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"Niels Karsdorp" <nkp.nkp@hetnet.nl> schreef in bericht news:HsIEAw.1sur@lugnet.com... (...) for (...) I totally agree with Niels here (again :-) There should be a better way for naming parts. Jaco (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Naming of parts
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I think more parts need to be renamed. Recently I was looking for the large excavator arm, did not find it among the parts starting with an E (like the small 3314 Excavator Arm 2 x 6 x 2), did not find it on the PT searching for 'Excavator', so I (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Dishes are Round (Cornbread are Square)
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(...) 1. Will they still be considered part of the Round category? (I.e., will they then need a "0 CATEGORY Round" meta-statement?) 2. Won't they need "Space", "radar", and "round" added to their lists of KEYWORDS? Thnx, Franklin (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Dish 2 x 2 (4740.dat)
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(...) After some offline discussion with Steve Bliss we have decided that the dish parts will all be named "Dish ...". I'll be fixing the names of the parts on the PT and searching out any that remain to be fixed on the official library. Chris (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 3035p01.dat - confirmation, it exists!
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(...) Thanks Clark! Too bad that geocities.jp link is dead. That would have been so much easier to tell if the part had been red... Well, I think it is ABS. No sign of misforming, I'd say the stud logo is late 60's, higher and more modern than the (...) (21 years ago, 1-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: File Size Concerns ( Was Re: Animal Tail Section end (NEW))
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(...) I agree. If I would reduce the decimal points the size would be reduced by 20k but then I get a lot of not coplanar vertices so that these needs to be split (increeses size) or have to store with the numbers. But the neighbour vertices needed (...) (21 years ago, 1-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Part: 3035p01.dat - confirmation, it exists!
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(...) Yes it does exist. It was factory painted to match the wing. It's from set 310. I have a picture of that set MIB showing both parts with red edge paint. Gary Istok also mentions it: (URL) to me is the years Gary mentioned. The plate you (...) (21 years ago, 1-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: 3036p01.dat - Plate 6 x 8 with Red Side [DAT]
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Must be from set 310. (URL) Plate 6 x 8 with Red Side 0 Name: 3036p01.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Author: James Jessiman (Original LDraw Part) 0 BFC CERTIFY CW 1 16 60 4 40 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 stud4.dat 1 16 40 4 40 1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 stud4.dat 1 (...) (21 years ago, 1-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part: 3035p01.dat - Please confirm that it exists! [DAT]
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Could be somebody painted the red side to fit in with the rounded "wing" from some gas station set? But I think it's real. 0 Plate 4 x 8 with Red Side 0 Name: 3035p01.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Author: James Jessiman (Original LDraw Part) 0 BFC (...) (21 years ago, 1-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: File Size Concerns ( Was Re: Animal Tail Section end (NEW))
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(snip) I think you're both right. I am reminded of a quote: "Make things as simple as possible, but not simpler." -Albert Einstein You're both geniuses too, you know. :-) (21 years ago, 1-Feb-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | File Size Concerns ( Was Re: Animal Tail Section end (NEW))
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(...) I agree with the elimination of excess but I disagree with a reduction in part quality simply because it is "too large" (...) I agree again. The point I was trying to make is size concerns should not be the only reason to redo a quality[1] (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Animal Tail Section end (NEW)
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(...) I agree with Thomas (and Orion, I think - although from his post, I'm not sure he looked at your reduced-size file) -- keep the original. If you are concerned about file size, you could try reducing the number of decimal places on your (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Animal Tail Section end (NEW)
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(...) I have to strongly disagree with this. If a file can be done just as well with fewer bytes, that's a good thing. Good for downloading, good for maintaining the part, good for storing the parts library. (...) I won't argue with your figures, I (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Animal Tail Section end (NEW)
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(...) You are right, that is no longer a problem. And the CPU(s) on any machine should render a 200k file as fast as a 10k file. The only aspect could be the up- and download time. But for a "perfect" part we shouldn't waste a thought on this. CU (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Animal Tail Section end (NEW)
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(...) If it's not broke why fix it? I think the one on the PT is just fine. The file size concern have gotten entirly out of hand. Let's do some math: Peeron has 3628 out of 5589 (64%) sets invertoried for a total of 8062 parts (this includes Moved (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Animal Tail Section end (NEW)
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(...) The one on the Tracker is far better. Saving 30% on file size is not worth it for the great degradation in quality. TWS Garrison (21 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Animal Tail Section end (NEW) [DAT]
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I tried to reduce the filesize of the x378.dat actual on the tracker is this 98 kB file: (URL) is the new 69.5 kB file. Please tell me which one the better file is. 0 Animal Tail Section End 0 Name: x378a.dat 0 Author: Bernd Broich 0 Unofficial Part (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Dish 2 x 2 (4740.dat)
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(...) Actually, I thought that all the radar dishes were supposed to be renamed to "Round Dish. . ." (as indeed several on the Parts Tracker are); on the other hand, a name fix for 4740 has not been submitted to the Tracker, and the radar dishes (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Dish 2 x 2 (4740.dat)
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(...) OK, I have to agree with Niels now, but then I plead for all dishes that are now called Space Radar Dish to be renamed to Dish and put in the keyword "space" (for you spacers out there :-) Jaco (21 years ago, 30-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Dish 2 x 2 (4740.dat)
