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(...) Thanks for the encouragement. It means a lot, especially coming from you, Steve. I'm exceptionally impressed that you made it through the LDAO faulty installation program mess. Now that's Persistence! Thanks for your interest. Tim Romine AFOL (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) It seems like mistakes always slip through the first version of any part. At least, they do on mine. Steve (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) MLCad and LEdit both go strictly by the descriptive names for parts. LDraw Add-On's VEC looks for the 0 CATEGORY meta-statement for organizing parts. LDList and Partsref make use of both 0 KEYWORDS and 0 CATEGORY for organizing and/or finding (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) After installation I recieve 2 error messages. Mlcad is unable to locate the following files: UCSDET01.dat and UCSDET02.dat Greetz, Jay Ps. Great part by the way!! (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Tim Romine, here! Sorry about the first part blues, but I guess it was inevitable that some mistakes would slip through. Anyway, thanks to the help of many comments by the sharp-eyed and sharp-minded, it's all better now... I think... As always, (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Gosh, all I thought Ldraw/MLCad used for sorting was the "0 line" comment; the first word is what mklist.exe uses for organization if you select sort by description by either entering a 'd' during running of the program (the hard way) or if (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: BMP-to-LDraw32 Converter 0.96 release! [DAT]
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(...) It would surely had been even smaller if the program didn't make superimposed .dat files. Or...? 0 fire16.dat 0 Image converted by BMP-to-LDraw32 0.96 4 15 0 1 0 479 1 0 479 20 0 0 20 0 4 15 0 0 0 479 0 0 479 21 0 0 21 0 <snip> (...) I have (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Not your fault. it happens (...) Keywords tell Ldraw/MLCad what to put it under in the library (i think). If it is a minifig hat it will put it under minifig catagory. (...) I don't have a clue. Sorry :-) Rick (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Uh oh! Now my ignorance is showing. Well, so much for 'WOW'ing people with my first part! OK, ummm... What are "keywords", and how would I include them in .dat and/or .mpd files? If this question seems too fundamental to waste time on, please (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: new part- UCS X-wing canopy [DAT]
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(...) DOH! I just KNEW I'd forget something! I have fixed the missing rear left quarter window's missing faces. Try this out. 0 FILE 30497UCS.dat 0 Windscreen 6 x 12 x 2 from UCS X-wing 1 16 20 4 0 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 stud3.dat 1 16 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 -1 (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: to be clone or not to be clone
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(...) Thomas: I don't know if this part is still a mystery for you, but I got one in a lot of Coko bricks in a recent auction. TYCO and Coko have a bunch of very similar pieces, even inasmuch as they're both clones of another product. Dave! (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: new part- UCS X-wing canopy
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"Tim Romine" <enimor@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:G24wwu.Hos@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) any (...) like- (...) Hi, overally it looks great to me (although I admitedly don't have my UCS X-Wing in front of me to compare against); amazing job (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: new part- UCS X-wing canopy
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(...) Not showing up in my library! Did you put keywords in it? (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | new part- UCS X-wing canopy [DAT]
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Tim Romine, here! This is my first posting, AND my first part. Please LMKWYT, but be kind and gentle. Remember, this is my first part. I would, however, appreciate any and all constructive criticism. I intend to submit it to ldraw.org if it meets (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | BMP-to-LDraw32 Converter 0.96 release!
