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(...) I've been reading the Boards, so I understand the problem, and I wasn't planning on sending Jonathan the bitmaps (Nooffense Jonathan). Besides, he didn't e-mail me. ;) (...) Jonathan, For the most part I agree with what the others have been (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Since we've mentioned other Macromedia products, I've used Fireworks for this. It has a cool preview feature that lets you tweak out an image, deciding on quality vs size and it even gives you an estimate of the download time at 28.8. (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Which brings up another issue. Does anyone have one of those gif compressors that take several k out of each file so nicely and conveniently? If so, when the ldraw.org images are done, could you run them through it? Or is there a freeware one (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Don't forget zacktron.com :) Well, lets see here, my votes would go for either: The LDraw Foundation -or- www.ldraw.org For ldraw.org's site title. I like both of em, and though ldraw.org sports that simplistic elegance Terry talked about, The (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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How do you get JLDraw to display something? I can get it to start up in IE 4, or in the Apple Applet Runner, but what URLs should I use? What should be in the 'LDraw Root' field and what should be in the 'Part Name' field? Rob ---...--- (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) a (...) L3P output is huge though, usually 300 Kb - 1 Mb. I'm not sure I'd have the patience to wait for those to download. It would also be very slow before you could view the model if there was some way to link them to POV-Ray (like LDLite (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) but (...) You're lucky compared to me... I have a 28.8 which never hits more than about 4 Kbps because of the phonelines and other computers everything has to run through. That's probably why I'm so concerned about making the images on my web (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I like that one too! I also think that "LDraw.org" works well as a title - similar to the titles of other sites, for example, Amazon.com, Adequate.com, barnesandnoble.com, etc (I can't think of any .org ones, though). --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Someone is already working on a Java implementation, which IMO would be much better due to that cross-platform thingy. Check out: (URL) - jsproat (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hmm... Well, I'm certainly no programmer, but since the part files (.dat) are really just text, isn't it possible to just move them over to MacOS? As for Ldraw, as far as I know, it isn't forthcoming for the Mac, but...<checking>...yep, the source (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Probably better IMO. How soon can a group be set up, Todd? -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 "Hawaii is a unique state. It is a small state. It is a state that is by itself. It is a --it is different from the other 49 states. Well, all (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) [...] (...) Nice one... :) 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, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I just thought of another one: LDraw Foundation (as in the) --Todd (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Good ones.. (...) Nah.. (...) Enh.. (...) :) (...) :| (...) :) (...) :( (...) I looked it up a long time ago, I think on dictionary.com, and it gave me 2 definitions - 1 was a group of companies but I recall getting something similar to an (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) How about something like: lugnet.org.ldraw -> www.lugnet.com/org/ldraw lugnet.org.baylug -> www.lugnet.com/org/baylug lugnet.org.pnltc -> www.lugnet.com/org/pnltc lugnet.org.gmltc -> www.lugnet.com/org/gmltc etc... Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I agree, and you also will have a nice convenient mailing list that way too as a byproduct. Possibilities for the newsgroup name: Newsgroup name: Shows on webpage link as: ===...=== ===...=== lugnet.cad.org ldraw.org lugnet.cad.ldraw-org (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm planning to start a Unix version of LeoCAD (I've already downloaded aobut half of the files I need to install Linux) but if you can get me a Mac I can work on that first. :) Leonardo (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Same Part, Different Printing. (...) The original Airport had the one Jonathan is refering to. The other two Airports used crossroads with smaller circles. (...) Only for Space landing plates, I believe. There may have been a European Service (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Gee, I'm honored :) I could put on my webpage "This scene inspired the lugnet.cad.dat.scenes newsgroup list" :) A little of topic, one thing that would be nice is if on the "new message" section on the web there was a pull-down menu for the (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Do you mean they're of-center in the hole? If so, change the movement rate from "Normal" to "Fine" (by pressing "m", I believe). Then the piece will move 1 LDU, and you can center it in the hole. Jeff (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I guess it would work for any newsreader that doesn't allow a newsgroup- by-newsgroup line-length setting and does allow multiple installations. (...) Pretty slick, yup. :-) But pretty perverse too. :-) I was thinking of at some point (after I (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Here are some more possibilities, in no particular order (note that some of these could also optionally be prefixed by "The")... LDraw Project LDraw Group LDraw Working Group LDraw Developers Group LDraw Development Team LDraw Society LDraw (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I used the BMP to Dat converter that is in Steve's LDraw Add-on. Is that acceptable? If not, do you have any suggestions on what I should use? Should I *not* be making the patterns as bitmaps (i.e. use internal shapes instead)? (...) That's (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Put them all together. Steve (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) of fun if the file sizes didn't get out of control and