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I agree with that, Todd. Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Is this an attempt to model part #30014? If so, it is incorrect in at least three very obvious ways -- (a) the vertical placement of ARM1.DAT, (b) the use of ARM1.DAT in the first place, and (c) the use of 3004.DAT, where a new element should (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I made the same mistake, until I went to the store, and looked at the plates. Steve (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Try something like: 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4-4disc.DAT 1 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4-4ndis.DAT For the buttons/lights. That looked pretty good when I used it to build a panel of the three buttons. Not great at Zoom=1, but more accurate (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I would not tell anyone anything like that. The question really isn't whether or not the *parts* can be improved. A better question would be: are you able to improve them? Part of the answer to that depends on your ability to work as part of (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I can't speak for anyone else, but I know when to duck. ;) Seriously, I think I was one of the first to point out problems with part-files you had submitted. At least, I was the first during a part-voting review cycle. As for the most-recent (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello all, On lugnet.cad.dat I've posted a sneak preview of part #2871 I'm working on now. It not complete yet, I still have to do the interior and the small details at the backside of the bead that is in the middle of the part. But it is finished (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.trains)
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(...) My suggestion: worry about content and delivery before worrying about spice. LDraw.org should be approachable: easy to access, easy to understand, work on the maximum number of browsers. Using Shockwave to deliver content might improve some (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Have the program transform all parts to 99.99% of their actual size. (Just a random suggestion :-) -John Van Leonardo Zide wrote in message <3711E2FA.17EB08D@ce...com.br>... (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Tim, Please, please, please, please, please, please, please do *NOT* rely on Shockwave plugins to access content on the new site. IMO, this is far worse than image maps, because, in essence, it is forcing people to stick to one piece of buggy (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'd say the bar should be set at whatever level that the majority of the part authors and other longtime users think it should be set. If that is an unreasonable level... well, tough. (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: parts DESPERATLY wanted (steve: please read)
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-----Original message----- From: Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> To: lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com <lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com> Date: maandag 5 april 1999 15:51 Subject: Re: parts DESPERATLY wanted (steve: please read) (...) I failed to notice (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi, I've been trying to add collision detection to LeoCAD but I'm stuck with a problem and would like to know if anyone has a good solution. Take for example 2 1x1 bricks and position them side by side, they will always be touching each other (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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onyx wrote in message ... (...) tile (...) went (...) RL (...) LDraw (...) to be Onyx, You may disagree, but you restate my own objection perfectly. Your example of 3068 is "perfect" "as far as I'm concerned". It shows your personal standards and (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | [ldraw.org] multilanguage support (was Re: Multilanguage support for ldraw.org)
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(...) At the page bottoms I only feel it is appropriate to show up to 5 language links, there could be an expandable language page or popup that activates when clicked though, to give the full options. (...) No problem. From what you have told me (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Wheaton College which is literally down the street from me offers student discounts on software. I grabbed Photoshop 4 for $230 several years back and a former employer bought me the upgrade to 5. Thanks for the suggestion, I will download it (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Tim: [...] (...) Does it work in X? (...) <URL:(URL) [...] [ Using Apache to handle multiple languages. ] (...) You get a translated page if it is translated, otherwise you get an English one. Your suggestion means that you get nothing if people get (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Multilanguage support for ldraw.org (Was: Re: Ldraw.org...)
