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I was playing around with the idea of Bussard collectors, and I came up with this. Not terribly clever, and it isn't a complete buildable object (there's nothing holding it together), it uses a couple of big cheater pieces, and has unrealistic (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Grand Ceiling Light for large ballrooms, etc. [DAT]
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Okay, I've(my brother had the original idea, but I built it) done this in LEGOs, but until I get a digital camera or a scanner it'll stay LDRAW. This is a model of a ceiling light, and uses six pieces. It would probably only work in black or gray, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Interesting Octagon Shape [DAT]
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Jamie (my 12yo son) discovered an interesting shape, using plate hinges. He built an octagonal shape, by putting hinge plates <part: 4275> and <part: 4276> onto a z-bracket <part: 6087>. He repeated this structure eight times, and fit it all (...) (26 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Re: Stickers
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Hello Folks, I have to dig out this 'thread' again. I don't know if Joachim fixed his problem so I ask only on my side of the problem. Could I submit stickers for the vote? They are not fixed to a brick etc but behave like a brick ... you can attach (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.ideas, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Mlcad works for general modeling too!
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Yes, that's pretty cool. When I moved, I modelled my new living-room in LDraw format to see how the furniture best should be arranged. I have also made a draft of a blueprint on a building project in wood in LDraw format. ...but that will be (...) (26 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Mlcad works for general modeling too! [DAT]
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Using Mlcad, I put together this little "Micromacines" type car. -- Calvin Walton 0 Untitled 0 Name: Car.dat 0 Author: MLCad 0 Unofficial Model 2 0 16.5 0 16.5 16.5 0 -16.5 2 0 -13.5 0 16.5 -13.5 0 -16.5 2 0 16.5 0 16.5 16.5 -4 16.5 2 0 -13.5 0 16.5 (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | BMP-to-LDraw32 Converter new release 0.95 !!!
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Hello ! I've just updated my BMP-to-LDraw converter windows tool. I added 3 more palettes (2 with dithered colors) and the possibility to choose your palette. BMP-to-LDraw runs under Win95/98/ME/2000 and convertes logo-bitmaps of LEGO-bricks to (...) (26 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.ideas, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | BMP-to-LDraw32 Converter
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Hello ! the last two days I was busy to program this BMP-to-LDraw converter windows tool. It runs under Win95/98/ME/2000 and it convertes logo-bitmaps of LEGO-bricks to LDAT-format - just as BMP2DAT or the tool in the LDAO suite should do ;).. Fell (...) (26 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 13 stud diameter rover wheels [DAT]
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I built a 10x50 stud rover with 7 stud ground clearance. It uses four of these wheels, which though a bit forced into shape, work pretty well except that they have little friction on slick floors. This is a carpet vehicle :) --Bram 0 FILE (...) (26 years ago, 23-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | steering dats?
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Anyone have a DAT file for a steering mechanism? I have put together a set of wheels that can be turned (as in steered) but because the model is not very wide, none of the parts I have are working. The linkage between the arms of the wheels is only (...) (26 years ago, 18-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Re: Modular space station connection system
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"Duane Hess" <DNJHESS@nospamZDNETMAIL.COM> wrote in message news:FwrLqI.2sr@lugnet.com... (...) x (...) bad (...) I totally agree! I made an interlock similar to this one, the difference being in the sides. They were 1 stud wide instead of 2, and (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Re: SimCity tiles (was: Group project, anyone?)
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(...) I'm not sure you can with SC3K. I'm still working it out. If I have to do some hacking to utilize an option that was released with previous versions of the program and not this one, I'll be miffed :( Later, Mike (26 years ago, 2-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) I didn't know you could import customized objects into the recent versions of SimCity -- I wonder if they have a Linux version of it out yet. :) --Todd (26 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas, lugnet.gaming)
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Hey, Has anyone ever created a SimCity2000 or 3000 tileset using LDraw? I know that L3Lab is perfect for this (just remove studs & lines). We could create a tilesets for each lego genre: space, town, etc. I've experimented with this, achieving mixed (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas) !
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| | Re: Modular space station connection system
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(...) Yeah... in the modules I have actually built I use that piece whenever possible. When I get a chance I'll put up a few of the modules... So far I've made a command station, one tube, a 3-way connection, and an engine. (This system works with (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Re: Modular space station connection system
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(...) Yeah... in the modules I have actually built I use that piece whenever possible. When I get a chance I'll put up a few of the modules... So far I've made a command station, one tube, a 3-way connection, and an engine. (This system works with (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Re: Modular space station connection system
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(...) <DAT Snipped> This is a good interface between modules (provided the module shape matches). One suggestion I would make though would be to use the "Brick 1 x 2 with Pin" <part:2458> instead of the technic pieces. My experience is that the pins (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Modular space station connection system [DAT]
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Hey all, I just created a new connection system for a modular space station, LMKWYT -- Jameson Gagnepain (URL) #17714608 0 Untitled 0 Name: connector.dat 0 Author: Jameson Robert Gagnepain - Jameson@JamesonRobert.com 0 Unofficial Model 1 0 0 80 0 1 (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Pneumatic Actuator [DAT]
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Here is a more rugged version of Linc's Micromotor actuated pneumatic switch, still viewable at (URL) and referenced in this thread: (URL) I tweaked and tweaked until the switch worked well. The assembly isn't much bigger than Linc's, and the full (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Legic
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Lego Logics... I just got this idea, and thought I'd share it with the rest of you. It should be possible to construct an AND function with pneumatics and rubberbands, thus opening up for endless (and rather slow:)) posibilities with pneumatic (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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