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(...) Case shouldn't matter on the Mac. I don't check for P and PARTS. The prompt ("LDrawDir '%s' is not a valid directory", Path) comes if (stat(Path, &Stat) == 0 && (Stat.st_mode & S_IFDIR)) fails. So please check again... and remove the trailing (...) (19 years ago, 29-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) You might check the P and PARTS directories. I switched them to lower case in the plist. I didn't try with them upper case, so I don't know if that would have worked or not. I know the error message is complaining about the main LDraw (...) (19 years ago, 29-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) I double checked and I mistyped the error above. The error displays a leading slash, and so does the config file. /Users/Tim/Applicati...ith/LDraw/ is a valid directory. I added a trailing slash after LDraw/ for gits and shiggles, doesn't work (...) (19 years ago, 29-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) Wow! This sounds really ambitious. I hope to try it out as it approaches v1.0.0. (19 years ago, 28-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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DATHeader was first released on 28.09.2006 with Version no. 1.01 Last release was in 2007 on 05.12.2007 with Version no. 1.15 cu mikeheide (19 years ago, 28-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) * Official part library update on Dec 28. --Travis (19 years ago, 28-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) The LSC summary page that the above entries were taken from is in reverse chronological order. You'll want to put them back in chronological order to avoid confusion. Same thing for the 2007 LSC activity. --Travis (19 years ago, 28-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I believe that Mac Brick CAD also preceded it, but that project's home page is now gone, so it's difficult to get a history. Also, ldglite was probably compiled on the Mac prior to BrickSmith's release, but I'm not sure how many people use (...) (19 years ago, 28-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) That's not actually true. BrickDraw3D ((URL) it. However, BrickDraw3D was last updated on Nov 23, 2002, so it seems to be a project that's no longer in development. --Travis (19 years ago, 28-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Here are the LDView highlights for that time period (two of which are already on your list). It's up to you what level of detail to take from them: 2005-12-13: LDView 3.0 released with whole new rendering engine that is generally faster than LDView (...) (19 years ago, 28-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi folks, as you might know LDraw's history: (URL) been updated for a long time. With permission from BrickJournal publisher Joe Meno I'm going to mirror an article published in BrickJournal, Spring 2006, Volume #1, Issue 4, which covers also the (...) (19 years ago, 28-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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(...) Your toolbar checked/unchecked states are messed up (for mutually exclusive color mode buttons and the various other toggle buttons). Explode in English doesn't have an accent over the final e. On a Mac, you should really use Command+Drag (...) (19 years ago, 28-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) You're missing a slash at the beginning. --Travis (19 years ago, 28-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) Hmmm .. looks cool. I followed the Readme and substituted my locations, but I get this error: LDrawDir 'Users/Tim/Applicati...ith/LDraw' is not a valid directory. I'm scratching my head, cause it is, and I checked capitalization. -Tim (19 years ago, 28-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: confusion with parts
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(...) Hi Ramiro, it is known that 6093 in LDD references (URL) in LDraw 6093 is (URL) - a complete mismatch. Problem is, that we can correct the error only after the real 6093 - Minifig Hair Ponytail has been authored and submitted to the PT. In the (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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hi, first post. i'd like to know why this two parts are listed in LDraw as the same, i've been looking for that ponytail and it's nowhere to be found. Wig, Ponytail Element Id: 4211165 Design Id: 6093 Mini Wig, Girl Element Id: 4274410 Design Id: (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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I have been involved in a Carbon project at work, and when I recently got myself a very nice 24" iMac I couldn't resist making an L3Lab for the Mac. So here is the first shot: (URL) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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(...) That's a challenge ;-) Here is a Mac L3Lab that uses my ldraw.ini parsing functions that also LDView uses. (URL) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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<snip> (...) The code is on its way! Thanks! (...) Kevin (19 years ago, 26-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) That's probably doable (at least mostly). However, it would likely involve not using certain Mac features (like drawers). The other thing is that Mac apps often use something called an Inspector. This is like a properties dialog, except that (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Actually, I just checked, and you can in Cocoa. Just uncheck all the modifiers in IB, and the menu will just show the letter (capitalized). Check the Shift modifier, and the menu will show that along with the letter. Furthermore, the keys (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) I think my problem is a compiler/Qt/lack of knowledge issue and not a Mac issue since I'm getting the same error regardless of whether I'm building on OSX or Windows. -Orion P.S. Send me some fresh code and I'll try to sort it out. (19 years ago, 26-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Oh, it's widely recognized that a disproportionate number of Mac users are insufferably smug and prone to making grating, snarky remarks. What seems far less understood is that most Mac zealots are really very nice people who try not to annoy (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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(...) <snip> (...) Hi Travis, Very nice to hear about your experiences. I need many layers of Mac experience. The first and foremost (until I get myself a Mac and get ramped up in the development environment) is being able to build LPub for the Mac. (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Well, I wouldn't really call myself a Mac expert OR a QT expert, but I'm at least familiar with both. I did the initial port of LDView to QT years ago, but that's now maintained by Peter Bartfai. However, I do get into the QT code enough to (...) (19 years ago, 24-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) lol--listening to "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell"-- (URL) of the very funniest shows anywhere-- and lo and behold they reported a survey of 7500 mac an pc users and concluded that mac users were arrogant, felt superior in every way, and were much (...) (19 years ago, 24-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
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(...) Mike, Travis, thx for the nomination, I accept. w. (19 years ago, 24-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Almost correct but a few rings are in the wrong place still. I have commented on the tracker. (19 years ago, 24-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: LDraw Add-On in LDraw All-in-Installer (was: In the pipe. (was- It’s the year 2008, ...)
