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(...) That's really a page of active ballots, the LSC ballot is at the bottom of the list (17 years ago, 18-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Is that ballot link correct? It just takes me to the model of the month ballot. Jim (17 years ago, 18-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Previous step color scaling
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Here's a slightly tweaked version that seems to work OK with paths and filenames containing spaces: #! /bin/sh prevfile='' for thisfile in "$@"; do if "$prevfile" = "" ; then echo 0 !PREL3P -ldconfig normal.ldr > "faded.$thisfile" cat "$thisfile" >> (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) I tried the script out in Windows using cygwin, and it seems to work. Some observations: Until prel3p 1.3 is released by Jim, I can't be sure it works. The output is a mixture of DOS and Unix line endings. The files generated by MLCAD have DOS (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(URL) Thanks to everyone who provided constructive input on my Sticker Generator Software. The following improvements / changes have been made: More keyboard-user friendly Ignore White Color is more accurate Ingore Black Color is more accurate (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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(...) If you have access to a *nix machine, or have installed the appropriate cygwin components on a Windows box, the following script should take a bunch of step files spit out from MLCad and insert the appropriate PREL3P commands in. #! /bin/sh (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Previous step color scaling [DAT]
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(...) Correct. Technically, the prel3p commands affect color substitution on following lines, so you'll need to insert code in two places: once at the beginning of the model to use the "faded" colors, and again at whatever point you wish to restore (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Highly confused about Library Updates for MLCad
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(...) Hello Christopher, I will not go into the same level of details as previous replies in this thread, but rather reply in a more general way. First of all, you make a mistake if you call it "Library Updates for MLCad". In one way, yes they are (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I have given Jim access to submit this change directly into Bricksmith's source code. Thanks, Jim, for wanting to improve my software. If a good, well-integrated, well-presented (and already coded) idea comes along, there's no reason for it (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: Previous step color scaling
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(...) think it would be easier to just futz with the data during parsing. --Travis (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Jaco, I don't see why not. How much RAM? I just got a bug report that greater than 1G of RAM on Vista caused problems. I don't have Vista, and don't plan on buying it for a *long* time. Kevin (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) hi folks, we still seek some input on the parts above. if you have the real version of those please measure/compare and let us know. w. (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Indeed, while opaque parts are made from ABS, thansparent ones use polycarbonate. These plastics have different behaviour that require slightly different molds to get the tight tolerances you appreciate from LEGO bricks... Philo (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | 2007/2008 LDraw Standards Committee (LSC) Election is open
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The 2007/2008 LDraw Standards Committee[1] election is now open. To vote, please visit (URL) and log in with your user account. Next, visit the ballot page on LDraw.org here: (URL) LDraw organization members may vote and you may vote for up to five (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Re: Previous step color scaling [DAT]
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(...) Thank you! I will eagerly await and try it. (...) MLCad is able to export every step, but it exports steps without information at which line the previous step ends and were the next step begins. For example when I export the CAR (still a great (...) (17 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) It is quite possible that one number is for transparent bricks and the other is for regular solid ABS. IIRC they are different molds. The LDraw parts library tries to be as inclusive as possible. Tim (17 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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--snip-- (...) That's an excellent trick. I may have to bookmark this thread and download the program when I have CAD running again. Tim (17 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Until then, here's another little example. (URL) 1>> (URL) 2>> (URL) 3>> (URL) 4>> (URL) 5>> (URL) 6>> (URL) 7>> (URL) 8>> (URL) 9>> (URL) 10>> (URL) 11>> (URL) The current step is drawn with (URL) colors> (the defaults) and previous steps are (...) (17 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: New POV-dat: 3062bL46.dat - Brick 1 x 1 Round Yellow with POV Light
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(...) It depends. Do you want the light to act more like it would through LEGO parts or do you want it to imitate a real car's headlights...? Anyway, the choice the user's. All you have to do is write the spotlight definitions ans run it through (...) (17 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New POV-dat: 3062bL46.dat - Brick 1 x 1 Round Yellow with POV Light
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(...) strange when the headlights cast shadows backwards :-) (17 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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