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Re: Help needed with Minifig
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Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:32:11 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.models, Michael Heidemann wrote:
In lugnet.cad.dat.models, Tore Eriksson wrote:
Could somebody please help this poor fellow put the binoculars to his eyes? I
find it extremely difficult to turn his hands properly. If he turns his head a
little, it's onnly better. But I want the left arm to remain in the same angle.

TIA
/Tore



This is the perfect use for the minifig generator in MLCad.
You will soon see that it is not possible what you are looking for.

cu
mikeheide

Thanks for your response, "Mikeheide".


Impossible - maybe for the Minifig Generator in MLCad, but not with the help
from Notepad, Calculator, an inliner, and a lot of patience. :)

I don't feel like installing the whole MLCad package just for the MFGen, so I
gave handcrafting in combination with basic Trigonometry another try this
morning, and this this I succeeded.

0 Minifig Belvedere
0 Name: mtebelv1.ldr
0 Author: Tore Eriksson
0 Unofficial Datsville Minifig Model
0 Parent: Ommbelvd.ldr

0 !LDBOXER LEVEL 0
0 // Hips
1 258 0 -40 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 970.DAT
0 // Torso
1 258 0 -72 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 973.DAt
0 // Backpack
1 6 0 -72 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2524.dat
0 // Head
1 14  0 -98 0  0.866  0 0.5  0 1 0  -0.5 0 0.866  3626BP03.DAT
0 // Hair
1 19 0 -98 0   0.866  0 0.5  0 1 0  -0.5 0 0.866  3901.dat
0 // Left Leg
1 258 0 -28 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3817.dat
0 // Right Leg
1 258 0 -28 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3816.dat
0 // Arms and Hands
0 Inlined: 1 258  0 -64 0  1 0 0  0 0.866 0.5  0 -0.5 0.866  d976c14.dat
1 258 15.552 -64 0 0.9859 0.17 0 -0.1472 0.8538 0.5 0.085 -0.4929 0.866 3819.dat
1 14 23.6943 -53.5488 -17.4656 0.9859 0.1202 -0.1202 -0.1472 0.9573 -0.2502 0.085 0.2637 0.9609 3820.dat
0 Inlined: 1 258 -15.552 -64 0 0.9859 -0.17 0 0.17 0.9859 0 0 0 1 arm-r.ldr
0 Inlined: 1 258 -15.552 -64 0 0.9859 0.051 -0.153 0.17 -0.2958 0.8873 0 -0.9 -0.3 arm-r-w-hand.ldr
1 258 -15.552 -64 0 0.9859 0.051 -0.153 0.17 -0.2958 0.8873 0 -0.9 -0.3 3818.dat
0 Inlined: 1 14 -17.7819 -79.9177 -14.4 0.9859 -0.0721 -0.1442 0.17 0.4182 0.8365 0 -0.8484 0.4242 hand-r.ldr
0 Inlined: 1 14 -17.7819 -79.9177 -14.4 -0.8657 0.3607 -0.1442 -0.2785 -0.3254 0.8365 0.2545 0.7636 0.4242 hrwgear.ldr
1 14 -17.7819 -79.9177 -14.4 -0.8657 0.3607 -0.1442 -0.2785 -0.3254 0.8365 0.2545 0.7636 0.4242 3820.dat
0 // Binoculars
0 Inlined: 1 0 -16.3399 -88.2827 -18.642 -0.2316 -0.8657 0.3115 0.8914 -0.2785 -0.1002 0.2143 0.2545 0.8462 bino.ldr
0 Inlined: 1 0 -16.3399 -88.2827 -18.642 -0.8956 -0.0021 0.3115 -0.0408 0.9324 -0.1002 0.3007 0.1419 0.8462 binorot.ldr
1 0 -10.9663 -88.0379 -20.4462 -0.8956 -0.0021 0.3115 -0.0408 0.9324 -0.1002 0.3007 0.1419 0.8462 30162.dat
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Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Help needed with Minifig
 
(...) -SNIP- Ok, I see. There should be a possibility to change the binocular direction in the hand. Then the minifig generator is also able to bring this result (without calculation ;-)) cu mikeheide (14 years ago, 27-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
  Re: Help needed with Minifig
 
(...) <model snipped> Wow, this looks really great. I have half a mind to texture map some (magnified) eyes into the end of the binoculars. I think that would look really humorous. In fact, this might be a nice general-use unofficial part, come to (...) (14 years ago, 27-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)

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  Re: Help needed with Minifig
 
(...) This is the perfect use for the minifig generator in MLCad. You will soon see that it is not possible what you are looking for. cu mikeheide (14 years ago, 27-Feb-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)

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