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(...) Good idea; that would be really nice, but it doesn't seem to be possible? Or does anybody have a suggestion? As it is now, I use the (URL) LDraw Primitives Reference>, which seems pretty well updated. {Note:} There's a lot of new and better (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Getting started in Parts Authoring
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As suggested by Neils, I'm moving my inquiries on the basics of parts authoring to this forum. In CAD, I asked how to add a new MLCAD folder to store primitives, sized-up primitives and parts-of-other-parts. The reply was simple enough. It did have (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: wannabe parts author needs mentor
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(...) Great idea, but I think lugnet.cad.dat.parts would be a better choice for such questions. But I'd suggest that you start with some simple parts while you learn the basics. Personally I started with the duplo piece (URL) x250>. While you're (...) (20 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Part requests: Lots and lots of parts
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(...) I'm staring at a Knights Kingdom racheting joint at the moment wondering how many hundreds of lines of code it would take to create it! If I take up the challenge to model an entire knight, (if not for my Lego Robotics classes) I wouldn't be (...) (20 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Part requests: Lots and lots of parts
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David, With a list that long, it looks like you'd better learn to author parts. It really is a lot to ask others to do the work for you. When do they get to play with LEGO? Kevin (...) (20 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Part requests: Lots and lots of parts
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(...) (does it only deal with Unofficial parts?). I couldn't find the jet engine under Plates and I couldn't find the hinge arm under Hinge, Arm (which is where the click-hinge versions are), so I figured they didn't exist. Well, I'll have to add (...) (20 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Part requests: Lots and lots of parts
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(...) These are already in the official library (there are links to the DATs from the Peeron pages). 4868 is officially named "Plane Jet Engine", but has a different Peeron name to avoid confusion with (URL) TWS Garrison (URL) capital letters in (...) (20 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Part requests: Lots and lots of parts
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I've been tinkering around with LDraw a bit...well, okay, more than a bit, but nearly every MOC that I've tried to recreate in LDR format has run into at least one missing piece. Here's what I'd like to see: Completely new parts: (URL) Wheel Solid (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Part request: Wedge 3 x 4 Plate with Stud Notches
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Hello all, I've been working on the CAD version of one of my creations for the Bot Contest, and it seems that one of the pieces that I need has not been made yet, The part is #48183 "Wedge 3 x 4 Plate with Stud Notches", and can be seen here ((URL) (...) (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Western Uniforms - Part Naming
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(...) many thx for all your input, especially to franklin for the keywords - it'll save a lot of time. w. <www.holly-wood.it> (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Western Uniforms - Part Naming
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[edit] (...) [/edit] (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Western Uniforms - Part Naming
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Willy, I'm sorry for not replying before now (and yes, I did receive your email; mea culpa), but I've been fighting off yet another massive sinue infection. The "good" news is, I got the antibiotics from the doctor this time *before* the infection (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Western Uniforms - Part Naming
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(...) Looking at all the replies in this thread, I recommend a streamlined version of George's suggestions (with appropriate LDraw decorations): 973pw1.dat Minifig Torso with US Cavalry General Pattern 973pw2.dat Minifig Torso with US Cavalry (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Western Uniforms - Part Naming
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(...) Actually I would suggest the most correct description would be: Minifig Torso - U.S. Cavalry (General) Minifig Torso - U.S. Cavalry (Officer) Minifig Torso - U.S. Cavalry (Soldier) But then I am a history nut who just noticed this post. I have (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Western Uniforms - Part Naming
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(...) No. Based on Lego's use of Indians (i.e. Native Americans) in the Western theme, they are not Union ("Yankee" can be meant as a disparaging slang word for Americans from Northern states and should not be used) troops. Union Troops fought in (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Western Uniforms - Part Naming
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(...) I don't really know about U.S. Calvary uniforms either, but these names sound good to me. The only suggestion I have it to use "Union" instead of "Yankee". Andy (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Western Uniforms - Part Naming
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hi, being from "old europa" I'm not fit enough to sort out american uniforms from the last century. could somebody please help me out naming these parts: (3 URLs) they are all yankees, right? (URL) 973px41 looks like general custer (URL) 973px42 is (...) (20 years ago, 9-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.western, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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| | Re: Brick 1x1 [DAT]
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I think the other explanations have been very good, but if you're still having a hard time visualizing it, take a look at the attached DAT. I color coded the pieces, and exploded it a little. --Travis 0 Brick 1 x 1 exploded 0 Name: 3005-explode.dat (...) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Brick 1x1
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(...) Have a look at my Basic Parts Authoring presentation I made up for Brickfest PDX. You can find it here: (URL) under the Parts Authoring section. -Orion (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Brick 1x1
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(...) The box5.dat files are something we call primitives. A primitive is a assembly of more basic forms, for instance planes and lines, and a dat file in itself. They have been made avaibable to prevent you have to define certain very common and (...) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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