if there were a nice way to closely associate .dat files with .pov files (maybe allowing both in a single post?). --Todd (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I would think so...rather than .parts.prim and .parts.bmp -- unless there's a real clear advantage to having these separated. --Todd (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, your Hoth Battle scene is a great example of the types of things that could go in this group. In fact, your battle scene was what inspired the idea for the group. --Todd (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Todd Lehman skrev i meddelandet ... (...) What about renderings, and rendered scenes? Will there be a place for them too? For example: (URL) Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Tim Courtney skrev i meddelandet <199904131436.KAA150...et.com>... (...) image (...) the (...) angle for (...) ... What about: camera { location <378,-272,-378> sky -y right -4/3*x look_at <-3,-4,-1> angle 15 } #declare models_slash_test_dot_dat = (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Lars C. Hassing skrev i meddelandet <57F1FE754246D211A98...aarhus>... (...) One could go further down the algorithmic lane, and construct a 'bounding box' or 'convex hull' to get some indication of inside/outside. Not watertight though (think Lego (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Leonardo Zide skrev i meddelandet <3712B018.76665708@c...com.br>... (...) another (...) If any two corners of a (planar) face, from one brick, is on opposite sides of a (planar) face of the other brick, they must be intersecting (not completely (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes: <Snipped the Lengthy but interesting Message> What about new Primitives? Would they go into the .parts subcatagory? Also, I'm somewhat talented at making the small bitmaps for new parts. Would they (Dat (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Is there, or is anyone working on a program akin to LDraw for the Mac? Rob (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think that having a cad.dat.creations would be a great idea but I have to agree, What would happen to cad.dat? (...) I think these belong in this subcatagory. (...) I think that these should be considered MOCs, but with the set as a (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I also have a great difficulty in trying to make anything out of the L3P view angles and camera positions. Isn't here a gentle soul that would like to make us a wizard for that? :-) Laurentino Martins [mailto:lau@mail.telepac.pt] [(URL) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Nah, images are, for the most part, irrelevant fluff. I'd say 95% of the websites I read for information only, not graphics or anything else. (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yep. (...) Dang!! I probably couldn't bear to look at a site without its images, and I only connect at 31kbps! (pathetic performance for a 56k modem, but it comes with the territory of a crappy phone line within my house which needs to be (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Ahhh.... Well, I tried messing with some l3p stuff this morning to generate an image for ldraw.org I would like to use. I would like a red 2x3 brick with the -q3 level with 'Lego' on the studs. I can't get the right camera angle for l3p or in the (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) :) But I will work towards getting the best plan I believe will work at this point.. :\ (...) Ok, that is what I need to know. Also, I believe it would be appropriate to seek their permission either through this list or email (depending if (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(Repost, to fix a lugnetter ID problem I was having yesterday. :-) (...) (I knew I said that I'd stay out of this, but argh argh argh argh fooey.) I like Jacob's suggestion, for him to volunteer to mentor Johnathan for a month on a trial basis. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) You're welcome. Three things to be aware of in this release: 1. The VEC opens really slowly the first time you access it in any session of LDAO. This is because ldraw\parts is being checked to make sure there aren't any part-files newer than (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) No, 5LDU is not accurate enough, especially for studs. Regular studs are always spaced *exactly* 20LDU apart. The only exceptions are some very odd, small bits. Depending on the part, studs will either be positioned on the even-number (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Cool! Thanks. :) (...) Yep, the 'fixed' version of the 1x1 cone looks much better now. (...) When do you expect that you will be able to release this as a 'real version'? Steve (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That wouldn't work all the time. Imagine that you have 2 parts at the exact same location, if I allow a small margin the program would think that they are not touching each other. (...) That's the only solution I found so far, couldn't think (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Apparently not. (...) That's not the one I did. (...) There were at least a couple of different accessory packs like this. Steve (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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i am listening to the group. i will do everything i can to accually get some lego to work from. at the monent i have a bag of lego (not mine) that i am looking at, but all the parts that guy had that were not in ldraw are too hard IMHO to model e.g. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think that this someone was me! I made the TRANSLATE/ROTATE/SCA.../TRANSFORM support two month ago, but have been very busy at work since then. I need further testing of other new features and the perpetual doc writing. But here you have a (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) This would be my bet too. Allow for a small margin/overlap caused by rounding errors. Since you cannot tell anything about inside/outside of a part but only have a bunch of faces (triangles and quads), the idea of comparing every face in one (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) <snipped details> Wow. Lots of little things fixed. Big THANKS. