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Re: New part: Boba Fett Minifig Torso
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Date: 
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 22:20:19 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Franklin W. Cain writes:
> In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Matt Schild writes:
> > This is my first part.
> > Well, other than correcting a minor oversight
> > on a very nice part by someone else.
> > 
> > Please let me know what you think.  And yes, it does still need
> > a bit of work (mainly on the symbol on his upper right chest).
> 
> ...[snip]...
> 
> > 4 67780772 ....
> 
> ?!?!?....  Uhhhmmmm, this "Color Code" is *WAY* beyond range.
> 
> Valid color codes in LDraw are "0" (zero) to "511"
> (five hundred eleven).  A color code of "67780772"
> (sixty-seven million, seven hundred eighty thousand,
> seven hundred seventy two) may cause severe brain trauma, cancer,
> destruction of the ozone layer, and/or improper rendering of the DAT file.
> 
> On the other hand, "Bravo!" for trying a complicated design/pattern.
> Once you fix that color code (and the line-wrapping),
> I'd love to see the file again!  :-)
> 
> Thanks,
> Franklin

Franklin,
     The same happens with ANYTHING I create in MLCAD. This a by-product of
using the hexadecimal system to create 12-bit and 24-bit colors. If you open
this in MLCAD (or POV-Ray), "67780772" will reveal itself to be the 12-bit
color "0x40A40A4". Look at it as Solid, 0-Red, 160-Green, 64-Blue. When saving
DAT files, they convert themselves "back" into decimal color values.
IOW, "31-Red, 202-Green, 255-Blue" (my favorite) goes to 24-bit hex.
"0x21FCAFF" into "35638015" because it counts the 2, denoting bit-size &
solid/translucent, as being part of a total hexidecimal number, as opposed to
being 1 determiner and 3 Hexidecimal figures.
While it looks crappy in LEdit, it looks like polished steel in MLCad and
POV-Ray.

James J.
Don't just "play well", play better!



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  Re: New part: Boba Fett Minifig Torso
 
(...) ...[snip]... (...) ?!?!?.... Uhhhmmmm, this "Color Code" is *WAY* beyond range. Valid color codes in LDraw are "0" (zero) to "511" (five hundred eleven). A color code of "67780772" (sixty-seven million, seven hundred eighty thousand, seven (...) (26 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)

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