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Tim: (...) [...] (...) If we use the Apache approach to handle languages there shouldn't be any limits to how many languages we can handle (we can always include hard-coded links to other languages at the bottom of the pages). (...) I wouldn't mind (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Tim: (...) I haven't got any of these for Netscape and I run lynx with a plain sans serif fixed width font I don't know the name of. :-) And lynx is just another browser. I am using version 2.8.1pre.9 (10 Oct 1998). You can find information about (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) All I can say is, before you send _any_ parts (or narts), you should look at each and every one with a HYPERCRITICAL eye. If you note any flaws, don't send it. If people here on lugnet have noted flaws fix them, or don't send. Do NOT assume a (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: brick 1 x 2 w/ pattern, technic pin long w/ bush
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(...) Jonathan, whether you understand what the complaints are about or not, just take it on faith that this part is _wrong_. As someone else said, if you would get this piece and actually look at it, you would clearly see the flaws. Right now, (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That is sort of the de-facto "standard". Jorge Gonzalez (1) used this method for the sets he did, as have others. -- Terry K -- 1. Pretty sure it was JG. JG, sorry if I misspelled your name. (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) sorry roy, but i have to disagree with you here... take a look at the 1x2 tile (3068)... simple, elegant, and as far as i'm concerned (especially after i went back and personally put in the bottom groove) it is *perfect*.. true, there isn't (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) this line concerns me very *very* much. (...) as a matter of fact.. yes.... while you *should* be able to enjoy modeling things using the existing library of LDraw elements, if i had known all along that you are 100% sans lego i would have (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Uploading of large DAT files is still broken
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(...) OK, with the new upload-watcher in place, I can say with complete certainty that uploading of large DAT files is still broken. Actually, uploading them is OK, but the part where they go into the newsserver is broken. But it's still a bug. The (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Tim Courtney wrote in message (...) Oh, GIVE me a break. "Absolutely PERFECT". Ya gotta be kiddin'! No one, NO PART, is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT! Sheezz........ (...) Got me here. Ya gotta to earn it and there's a few here who need to step back and (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) It would be helpful, Jonathan, if you noted exactly what it is that you modified, as well as why, and what part(s) of it still need work. --Todd (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Lars, I think I remember someone saying that L3P does or would support the extended Meta-commands of LDLite (ie, translate, rotates, etc.) Is that true? I could really use it for my X-Oid Mech which I just split apart into multiple dat files so that (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Dunno how Tim is set for getting academic prices on software, but I did note the other day that all of the current Macromedia web-oriented products (Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver) are $99 at our campus computer store. (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Realized I didn't give an address for downloading it. Check out: (URL) need to fill out a form, but that's the spot to download. Ben -- Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com www.marsbase.com ---...--- The few, the proud,...the plastic. Ben Vaughan (...) (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Tim, All you need is Macromedia's Flash. They do offer a demo for download that has a 30 day limitation. The actual program costs something like $250.00 (US) I think. I'm going on memory here. As for how it works, think of a timeline. Everything (...) (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Tim Courtney wrote in message <199904102225.SAA274...et.com>... (...) I believe I have a cd with a list of shockwave files for web sites. (...) (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, I also agree here. But do try with Lego in hand! Just don't push it on the group if it doesn't pan out for you. (...) Yes, truthfully, your public math class isn't gaining you many friends here. (...) Correct.... (...) Sounds like a good (...) (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: technic pin long with stop bush
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(...) This is true. Responsibility should be taken for parts. Jonathan, please don't flood the list with parts - work on one at a time until it is perfected and you have established some respect here. (...) LOL!! (...) I agree here. Due to the (...) (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Heh heh, oops. I meant "...that you put *your* name on." --Todd (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: pannel 2 x 6 x 6 with black grille pattern
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(...) Whoever modeled the raw 2466.dat element did a fine job. The line pattern in this proposed 2466P07.DAT, however, is incorrect. Here are two photos of how it is supposed to look: (2 URLs) chance you didn't copy the pattern from 3068P07.DAT (...) (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: space nose with V pattern
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(...) That's not too bad. Here's a picture of what it's supposed to look like: (URL) (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: brick 1 x 2 w/ pattern, technic pin long w/ bush
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(...) of (...) Huh? the pins fit just fine. However, you left a ring around the middle of your part which would never allow a technic beam to pass over it. (As insticking the pin through two technic beams at once) --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ (...) (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: brick 1 x 2 with computer screen and buttons pattern
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(...) Yes, I have several. And I have a scanner. But I won't scan them for you until you have either shown us that you can do a good job on at least one other part first, or, alternatively, if you agree to focus on this part until you get it right, (...) (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: technic pin long with stop bush