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Hello Legomaniacs ! I've just updated (again ;-))) ) my BMP-to-LDraw converter windows tool. New features: 6.10.2000 v0.96 + Greatly improved convert algorithm. Resulting .DAT files are up to 50% smaller! + Greatly improved palette conversion. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: x463.dat - minifig cap aviator goggles [DAT]
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(...) Got it. Thanks. ;-) Franklin 0 Minifig Cap Aviator Goggles 0 Unofficial Part 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 0 CATEGORY minifig accessory 0 KEYWORDS goggles lenses glasses 0 KEYWORDS hat cap helmet skullcap aviator pilot (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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"Anders Isaksson" <isaksson.etuna@REMO...tninet.se> wrote in message news:G1z6K5.5q0@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) be (...) the part, another user e-mailed me that the part I was seeking was #2397, Horse Hitching. Next part that I can't (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: x463.dat - minifig cap aviator goggles
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It looks like two of the vertices of two of the quads on the backside of the goggles, facing the nose of the minifig, are displaced. You'll see it easily if you view the goggles from the backside. Great work! Fredrik (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | x463.dat - minifig cap aviator goggles [DAT]
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Here are the goggles for the aviator cap. Enjoy! :-) Please LMKWYT! Thanks, Franklin 0 Minifig Cap Aviator Goggles 0 Unofficial Part 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 0 CATEGORY minifig accessory 0 KEYWORDS goggles lenses glasses 0 (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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Mike Walsh skrev i meddelandet ... (...) It could be you are missing the environment variable LDRAWDIR. It should be set to the directory where LDRAW is installed. In your AUTOEXEC.BAT (on W95/98), make sure there is a line like SET (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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"Anders Isaksson" <isaksson.etuna@REMO...tninet.se> wrote in message news:G1v4rL.CE3@lugnet.com... (...) (URL), (...) I just downloaded this as I too am having a tough time finding parts (in particular the red piece from 6033 Traitor Transport that (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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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 (...) (24 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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| | Re: Parts 30283 and 32083
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:16sjtssra2bupmr...4ax.com... (...) 20283 (...) Logical enough: Tore, do you plan to submit 30283 for the next update? (hint, hint ;-) --Travis Cobbs (tcobbs@san.REMOVE.rr.com) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | x462.dat - Minifig Cap Aviator [DAT]
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I hope y'all like this one, 'cuz I spent an unmentionable amount of time on it, and nearly drove myself blind. :-P (Where's the aspirin?...) Anyway, here is the pilot's cap from the Adventurers line (and Star Wars, and the new Race theme). Enjoy! (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 32083.dat - slope 45 6 x 4 double (re-aligned)
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Looks good to me. I used it (along with 30283.dat) in the 6459 Fuel Truck model I just posted on lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets ((URL) Cobbs (tcobbs@san.REMOVE.rr.com) "Franklin W. Cain" <fwcain@yahoo.com> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 32083.dat - slope 45 6 x 4 double (re-aligned) [DAT]
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OK, let's try this again. Please LMKWYT. Thanks, Franklin 0 Slope 45 6 x 4 Double 0 Unofficial Part 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 4 16 -40 0 -40 -40 0 40 40 0 40 40 0 -40 0 1 16 -10 0 -10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 stud.dat 1 16 -10 0 10 0 (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 32083.dat - Slope 45 6 x 4 Double
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(...) Oh. OK. I missed that. I'll fix and re-post it. Franklin (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 32083.dat - Slope 45 6 x 4 Double
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(...) There is a small trick that makes rotation of a complete part very easy, it's called "Inlining". Franklin, are you aware of this inline thing already, or should one of us explain ? (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 32083.dat - Slope 45 6 x 4 Double
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Hi, it looks great to me, with one exception. According to Steve's response to my previous post, it needs to be rotated 90 degrees around the Y axis. --Travis Cobbs (tcobbs@san.REMOVE.rr.com) "Franklin W. Cain" <fwcain@yahoo.com> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 32083.dat - Slope 45 6 x 4 Double [DAT]
