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| | It has been over two years since the last LDraw parts update. Where the heck are the new ones? Are we just letting LDraw die? It is really seeming that way. Yes, Ive read the Lack of Parts Updates article. I read it over a year ago. And as far as (...) (17 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | Re: Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates? Kevin L. Clague
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| | | | (...) I'm *sure* that LDraw is not on death row. I have faith that things will get resolved. I'm sure part of the problem is that we have real lives, and sometimes that gets in the way of LEGO. Are you sure you cannot get along with an unofficial (...) (17 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | Re: Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates? Philippe Hurbain
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| | | | | | (...) That's what I do, too. And update from time to time. (...) I heartfully agree: we are desperately missing reviewers! While it does require some LDraw knowledge, it is nothing compared to authoring of complex parts... it took me years to get up (...) (17 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates? Paul Sinasohn
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| | | | | | | (...) Are there instructions anywhere on how to download and install or update unofficial parts? Is there a repository where all the unofficial parts live? Thanks, Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (17 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates? Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | (...) To answer both of your questions, take a look at LDraw.org's (URL) Unofficial Parts> page. Although the 'instructions' are kinda brief. Sorry about that. Basically, you do this: Download the zip file (the link at the bottom of the unofficial (...) (17 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates? Willy Tschager
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| | | | | | | | (...) Bad idea! A much more elegant way to include unofficial parts, without the need ot mix them with the official library can be found here: (URL) w. (17 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates? Tore Eriksson
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Better idea? Well, maybe. I'm not sure yet. There's much more to L-Cad than ML-Cad. The question that immediately come to my mind is: What programs will support that scan order info, besides ML-Cad? L3P? L3Lab? LDView? /Tore (17 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates? Travis Cobbs
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| | | | | | | | | (...) I think it's definitely something that needs to be considered by each person, since for some people it will work fine, while for others it won't work well at all. LDView uses the directories listed in the tutorial (<LDraw>\Unofficial\P and (...) (17 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates? Lars C. Hassing
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| | | | | | | | | (...) That's a challenge ;-) Here is a Mac L3Lab that uses my ldraw.ini parsing functions that also LDView uses. (URL) (17 years ago, 27-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates? Philippe Hurbain
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| | | | | | | | (...) There is also Jim Devona's ldmerge ((URL) that can be helpful if you don't want to mix everything. Philo (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | In the pipe. (Was- Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates?) Willy Tschager
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| | | | | | | (...) Steve, as already underlined here: (URL) getting your signed permission for the all-in-one is on of the missing bricks for the next release. Please pick the form: (URL) suits you most, print, sign and return a scanned copy of the permission in (...) (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | LDraw Add-On in LDraw All-in-Installer (was: In the pipe. (was- Its the year 2008, ...) Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | (...) These days, does it really make sense to include LDAO in the general file? Does anyone still use it? Steve (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: LDraw Add-On in LDraw All-in-Installer (was: In the pipe. (was- Its the year 2008, ...) Ross Crawford
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) YES!!! ROSCO (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: LDraw Add-On in LDraw All-in-Installer (was: In the pipe. (was- Its the year 2008, ...) Matthew J. Chiles
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) And YES! -Matt :) ---...--- Matt Chiles 1006 Horseshoe Bend Rd Centerville, WA 98613 USA Phone: 509-773-5724 (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: LDraw Add-On in LDraw All-in-Installer (was: In the pipe. (was- Its the year 2008, ...) Chris Dee
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Yes, me too. Chris (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: LDraw Add-On in LDraw All-in-Installer (was: In the pipe. (was- Its the year 2008, ...) Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | | (...) And I use it all the time. When I'm modeling, I frequently switch back and forth between MLCAD and LDAO's editor. Of course, I have an advantage - I have the (unreleased) version with the MPD form of the editor. So that's 3 relatively (...) (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: LDraw Add-On in LDraw All-in-Installer (was: In the pipe. (was- Its the year 2008, ...) Willy Tschager
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Hi Steve, I don't wanna appear pedantic but I'm still waiting to get your signed third party permission. w. (17 years ago, 11-Apr-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: LDraw Add-On in LDraw All-in-Installer (was: In the pipe. (was- Its the year 2008, ...) Michael Heidemann
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| | | | | | | | | (...) There is still one paperwork not signed back, so we can not start with the AIOI yet. If we got no paper we have to leave that prog out of the AIOI to go forward. The prog in question is LDAO. We have set a deadline for the paperwork to be (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: LDraw Add-On in LDraw All-in-Installer (was: In the pipe. (was- Its the year 2008, ...) Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Do you have a link for the paperwork? Steve (16 years ago, 29-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: LDraw Add-On in LDraw All-in-Installer (was: In the pipe. (was- Its the year 2008, ...) Michael Heidemann
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Please pick the form: (URL) suits you most, print, sign and return a scanned copy of the permission in pdf or jpg or png. cu mikeheide (16 years ago, 29-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: In the pipe. (Was- Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates?) Kevin L. Clague
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| | | | | | | (...) First, I'd like to thank all the folks working on getting us new parts and part libraries. I'd also like to thank Ahui for all his work on the help desk and the all in one installer. If LPub and LSynth are open source via GPL, do you still (...) (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: In the pipe. (Was- Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates?) Willy Tschager
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| | | | | | | (...) no need, kevin. we include both progs via the GPL. have a look at the "Third Party Software" section in the proposed new all-in-one-installer dialog: (URL) I'd guess we have a race between the all-in-one and my release of LPub 4.0. (...) (...) (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | Re: Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates? Willy Tschager
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| | | | | (...) As pointed out here: (URL) merge the original LDraw core library with the Complete.exe updates. Once the CA-library is published, there will be just one package containing all parts and no Ldraw.exe, LEdit.exe. Plus the library will be (...) (17 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | Re: Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates? Willy Tschager
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| | | | (...) No, the six parts are not the reason for the delay but the inconsistency of the part's header with the need to check/convert every single part, plus all the extra work that has to be done for the new package - read: all-in-one-installer, (...) (17 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | Re: Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates? Chris Dee
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| | | | (...) No, LDraw is not on its death bed. Things are going on in the background - although with less vigour than I would wish since Christmas, due to an overload of other commitments. Most of the conversion work on the existing official library is (...) (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | Re: Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates? Willy Tschager
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| | | | (...) Beside reviewing as already pointed out also preparing the parts we've got from the LEGO Universe Team (URL) the Parts Tracker could be an option to get into ldrawing since the shape is already there. Admittedly some of the parts are a (...) (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | Re: Its the year 2008, where are my parts updates? Orion Pobursky
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| | | | (...) LDraw will not die. Let me write that again. LDraw will not die (as long as I'm involved with it). However, LDraw is and continues to be a completely volunteer operated project and a small one at that. Even compared to most local LUGs, our (...) (17 years ago, 23-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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