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(...) You used the connect.dat primitive. It is not the right primitive for this part. I think you may have inherited this error from the 6558.dat and 4459.dat parts. In any case, it is customary in most development circles to take responsibility (...) (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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i have posted more parts to cad.dat. some of those will hopefully be ready to send to tery. apologies for the multiple posts. i am having trouble getting the proxy server to re-retrieve the cgi file rarther than getting it from the local cache. (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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1. it said dat content not accepted not group does not exist. 2. i chose the largest dat file i could find, the floating astronaut picture at 200k (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hmm, well, that's bad. (Not the proxy server, but the chopped file.) I'm sorry that the upload feature is giving you these problems. Would you mind helping me narrow down the problem? [This offer is open to anyone who has had trouble posting a (...) (26 years ago, 11-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Shockwave Flash
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you need to buy macromedia director, i think. (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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i think my brothers friend has a raised baseplate... i will possibly try and borow that. (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: brick 1 x 2 w/ pattern, technic pin long w/ bush
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with the pin long with stop bush: none of the other technic pins fit into a beam either... i think it is something wrong with the positioning of the primitives (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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when i said i was lousy. i ment at the formulae, not the basic math. i do not know enough to write a renderer or anything but i know enough to be able to figure out the right sizes of quads to put in to my parts. i did get an A in maths for my TEE (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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when i said i was lousy. i ment at the formulae, not the basic math. i do not know enough to write a renderer or anything but i know enough to be able to figure out the right sizes of quads to put in to my parts. (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: baseplate 32 x 32 road curve with road pattern-9 studs
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i am now using the ldraw circle creator program i wrote. the laest incantations of my parts are accually looking better. (...) thanks for the idea. i think i will pick the raised baseplate first, as that is the part i have already worked on the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: brick 1 x 2 with computer screen and buttons pattern
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(...) do you have one you can scan? (...) thanks for the tip. i think i will post more of my ready for vote parts to get feedback as to which ones are realy ready. (...) at that scale the square i have used for the part is the best i can get and not (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: technic pin long with stop bush
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i used the peg primitives so that is not my prroblem, i do not think. are you talking about the little ring around the end that helps hold it in place? (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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swuid cache is the proxy server that they have at my internet connection (murdoch university). i pulled the roadplate files off cad.dat yesterday and they are most definatly not the same roadplates i currently have in my parts folder. (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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usually what i do is have ledit open on the part as well as a text editor. i edit the part mostly using a text editor. some things like studs are easier positioning using ledit. i have checked the parts in ldlite as well. i even looked at with (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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all the lines that need to be there are there. there are no lines on the underside but i thikn that i can do that if necessary. (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Ben Vaughan & all: I am interested in making a Shockwave Flash version of ldraw.org to give it a little spice. Ben, you use shockwave on your marsbase site, and I am confused on how to create things in shockwave. I have visited Macromedia's website (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: baseplate 32 x 32 road curve with road pattern-9 studs
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(...) be (...) you (...) I can see that it doesn't make up for the attitude, but that doesn't mean the attitude is unforgiveable. It is obviously your choice to forgive Jonathan or not and that is totally up to you (but is reccommended). This issue (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: brick 1 x 2 w/ pattern, technic pin long w/ bush
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(...) I have centered some of my mockup parts by creating a model that inludes only that part. Then using LDAO, I inline the model and the dummy model becomes the part itself, but this time is centered! :-) Laurentino Martins (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: baseplate 32 x 32 road curve with road pattern-9 studs
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Todd Lehman writes: <snip> (...) Hrmmph. Todd, I understand what you are saying, and I suppose there might be a problem with the submittal process (I've had some problems with it also you might remeber), so I'm willing to let that (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: brick 1 x 2 w/ pattern, technic pin long w/ bush
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[followups set to lugnet.cad.dev] (...) Whoa. Wow. Yes. That is frightening. I don't have any more of these 3L Friction-Peg/Stop-Bush combo elements left (sold them all) to compare to Jonathan's drawing, but I do remember, now that you point it (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] TLG Models
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(...) Do you mean an ldraw.org-specific newsgroup? If so, then perhaps a more meaningful name might be lugnet.cad.dev.ldraw-org or lugnet.cad.ldraw-org? Whether it would be appropriate is probably simply whether it would help focus the discussions? (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) Jonathan, Please try not to take this personally -- and realize that this is only one opinion -- but if you are unable to get parts right even *with* real LEGO elements in hand, then IMHO you really should consider giving up on LDraw, or at (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Multilanguage support for ldraw.org (Was: Re: Ldraw.org...)
