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(...) I would *highly* recommend LPub version 4 (4.0.0.1, to be precise) using LDView as the renderer. (URL) (16 years ago, 10-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I'd say download and install POV Ray manually. (...) I don't think there is another free program to do that. Jaco (16 years ago, 10-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
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Hi I just bought a new computer with Windows Vista. I am installing all of my L-draw software on it but I can not get Pov-ray to work. I downloaded the all-in-one installer at Ldraw.org. I am trying to render a model with Lpub, but when it opens up (...) (16 years ago, 9-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I'll be putting ROTSTEP to use properly now, too. Thanks. (...) LDView 4 is awesome. From my perspective, recent versions of LDView, LPub, and Bricksmith form a Macintosh LDraw Power Triad. Jim (16 years ago, 7-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) I know. I used the form I did to confirm that the default viewing angle was mathematically messed up (and for dramatic emphasis). (...) I've got them, now it's time to test them. (...) Yes, actually, it was LDView that was confused. Travis' (...) (16 years ago, 7-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) And you were right! The new version of LDView works. LDView 3.2 does not. Thanks very much for your help! Allen (16 years ago, 7-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: Is anyone working on 32745?
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(...) Gosh. I forgot this thread. I have been working on this part for some time now, and I have a few things done (mainly the rear half, I was going to work on front part). I hope I have not duplicated too much of your work. Could you keep me in (...) (16 years ago, 7-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Well, Allen said that the LDView 4 test build fixed the problem. At a guess, LPub using -cg on the command line (to set the camera angle to 0 so that all the rotation can be in the model itself?) and the QT version isn't handling that like it (...) (16 years ago, 7-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) Please note that instead of "0 ROTSTEP 0 0 0 REL", the preferred meta command is "0 ROTSTEP END". (...) There are 4 kinds of ROTSTEPS: REL, ABS, ADD, END For REL, you add the angles from the ROTSTEP meta to the default viewing angle to get the (...) (16 years ago, 6-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) The more I think about it, the more I suspect that LDView 3.2 on the Mac is to blame. I sent Allen an email with a link to an LDView 4 test build. --Travis (16 years ago, 6-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) Alas. That is what I'm supposed to see, not what I actually do see. Something is convinced that the 0,0,0 rotation is actually equal to the default 3D angle, which causes requests for the real default 3D angle to be over-rotated. (...) (16 years ago, 6-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: personal OMR (now 879 sets)
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(...) If you have looked carefully throught all the stuff you would have seen that not all are done by myself! I also like if I get models build by others to put into that OMR! cu mikeheide (16 years ago, 4-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: personal OMR (now 879 sets)
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(...) much time on your hands! :-) (16 years ago, 4-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: LPub Rotation Step angle woes
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(...) It is not coincidence that it works. LPub is written to handle it your way. STEPs and ROTSTEPs that are not preceded by type 1 through 5 lines are not treated as step. (...) Kevin (16 years ago, 4-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Well, I've definitely been doing it wrong! I guess it's just coincidence that my approach renders OK in LPub. Plus, Bricksmith doesn't treat rotsteps as steps - yet! Jim (16 years ago, 4-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | LDraw.org's October 2008 Part of the Month Winners
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Congratulations to the winner of the October 2008 Part Of The Month (MOTM/SOTM/POTM) contests: (URL) POTM - Best Part, Technic Differential with One Gear 28 Tooth Bevel by Philippe Hurbain (Philo)> (URL) POTM - Most Desired Part, Technic (...) (16 years ago, 4-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Re: LPub Rotation Step angle woes [DAT]
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(...) snip (...) I prefer the description as presented by Allen. 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3865.dat 0 ROTSTEP 0 0 0 ABS 1 4 -150 -24 70 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3005.dat 0 ROTSTEP 0 0 0 REL ROTSTEP is STEP with rotation,and steps are bottom of current (...) (16 years ago, 4-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Red Cross Pattern [DAT]
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Here is a subfile for bricks with the red cross pattern Unsure of what name to give it but since it's a pattern I was thinking it should start with the letter p. 0 Red Cross Pattern 0 Name: prc.dat 0 Author: mkennedy 0 BFC CERTIFY CW 4 4 -3 0 1 3 0 (...) (16 years ago, 3-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: LPub Rotation Step angle woes
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(...) Hi, Allen. Here's what I see when I open your example in LPub 4.0.0.1: (2 URLs) I'm not sure why the difference, but I'll list some possible factors. Side effects of other LPub options, e.g. to hide PLI LDView version (I use a "4.0 Pre-Alpha" (...) (16 years ago, 3-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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I'm working on rotation steps, and I'm not seeing LPub do what I expect it to do. I have the following file: 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3865.dat 0 ROTSTEP 0 0 0 ABS 1 4 -150 -24 70 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3005.dat 0 ROTSTEP 0 0 0 REL That should give me: (...) (16 years ago, 3-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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