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| | | Some time ago, I made some "plates", or, as I call them, 12 LDU high semi-bricks. I call them semi-bricks for two reasons: 1. They are exactly ½ the height of a Lego brick 2. They are clones, ie not real bricks I strongly oppose the idea to include (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —Doyle Nelson
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| | | | | (...) I agree. I feel Non Lego parts should not be included. Doyle Nelson (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —Jeremy H. Sproat
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| | | | (...) I agree that "official L-CAD" should be limited excludively to Lego pieces by TLG. (1) Cheers, - jsproat 1. Would this include ZNAP? I would be inclined to say "yes" if they are adding ZNAP pieces to the current piece numbering system, and (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —Tore Eriksson
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| | | | | (...) It's a joke. :) (...) Do Znap parts fit to Lego parts? (...) A classic: "Who is this General Failure, and why is he reading my hard disk?" /Tore (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —Jeremy H. Sproat
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| | | | | | (...) Absolutely. They're closer to Technic than to System, but they're definitely Legos. (...) Bad command or file name. Bad. Bad! Go sit in the corner! Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —John Bauman
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| | | | | | Sproaticus wrote in message <36C20E36.715D926A@g...es.com>... (...) disk?" (...) Hey,Look! It's not my fault; it's some guy named "General Protection." -Ratbert, when he saw an error on the screen. (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —Terry Keller
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| | | | (...) I suspect we will eventually have ZNAP pieces. And Throwbot pieces as well. I am not sure about Duplo/Toolo/Primo though. Those have a very limited inter-connectivity. But it the demand is there for them, it would be a total tragedy. -- Terry (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —John VanZwieten
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| | | | | (...) Throwbot pieces are Technic pieces (the poor To Do List jumps in length), and I'd be very suprised if you weren't the first to use them in really creative ways. (...) What about the 2-3 year old Ldraw users? Aren't we leaving them out in the (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | (...) Thanks, but my money is on Sproat. :-) I have four sets, but so far I draw a blank about using the pieces. It will probably take me a couple of months of subconsious cogitating before I wake in the middle of the night with a good idea. Then a (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | | Dreaming in Lego (Was: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)) —Jeremy H. Sproat
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| | | | | | (...) Terry, you better get a refund! :-, I don't yet have a clue for how to use them for anything but arms and legs... (...) Ooh, I *hate* doing that! Last night, I was sound asleep when my head hit the pillow -- then I heard some funky noise which (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dreaming in Lego (Was: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)) —Tim McSweeney
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| | | | | | | (...) I used to have strange dream where I would find myself sifting through the sand on a beach and discover a Lego brick, as I dig around more and more I discover hundreds and hundreds of bricks and then my parents call me to leave and I have to (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dreaming in Lego (Was: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)) —Jeff Boen
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| | | | | | | (...) i must admit i have dreamt in code... the weirdest part... back when i was like 15.. programming in basic on my C-64... i dreamt a fix for a problem i was having... the scary part, i woke up, remembered it, tried it... and it worked.. i've (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Dreaming in Lego (Was: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)) —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | | | | (...) SNORT! You got me on that one! That was a _great_ punch line. :-) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Dreaming in Lego (Was: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)) —Jeremy H. Sproat
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| | | | | | | | (...) That *is* scary. What's even scarier is that it counted for something. My life tends to work like the Dilbert cartoon: He doesn't get paid for the time he spends in the shower designing circuit boards in his head, but he does gets paid for the (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dreaming in Lego (Was: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)) —Mike Timm
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| | | | | | | (...) <Things snipped> Please Post! Mike (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dreaming in Lego (Was: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)) —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | | (...) Then I guess it's a duel. Two steely-eyed Lego warriors staring at one another across the gulf of cyberspace. First one to cave and make something good is the loser. :-) Be warned: my mind is a blank. (...) Welcome to _my_ world. (...) You (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Dreaming in Lego (Was: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)) —Jeremy H. Sproat
