 | | Re: 3867 Baseplate 16 x 16 with Island Pattern [DAT]
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I've updated the part to have the blue parts hard-coded blue, and the remainder of the piece (the sides & bottom) grey. Andy 0 Baseplate 16 x 16 with Island Pattern 0 Name: 3867P01.DAT 0 Author: Andrew Westrate 0 Unofficial Part 0 CATEGORY Baseplate (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Rubber belts modelling
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(...) That's real cool! Will you be considering the possibility of pulleys that are rotated 90º? (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) I think using subparts makes sense in this case. Steve (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 30621.dat - Brick 12 x 2 with lots of stuff
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(...) I noticed that -- I saw it on the Parts Tracker. :) Any chance you could rotate it 90 degrees? For a long time, we've had a mix of orientation for asymmetric(al?) parts -- some were placed longways on the X-axis, some along the Z-axis. Awhile (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Rubber belts modelling
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I just uploaded a Rubber Belt Generator utility, that creates DAT files for rubber belts taut between two pulleys. The rubber belt generated can have a square section or a round one, using cylinder primitive. This utility is available from (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 25-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) That's what i've done this evening. I splitted the main file into one new subfile (32087s02.dat witch re-use the 2865s04.dat file)and the mainfile (32087_mainfile.dat). I couldn't add the small center track pieces too the 32087s02.dat file due (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: Tile 2 x 2 with Pirate Map Pattern
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"Andrew Westrate" <loewe_29@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:GtF1FA.Kus@lugnet.com... (...) Try color 409 insted of 11 'cyan' - I don't know which programs are using this, but MLCad and LDView do. Please make this part without bmp2dat, I know (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 3867 Baseplate 16 x 16 with Island Pattern
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(...) No, I mean my REAL part. I wanted to do, but now you have done. CU Bernd (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: 30621.dat - Brick 12 x 2 with lots of stuff
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(...) Never mind, I did it anyway. So, what are we going to call it? (URL) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Liftarm width
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Maybe this subject has been beaten to death, but I wonder why straight technic liftarms are 20 ldu wide and bent ones are 18 only ? In reality both are exactly the same width, which as I measured is close to 18 ldu. Philo www.philohome.com (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: Tile 2 x 2 with Pirate Map Pattern [DAT]
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Here's another piece from the Pirates line not yet in LDraw. Let me know what you think. I'm not sure about the color of the water; In MLCad, the light blue seems to dark, but the cyan seems too, well, cyan. Andy 0 Tile 2 x 2 with Pirate Map Pattern (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 3867 Baseplate 16 x 16 with Island Pattern
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(...) Hmmm, you mean you already made this part? I searched the newsgroup and the parts tracker before starting this, but didn't see it. You're right about the colors, it should be hardcoded blue. Andy (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question [DAT]
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(...) Inlining is replacing a reference to a subfile with the code from that file. So if I had a part file, which had the line: 1 1 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 stud.dat and I "inlined" the stud.dat, my one line would be replaced with: 1 1 10 0 0 6 0 0 (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) There's still download time, which continues to be an issue for many people. Smaller files = faster download. Fight Software Bloat! (says he, writing on a Win2K system). Steve (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Restrictions on color use in parts and subparts
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(...) Huh? It is? Where? I know there's some writeup about dithered colors, but I believe Damien is thinking of the 'extended colors', the color codes between 17 and 26 (excluding 24) that are defined in the LDraw.org color reference. The extended (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 27c01.dat [DAT]
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(...) That's right. I should have changed 81%... :o) (...) OK, here we go: 0 Window 1 x 2 x 1 with Glass 0 Name: 27c01.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 based on 27.dat by James Jessiman 0 Unofficial Element 1 16 0 24 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2-4edge.dat 1 (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Hello Tore, there is a gap inside upper left corner. (...) file? I think that's ok. Play well, Carsten (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Restrictions on color use in parts and subparts
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Hello Damien, (...) materials. It IS written down in the reviewers FAQ. Play well Carsten (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: 27c01.dat [DAT]
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Since I think I've had to change about 80% of the lines from the original file by James Jessiman, is it ok to claim that I'm the author of this file? /Tore 0 Window 1 x 2 x 1 with Glass 0 Name: 27c01.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 based on 27.dat by (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Question 27 in Ldraw FAQ gives color codes but not restrictions in use. Where is reference info for color use in parts/subparts? This info should be included in ldraw specification and reviewer materials. Thanks, Damien (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) Isn't this a matther of the installed operating system? I'm no PC expert, but i think that the clusters on a Windows 98 and a NT system are different, isn't it (FAT,FAT32,NTFS)? If you think that INLINING is a better solution, how can this be (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) Why not 8 subparts? There are 8 symmetric sections in this part. If you're going to use subfiles to reduce the overall datasize, go all the way. :) Unfortunately, cutting out a 1/8 slice of the part might force some unnatural cuts. If this is (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 30248 Helicopter skids (WAS) Re: Looking for parts