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I had sent in a "mock-up" of this part earlier (see "(URL) but now I've finished this part. Here it is. Please LMKWYT! :-) Thanks, Franklin 0 Slope 45 6 x 4 Double 0 Unofficial Part 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 4 16 -40 0 -40 40 0 (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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Steve Bliss skrev i meddelandet ... (...) (URL) Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Parts 30283 and 32083
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(...) It wasn't in the update because it was never submitted. (...) All slopes should be oriented so the primary slope face is 'facing' the Z- axis -- so 30283 is OK, 32083 should be rotated. Also, the names would need to change to: 30283.DAT Slope (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Parts 30283 and 32083
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Hi, I was using the 30283 part posted here by Tore Eriksson (listed as 20283 in the subject header, posted originally on 04/01/00: any idea why this wasn't in the last update?), as well as the 32083 mockup posted by Franklin W. Cain on 09/03/00, and (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: x460.dat - Miscellaneous Gem Facetted [DAT]
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(...) Arrrrgggghhh! OK, it's fixed now. Thanks! (...) Done! Thanks, again! Here's the corrected version. Franklin 0 Rock Gem 1 x 1 Facetted 0 Unofficial Part 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 0 CATEGORY rock 0 KEYWORDS treasure gem (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Looks good, except for one missing polygon. It's the triangle at the extreme Z+ vertex, on the top face. Actually, looking at the corresponding/mirror face, at the extreme Z- vertex, it looks like you've got two faces laid over each other -- (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | x460.dat - Miscellaneous Gem Facetted [DAT]
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Hi! As promised elsewhere ("(URL) here is the facetted gem from the Ninja and Adventurers sets. I've used one of the "temporary" part numbers that Steve assigned to me. Hosever, if anyone can identify the actual part number, please let me know. (...) (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Just wanted to know because I get a little sick of the mockup version when I povray it. It's very strange that nobody has made an official 30366(tie fighter canopy) because it is used in so many sets. Ps. with an official 30366 I only mean the part (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: update for "1-8sphc.dat" [DAT]
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(...) D'OH!!! 0 1/8 Sphere Cut Off 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 Unofficial Primitive 0 0 COMMENT This figure is the intersection of 0 COMMENT a) one octant (1/8th) of a sphere 0 COMMENT whose radius is "the square root of two" 0 (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:f5n6tsct07b32dm...4ax.com... (...) Very handy.... I dunno if it works on Win2k or not though, I thought I tried installing it but could be wrong. If I did, it didn't run - but my memory is (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: update for "1-8sphc.dat"
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(...) Did I ever mention you should carry the decimals out to four places? Oops, sorry. Steve (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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(...) LDList is Anders Isaakson's program to search the LDraw parts. It's very handy and lightweight. I don't have a link handy, but if you search (URL), you should dig one up. Steve (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | update for "1-8sphc.dat" [DAT]
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Let's try this again..... :-P [fx: chainsaw] I'll just carve out this MIME stuff... [/fx] [fx: jackhammer] ...And I'll just insert this DAT file (as text) at the end here... [/fx] Thanks! ;-) Franklin (...) 0 1/8 Sphere Cut Off 0 Author: Franklin W. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: 973p70.dat - Minifig Torso Bomber Jacket Black T-Shirt (Town) pattern
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I forgot... Here's an image of a minifig using this torso. "(URL) Cain (and please do *not* call me "Frank" ;-) fwcain@yahoo.com | (URL) OR DISTRIBUTION OF MY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL PURPOSES (I.E., SPAM) IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Heh. I had a lot of trouble finding this one too. "Lever Control" is not exactly an intuitive name for it. What's LDList? Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | RE: Does this part exist?
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(...) Is it: 2433 Lever Control ? A good set of keywords and more exposure of LDList (which is very useful for finding parts) would probably benefit the parts library, but it'd be such a pain to add all those keywords... Hope that helps, --Bram Bram (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Does this part exist?
