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Re: Datsville
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Thu, 9 Sep 1999 19:57:02 GMT
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The town .mpd file can be downloaded at
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/1864/town4.zip
It's probably a lot bigger than anything you've dealt with so far, but give it
a shot.
-John Van
Pat Justison <ra6282@email.sps.mot.com> wrote in message
news:FHt5K0.13n@lugnet.com...
> John,
> I'm am still interested in importing the town dat file into Lightwave. I've
> been using Lightwave recently to make some simple studies of various lcad
> models, and I'd be interested in making a fly by or fly through animation of
> Datsville. You can upload the file to me if you are interested or I'll wait
> and see if you make it available. I have had some trouble rendering some • large
> models due the large number of points that some of these models contain. Is
> there a way to remove interior points from the model in one of the Lego CAD
> programs? I've used some of Lightwaves point removal features, but it • hasn't
> always been enough.
> The ftp link can be found at my site:
> http://home.austin.rr.com/prj/PLSCP.html
> Later,
> Pat J
>
> In lugnet.cad, John VanZwieten writes:
> >
> > Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@sys-323.risoe.dk> wrote in message
> > news:FHt03z.E74@lugnet.com...
> > > Todd Lehman:
> > >
> > > [ ... ]
> > >
> > > > http://www.lugnet.com/cad/?p=datsville
> > >
> > > [ ... ]
> > >
> > > > http://www.lugnet.com/cad/?p=datsville.ftx
> > >
> > > This is pretty cool.
> > >
> > > Now I am not sure if I should suggest John move to Lugnet or
> > > ldraw.org.
> > >
> > > Hmmm???
> > >
> > > It should probably be Lugnet. The only thing I have offered
> > > that you haven't is basically a bit of CPU time.
> >
> >
> > Perhaps both. The thought of users being able to make their own renderings • is
> > very intruiging. Not that we'd necessarily let just any visitor do it, but • at
> > least those who are contributing or otherwise interested could make • customized
> > views.
> >
> > I envision a overhead map of Datsville with gridlines. A user picks x,z
> > coordinates from the map and types in the desired height (or chooses from a
> > cross-section) for camera and lookat positions, then sets the thing • cranking.
> > The image is then converted to .jpg, and made available on a web page for • the
> > user and others to view/download.
> >
> > Then of course there's always VRML.
> >
> > -John Van
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