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(...) And YES! -Matt :) ---...--- Matt Chiles 1006 Horseshoe Bend Rd Centerville, WA 98613 USA Phone: 509-773-5724 (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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In lugnet.cad, Kevin L. Clague wrote: <snip> (...) Oops -> program Kevin (19 years ago, 23-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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(...) LDraw will not die. Let me write that again. LDraw will not die (as long as I'm involved with it). However, LDraw is and continues to be a completely volunteer operated project and a small one at that. Even compared to most local LUGs, our (...) (19 years ago, 23-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Sigh. My preference would be to have one problem on both environments. Unfortunatly MLCad will not be going open source. It almost happened. I asked Allan Smith about having bricksmith ported to the PC, but he's not even slightly interested. I (...) (19 years ago, 23-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) LOL you're basing your Windoze "standards" off a Micro$oft program???? And here I thought you were bright. Interesting that PP2003 doesn't behave like PP2000 LOL. Anyway, the "standard" behaviour for mutiple selection is - shift-click usually (...) (19 years ago, 23-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) You got me so curious I found a Windows machine and investigated PowerPoint 2003. At the least it is widely known; tragically, it's even probably the #1 drawing program on Windows. Both shift and control are used to select multiple (...) (19 years ago, 23-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: LDraw Add-On in LDraw All-in-Installer (was: In the pipe. (was- It’s the year 2008, ...)
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(...) And I use it all the time. When I'm modeling, I frequently switch back and forth between MLCAD and LDAO's editor. Of course, I have an advantage - I have the (unreleased) version with the MPD form of the editor. So that's 3 relatively (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw Add-On in LDraw All-in-Installer (was: In the pipe. (was- It’s the year 2008, ...)
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(...) Yes, me too. Chris (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: In the pipe. (Was- It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?)
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(...) no need, kevin. we include both progs via the GPL. have a look at the "Third Party Software" section in the proposed new all-in-one-installer dialog: (URL) I'd guess we have a race between the all-in-one and my release of LPub 4.0. (...) (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Getting OT: Where are the latest official parts files?
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(...) Thanks Travis. It seems a bit hidden to find. Now I know to check the zip from time to time. Lutz (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) First, I'd like to thank all the folks working on getting us new parts and part libraries. I'd also like to thank Ahui for all his work on the help desk and the all in one installer. If LPub and LSynth are open source via GPL, do you still (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
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(...) Thank you for the nomination. I decline. Jim (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | SR 3D Builder - Version 0.3.0.1 released
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Hi everybody just release the new version of my program. Now it supports UNDO/REDO Now with automatic brick orientation Now with uncertified part support downolad it from (URL) fun Sergio (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw Add-On in LDraw All-in-Installer (was: In the pipe. (was- It’s the year 2008, ...)
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(...) YES!!! ROSCO (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | LDraw Add-On in LDraw All-in-Installer (was: In the pipe. (was- It’s the year 2008, ...)