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Agreed. Ditto. What Todd said. I second that. In spades. Jonathan, you have been reading these types of comments for quite a while now. Has _any_ of it sunk in? -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) <snipped "summary"> <following not to be taken seriously in any way> Summarize? I started to read that "summary" and quickly sensed something amiss. Glancing up at the subject header, I noted the length of the post - 186 lines. Whoa! That is (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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I just had a good idea for simplifying posting of .dat files to cad.dat. - at least for users of Forte's Agent. Maybe this could work for other newsreaders? As most of you are aware, when posting .dat files you should increase your line length in (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Bram Lambrecht (braml@juno.com) wrote: [...] (...) Could be. (...) It implements all of HTML 4.0, including the Link element which Netscape and MSIE just ignores. I haven't noticed any use of CSS. HTML documents are presented as plain text and (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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are we talking about the same part? i am talking about the part that comes with the airport sets (i forget which ones) and has 2 white circles on it. it came in green in all the airport sets it was used in. i think that there was also a set (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I was planning on carefully documenting the image-making process, yes. I was hoping to talk to someone who was experienced in documenting things like this as well. I will keep the Photoshop .psd files complete, yes. I have a 12.1 GB hard drive (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Just a quick note--I've got the programming & testing done for LDAO 2.0.4. But some niceties are tying me up, so for now, I've made a stealth upload to (URL). Nothing has been updated, except the program itself. Readme is unchanged. I'll try to (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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On Mon, 12 Apr 1999 22:22:17 GMT, Tim Courtney <tcourtney@avenew.com> wrote: Tim, It looks to me you have a pretty good start. Keep in mind that no matter how much forethought you put into it, changes will occur. So don't beat yourself up trying (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I did the one like the space-pad. In which set(s) did it come in green? Steve (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That's a good idea, maybe I'll add it too ! You could also add another function to align the pieces. Leonardo (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) If you turn snapping off, it's 0.01 cm or 1 degree but you can set any value using a dialog box. Leonardo (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That doesn't work because if you have for example 2 1x1 bricks above each other, you would change the diameter of the stud and the hole in the brick by the same amount. Leonardo (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) But how can the program know if a face from a piece is inside another piece ? I've been only testing for intersections between faces. Leonardo (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Is there a Part creating Tutorial?
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(...) heya, Jeff. :-) Not any formal document. (1) But I do have one _very_ important suggestion: Do NOT use BMP2DAT for transforming bitmaps to ldraw code. It was a nifty little tool when first introduced, but it does not produce acceptable (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Jeff -- Please don't send anything to Jonathan Wilson. He has proven time and time again here that he is unwilling to create quality LDraw parts. You can peruse the history of this newsgroup, particularly in the past week, to draw your own (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Jonathan wilson: (...) I mean that you should not have referenced ARM1.DAT in a file purporting to represent part #30014. Granted, ARM1.DAT is the least incorrect of all subparts that you could have referenced, but it is still incorrect. (...) No. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Lugnet.cad.dat heirarchy
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(...) I like those. I think "sets" is a lot clearer than anything containing the letters "tlg", especially when placed alongside "parts" or "elements" and "creations." It's also nice and short, easy to type. :) OK, let's summarize all of the (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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I think that this would be a good idea, just like it would be good to have a lugnet.cad.dat.part newsgroup so that people only wanting to see models wouldn't have to get part posts on cad.dat. I am NOT speaking of myself. There are a million(well (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Eve of Beginnings
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(...) Always a good idea. Heavy on the hd space, but a good idea. (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I always have difficulty remembering exactly how I made an image, so it's often difficult to add more later. Why don't you carefully document how you make the images so you don't have the same problem? I would also suggest saving a Photoshop (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Doesn't your system have any font-substitution macros? I didn't know mine did until I ran across it, but it does (for example Helvetica -> Arial, Tms -> Times) (...) How advanced is lynx? Is it text-only? How well does it implement the w3 (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) <sarcasm on> You know, that's the kind of drive for excellence we knew you could find in yourself if you only looked hard enough. (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) If you get it right, it will certainly make us all very happy. --Todd (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: parts DESPERATLY wanted (steve: please read)
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hey steve: 1. the idea that i mentioned for the roadplates, namly making the road surface color #7. i know that it is not apropriate for the roadplates but it should be done for the helipad as that came in green... which helipad have you done. there (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Is there a Part creating Tutorial?
