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(URL) As a LDraw parts author, I am always interested to find new ways to model LEGO parts. Many parts have a clear geometric structure and are relatively easy to create, but parts like minifig animals or wigs have no defined geometric shape and are (...) (16 years ago, 14-Mar-09, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !
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| | Re: Orientation of parts in PLI using LPub 4.x
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I figured it out and using the old ORIENTATION file from and old LPub version. The strange thing is that the 2x4 plates display rotated, but the 2x6 does not. It is in the same file and orientated the same like the 2x4 plates. Clearing the (...) (16 years ago, 13-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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Hi Jaco, (...) Seems to work fine here. I guess you need to clear your parts image cache (Tools -> Clear parts list cache) Philo (16 years ago, 13-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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Hi all, Though I have put the Techinc plates 2x4, 2x6 and 2x8 with holes in the pli.mpd file that comes with LPub4.x and rotated them so the the holes are visible in the PLI, they just show up normal. How to accomplish this? I've added thes lines: 1 (...) (16 years ago, 13-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yes, the binding is stapled. Lulu offers a few differing binding options (stapled, plastic coil, paperback-like "perfect" binding, etc.), but stapled is the only option available for a minimal number of pages (22, in this case). I was worried (...) (16 years ago, 13-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.inst, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) Very cool--I love it! To be honest, it would never have occurred to me to use Lulu; I got as far as "I should try Kinkos," and that's where I sort of stalled. I have to say that the end results look amazingly professional and high-quality. (...) (16 years ago, 13-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.inst, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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Hi! I recently used (URL) Lulu.com> to publish (URL) LPub> instructions for a (URL) model> I created a few months ago. I have determined that I need to use higher resolution rendering settings and possibly avoid gradient backgrounds for optimal (...) (16 years ago, 13-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.inst, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) Hi, Jaco. Try using an "absolute" rotstep in the callout submodel to specify exactly the angle you desire. For instance: 0 ROTSTEP 30 45 0 ABS Jim (16 years ago, 13-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks Scott! I actually had msflxgrd.ocx allready in the system32 folder. Placing sysinfo.ocx there solved the problem even without rebooting! Jaco (16 years ago, 12-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thx to the LSC for ratifying this so quickly. w. (16 years ago, 12-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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Hi all, Creating buildinginstructions for the birds by MisaQa for my website ((URL) I am having trouble getting the right rotation step for the instructions of one of the swans. It is this one on page 2: (URL) someone help me in getting it right? (...) (16 years ago, 12-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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The LSC just ratified and made changes to the (URL) !COLOUR spec>. There were two changes: MATERIAL is now allowed in official LDraw.org color definitions GLITTER and SPECKLE material properties specified. Please note: these changes were made in (...) (16 years ago, 12-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Geoffrey, if you're looking for a time filler be my guest. There as still some parts in the need for a CA re-write: (URL) also these parts: (URL) looking for gifted people to get dressed up for a PT-party. w. (16 years ago, 7-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) If someone really wants to go to the trouble of making a cross-section, and knows how to do so, adding in the missing surfaces shouldn't be that big a deal, yes? (...) I'd say no. People are clearly already concerned with keeping file size as (...) (16 years ago, 7-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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"Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs@REMOVEgmail.com> wrote in message news:KG3zI9.Cno@lugnet.com... (...) The computer hasn't been programmed with a representation of "solid" for an internal representation of a LDRAW part, yet. But he brings up an interesting (...) (16 years ago, 7-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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It's a computer representation of the piece, it's not meant to show how it's actually constructed. -Stefan- (16 years ago, 7-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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LDraw parts are just a bunch of triangles, quads, and lines. There's no such concept as "solid". --Travis (16 years ago, 6-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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Looking through various LDraw files I've noticed that the axles that connect for example beams into ball joints are modelled hollow, like axle holes closed on all sides. However, I've broken various pieces over my years, this one being broken quite (...) (16 years ago, 6-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: LSynth 3 available on kclague.net
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(...) Thanks! Jetro (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I have a setup program (for a product at work) that is doing more or less exactly this (asking for an extra folder, where the default value is found by searching the registry). It was quite a long time ago that I wrote it, so I may need some (...) (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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