was mostly replying to Kevin saying his applications choke on spaces in part references, which is something I'd (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Need LDD 2.0 Help from the Experts on Making Instructions
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(...) I suspect it's a camera angle. Whether or not it's actually implemented at the moment is a different matter. Tim (18 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad.ldd)
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| | Re: Need LDD 2.0 Help from the Experts on Making Instructions
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(...) OK, but why would those things be specified in the directions area? The directions refer to a part ID, and the part ID is defined in the model group. Where the part ID is defined is also where the location of the brick is defined. Just (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad.ldd)
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| | Re: RACHAL Changeover
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(...) Which may or may not be an issue. It's irrelevant if you're just editing existing lines, but if you add new ones, vi will add them in the file-native format (CRLF for a DOS file), while emacs will add them in the machine-native format. Dan (18 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: RACHAL Changeover
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(...) You have my pity ;) (...) I think it leaves them alone. Certainly I've never had any troubles with it converting one way or the other before. If you edit a Windows text file on a UNIX emacs it will show the extra ^R (or whichever is unused on (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Need LDD 2.0 Help from the Experts on Making Instructions
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--snip-- Nice reverse engineering. (...) I know this one :) Well some of it anyway... tx, ty and tz are the translation from the origin, ax, ay, az define a unit vector and angle defines a rotation angle (in radians IIRC). (tx,ty,tz) and angle (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.cad.ldd)
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