 | | Re: Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
|
|
(...) Yay! The right place for POV code is in external libraries. Does this mean (URL) is going to be developed? Is a new L3P release in the works? It's been over a year and a half since this tantalizing message was posted. :^) (URL) Don (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
|
|
(...) Basically, The POV team controls the syntax, functionality, and implementation of the POV-Ray Scene Description Language (P-R SDL) format. While the POV Team is very good at maintaining backwards compatibility, they have in the past change the (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
|
|
(...) Could you give a bit more info on the compatability issues (or a pointer to where they're discussed)? (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Change to existing policy on embedding POV-Ray code in Official Files
|
|
The LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) has recently discussed the issue of embedded POV-Ray code in Official Parts Library files. After careful consideration and with inputs from leading non-LSC members, most notably Lars Hassing and Chris Dee, we (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) Hi Don, Yeah, looking at it again, I have to say that I agree; six and seven should be switched. I also need to mention that the user should download all the updates. My best guess, since the date on the ldraw parts for linux file is not (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) I'd switch steps 6 and 7 and maybe add a sentence that explaining that some options are still only available on the command line for ldglite and mklist. I'm also thinking about adding a link to the MegaBlock ldraw library if I can find it. The (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Friction pins no friction?
|
|
(...) Look's good, Though you may want to just make the primitive have the friction bits alone without the connector. That way you possibly could be able to use it on parts like 6558 and 32054 as well. (21 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: the LCD guys strike again :-)
|
|
(...) Hi Damien, sorry for not being here for a long while. The fact is that, at the time when I invented LCD and LMPL, I were using a slow dialup account with large phone bills. I was unable to visit Lugnet often and I could answer private mail (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.lcd)
|
| |
| | LDraw.org Policies and Procedures Draft
|
|
As a follow-up to my previous post, introducing the Bylaws and Policies and Procedures documents, here is the draft of the proposed LDraw.org Policies and Procedures. Tim Courtney LDraw Organization Policies and Procedures ===...=== 1 Introduction (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
|
| |
| | LDraw.org Bylaws Draft
|
|
As a follow-up to my previous post, introducing the Bylaws and Policies and Procedures documents, here is the draft of the proposed LDraw.org Bylaws. Tim Courtney Bylaws of the LDraw Organization ===...=== Article 1: Name How we are known, web (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
|
| |
| | LDraw.org Bylaws Drafts: Call for Public Discussion and Consensus
|
|
Hi Everybody - In the ongoing effort to formalize LDraw.org into a democratic organization, I'd like to present draft documents for the organization Bylaws and Policies and Procedures. Please see my two follow-up posts; FTX versions of both (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX) !!
|
| |
| | Re: Friction pins no friction?
|
|
I have submitted the first in the line of confric# primitive to the LDraw Parts Tracker. (URL) is use the the part 43093 Axle Pin with Friction. (URL) should give people a better idea of what I have planned. With this new line of primitives we will (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: problems with part number 4589
|
|
(...) I have both of these in my /p folder. Both of these were released with the 2003-2 update. Make sure your library is up to date. -Orion (21 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | problems with part number 4589
|
|
Hey, I don't know if this is a new thing or something that I never noticed before, but part number 4589 isn't rendering correctly in LDGLite 1.0.12 for OS X or BrickDraw3D. BD3D sheds some light on the situation. BD3D reports Error: Can't find file (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
|
| |
| | Re: Need partnumbers and some partnames
|
|
(...) OK - I have moved the existing x322.dat out of the way (to x289.dat). Chris (21 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Need partnumbers and some partnames
|
|
(...) When I tried to upload this part, it got rejected because there was a x322.dat already on the PT.... Before this rejection I have uploaded two subparts s\x322s01.dat and s\x322s02.dat. Niels (21 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) And don't you forget that we (all three of us ;) appreciate it! In fact, this afternoon I was ldrawing with ldglite instead of working. (...) Let me know what you think of the updated install instructions (URL) they are ok, I (or you) can put (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Black seems wrong in ldconfig.ldr
|
|
