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(...) Yes, with a wider audience or a desperate need, it's much more likely someone will be brave enough to jump in and contribute. It also helps if the project seems active. I tried to generate some activity by making a portable version of the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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In lugnet.cad, Don Heyse wrote: <snip> (...) I expect people to ask me. (...) LSynth is an all in one synthesizer in that it does hose and band type synthesis, and it is stand alone, and the synthesis process does not involve manual copying of stuff (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Don't forget LDDP's generator (soon to be a plugin again). It's based on Fredrik Glockner's emacs code and supports: 73590B.DAT Hose Flexible 8.5L with Tabs (750.dat for endpoints) 73590A.DAT Hose Flexible 8.5L without Tabs (752.dat for (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Cool! I actually like the plugin idea even better than open source (although the two ideas do work together well). In my LDRAW fantasy world (which is probably based on Karim's Artemis paper) all the really nifty functionality is provided by (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Then you should suggest that on the web page, or in the book. People forget what they discussed on lugnet after a week or so. [snip: many, many lsynth features. It's time for me to buy the book] (...) That sounds good, but will lsynthcp still (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yes, I think we can go in that direction. It would certainly make updating errors a lot simpler. And since most of LDDP's functions manipulate the text in some way it's easily doable. (...) No, but there is hope. See above -Orion (21 years ago, 15-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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In lugnet.cad, Don Heyse wrote: <snip> (...) a library sort of thing, like Lars taught me about L3P. (...) I don't like the getopt format because it is so different than standard issue meta-commands. (...) Well, I have to get hooked in and put in a (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Ah, that's good to hear. (...) Waitaminute!! That's what I said a year ago, but you appeared to get suckered in by the getopt proposal. Oh well. (...) Short instructions: (URL) instructions: (URL) instructions: (URL) Another thing I'd like to (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Well, I actually want to take this kind of thing to the LSC for review. (...) I had not made it this far. I had just made it to the concept phase. There are a few things that control hose synthesis; hose type, hose segment part type, segment (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:Hw8349.ECC@lugnet.com... (...) this is good news, indeed! just out of curiosity, on which basis will they ultimatelly interact? have you sorted out this dll-exe issue? (...) w. (21 years ago, 16-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Michael, did I mispeak on this one? I know you were considering it. (...) MLCad will have to use lsynthcp program. There are no plans to make a dll. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 17-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) my memory is not clear on this 'cos I was only involved at the very beginning back in september/october, so please correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I know the dll/exe issue was the key point in the whole story. hmm ... I might missed out (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Actually, I'd very much like to figure what definition information can be put in part files, and how model files could then specify the specific way the part is deformed. Steve (21 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) OK Steve, I'll work up a proposal. Kevin (21 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Steve, I'm still trying to understand this terse response. Right now, LSynth uses meta commands and part usages to define constraints for the synthesis process. LSynth performs in-line synthesis. That is to say, it does not spit out the (...) (21 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yes. What I'm envisioning is two meta-commands (or sets of meta-commands) that would be used to model flexible parts. One meta-command would go in part files, and would define how a specific flexible part behaves -- is it fixed length/variable (...) (21 years ago, 25-Apr-04, to lugnet.cad)
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