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As an example of how I can't find parts in our current system, I am asking about this part. It probably exists and I missed it. - It is a member of the 2-3 finger hinge system. - it has a 3 finger hinge at one end - this joins a rod system sized rod (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: new part 2865.dat (9v straight track)
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(...) In one of your replies in the thread you say you were hoping more people looked at it... well I looked at it and let me tell you, I am very excited to see this part. I am no part expert. I cannot give you any feedback on what is right or wrong (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: new part 2865.dat (9v straight track) [DAT]
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(...) I'm quite impressed, that is a rather ambitious choice for a first part. And not bad at all, although I have some remarks, the part looks relativly good already. So here we go: A. Orientation Parts that show a prominent length, should be (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 973p70.dat - Minifig Torso Bomber Jacket Black T-Shirt (Town) pattern [DAT]
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Howdy! Now that I've gotten a "P"-number for this part, here is the "final" version. Please LMKWYT! :-) Thanks, Franklin 0 Minifig Torso - Bomber Jacket Black T-Shirt (Town) Pattern 0 Unofficial Element 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | [lego] (3005-eye.dat) Brick 1 x 1 with Eye pattern [DAT]
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I may actually get around to finally _using_ one of these pieces... :-P (I usually just give 'em away.) Thanks, Franklin 0 Brick 1 x 1 with Eye pattern 0 Unofficial Element 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain 0 1 16 0 24 0 10 0 0 0 -24 0 0 0 10 box4-1.dat 1 (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 3005-eye.dat - Brick 1 x 1 with Eye pattern [DAT]
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I tried posting this earlier via email, as usual for me, but it apparently didn't work. (Big surprise; YahooMail's been acting screwy all day!) :-P ~~~ Anyway, here it is. Please LMKWYT. Thanks, Franklin 0 Brick 1 x 1 with Eye pattern 0 Unofficial (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: x466.dat(?) - Minifig Polearm Halberd
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(...) This part looks great! Now if you could only come up with some armour to go with the weapons, helments especially are lacking :) The great job you did on the cowboy hat shows that you can do headwear and most castle headwear isnt as hard as (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | need a cannon dat file..
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does anyone know of the existence of a Ldraw part file for the cannon? It doesn't have to be a shooting one, just the regular no frills cannon with it's holder.. (24 years ago, 24-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | x466.dat(?) - Minifig Polearm Halberd [DAT]
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I know I said I wasn't going to do this part, but it kept nagging me, so I finally gave in :-P and converted the last of the Castle melee weapons, the Halberd. (Steve, I don't remember if I've already used this "temp" number. Please LMK. Thnx.) So, (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Possible replacement for 1-8sphe.dat
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(...) [snip] (...) I also believe that rendering speed isn't a big issue here. I was more curious why you believed that your tesselation was better.I happen to like the currend tesselation because I very quickly understood how to reproduce its (...) (24 years ago, 23-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Monorail Track
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(...) I just tried to open these direct on the download and it did NOT work. Saving them to file DID. Write if the urge hits. Joseph (24 years ago, 23-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Monorail Track
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(...) Received a note that the center stud of the short staight track is up-side down; I'll fix that RSN. It was also suggested that I do the track in Color 16; let's give it a shot. I've finally got the long straight track done, so here they are in (...) (24 years ago, 23-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 973p###.dat - Minifig Torso Town Fleece-Lined Jacket Over Black T-Shirt Pattern [DAT]
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Please direct all comments regarding the NAME of this DAT file to this thread: "(URL) I don't know what "P"-number to give this file. (Steve?) This is a DAT file for the brown minifig torso in the McDonald's promo set ("(URL) Please LMKWYT. Thanks, (...) (24 years ago, 23-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Possible replacement for 1-8sphe.dat
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"Manfred Moolhuysen" <moom@nospamchello.nl> wrote in message news:G1AHn2.3Ir@lugnet.com... (...) on (...) opinion, (...) number (...) The even distribution of points means that the polygons involved stay closer to the surface of an actual sphere at (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Possible replacement for 1-8sphe.dat
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(...) However, if there is a general feeling that a sphere primitive with an even distibution of triangles is a far better option, I'm prepaired to withdraw my submission (made August 22th) in favour for a 4 decimal places version the primitive (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Possible replacement for 1-8sphe.dat
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(...) Please tell me what the benefit is of your even distribution of triangles over the currend distribution whith 9 quads and 4 triangles? To my opinion, this factor alone doesn't seem to result into any severe deformations in renderings with (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Possible replacement for 1-8sphe.dat