(...) Well, I hope the final syntax for the color definition statement will allow some space for programs to support their own special syntactic needs. So you hopefully won't need a super-custom meta-statement for LDView, just a special flavor for (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) This is easy for Mklist.app 0.1 -- just launch the app, and select "Create Menu, Then Quit" from the File menu. (In 0.2, that should say "Create List, Then Quit" -- as the human factors department will hopefully not have had a martini with (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) Well, the DOS executable in the part update from ldraw.org won't work, but you should be able to use either the point-N-click version or the OSX command line executable that are included in the ldglite bundle. What's missing is some simple (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) I don't know if mklist will work or not. (...) I can submit pages and then they get approved by the site admins. (I'm kinda site admin for the mac stuff--please don't boo and hiss at me for not doing much...!) (...) I can add links or make (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) Very nice. What about running mklist so the new parts appear in the lookup? James wrote: (...) It'd be nice to make this information available on ldraw.org. However, I have no idea how to submit the documentation there. Is that written up (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) If someone wants to write up instructions, we can post this to the www.ldraw.org website under the Mac section. I would have done this but I have been too busy. I have never done a parts update either, so I don't know any more than any of (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) This is right. Combining this with Chris's observation regarding the -u switch, then here is the procedure (ready for the OS X install document), which I have tested on my own installation: - Assumption: ldraw folder is in ~/Library (the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Black seems wrong in ldconfig.ldr
|
|
(...) The good side of the LSC is that with the reduced number of people, you are hopefully able to actually come to a consensus in a reasonable time frame. The bad side is that since the discussions are private, you have to deal with hecklers like (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | SIGGRAPH 2004 Themepark
|
|
I received a note about this document over email. Is this something LDraw developers would be interested in participating in? (URL) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Black seems wrong in ldconfig.ldr
|
|
(...) Thanks. That's a good idea. I'll have to think about it, though. Up until now, I have purposely avoided creating any LDView-specific meta-commands. On the other hand, this would be one of the few reasons that might convince me that an (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: [Parts Tracker] Security Change underway
|
|
(...) Woo-hoo! :-) I can review parts now! --Travis (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) I don't have access to a Mac, so I can't say anything with certainty, but I've used the Unix version of unzip (which I'm guessing is the one from Fink above, only compiled for a different *nix flavor). I would expect the above to extract the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) True -- it's also present in my 10.3.2 installation, too. Fink *also* installs unzip in /sw/bin. (...) That is quite an attitude! (...) That sounds more appropriate. The grain of salt for my previous suggestion was that I've been doing the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) Hmm, I don't think you need Fink to get unzip (I am running 10.2.8). %whereis unzip gives /usr/bin/unzip Thats some attitude that program has. I tried %unzip help and unzip replied, and I quote unzip: can't find help, help.zip or help.ZIP, so (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: [Parts Tracker] Security Change underway
|
|
(...) As of tonight, here's where things stand: - I've finished updating all the restricted-access scripts (those are the scripts under cgi-bin/tracker). - I've turned off the old authentication -- so you won't be prompted by your browser to log in. (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Black seems wrong in ldconfig.ldr
|
|
(...) You could put your custom information in an ldviewconfig.ldr file which you supply with the LDView install. Then add a setting to LDView, allowing the user to specify multiple pre-processing files. Default the setting to (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Black seems wrong in ldconfig.ldr
|
|
(...) We're working on it. Give us another 24 hours to have something to present. Not a final 'done deal', but at least a decent writeup. Steve (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) I've been using this method, too. The one thing I'd add is that these steps also need to be performed for the p/48 directory, or you risk deleting some or all of the 48-segment primitives. It's been years since I've had a copy of the 'pro' (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) True, but they won't appear in the part lookup list until you run mklist. So don't forget those part numbers or you'll never find them again. If I recall, the osx bundle should contain Tom's point-N-click mklist, and the standard command line (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: Adding part updates
|
|
(...) Everyone should probably take what ever I say with a grain of salt, but I can't remember Stuffit Lite or Stuffit Expander ever asking where to put the uncompressed file. It just uncompresses the zip/sit file creating the new uncompressed file (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
|
| |
| | Re: [Parts Tracker] Security Change underway
|
|
(...) Hopefully not too much longer - I'm working on the last script now. Steve (21 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: [Parts Tracker] Security Change underway
|
|
(...) hi steve, could you please keep us updated how long we will need to log in twice? many thx, willy (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
| |
| | Re: Black seems wrong in ldconfig.ldr
|
|
(...) Where else would you put it? What if you break the material settings up into two parts? 1) a material tag on the COLOURDEF line: 0 COLOURDEF 334 ChromeGold 15 0xFFC40026 MATERIAL metallic 2) a MATERIALDEF line added to the end of the file that (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
|
