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(...) Thanks, Travis. I downloaded anything available at the parts tracker 'just in case' I needed them while building and then thought I better put the disclaimer in the event that some of the parts were unofficial. Thanks again! ..jg (20 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Anubis Priest - 4507 alternate model
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(...) Cool alternate model. It opened for me in LDView without errors. LDView did have to download a bunch of unofficial files (38 total, including sub-parts and primitives), but all of them were on the parts tracker. --Travis (20 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Anubis Priest - 4507 alternate model [DAT]
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Here's an alternate model for the 4507 Prehistoric Creatures set. Please note it is an .ldr file and may include unofficial parts. Apologies if there are errors, it's been a LONG time since I posted anything here and this is my first MLCad model. 0 (...) (20 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: newbie needs help w/ 2 things...please.
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(...) * Settings > General > Change... > Rendering Tab * Chose your color in the "Preview options" box * Hit "Ok" (...) * use the minifig generator instead * click icon in "Extras Toolbar" or * Extras > Generators > Minifig... other basics can be (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | newbie needs help w/ 2 things...please.
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1st, all of my parts are coming up in black in the windows where you pick them, causing problems on the detailed or printed bricks. 2nd, how do i line up hands with arms, and arms with torsos? (20 years ago, 1-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Trying to figure out how to make a model...
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(...) 32000 ((URL) + 2 x 4274 ((URL) ??? Philo (20 years ago, 30-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Trying to figure out how to make a model...
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I've seen alot of cbolego's models (the Metal Slug 5 ones in particular) and I wanted to try making one in MLCad... though I can't figure out how some of the pieces were fitted. In the upper section, it looks like he may have used a few 52107 (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Re: Should pattern be like we -think- they should be?
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(...) Have you counted the ones at the Tracker? (URL) are currently 30 parts or shortcuts with (nedds work) in description line. /Tore (20 years ago, 18-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Should pattern be like we -think- they should be?
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(...) That's why as a part reviewer I try to follow this guidelines and I am much stricter that my own opinion would lead me. Yes, I am for some relaxation of the rules in order to get more "good enough" parts. Philo (20 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Should pattern be like we -think- they should be?
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(...) You're right MAtt, "Only the best is good enough" but "la surqualité est de la non-qualité" (overquality is non-quality) and "le mieux est l'ennemi du bien" (better is enemy of good). Didier (20 years ago, 17-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Should pattern be like we -think- they should be?
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(...) An excellent idea. If my vote counts for anything, I say yes. Under the Needs Work comment authors or reviews could then note specific items that need to be done such as "Needs BFC" or "Underside needs more detail" or "needs more primitives in (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Should pattern be like we -think- they should be?
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(...) This thread also seems to have brought up another very important question: Are the current review policies too strict, preventing parts that are "good enough" from getting in to users' hands in a timely manner? I've seen a number of posts in (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Should pattern be like we -think- they should be?
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(...) I did a quick scan of the official parts on my hard drive. The most recent one with "(needs work)" in the part title is 30375s01 (Minifig Mechanical Torso without Chest/Rib Surface (Needs Work)), and it's from the 2002-05 update. There are two (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Should pattern be like we -think- they should be?
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(...) That is good advice because I have had more than one part I authored get held ONLY because the reviewer thought it should be BFCed when no claim was made by the part that it should be BFCed. BFCing may be a good idea, and if someone wants to (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Should pattern be like we -think- they should be?
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(...) "A playground for perfectionists" Excellent summary of what I am trying to say. Most of us are not perfectionists even if we would like to be, and we don't have time to be perfectionists. But we do want useable parts. There is a step below (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Should pattern be like we -think- they should be?
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(...) Looking at the comments so far we seem to be answering two different questions so I'm going to explicitly ask both of them: Should we try to model the idealised part? Should a part by held if it matches a real part but not an "ideal" part? Tim (20 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Should pattern be like we -think- they should be?
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(...) My individual opinion (as opposed to the consensus opinion of the admins) is in general, I'd prefer the idealized pattern. Since mis-registrations cause many variations, it's 'better' to go for the middle ground. Since it's not always clear (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Should pattern be like we -think- they should be? (loads of pics.)
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(...) THINK they should've produced" and I correct any printing errors, like (...) misalignment, shades of color... In the past I had the same (...) the patterns I made and it cost me 2 month to get rid (...) Brick 1 x 6 x 5 with Rocket Launch (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Should pattern be like we -think- they should be?
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(...) Hi Willy, In that case I would argue that the onus should be on the designer to choose whether or not to model the ideal or real pattern. If their part is a really weird one then it can be held but if all copies people can see are the same (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Should pattern be like we -think- they should be?
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(...) Yeah, tell me about it! Me and a friend made a mock-up of the sign for the Datsville post office: (URL) low-res picture shows just a little of the flaw, but the letter 'S' is just so wrong. We decided to let it reach below the other three (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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