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(...) Thanks for posting the comment along with the file. I think that was a good idea. Considering that we haven't heard from Chris Alano in awhile, I think it's ok that you posted the file. Steve (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) That's been my view as well. In addition, is disk space usage really a factor? I mean, I have a small (3 gig) hard drive, and my whole LDraw file set takes up only a couple megs. For someone with a less archaic system than mine, the storage (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) Right, but what I want to say is that if the filesize is to big the file needs a lot of time to render. When this is splitted into subfiles the renderer only needs to read smaller subfile. This saves rendertime. Bernd (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part - 2587 Knights Armor [DAT]
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Here is the Knight's Armor. The part isn't quite complete, the front and back mounds of the shouler has not been made until now. CU Bernd 0 Minifig Armor Knight 0 Name: 2587.dat 0 Author: Bernd Broich 0 Unofficial Part 0 Inner Back Plane 1 16 -16 29 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) But remember that file size is only a consideration if it makes a difference to the total number of disk clusters it uses. If your disk is formatted to have 4Kb clusters each file takes 4Kb. One 4095byte file containing inlined code will use 1 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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(...) In general it's the symmetry, the file size or many repeating items of the part that makes sence to use subparts. In your case you can split it into 4 subparts, each one quarter of the file. So you could save filesize. e.g. only one track-end (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Fixed Part: 604.dat - Window 1 x 6 x 3 Panorama [DAT]
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0 Window 1 x 6 x 3 Panorama 0 Name: 604.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Unofficial Part Fix 1 16 40 72 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2-4edge.dat 1 16 20 72 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2-4edge.dat 1 16 0 72 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2-4edge.dat 1 16 -20 72 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: 32087.dat - Train Track Cross
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(...) And here I though that the LDRAW Parts GOD had stopped listen to my prayers! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I can't talk about the rest of the foks but I've been waiting f-o-r-e-v-e-r for the PARTS GODS to cerate this and other track pieces. AHui (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Subfiles - Question
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The the following Lugnet post and the follow-on reply. I think it gives a pretty good discussion of subparts vs. inlineing. (URL) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 30248 Helicopter skids (WAS) Re: Looking for parts
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(...) OK, done. I have rotated it 90 degrees and submitted the file to the Tracker. As I don't know whether is OK or not to submit other people's parts, I added a note telling this, just to have the proceeding tried in a pilot case. /Tore (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Subfiles - Question
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Hello, Can someone tell me what the criteria is to create a subpart, instead of copying the whole code and rotate it a few times? I'm creating the 32087.dat file (see previous message or goto : (URL) ) and can tear the main file into different (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 32087.dat - Train Track Cross
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Hi, For the Train freeks, there's something comming up. For a preview, goto : (URL) still have some work to do, but it gives you a perview from what it's gone be. Regards, Ludo (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 30248 Helicopter skids (WAS) Re: Looking for parts
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(...) The part definitely hasn't been made official yet. A quick check on the parts tracker doesn't turn up a file either. If you want to finish this and submit it, that would be Very Cool. :) Steve (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 30248 Helicopter skids (WAS) Re: Looking for parts
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(...) Some bases are correctly lined up, some aren't. I agree with Steve here, it sohould be rotated. Has this part been officialed yet? I still don't have it in my Parts directory, and was just about to model it when I made a search and found it (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: x744.dat - Technic Gear 42 Tooth
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Tore the one at (URL) fine and looks great (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Part numbers
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(...) Thanks for reposting this, Chris. I've stuck in some comments below. (...) OK, I *totally* don't remember that. Bizarre (both my memory and the parts with two numbers). 30337.dat was just released in update 2002-01. (...) (don't remember (...) (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: I need help!
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(...) There are a few utilities, here are a couple of them: John VanZweiten's Hoser: (URL) Fredrik Glöckner's LDraw-mode: (URL) (wow! nice example on the web page) Steve (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I forgot to mention... 1. The green is the intended starting point, and the red is the intended ending point. 2. The tubing is 4 LDraw units in diameter. Thanks, Franklin (23 years ago, 20-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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