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(...) You got me so curious I found a Windows machine and investigated PowerPoint 2003. At the least it is widely known; tragically, it's even probably the #1 drawing program on Windows. Both shift and control are used to select multiple (...) (17 years ago, 23-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
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(...) Thank you for the nomination. I decline. Jim (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi folks, As outlined here: (URL) for the 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee election will close in a week, at 11:59 PM GMT on 29 February 2008 and elections will start the 1st of March. Only those candidates that have been nominated, seconded, (...) (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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(...) Actually, I think it should use color 16 and 24 for the canvas portion. LDraw is partially about allowing people to build computer models of real world creations, but it's also definitely about allowing them to build computer models that will (...) (17 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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(...) Nice. (...) Doesn't part 522 (URL) the first official part from this family? Should it stand as an example for future such parts, or does it need to be revised after the LSC adopts some guidelines? (17 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I think as follow: As the "Canvas" is only useful in the fold version like the design of the part, it should not be modifyable like stickers (colors). Also we do not need an unfold version (mostly useless). Unpatterned versions are only (...) (17 years ago, 17-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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Hi folks, I'm currently working on the "Canvas Wagon Cover with Oval and Two Crossed Cutlasses Pattern" (URL) and before I start cleaning the part for PT-fitness I'd like to ask the LSC for some guidelines, since this is the first canvas part ever (...) (17 years ago, 17-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
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(...) I, Orion Pobursky, second this nomination (17 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Nominations closing in 2 weeks
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Hi folks, As outlined here: (URL) for the 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee election will close in 2 weeks, at 11:59 PM GMT on 29 February 2008 and elections will start the 1st of March. Only those candidates that have been nominated, seconded, (...) (17 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) As Travis remarked, many people install a program and then forget about the Read Me, myself included. (...) None what so ever. I often install open source (and even some commercial) programs that have less documentation than yours. (...) No, (...) (17 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: New LDraw part author tool and tutorial: Ytruder
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(...) No, but I have had thoughts about a very similar tool. One that lists all (or at least the first one hundred) points mentioned in a dat-file. It shouldn't take that many minutes to rush together such a utility. But so far, I haven't taken the (...) (17 years ago, 14-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello Tore, You are right, I should look more closely at LDraw script. Certainly a flexible tool... Would you already have a utility that converts a ldraw file (say with a path of lines) into a set of points coordinates usable by LDS? Philo (17 years ago, 14-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) thx for pointing. I'll add it. (...) Upps! Wasn't aware of this. Please do so and let me know. As a side note we also haven't got permission form Steve ... well ... I've got an email telling that he is fine with us using LDAdd On in the (...) (17 years ago, 13-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I'd suggest moving the Readme into the app wrapper and adding an item to the help menu that uses [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openFile:] to show it. I installed Bricksmith a long time ago, and had completely forgotten that it came with a (...) (17 years ago, 13-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) Sigh...Nobody ever reads the Read Me. Though those tidbits are indeed documented, I admit documentation is not my strong suit. I generally hope that users will explore menu items and find them to be fairly self-explanatory. (...) I'm curious (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) Congratulations, Orion. That's nice to hear. (...) Thanks for at least trying it out. It is unfortunate you were unsatisfied, and you raise several valid points below. But you also lament about the "absence" of several features which are (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) I'm a little rusty with all these but I do believe you are MISSING POV-RAY 3.1g which is the ONLY one that will work with MEGAPOV 0.7 which is the way we get the "black" edge lines for making BIs. Does the current AIOI not include 3.1g? The (...) (17 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Since we all have different tastes and different ways to approach problems, the more the alternatives the better. But are you aware of that tasks like this can be taken on using LDraw Script? (URL) example, You define the first, top, line (...) (17 years ago, 31-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Moving things manually a long distance is cumbersome, even with the coarse grid. The inspector does show the coordinates of the selected part or submodel, although I'm not sure if that's what you mean by cursor coordinates. Note that if you do (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) Yes, this is very annoying as using the arrow keys to move a part/assembly all the way across the model can be slow and painful, especially since Bricksmith doesn't seem to display cursor coordinates. (...) Ok, I see. I'd like functionality to (...) (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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