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Hello, I would be pleased to help for the French translations. But I lack time to do more: I can't take the multilanguage area. Sorry! bye jp (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: baseplate 32 x 32 road curve with road pattern-9 studs
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(...) Ben, Just a side note -- it recently came to light that part of the problem in Jonathan's parts might be related to .cad.dat posting problems -- at least things like missing studs...still gathering info. This probably doesn't affect the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | [ldraw.org] TLG Models
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I would like to suggest that we keep the discussion of the TLG Model Repository to lugnet.cad.dev. It is simpler to keep the discussion of the ldraw.org site in one place. Todd, do you feel its appropriate to create a new (temporary) newsgroup for (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: part: brick 1 x 2 with computer screen and buttons pattern
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(...) I don't remember the other one, but here is some feedback on this one: First of all, it looks very nice and it looks like you have got the geometry of the 1x2 brick correct. But I think you would benefit from having either a scan of the face (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: technic pin long with stop bush
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(...) That's very nice indeed. Is it customary to omit the nibs on friction peg elements in LDraw? --Todd (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) I think the problem Bram was having was related to some very odd SMTP e-mail problem -- that's the only place we saw it, other than JosephG's and BenV's problems, which were related to a buffer overflow[1]. But if there are still any problems (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) Maybe the viewing portion of your internal feedback cycle (edit -> view -> re-touch -> re-view -> re-touch -> re-view...) is different from other people viewing the parts. That is, what sorts of tools are you using to view the work as it (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldraw.org: Organization and look & feel
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(...) might (...) Good idea. Keep Building!! -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 You've seen their sites and read their posts, now see their faces: RTL/LUGNET Legofest 1999: (URL) SP++++c(6973)[ip++++ bt2++++ ex+++ ft+++ sp+++ ut++] (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) I've had similar problems myself with cad.dat. However, I always check to make sure that the file in cad.dat shows up the same as the one in my models folder. I suggest that you do the same, especially before asking which studs are missing. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) I know from experience that it takes a lot of concentration to figure out exactly where everything needs to go. However, I think I'm pretty good at visualizing things in three dimensions, so I'm not that lousy. If you are lousy at 3-D (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) file... >i think that it ay be a problem with ledit as all the walls are there (...) Are you missing any type 2 or type 5 lines? That could really affect the way parts look in LEdit as wireframes. Also, try coloring the planes of the part (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldraw.org: Organization and look & feel
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Todd Lehman writes: <big snip> (...) Ldrawn models should be titled with a leading "m" as in m6889.dat. This might clear up some confusion. -John Van (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: mirrored parts
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(...) I don't feel this is cheating, so much as personal artistic expression. Karim Nassar was just nominated for CLSOTW in spite of using this tactic. I'd vote for him. It doesn't need to be an issue of confusing people into trying to find (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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one last thing. are you people trying to tell me that my parts can't be made up to scratch, no matter how much fixing i do? (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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1.what is wrong with my road curves? i am now making the curves with a sufficient number of segments to make them look good. (24 and 32). 2.i did some checking and the roadplate parts i posted posted to cad.dat are most definatly not the versions i (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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how accurate should the raised baseplate be? it is accurate to about 2-3 LDU in most cases. also i notice that the big part authors (steve bliss,chris dee, john vanzwietsen etc) are staying out of this discussion. is there a reason for this? what do (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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i have a large quantity of parts that as they stand there are no known problems with. all of them i will be sending to terry. the raised baseplate part is only the tip of the iceberg. i have lots of parts on my site that appear to have no known (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) What a revelation! (...) Then why do you push work you have done using 3d coordinate geometry when you know you are lousy at it and know you spit out crap? (...) most of (...) small (...) from (...) MY (...) I do not make parts myself. But the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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i can understand that some of the parts i am constructing are crap. several things: 1. i am lousy at coordinate geometry especially in a 3d plane like ldraw. 