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(...) Following an initiative by Axel Poqué, I've resubmitted an improved version of the original 1-8sphe.dat primitive for the next update. This version still has 9 quads and 4 triangles, but coplanarity and meeting the surface of the sphere falls (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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I'm sorry for breaking my reply up intp little pieces, but for an unnown reason I'm not able to post any long message to Lugnet for the past 4 days. (...) Please make that 4 decimal places, for all the other curved primitives that the 1-8sphe.dat (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Possible replacement for 1-8sphe.dat
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(...) I think these should have 4 decimal places, as with the majority of the circular primitives. The reason for this is that there is often a need to use 3DPs in parts. Where these include circular primitives and scale them up by a factor of 10 (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:ni4kssg6gejoaju...4ax.com... (...) on (...) files (...) I actually looked at all of the files that contain the string sphe while checking to see the results of my primitive substitution (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Possible replacement for 1-8sphe.dat
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(...) I think your both of your files are significant improvements over the existing primitives. My only concern is the possible impact changing the primitive could have on other files, where surfaces intersect spheres, but not at the edges of the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Alternative possible hi-res sphere primitive [DAT]
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Please read my previous post regarding a possible replacement for 1-8sphe.dat. This post will make more sense if you do. Once I got my sphere tesselation algorithm to work, it was straightforward to generate a hi-res version of the sphere primitive. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Possible replacement for 1-8sphe.dat [DAT]
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I started a discussion on the .dev group regarding sphere tesselation a little while back, and it came out that there is some dissatisfaction with the current sphere primitive. I have finished the code which generates a replacement sphere primitive, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) Accually there is: the 4 x 4 base the 4 x 4 tall base (this is the one I have a mock-up of) the middle mast section the upper mast section, also used as a bowspirit on older ships and then the newer bowspirit piece used on things like the (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) There's the 4x4 base brick, the large mast section, the medium mast section, the small mast section, and the bowsprit mast. At least, I seem to remember that it goes like that. Steve (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I have mock-ups of both these in both sizes if you want them (...) Which piece do you want? I have a mock-up of one of the base pieces if you are interested in it. (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Problems with 4773 (Light & Sound Colored Globe) [DAT]
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"Chris Dee" <chris_w_dee@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G14Fq9.59J@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks. Here it is again, with the ring3.dat file used in place of the quarter rings: 0 Electric Light & Sound Colored Globe 0 Name: 4773.dat 0 Author: Thomas (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I have these on my "todo"(planned) lists. If someone else is working on them let us know. (...) Not sure which piece this is. (...) On my todo list as well. I do have a mock-up on there too. (...) Paul (URL) (finished parts) (URL) (in process) (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Parts request 6505
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Has anyone done a 6505 Gear box, 4 x 2 x 4 (URL) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Parts Request
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I was wondering if the following parts are/will be offered: 1. pirate ship bow 2. pirate ship stern 3. pirate ship mast 4. rock raiders canopy (bars) Thanx (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | [lego/lcad] new primitive 1-8sphc.dat - 1/8 sphere cut off (aka rounded corner) [DAT]
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Doing this "job search" thing must be frying my brain. :-P Steve, I finally realized what you were saying, and that my file wasn't correct, so I've fixed the DAT file. Here's the fixed version. It's been re-centered and re-aligned. Please LMKWYT, (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Problems with 4773 (Light & Sound Colored Globe)
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(...) Actually, for historical reasons, the "4-4ring3.dat" primitive is named "ring3.dat". Chris (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Problems with 4773 (Light & Sound Colored Globe) [DAT]
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I just noticed that part 4773 (Light & Sound Colored Globe) seems to have a few problems. There are two gaps around the outside (the top one is extremely narrow). Oddly enough, one of the gaps is caused by the fact that the outside cylinder is (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 30473 (Baseplate 32 x 32 Canyon Plate Without Island)
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(...) Thanks! I learned a lot doing this one. I'd definitely recommend modifying an existing part as a way to begin. I didn't even need to add anything except studs, which I copied. I used ML-CAD - is this what most part authors recommend, or is (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Monorail Track
