 | | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
|
|
(...) You could try the version which comes with Cynwin32: (URL) used Beta 20.1; it seems pretty stable. If you're not too keen on using the Unix sub-layer (slow), try dmake: (URL) it seems to have gone commercial -- you have to *pay* for the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
|
| |
| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
|
|
(...) Yep, I'm familiar with make. I even went to look for one once. Do you know how hard it is to search the net for 'make'? I never could figure out a decent set of search-words... Oh, wait. I've got a make.exe with my old copy of Turbo Pascal. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
|
| |
| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
|
|
(...) Are you familiar with the make utility? It allows you to describe an arbitrary set of modules, with their associated interdependencies, and then re-build only the modules which have changed and modules dependant upon them. Of course, using (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
|
| |
| | Re: Line in the Sand
|
|
Still discussing: (URL) and now (URL) I posted an update to the v4 spec just now. It includes the changes suggested by Jacob. Things have been quiet lately, so I want to throw out a couple of questions: Does anyone have an opinion on whether it (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | help - where's swengine.dat
|
|
I've found a few DAT files on lugnet.cad.dat.models that reference part swengine.dat. Yet I can't find this part. Who can tell me where this part is? Anyone... anyone... anyone... James Wilson (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
|
| |
| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
|
|
(...) That's fine with me. The only downside is applying updates. When new parts are released for LDraw, I don't update individual partsref images and pages, I just regenerate the whole shebang. So any manual edits would probably get overwritten. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
|
| |
| | Re: part # request.
|
|
(...) Make mock-ups from whatever you want. Just *please*, don't try to make submit-able models from one picture. Or several pictures. Steve (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: Off topic question Re: Clone DATs--any interest?
|
|
Nephilim <jthompson@esker.com> wrote in message news:FLv94v.I82@lugnet.com... (...) I've done the same in the past. As I see it, the thoughts of the community can be broken down in the following ways: (1) The purists hate the idea of any non-LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: part # request.
|
|
(...) I got flamed for making parts and even mock-ups without the part in hand... -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: part # request.
|
|
Wait, are you modeling a part without having the part in hand? Is that wise? Just curious. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
|
|
(...) Yeah I was thinking that the third size should be a composite of four views top, left, bottom, and right. Should the floor be kept in this kind of view? Ie: Rotate Part over floor rather than 4 Cameras, nuking the floor only on the bottom (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary)
|
| |
| | Re: part # request.
|
|
(...) is the glass portion removable, also, what does the bottom look like? because i am goin of that 1 photo for it sofar, from what i can see, i think the center portion are stud tubes? or is it a "wall"? (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
|
|
Excellent! After looking at them I think that other perspectives are more important than colors. Have you tried experimenting with the ambient light option in povray? I don't think l3p gives you that option but you can modify the pov files l3p (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary)
|
| |
| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
|
|
(...) I Started this Several Weeks ago, I have already run Pov-Ray for the Thumbs and the Large Size. I have only the two sizes done so far. What would you call normal Size, I had not figured out a good third size any suggestions? All pngs, 128x96 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary)
|
| |
| | Re: part # request.
|
|
(...) It's also in the big shuttle set from the 1999 Launch Command series, as well as the Shell promo station. 30264 is on the blue filter part; 30343 is on the white portion. -Jeremy. (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | ldraw.org December Model of the Month Winner
|
|
The winner for ldraw.org's December Model of the Month competition is Thomas Burger, with his 'Datsville LMT Out From MacArthur Tunnel' image. Check it out at (URL) Congrats Tom! -Tim Courtney ldraw.org Project Coordinator (URL) timcourtne ICQ: (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Re: Resubmission of: Trailer on Flatcar (TOFC)
|
|
(...) roadrailer yes.. ideas ideas.. i might go ahead and use that! (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.trains)
|
| |
| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
|
|
(...) Speaking of which... I just posted my wants list. I want hundreds of most of the items on it. Someone pointed out to me that if I could tell of sets that had large quantities of the parts I might get better responses. Given the current state (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary)
|
| |
| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
|
|
One thing I noticed with the DAT explorer is that POV rendered images look _MUCH_ better with the lossless PNG format thatn with JPEG. Perhaps appropriate use of the JPEG smoothing function would help the the tests I did looked bad even at 100% (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
|
| |
| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
|
|
(...) IMHO, the best thing is having both (a) super-quick-loading GIFs and (b) high-quality POV JPEGs, and then letting the user decide which one to view. A while back, someone even suggested having spinning/rotating POV-rendered images for each (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
|