2. i have no lego and the only person i know who has lego does not have most of the parts (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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i have examined the part form all algnes in both ledit and ldlite and have tried everything to do to fix the problem. what i am saying is that the reason the walls are not showing up is not a problem with my part file... i think that it ay be a (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Excuse me? Not your problem? If I understand this correctly, Ryan is saying that the walls of the plate do not appear in LEdit when viewed at some angles/scales. If memory serves me correctly, LEdit is the primary modeling tool used in LDraw. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Drat! Sorry about breaking that feature. It's going to be a little messy to fix that back up. Sigh. Supporting startup files is breaking more things than I expected. Thanks for the bug report. -gyug (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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All, Events in the past few months has led up to the point where several typically cool-headed individuals have blown their tops. All this anger and frustration is aimed at one individual in particular, and is counter-productive. Recent lambasting (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) AUGH! I'm guilty of both types of cheating! Maybe you should allow the person searching for the parts to replace hard to find colors with easier to find parts? For example, I built all my Star Wars models in white (except for the snow (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Why don't you look for yourself. I:( Ryan ***...*** REPLY SEPARATOR ***...*** (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Of all the unmitigated gall. "Cracking"? Speaking for myself, you are a sanctimonious prig. Those of us that don't make parts (this includes you) appreciate all the effort and talent that goes into the improvement of Ldraw and it's library. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Not knowing comics or cartoons (whichever..) I was not familiar with that...but sounds cool :) (...) Yes, so do I. Keep Building!! -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 You've seen their sites and read their posts, now see their faces: (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Why don't you look for yourself instead of being lazy I:( Ryan ***...*** REPLY SEPARATOR ***...*** (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Well, it probably depends on whether it's an HTML tag or something else. I personally read it as Johnny Storm activating his Human Torch powers. Just a moment of levity. I totally agree with Todd about the more serious issues. (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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In 3d view, they would be the back half. Is anyone else missing studs? Ryan (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I don't know how rounded they are suppused to be, but if you look at it in 1x or 2x it looks sortof rounded. Ryan ***...*** REPLY SEPARATOR ***...*** (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) As far as MOC's go, I feel the same as you do. I am wary about releasing my models to another site that's author is not directly associated with Zacktron (there are a couple, but no models of mine displayed off-site yet). I have no problem (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ok. I will design it with both Verdana and Arial in mind. The last thing we need is another Times New Roman page on the web :| AACK! Thanx for the pointers about CSS.. Keep Building!! -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 You've seen their (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I couldn't agree more. Even sitting on the sidelines of this thread I can see clearly that this is nothing but bull. (...) Correct. The baseplate looks like it wouldn't even make it into a Megablocks product line. To make that much of a stink (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) No, not until you change your general bad attitude. --Todd (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) One option is that you could simply point people to: (URL) has the benefit that it will automatically recognize them and fill in their name & e-mail address into the form, so they don't have to type it in each time they post a file. Otherwise (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Um, I don't think that's possible because I haven't figured out how to change line length yet :) I will look into it though. Ryan ***...*** REPLY SEPARATOR ***...*** (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) For official models, I really don't care where they're stored. As for MOCs, especially mine, there's my home page and then there's those I have given permission to. I sincerely feel that there should be an extensive review process for any MOC (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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