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send them to me and i will see if i can make any use of them. (26 years ago, 12-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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thanmks for the info. (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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what do you mean use of arm1.dat? should i have used arm2.dat? (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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to all the people who are criticising me. i will try and get a baseplate 32 x 32 raised with ramp from someone i know who might have one. if i can do that i will dig out my bits and pieces and measure the god damn part. will that make you hapy. (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ditto. As cool as Flash and Shockwave can be, they should always be optional, with no real loss of content to those not choosing to use them. I love Flash, don't get me wrong. But I do recognize it as mostly fluff when it comes to actually (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) No, I had no desire to play semantics with you and debate whether or not any part needs to be "absolutely perfect". I never used those words. What I meant to make clear, and what I think anyone with two neurons to rub together would have (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Kinda hard to use AutoCAD after MicroStation, neh? ;-) I would rather use MicroStation on a Berkeley / UNIX Sys-5 box with a VAX in the network for mass storage (1) than a comparable version of AutoCAD on a PC any day. (...) This is kind of (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) But your horse doesn't poop all over the public parks. --Todd (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yep, In fact, Microstation is what I used at work also. (...) That's basically what I was trying to get across. I also had the same conclusion about the difficulties. (...) Hmmm, Yes, It would be nice to be able to "rotate" the coordinate (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Tomorrow if all works out well I will be able to begin the creation of the images for ldraw.org and begin coding shortly thereafter. A few things need to be worked out between now and then, and in the near future when the methods for making the (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Correct. I was just inquiring about it - not stating that I was going to make that a priority. (...) You are also correct here. I don't fully realize how it complicates it, and maybe that is in part the reason for my enthusiasm about it. I (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I apologize for this comment. I realize that it was completely uncalled for and terribly degrading and cheap in nature. Jonathan and all; please forgive me for my unnecessary comment. I will work to have my original post cancelled. Keep (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) to (...) Disagree. It is easier to use the carrot than the stick. When the LCAD moved to LUGNET it was discussed that this would open the group to a wider variety of persons. Now we have the first case of (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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There are part creation tips in the Ldraw FAQ, but a specific tutorial does not exist. To directly answer your question, a quad takes the form: 4 16 x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2 x3 y3 z3 x4 y4 z4 4 is the line type, 16 is the color, and then the 4 points (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) Mike, you "absolutely" missed the point. Everything you wrote is reasonable, except for the last two, but to my knowledge there is not a consensus on what is reasonable. If I'm to believe that all parts in (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) is (...) parts, (...) AFAIK there isn't any right now, but you do bring up a good point. I think that a parts tutorial would be very appropriate for ldraw.org, if someone wants to write one. I will be able to start site design in Photoshop and (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi Everybody! This my first Intentional post to this group, and I hope it is in the right place. I was wondering if there was an LDraw Part Creation Tutorial. I made some bitmaps of Starwars decorations, and I'd like to make them into actual parts, (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I know the function you want; I've used it on InterGraph workstations in my high school job. It knew how to handle stright lines as well as arcs and other elliptical segments, as well as Bezier loops and other exotic stuff. For LDraw purposes, (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) This is the issue I was trying to describe a while back concerning a hypothetical "Copy Parallel Surface" tool... I never was able to put it so concisely... (...) Hmmm, this strikes me a pretty cool way to do a basic "snap to" function... (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) side of (...) I do agree as well, Todd. Thanks again for taking this situation and calming it down and thanks for your patience in the matter. Keep Building!! -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 You've seen their sites and read their (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Sproaticus skrev i meddelandet <371256D6.4EEC8895@g...es.com>... (...) Yup, you caught me there... I'm mostly thinking in the BlockCAD universe, where the pieces _must_ be convex. (...) located on (...) But I should have thought of this anyhow :-( (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I guess I didn't fully state my intentions. I will create both a non-shockwave and shockwave versions, for the enjoyment of those who like a cool little animated site. I didn't intend on placing Shockwave as a priority over the non-shockwave (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) These only work for convex pieces. The hollow areas in a concave piece would not be handled properly, since at least one wall would actually move *closer* to the other piece. For example, consider a clip. If you scale its position by 1.01, the (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Leonardo Zide skrev i meddelandet <3711E2FA.17EB08D@ce...com.br>... (...) to (...) - Scale the piece dimensions by 0.9 or something like that for comparisons - remember to use a _central_ point as origin for the scaling (hmm, sounds like heavy (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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