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(...) Optional, yes that would be nice. But I also see the strength in the fact that all data needed are gathered in the same file. I have downloaded so many pov-files just to discover that they have references to inc files I fail to find on the (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Anatomy of a POV file (e.g. L3P suggestions)
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Here are the basic components of a POV file, as it is generated by default by L3P. Materials Color declarations Stud-tops Finishes Render-Detail Options Qual SW Bumps etc. Scene-Level Objects Camera Lights Floor Background Parts & Primitives Models (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
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(...) If you go into BrickLink's "Search", then "Find Stores", you can upload an XML file of all the parts you want, and it will find the stores which have all (or most) of those parts. There's a help file on how to build the XML file (URL) here>. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX)
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| | Re: Call for Nominations: 2005 LDraw.org Steering Committee
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(...) Just to clear up a bit of confusion. This nomination is for the Ldraw.org Steering Committee (SteerCo) and not for the LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC). The difference is the SteerCo is responsible for the overall governence of LDraw.org (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: Call for Nominations: 2005 LDraw.org Steering Committee
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(...) Thanks, Ross and Timothy, for this (unexpected) nomination. I must decline though because of lack of time. Maybe next time, having a LeoCAD user at the LSC would be nice... Philo (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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(...) Yes. the sheer number of combinations can quickly get ridiculous and it gets hard to evaluate which is "best." I cheated by making a few asumptions. I'll share them when I dig up the code, I don't remember the details off hand. -JSM (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
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(...) SNIP (...) Yeah I had to have a look up table for that. It was annoying but not insurmountable : ) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA2001 Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) The coming L3P has also these new options: -ic[<file>] no camera, optional include file -il[<file>] no lights, optional include file So, l3p -ic -il model.ldr model.inc might just do what you want, assuming you still want color and primitive (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
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(...) The problem with this (and with Briktrak) is that there are a few Bricklink parts whose numbers are not the same as the LDraw parts. There was an attempt a while back to normalize the numbering system across the main part cataloging sites but (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA2001 Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) Yeah, it'd be very cool if L3P had an option to generate include files instead of full scenes. That way, people could run all their various model files through L3P to generate the definitions in include files. Then they could use all those (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
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(...) I beleive that this is the hardest part of the automated 'from-CAD-to-shop' process. There are so many variables, obviously element avaialability but also price and geographical location. Also when using the By Shop sorting feature in (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
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There is of course the option on Bricklink of uploading an XML file into your wanted list. If you could make a program that reformats an MLCad parts list into the required XML format you would be halfway there. I have tested this function with a (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) I think I mean... I don't remember! (...) Maybe, but that's not really the problem to me. (...) output files) is having to hunt down all the include files! (...) I'd say let's start with camera.dat and lookat.dat. If we make them with lines (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) I had no idea that L3Lab had POV output, in spite the fact that I've been using it daily for years! Hmm, very intersting. The alternative approach that comes to my mind is: * LDA creates a static MPD file and runs it through L3P. * The output (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: File queue of hold voted parts?
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(...) As an admin I will handle the renumbering of ####.dat to ####b.dat, but only if it is brought to my attention. At present I do not get automatically notified of all holds, but this is an enhancement I am working on. Please indicate (either (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) I'd agree with this. But what I do with an L3Lab output (which is how I generate my static images in POV from LDraw files) is immediately strip the camera and viewpoint stuff out and make it into an .inc file, my main file just includes what (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: File queue of hold voted parts?
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(...) Relatedly... 1) The only part I've uploaded thus far, a ####a, got a hold vote because it'd require moving the existing #### to ####b (with a ~Moved) file. Is this a valid reason to hold, or something the admin would do if it got approved? I'd (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) You mean LD4D and you or POV-Ray and you? (...) You really need to look at how POV-Ray does animation. It has all of this built in. I think one reason why animation is so hard is because L3P's output is overwhelming. It is not good for newbies (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) Yes, that's why I also make this little humble program to see if my ideas work put to practice. (...) ... and that program crasches on all of my PC:s, expect the very first beta version he released... :(( (...) Maybe, maybe not. I recall James (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | File queue of hold voted parts?
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hi, would it be possible to add a second queue to the PT, listing just parts with a hold vote to have an overview how long they are already hang around there? it would be easier to sort out the orphans. w. (20 years ago, 15-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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