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(...) These days, does it really make sense to include LDAO in the general file? Does anyone still use it? Steve (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Nominations closing in 1 week
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Hi folks, As outlined here: (URL) for the 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee election will close in a week, at 11:59 PM GMT on 29 February 2008 and elections will start the 1st of March. Only those candidates that have been nominated, seconded, (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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(...) Beside reviewing as already pointed out also preparing the parts we've got from the LEGO Universe Team (URL) the Parts Tracker could be an option to get into ldrawing since the shape is already there. Admittedly some of the parts are a (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | In the pipe. (Was- It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?)
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(...) Steve, as already underlined here: (URL) getting your signed permission for the all-in-one is on of the missing bricks for the next release. Please pick the form: (URL) suits you most, print, sign and return a scanned copy of the permission in (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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(...) There is also Jim Devona's ldmerge ((URL) that can be helpful if you don't want to mix everything. Philo (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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(...) No, LDraw is not on its death bed. Things are going on in the background - although with less vigour than I would wish since Christmas, due to an overload of other commitments. Most of the conversion work on the existing official library is (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Getting OT: Where are the latest official parts files?
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(...) Look at the following post: (URL) you read that thread as a whole, you'll have a better understanding of the problem. However, the above post has a link to a page with a zip of all the unofficial parts (i.e., everything that's been added or (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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(...) I think it's definitely something that needs to be considered by each person, since for some people it will work fine, while for others it won't work well at all. LDView uses the directories listed in the tutorial (<LDraw>\Unofficial\P and (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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(...) Better idea? Well, maybe. I'm not sure yet. There's much more to L-Cad than ML-Cad. The question that immediately come to my mind is: What programs will support that scan order info, besides ML-Cad? L3P? L3Lab? LDView? /Tore (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Getting OT: Where are the latest official parts files?
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(...) Ok. I found an update with all new parts since release 0.27 - but it is "complete.exe", does not help on my mac. Is there a plain zip available? (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Exhaust Pipes 71137 and x855 misaligned
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(...) No, I did not. It is not on the unofficial parts list and the latest full release of LDRAW on ldraw.org still states 2004. Latest official parts update states 2005. Is it stupid me or is it hidden somewhere? I downloaded somewhere mid-2007 and (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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(...) Bad idea! A much more elegant way to include unofficial parts, without the need ot mix them with the official library can be found here: (URL) w. (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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(...) As pointed out here: (URL) merge the original LDraw core library with the Complete.exe updates. Once the CA-library is published, there will be just one package containing all parts and no Ldraw.exe, LEdit.exe. Plus the library will be (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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(...) No, the six parts are not the reason for the delay but the inconsistency of the part's header with the need to check/convert every single part, plus all the extra work that has to be done for the new package - read: all-in-one-installer, (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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(...) To answer both of your questions, take a look at LDraw.org's (URL) Unofficial Parts> page. Although the 'instructions' are kinda brief. Sorry about that. Basically, you do this: Download the zip file (the link at the bottom of the unofficial (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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(...) Are there instructions anywhere on how to download and install or update unofficial parts? Is there a repository where all the unofficial parts live? Thanks, Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Exhaust Pipes 71137 and x855 misaligned
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(...) Thanks for checking, I posted a warning on PT. BTW, part number is 40620. Philo (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Exhaust Pipes 71137 and x855 misaligned
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(...) This problem should be fixed with the update I made in November 2007! Do you have noticed that? cu mikeheide (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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(...) That's what I do, too. And update from time to time. (...) I heartfully agree: we are desperately missing reviewers! While it does require some LDraw knowledge, it is nothing compared to authoring of complex parts... it took me years to get up (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Exhaust Pipes 71137 and x855 misaligned
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Hi, Again, while doing these parts for LGEO, I discovered the exhaust pipes old 71137 and new (with Pin) x855 (unoffical by GuyVivan) to be misaligned. They have a different origin point, which is not the problem. If you place them in a the holes of (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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(...) I'm *sure* that LDraw is not on death row. I have faith that things will get resolved. I'm sure part of the problem is that we have real lives, and sometimes that gets in the way of LEGO. Are you sure you cannot get along with an unofficial (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | LPub Wiki
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Hi folks, I wanted to let folks now that I am working hard at LPub 4.0, a WYSIWYG building instruction editor. Philo was kind enough to set up a wiki for people to report bugs, add feature requests, and watch the testing process proceed. (URL) I've (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | It’s the year 2008, where are my parts updates?