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| | | | | | | | (...) I accept your challenge! Be warned: I have been a procrastinator at the rank of wizard for nearly 27 years now! :-P (...) No, this time I'm pretty sure it was the gremlin living in my car's engine. I haven't driven that car for a while, and (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dreaming in Lego (Was: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | (...) Now waittaminut. Todd *promised* me he was going to build something cool from those Slizer pieces... Steve (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dreaming in Lego (Was: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)) —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | (...) I did build one thing so far... It's a little medical droid consisting of 4 ThrowBots elements and a thin rubber hose and a harpoon. It's about twice the height of a minifig and rather intimidating to the poor things... :) Not able to take pix (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —Todd Lehman
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| | | | (...) Do you mean between each other or between DUPLO/PRIMO and SYSTEM? I've always thought that DUPLO and PRIMO were wonderfully compatible with each other. Not only is there a large 1x1 PRIMO brick with 4 DUPLO studs on top (a half-half (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —Terry Keller
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| | | | | (...) Sorry, I meant between System and Duplo. Quite right about Duplo/Toolo - I just like saying "Toolo" :-) BTW, does TLG make a Toolo Belt? <g> (...) <g> Talk about typo's...... I meant to type "it wouldn't be a total tragedy" if they were added. (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | Scala parts (Was: Clone "semi-bricks") —Tore Eriksson
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| | | | | | (...) ...which reminds me of the 3x6 tile, that happened to be introduced in the Scala series (?). I don't like it to be put in a category; it's so basic. (Well, the measures 3x6 aren't). I would be surprised if it doesn't show up in a totally (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | (...) Here ya go. This is a guess - I don't have a DUPLO brick handy to check my work. 0 DUPLO Brick 2 x 4 1 16 40 8 0 2 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 2 stud4.dat 1 16 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 2 stud4.dat 1 16 -40 8 0 2 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 2 stud4.dat 1 16 0 48 0 72 0 (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dat)
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| | | | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —Bram Lambrecht
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| | | | | | | (...) DUPLO bricks have definitely more rounded edges than regular bricks. Would you want to model those edges or just make it look like a giant system brick with empty studs? --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —John VanZwieten
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| | | | | | | | (...) I think the standard mentioned on L-CAD was details >= 1 ldu get drawn, and the curved edges on DUPLO definitely have a radius > 1 ldu. -John Van (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | (...) That was the opinion stated by Jacob, which I generally agree with, but it depends on the detail in question. Some common, details which are larger than 1LDU details and are skipped in LDraw parts: - the indentations on the undersides of (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | | | | | Proper tiles (Was: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)) —Jeremy H. Sproat
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| | | | | | | | (...) Ya know, this has been one of my pet peeves with LDraw. But since I'm too lazy to learn how to create pieces, I haven't said anything about it until now. Would anyone have the time, inclination, and patience to "fix" the 4 dozen or so Tile (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Proper tiles (Was: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Sure, no problem, I'll get right on it. At the same time, I'll also shave the excess 1LDU off the ends of all the cross-axles, OK? ;) Steve (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Proper tiles (Was: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)) —Chris Dee
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| | | | | | | | (...) Actually, this adds weight to our recent use of subpart files for the non- decorated sections of parts which are frequently decorated. If this had been done from the start (no criticism implied) we would now only have to "fix" the subparts - (...) (26 years ago, 13-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | | 3011.dat Duplo Brick 2 x 4 (Was: Clone "semi-bricks") —Tore Eriksson
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| | | | | | Not too bad, Steve, but here's a fixed version of your Duplo brick. I'm sure you want the credits for this... ;o) I don't think the rounded edges are that round it calls for 1-4cyli's. 0 Duplo Brick 2 x 4 0 Author: Steve Bliss 0 Author: Tore (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat)
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| | | | | | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) —Steve Bliss
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| | | | !!!Warning!!! off-topic for this group !!!Warning!!! (...) I think of Toolo as Technic for DUPLO. Unfortunately, it seems like there is a limit to what you can build from Toolo, because of what's included in the sets. Combining them which great (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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