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(...) I'm really glad someone is going after the monorail track pieces. -Chuck (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 30473 (Baseplate 32 x 32 Canyon Plate Without Island)
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(...) Hi Heather. I replied Saturday morning but it appears the message got lost. Good work on your first piece. I can see nothing wrong with it, but I am not an expert on the subject. Keep working on different pieces and your confidence and skill (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Monorail Track [DAT]
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Here is a try at the short straight piece of monorail track...what do you think? Please reply to dejah99@gte.net. Joseph 0 Monorail Track Straight Short 0 Name: 2670.dat 0 Author: J.A. "O'Donnell," P.E. 0 Unofficial Part 0 WRITE End lines interior (...) (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 1-8sphc.dat "1/8 Sphere Cut Off" (i.e., "rounded corner") [DAT]
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Here's the new version of this unofficial primitive. (I've added the type-"5" lines.) Thanks, Franklin 0 1/8 Sphere Cut Off 0 0 COMMENT This figure is the intersection of 0 COMMENT a) one octant (1/8th) of a sphere 0 COMMENT whose radius is "the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: parrot colors
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I used MLCAD to create that image. Franklin (...) (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Jonathan, thanks for the bug aleart. I have corrected the problem and I will resubmit both files to Steve. Dennis (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 30473 (Baseplate 32 x 32 Canyon Plate Without Island) [DAT]
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Here's 30473, a variant of 6024, found in <set:4291>. I modified 6024 to remove the island, re-stud the road, and remove studs at raised corners. This is my first part, so if I've messed something up please tell me! I don't think I'm quite up to (...) (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) downloading the file again, to make sure the your copy of the file isn't damaged. Steve (24 years ago, 16-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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I like it. But there is a small problem with this file and the unpatterned bird. There are 2 lines that have a space between one number and the next (search for 3- to find them). This causes ldlite to give a syntax error and it causes ledit to give (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: parrot colors
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(...) 2546p01.dat would match existing conventions. IRL the yellow on the beak is a little less extensive than you have modelled, but it is still a very good representation. I don't see the "gap" in L3Lab. Chris (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Franklin, this "gap", is it on the actual parrot and I need to put it in or is it in my file and I need to remove it? I used MLcad and L3Lab to view my file and I do not see it in my file. What did you use to produce the images? Dennis. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: parrot colors
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Dennis, There appears to be a "gap" in the yellow part of the wing, as can be seen in this image: "(URL) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: parrot colors
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(...) Minor nitpick. This specific DAT file should be named "2546p1.dat" (note the "p1" at the end). It's the _un_colorized version that should be named "2546.dat". *Excellent* work, by the way! Bravo! :-) Franklin (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | parrot colors [DAT]
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Hi all. I have completed the color patterns for the parrot. Since I do not have a parrot, I am working from photos scanned from a lego catalog. Let me know of changes that I need to make. If you have a photo to back it up, that would be a help. Even (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: unofficial new primitive -- "Rounded Corner" [DAT]
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(...) To be more specific: could this file be re-oriented, so that figures like (URL) can be constructed as: 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1-4disc.dat 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1-4disc.dat 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1-4disc.dat 1 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: unofficial new primitive -- "Rounded Corner"
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(...) Yup. (...) Go for it. :-) Also, if needed, please feel free to copy the image(s) for illustrating what this primitive is for. Franklin (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: unofficial new primitive -- "Rounded Corner"
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I forgot to mention that I have another image (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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Ooo, cool. That means each of the colored faces in your image is a 1-4disc.dat, right? That'll work very nicely. I'll forward this to the primitives committee. Do you mind if I use it in the skeleton leg file? Steve (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) UPDATE! It _is_ part of a sphere, I just realized, a sphere having a radius of "the square root of 2"! This primitive is one octant of that sphere with three faces "planed/smoothed off" so that the resulting object will fit inside a cube (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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It is not part of a sphere. It can be thought of as a virtual cube which has had one corner sliced away in a curved fashion. Or to put it another way, it is the grey area in this image: "(URL) radii are "1", and its angles are 90 degrees (i.e., 1/4 (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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