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It has been over two years since the last LDraw parts update. Where the heck are the new ones? Are we just letting LDraw die? It is really seeming that way. Yes, I’ve read the ‘Lack of Parts Updates’ article. I read it over a year ago. And as far as (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | MPD file for Technic #8842
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In this post (URL) you can find the mpd file describing the #8842 Technic set of the 80’s. I decide to remake the model after I read the post in The NXT Step: (URL) which explains some methods to unstuck parts. In a commentary the #8842 is mentioned (...) (19 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, FTX)
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| | Re: Library Specifications for Canvas Parts
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(...) Actually, I think it should use color 16 and 24 for the canvas portion. LDraw is partially about allowing people to build computer models of real world creations, but it's also definitely about allowing them to build computer models that will (...) (19 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: Library Specifications for Canvas Parts
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(...) Nice. (...) Doesn't part 522 (URL) the first official part from this family? Should it stand as an example for future such parts, or does it need to be revised after the LSC adopts some guidelines? (19 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Library Specifications for Canvas Parts
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(...) I think as follow: As the "Canvas" is only useful in the fold version like the design of the part, it should not be modifyable like stickers (colors). Also we do not need an unfold version (mostly useless). Unpatterned versions are only (...) (19 years ago, 17-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Library Specifications for Canvas Parts
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Hi folks, I'm currently working on the "Canvas Wagon Cover with Oval and Two Crossed Cutlasses Pattern" (URL) and before I start cleaning the part for PT-fitness I'd like to ask the LSC for some guidelines, since this is the first canvas part ever (...) (19 years ago, 17-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
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(...) I, Orion Pobursky, second this nomination (19 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Nominations closing in 2 weeks
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Hi folks, As outlined here: (URL) for the 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee election will close in 2 weeks, at 11:59 PM GMT on 29 February 2008 and elections will start the 1st of March. Only those candidates that have been nominated, seconded, (...) (19 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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(...) As Travis remarked, many people install a program and then forget about the Read Me, myself included. (...) None what so ever. I often install open source (and even some commercial) programs that have less documentation than yours. (...) No, (...) (19 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: New LDraw part author tool and tutorial: Ytruder
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(...) No, but I have had thoughts about a very similar tool. One that lists all (or at least the first one hundred) points mentioned in a dat-file. It shouldn't take that many minutes to rush together such a utility. But so far, I haven't taken the (...) (19 years ago, 14-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New LDraw part author tool and tutorial: Ytruder
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Hello Tore, You are right, I should look more closely at LDraw script. Certainly a flexible tool... Would you already have a utility that converts a ldraw file (say with a path of lines) into a set of points coordinates usable by LDS? Philo (19 years ago, 14-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New license for the LDraw All-In-One installer
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(...) thx for pointing. I'll add it. (...) Upps! Wasn't aware of this. Please do so and let me know. As a side note we also haven't got permission form Steve ... well ... I've got an email telling that he is fine with us using LDAdd On in the (...) (19 years ago, 13-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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(...) I'd suggest moving the Readme into the app wrapper and adding an item to the help menu that uses [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openFile:] to show it. I installed Bricksmith a long time ago, and had completely forgotten that it came with a (...) (19 years ago, 13-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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(...) Sigh...Nobody ever reads the Read Me. Though those tidbits are indeed documented, I admit documentation is not my strong suit. I generally hope that users will explore menu items and find them to be fairly self-explanatory. (...) I'm curious (...) (19 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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(...) Congratulations, Orion. That's nice to hear. (...) Thanks for at least trying it out. It is unfortunate you were unsatisfied, and you raise several valid points below. But you also lament about the "absence" of several features which are (...) (19 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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(...) Ouch. Why is that? Bricksmith and MLCad are definitely different. Bricksmith offers a Mac-friendly interface designed by a lifelong Mac user. It makes organizing a model into submodels and steps completely seamless. It offers an editor with (...) (19 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Making a plane transparent?????
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(...) I have some water scenes here - (URL) POV code is also there. Maybe it can give you some ideas. NOTE: These scenes are old, and some POV commands may have to be changed, I haven't tried them for a long time. (19 years ago, 10-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: New license for the LDraw All-In-One installer
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(...) I'm a little rusty with all these but I do believe you are MISSING POV-RAY 3.1g which is the ONLY one that will work with MEGAPOV 0.7 which is the way we get the "black" edge lines for making BIs. Does the current AIOI not include 3.1g? The (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: colors.dat (Was: POV Color Cheat?)