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(...) It is not a space-specific part, it's used in town a lot, too. The name 'Dish 2 x 2' is better, because it says exactly what it is: a 2 x 2 dish, no more, no less. The keywords contain a reference to space and radar, so searching with keywords (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Dish 2 x 2 (4740.dat)
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I was looking for the small 2 x 2 space radar dish, but did not find it in the Space categorie. Why has the description changed for this part to this: 0 Dish 2 x 2 0 Name: 4740.dat It was Space Radar Dish 2 x 2, which is IMHO better? Jaco (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Dinosaur parts
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(...) These two numbers (40391 & 40392) are the small s-curved neck/tail part. I opened one to look into it. So the four numbers above (40376 - 40379) get a higher chance to be the other neck/tail parts and the head. CU Bernd (21 years ago, 27-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New Mockup: win163b.dat - Window 1 x 6 x 3 Vintage without Studs, 3 Panes
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The box along the bottom of window seams to be detached. (21 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Bionicle Claw with Axle
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(...) I'll have a look at the feasibilty of doing this part. If I think I can make it, I'll take a stab at it, no compensation needed. -Orion (21 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Bionicle Claw with Axle
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(...) These are pretty complex parts so I agree. I have, in the past, offered compensation to parts authors for creating parts I needed created. I don't recall where I made the offer but I think it was in the CAD hierarchy, not the market one. That (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Bionicle Claw with Axle
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(...) If I want to pay someone to create the part for me, is it still appropriate to post in the CAD forum or should I be posting to Marketplace? I felt uncomfortable paying someone, since LDraw is supposed to be a community effort. But I REALLY (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | New Mockup: win163b.dat - Window 1 x 6 x 3 Vintage without Studs, 3 Panes [DAT]
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0 Window 1 x 6 x 3 Vintage without Studs, 3 Panes 0 Name: win163b.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Unofficial Mockup 0 BFC NOCERTIFY 0 REM TE Extra lines at Pane separators 1 47 0 32 -2.5 57 0 0 0 0 32 0 1.5 0 box.dat 0 Inlined: 1 16 60 36 10 1 0 0 0 1 (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Mockup: win163a.dat - Window 1 x 6 x 3 Vintage without Studs Plain [DAT]
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0 Window 1 x 6 x 3 Vintage without Studs Plain 0 Name: win163a.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Unofficial Mockup 0 BFC NOCERTIFY 0 REM TE Missing LEGO logo on glass front 1 47 0 34 -2.5 57 0 0 0 0 32 0 1.5 0 box.dat 0 Inlined: 1 16 -60 61 10 -1 0 0 0 (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Mockup: win164 - Window 1 x 6 x 4 Vintage without Studs [DAT]
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0 Window 1 x 6 x 4 Vintage without Studs 0 Name: win164.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Unofficial Mockup 0 BFC NOCERTIFY 0 REM TE Missing LEGO logo on glass front 1 47 0 40 -2.5 57 0 0 0 0 40 0 1.5 0 box.dat 0 Inlined: 1 16 60 48 10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New Mockup: door124a.dat - Door 1 x 2 x 4 Vintage without Studs Left [DAT]
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Forgot two bars... Here's the complete version: 0 Door 1 x 2 x 4 Vintage without Studs Left 0 Name: door124a.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Unofficial Mockup 0 BFC NOCERTIFY 0 REM TE The x-over and handle are sloppy sketched 1 47 0 40 -2.5 17 0 0 0 0 (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Mockup: door124a.dat - Door 1 x 2 x 4 Vintage without Studs Left [DAT]
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0 Door 1 x 2 x 4 Vintage without Studs Left 0 Name: door124a.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson 0 Unofficial Mockup 0 BFC NOCERTIFY 0 REM TE The x-over and handle are sloppy sketched 1 47 0 40 -2.5 17 0 0 0 0 40 0 1.5 0 box.dat 0 Inlined: 1 16 20 48 10 1 0 (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Dinosaur parts
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(...) Thanks for the information. I don't own the legs or the thick tail piece. So I couldn't see this with my own eyes. I only have some Baby (Young) Dinos. CU Bernd (21 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Dinosaur parts
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(...) The dinosaur leg pieces also appear to be made up of a few parts. The one I'm looking at has the left and right legs (in green), a central plastic piece (in grey), and a metal rod joining the pieces. So 40384 could be the middle plastic piece. (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Dinosaur parts
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(...) I could find out some numbers for the "Animal Dinosaur"-parts: 40376, 40377, 40378, 40379 (these numbers must be for the neck/tail sections, because of four numbers in a row and four neck/tail parts) 40384 could be the "Animal Dinosaur Head (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Downloading unofficial parts
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(...) I just checked the ldrawunf file and it is current through today (Jan 16 2004) so it seems to be updating fine. -Orion (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) It is the same problem again. Please update the ldrawunf.zip. Thanks M (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Bionicle Claw with Axle
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I love working with LDraw files in MLCad, but am not able to create a .dat file. I have tried to wrap my head around it through FAQ’s and discussion, but I just won’t get it. I am creating a number of farm-related custom models. I like these (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Anybody working on 43121?
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Anybody working on 43121? This is the engine housing from the Air Blazers set. Picture on Bricklink: (URL) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Help needed: Are these parts really LEGO? [DAT]
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Got these parts in an eBay lot. I think they are original LEGO, but they may be a very early clone. I really like the "windoor" On one side it's a door, you flip it 180 deg's and it becomes a window! :) 0 FILE MODEL.LDR 0 Are these doors and windows (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: New (well...) Part: x717.dat - Brick 2 x 14 with Groove
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(...) Hehe. For what it's worth, that meta only modifies LDView's behavior if the file isn't stored in the standard LDraw Parts directory. However, since I assume some people keep their unofficial parts out of their parts directory, it can be a (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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