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(...) I agree, and if these were final renders I would be more careful. But since they are just "work-in-progress" pictures, I just used the same lighting for each. For full models it works very well indeed. (...) True. Although you can see that (...) (14 years ago, 15-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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I have two authored parts under my belt, but both of them were modeled strictly by eye and patience. Now with the LEGO Universe Team releasing part files in need of cleanup I feel like I can contribute more. I've been working on cleaning up a part (...) (14 years ago, 15-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Advanced minifig animations
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(...) You don't have to work from scratch; there are several versions around on the web of a LDraw import plugin for Blender. Here's the one that I use: (URL) of a steep learning curve, I've found that once you've imported your model, you should (...) (14 years ago, 15-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Code Pilot LDraw
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(...) That's what bothers the photographer in me ;o) (...) Maybe, yes. Black seems OK. Finally I did a mockup... Battery lid is done, still a lot of work for cover! (URL) (14 years ago, 15-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) That's the result of several things, but mostly the reflectivity of the colors I'm using. When I have no background or floor like these images, there is nothing to block or scatter the area lights and HDR lights I use so you get bright (...) (14 years ago, 14-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Little chance for that: doing a mockup takes time that would be essentially thrown away... But I'll post subparts as I build them. (...) Isn't it a bit too light? the grey seem washed out (as I thought it might be a bad setting of my screen, I (...) (14 years ago, 14-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Philo! I really appreciate the effort this will take. I will just place another part (perhaps a Scout) in the model as a placeholder until a better replacement is available. If you could place even an early draft on the Parts Tracker, (...) (14 years ago, 13-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Wonderful! (...) I should be able to do that, since it is indeed easier than Spybotics... But don't expect it so soon! (...) I have one ;o) Philo (14 years ago, 13-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: LPub Q's
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(...) Hi Mike, Nice to hear from you! In LPub 4, there is only the orientation file, because you can perform scaling and orientation with one file. Duh! How many years did it take me to figure that out! Hah! Look in the preferences section for the (...) (14 years ago, 13-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Bioncile part naming
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(...) Isn't the primary connection the Ball Joint & Socket? Shouldn't that come into the name? (14 years ago, 13-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad)
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I have begun the challenging task of modeling the dump truck from the Barcode Multi Set 8479. This huge model will require a lot of effort, but you can see some of the "work in progress" results below. The problem, of course, is that the (URL) Code (...) (14 years ago, 13-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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I got the urge to finish a set of instructions that I started years ago over the weekend. I have the MPD complete but am running into some problems generating a usable set of instructions using LPub. Where does the half_size.ldr file reside? Same (...) (14 years ago, 13-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Bioncile part naming
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(...) The parts you are showing are not identically! So in this case this problem does not arise but it is still there. I am against a big renaming and I like your suggestion. But why should we use "Technic Figure"? Because it is used in figures? No (...) (14 years ago, 12-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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Now that Bionicle has been discontinued and been given a successor, what should we do about the part naming? Say, we got these two parts: (2 URLs) The parts are similar in both design and use (though the latter is more sleek and smooth). The only (...) (14 years ago, 12-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: L(EGO)Draw parts - 4th batch
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This is great :-) What's the communication channel with the Lego Universe team? How do we know when they're gonna make other parts available and when? Looks like part m30408 is a Stormtrooper helmet. I've been waiting for this one for ages! I also (...) (14 years ago, 11-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw Design Pad v2.1 beta
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(...) Just tried to auto fix a "row all zero" error (in official part 41879), I get a crash (access violation) (14 years ago, 11-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: L(EGO)Draw parts - 4th batch
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(...) If you want to send me a list of the "mysteries," I can help sort that out or you. -- joshua (14 years ago, 11-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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(...) HMM! I wonder how *that* happened :wink: Thanks to you for your help with that, Philo. -- joshua (14 years ago, 11-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: L(EGO)Draw parts - 4th batch
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(...) Parts 54655 and 54809 come from a motor used for a couple of City Boat sets. (URL) (14 years ago, 11-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: L(EGO)Draw parts - 4th batch
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(...) Sorry, link broken due to FTX, it's (URL) here> (14 years ago, 10-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: L(EGO)Draw parts - 4th batch
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New parts chart done: (URL) that some parts I could not find on Peeron - those parts ''might'' have been modeled under an unknown part number. Those parts need investigating. -Santeri (14 years ago, 10-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: L(EGO)Draw parts - 4th batch