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) It looks good. However, while I did copy and paste the lines that help out LDView, I didn't write them. They come directly from ldconfig.ldr, so saying "LDView code by Travis Cobbs" is misleading. --Travis (19 years ago, 12-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: New LDraw part author tool and tutorial: Ytruder
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(...) Since we all have different tastes and different ways to approach problems, the more the alternatives the better. But are you aware of that tasks like this can be taken on using LDraw Script? (URL) example, You define the first, top, line (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: colors.dat (Was: POV Color Cheat?)
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(...) <snip> (...) Thanks for your comments and suggestions. Is this better? 0 Color Redifinition Include File 0 Name: colors.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 // Original idea by Dave Schuler 0 // Original POV code by Jeroen de Haan 0 // LDView code by (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Making a plane transparent?????
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I'm trying to make a scene in POV-Ray with the underwater divers showing through the water. Camera is positioned above the camera. I'm trying to figure out how to make the water transparent. Here's the coding for the floor so far. (Go easy on me (...) (19 years ago, 10-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Part 50944x1?
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(...) Please visit my webside (URL) and look for the Tiny Turbo models. I am sure I have used there an available part that fits nearly for this purpose. cu mikeheide (19 years ago, 8-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Help preparing L(EGO)Draw parts
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(...) ...and another one, the Plant Tree Palm Base 4 x 4: (URL) (19 years ago, 6-Feb-08, to 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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(...) Exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for to "lighten up" my space crafts. Question: How do I develop my own files? I can't seem to get the datshine102.exe to work. Even if I have to hand code them into the .ldr files, I'll be happy. (19 years ago, 6-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Part 50944x1?
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Does anyone have even a mock-up that's usable until the full part is ready? It's the wheels for almost all of the Tiny Turbo sets. I've been putting the tyres in without the wheels and man do those cars look weird. :-) (19 years ago, 6-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: can LPUB PLI BEGIN ... sections be nested?
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(...) Hi Steve, LPub cannot (and should not) support any nested META commands, except for the nesting implied by use of sub-models. I think the mistake you are making is to synthesize actual lego products, rather than by hose/cable type. The purpose (...) (19 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | MPD file for Technic #8274, Combine Harvester
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Hello to everybody! I am modelling the firt model of the set #8274 with MLCad. You can find the actual state of the .mpd file describing the harvester in my SVN server, but the files is still unfinished: (URL) I only need the following parts to (...) (19 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, FTX)
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(...) Part 47758 Windscreen 4 x 4 Roll Cage done: (URL) (19 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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(...) Moving things manually a long distance is cumbersome, even with the coarse grid. The inspector does show the coordinates of the selected part or submodel, although I'm not sure if that's what you mean by cursor coordinates. Note that if you do (...) (19 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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(...) Yes, this is very annoying as using the arrow keys to move a part/assembly all the way across the model can be slow and painful, especially since Bricksmith doesn't seem to display cursor coordinates. (...) Ok, I see. I'd like functionality to (...) (19 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) Bricksmith is certainly unlike MLCad, which is indeed a fine program. However, I'd like to humbly correct a few inaccuracies I perceive in your list of drawbacks. (...) True. That is a definite difference. (...) False. Keyboard controls for (...) (19 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | can LPUB PLI BEGIN ... sections be nested?
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Can LPUB PLI BEGIN sections be nested? I did not have this problem until I started using lsynthcp version 3.0 (which I probably got directly from Kevin). This version of LSynth automatically inserts LPUB parts list directives to substitute the (...) (19 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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(...) I'm going to have to disagree. As a long time MLCad user and a recent Mac convert (Nov 2007), I feel that while Bricksmith is a very good program, it has some very definite drawbacks that makes it difficult to use. Here's a list from off the (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | LDraw.org's January 2008 Model, Scene and Part of the Month Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the January 2008 Model/Scene/Part Of The Month (MOTM/SOTM/POTM) contests: (URL) MOTM, Hooklift Truck with Crane by Norbert Taxberger> (URL) SOTM, Performance by Owen Dive> (URL) POTM - Best Part, Minifig Accessory (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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(...) I second that. I'm quite novice at virtual building, but Bricksmith has proven very straightforward to use (it's event better with two screens, too), and very convivial. MLcad is good to, of course, but I don't see why you'd go through all the (...) (19 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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