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(...) Originally, the building instruction team had a huge building with a table for each step with the parts for that step assembled on the table. They photographed the assembly, and then "cartoonized" the picture. It was a huge process. I don't (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) We were told that the building instruction group uses Mayas and that there is a big gap between the LDD group and the BI group. Thanks, Kevin (18 years ago, 24-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad)
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I missed your presentation this weekend, but it sounded interesting. A friend of mine who lives in Chicago came to BrickWorld that day and we went to lunch, which was when you had your sessions. I too have wondered how LEGO made its instructions in (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I demo-ed LPub 4 for about an hour and a half at Brickworld. I feel the process went very well. There were lots of great questions and suggestions. Paul Smith Meyer, of LEGO, was present for much of the demonstration. I've always been curious (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad) !
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(...) Hey Jim! These look great! Kevin (18 years ago, 22-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) From Facebook "Can I make a suggestion? Make video parts authoring tutorials, with line-by-line switching between code and result. You might end up with a bigger parts author turnout. Alright, sorry about my rambling post." I think that's a (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hello Kevin. This version still seems to depend on MSVCR90.dll which isn't included in the setup. The failure message is: ---...--- C:\Program Files\LPub\lpub.exe ---...--- C:\Program Files\LPub\lpub.exe This application has failed to start (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Ronald, Thanks for trying the new LPub. Which method did you use for changing scale? The application menu has a Configure menu. The Assembly sub-menu has a Scale control that sets the scale before the first step, which means it applies to (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Ronald, Thanks for trying the new LPub. Which method did you use for changing scale? The application menu has a Configure menu. The Assembly sub-menu has a Scale control that sets the scale before the first step, which means it applies to (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Ronald, Thanks for trying the new LPub. Which method did you use for changing scale? The application menu has a Configure menu. The Assembly sub-menu has a Scale control that sets the scale before the first step, which means it applies to (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad)
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Hi Marc, authoring this part (URL) tried to simulate LDraw's "ndis" primitives to ease the substitution once the part is in dat shape. The STL preview showed the triangles at the corners of the various cylinders but it looks like STL2DAT merges (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi Jaco, That problem sounds familiar. I reported the same thing, and Kevin fixed the bug. Perhaps it was only fixed on the Mac side, or maybe you have a slightly older version of LPub? In any case, I just set 11 for width and 8.5 for height (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad)
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Jim, I am impressed. Very nice instructiins and model too BTW. What I whould like to know though is how you created the PDF landscape format. I am making instructions too, but I only manage to create portrait pages with the landscape format on the (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) I would agree. I've never had a chance to try LPub before, but recently I've been experimenting with the Mac version (built from (URL) Sourceforge> for now) and I'm quite pleased with what I've been able to create: (URL) Some other experiments (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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Hey Kevin, First impression is great! It works really smooth. I've a few questions though: *When I change the scale, it changes the 'zoom' of the step image, but not the dimensions. I've looked in all the settings dialogues but I can't seem to make (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Well :-) The short answer is that I was using 606p02 as a reference, and it has edge-lines... I have now been made aware that this wasn't the best example I could have picked :-D Anyway...I'm about to start an overhaul of all the 32x32 (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad)
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(...) I think we do not need to specify the use of edgelines more than we have done, if everybody knows what edgelines are and that in some cases they are not shown in pictures/renderings. So they should be as nature only on edges. If there are (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad)
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(...) The spec intentionally didn't put absolute limits on what color 24 could be used for, so I think it's up to the reviewers. My tendency would be to hold the part, but not because it does something that goes against the spec, but instead because (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad)
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Hi guys, I thought we had specs for almost everything, but I was proven wrong. Looking at this pattern (URL) see 24colored edges around the pattern. I was going to hold vote it, since I never "edged" a pattern - and I made a lot of them in my career (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Jim, since the admins check the header and also modify them before shipping (Unofficial to Official for example) I would just "novote with comments" for NEWLY submitted parts to make the author aware of the new specs and the tools (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad)
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