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Some interesting parts in this submission. cu mikeheide (14 years ago, 10-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: L(EGO)Draw parts - 4th batch
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Few really new parts... but some outstanding ones (eg. 30408). And a much improved quality, compared to previous releases! (...) Thanks in advance, Santeri! Philo (14 years ago, 10-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: L(EGO)Draw parts - 4th batch
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Awesome news! Love the quantity of Bionicle parts there... (yes I'm back D:) I'll be sure to make the fourth chart to the Wiki. :) -Santeri (14 years ago, 10-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | L(EGO)Draw parts - 4th batch
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Hi folks, the LEGO Universe Team has shared another batch of part shapes with the community, with the purpose to make them fit for the LDraw Parts Tracker. As usual I have uploaded them to my webspace (the upload module at LDraw.org would have me (...) (14 years ago, 10-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Re: Odd LDView Issue
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(...) Please send me the file, and I'll try to figure out what's going on. --Travis Cobbs (14 years ago, 7-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: New MLCad basic tutorial
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(...) Many thx Tim, feel free to post it to all other groups and discussion boards you're signed on. w. (14 years ago, 5-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: New MLCad basic tutorial
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(...) I've posted it to TBB and the FLickr LDraw group for people who might actually need it ;) Tim (14 years ago, 5-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi, I can't think of a place more inappropriate for this announcement considering the high talented people visiting these groups. Anyway, here: (URL) find a new basic tutorial for MLCad. It has been fought as substitute for the outdated tutorial by (...) (14 years ago, 4-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.announce) !
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| | Re: Odd LDView Issue
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(...) No, it could be something wrong with the substitute 4-4cyli, Either in LDView, or in the display list created on the graphics card. But I'd expect this to affect the studs as well since they also use 4-4cyli. Maybe that's a different (...) (14 years ago, 3-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | LGEO part error in 32068
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While rendering, I found a positional error in one of the LGEO files. The part is lg_32068: Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular 3 Long (Steering Link). The translation of the part needs to be changed from: translate <LGBRICKWIDTH, 0, 0> to translate (...) (14 years ago, 3-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Odd LDView Issue
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(...) If it was a discrepant transformation matrix, then wouldn't you only expect it on ONE of the belt cylinders, not all of them? (...) This is my work PC which is a high end CAD workstation. You couldn't really ask for more memory or a better (...) (14 years ago, 3-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Odd LDView Issue
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(...) Looks like the transformation matrix for the cylinder primitive maybe got a row zeroed out. Could be a memory issue, or a bad graphics driver. Does it work when you disable primitive substitution? How about on a different PC? (...) (14 years ago, 3-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Odd LDView Issue
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I'm having a strange issue with LDView. See the (URL) picture> for the display behavior. I have tracked this down to happening during the following conditions: There is a rubber belt in the model created with MLCAD's rubber belt generator. * The (...) (14 years ago, 2-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | SR 3D Builder 0.5.5.2
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The latest version of my CAD application has just been released (yesterday) Some interesting new features like selecting parts by color and the ability to import in your current model other models (for example a car into a city corner) available as (...) (14 years ago, 1-Sep-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND California Ambassador Class 2010 BI
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(...) If granted, that would be nice. (...) I've got no worries over this one, there are copious (and I really mean copious) amounts of tan cheese slopes in the soon to be released set (URL) #10214 - Tower Bridge> (...) Tan Flag 2 x 2 Square. You've (...) (14 years ago, 31-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND California Ambassador Class 2010 BI
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(...) Normally, one would have to be a LEGOLAND Ambassador Pass passholder, and sign up for the master builder session. I have asked whether the BI can be shared with Adult LEGO Enthusiasts, and I'm waiting to hear back. You should be warned, (...) (14 years ago, 31-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDConfig_Alt.ldr
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(...) It's also a good idea to make all lights but one 'shadowless' so you don't have the spotlight effect of crossing shadows. I often put a shadowless light at the point of the camera, to make sure everything we see is reached by *some* light. (14 years ago, 29-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 87926 White Cylinder Half 3 x 6 x 6 with 1 x 2 cutout
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(...) Hey Philo, thanks for the advice. I have commited the part to the parts tracker. I am not sure about the Needs Work notice. I just added a '(needs work)' to the name and a little comment section in the file. I hope thats ok. Rolf (14 years ago, 30-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) You can try to replicate the sun with just one bright light source that is very far away, but the light will not scatter the way it does on the surface of the Earth. That, and if you have ever tried to take a picture of LEGO outside on a very (...) (14 years ago, 29-Aug-10, to lugnet.cad)
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