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(...) Thanks for the compliments. I agree with your point about the appeal of alternate models. In fact, you've nearly uncovered my master plan: Build alternate models Make instructions ? Profit! Here's a bonus: (URL) Jim (16 years ago, 4-Aug-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) terrific model, jim. the benefits of such a posting are compounded by not only posting the (very professional-looking) instructions but by the fact that it's an alternate model. a fan can buy the one set and have all the parts for the model (...) (16 years ago, 4-Aug-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) <snip> (...) A really good-looking model. I second your thoughts about the value of nice instructions to go with MOCs. I appreciate your expression of generosity by doing all that work. You play well! (16 years ago, 3-Aug-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | B-Wing "Viper" Instructions and an Ode to Contemporary LDraw Tools
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Hi folks. Here is a little model loosely inspired by the Vipers of Battlestar Galactica. As with some of my other models, it is built with a single copy of the B-Wing Fighter ((URL) set 6208>). (2 URLs) What I'd really like to share, however, is my (...) (16 years ago, 2-Aug-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Voting for "Model Of The Month" is now open
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Hi folks, we've a new round of models and parts in our MOTM contest. Have a look at: (URL) cast your vote! Willy Tschager LDraw Administration Team (16 years ago, 1-Aug-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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I went to add a reminder to RACHAL in the LDraw Flickr group today and discovered that the latest one was completely hidden on the site. Sorry about that, I must never have finished off all the editing on the LDraw site. Anyway, as a reminder to you (...) (16 years ago, 1-Aug-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LETGUI new version 0.1.0.14
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(...) Looks nifty! Is it possible to set it up towards other than your tools, like LDS and MFHead? /Tore (16 years ago, 29-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Bricksmith 2.0: Mousing Around
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(2 URLs) Bricksmith 2.0> adds the following features: Use the mouse to drag parts within the model, and into the model from the Part Browser Global color list is read from ldconfig.ldr Anti-aliased drawing (much prettier) Lines are drawn with a (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX) !
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| | Submission for MOTM/SOTM/POTM closes in a week
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Hi folks, we still seek some entries for the MOTM/SOTM/POTM contest: (URL) currently have 4 entries for the MOTM, 4 for the POTM and none for the SOTM. As you might know we will run these contests only if there are a minimum of five entries. Please (...) (16 years ago, 20-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: LPub 4 Web page
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(...) Gentlemen, Thanks so much for the feedback! I'm quite happy about it myself. Thanks, Kevin (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) I agree wholeheartedly. It's a great tool and a vital addition to the Mac LDraw ecosystem. Jim (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: LDraw History updated
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In lugnet.cad, Willy Tschager wrote: (snip) (...) The article in BrickJournal was written by Geoff Gray, so he deserves the recongnition much more than me:-)! Joe (...) (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: LETGUI new version 0.1.0.14
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(...) Thanks for this ever improving nifty tool! Philo (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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The new version of LETGUI ((URL) is now available. Also the updated version of some tools (mentioned here (URL) are in the installer. Some improvements also to LETGUI. Also Edger is now included, some default values for Coverer and Intersector are (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw History updated
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(...) Great work, Willy. Tim (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LDraw History updated
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Hi folks, the "Contribute" page at LDraw.org (URL) said: LDraw History Finish filling out the LDraw History pages. Approx. 1-2hrs time needed to complete task. Posted 01.02.02 To be honest I was a little worried about the estimate - especially after (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce) !
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I have improved my (URL) Coverer> utility: Corrected a bug that sometimes created an extraneous - and wrong - conditional line. Added -b bias parameter The bias parameter allows to control how the surface spreads on the two support lines. For (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX) !
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| | Re: Library Specifications for Canvas Parts
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(...) Canvas - (URL) - thickness: 1LDU looks too thick to me. Have we settled on this, or is it (...) I measured the Wagon Cover with a caliper rule (as I always do) and 0.4 mm seamed to me much more appropriate than 0.2 mm. (...) IMHO a flat (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Yeah, MLCad has rendering problems at 0.5LDU. Oddly, it seems to be able to cope with a 0.25LDU thick sticker. Alex (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) A note on the thickness. If the part is BFC'd, then in theory there is no minimum thickness that is required to prevent rendering artifacts. In reality, you'll get artifacts on renderers that don't have BFC support if you go too thin. If (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Library Specifications for Canvas Parts
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So...I'm working on the two tepee covers (this is gonna take a while... :-) and: - 'Cloth' (Peeron) or 'Canvas' (Bricklink) ? - thickness: 1LDU looks too thick to me. Have we settled on this, or is it still up for grabs? I'm trying 0.5LDU right now, (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: New Ldraw parts authors tool: Intersector
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(...) ah - I missed that possibility. Thanks, Niels! Philo (16 years ago, 6-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I thought more about that. Maybe the most effective way would be to keep these tools outside MLCad, but bring support with two new MLCad possibilities: - Save a selection - Insert a file. This way, you could visually select elements to process (...) (16 years ago, 6-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Isn't the color toolbar adjustable? Although limited to only 16 entries, but each of these entries can be chosen manually (by right clicking on the entrie in the toolbar). Niels (16 years ago, 6-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: SteerCo reconfirmed for new term
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(...) Hi Richie, being also one of LDraw's treasurer I double checked Tim's bookkeeping. His statement on LDraw's credit entry is not entirely correct. It is not a "long series of zeroes" but exactly: 0.-- USD or 0,-- Euro. Also the figures on the (...) (16 years ago, 5-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I wonder if they would be easy to integrate: most of them requires two sets of input, that would translate in two different selection modes. I don't know how it could be implemented in a user friendly way. I would have also several other (...) (16 years ago, 5-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) If Michael Lachmann would put this and the other tools from Philo into MLCad we would have a very very good tool for parts developing. I hope Michael reads this lines ;-) cu mikeheide (16 years ago, 5-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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(...) Philo, Congratulations on another LDraw mathematic gem! More than once I've wanted such a facility! Kevin (16 years ago, 4-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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(URL) This new utility allows to cut a LDraw file along the intersection with another. All triangles, quads, lines and conditional lines in cut file are split where they meet triangles or quads of the cutter file. Program, documentation, source code (...) (16 years ago, 2-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: SteerCo reconfirmed for new term
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(...) Dear Richie, As the LDraw organisation receives no funds and has no costs (other than those to its volunteers) the financial records involve a long series of zeroes. As I know you have experience in that line of work I'm sure the SteerCo would (...) (16 years ago, 1-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: SteerCo reconfirmed for new term
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(...) I note that article doesn't include financial records. Per Tim's suggestion that questions directed to the various positions could be posted here, could the Steerco advise where the financial records have been published? Thanks Richie Dulin CO (...) (16 years ago, 1-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Thank you very much for "only" finding errors in formatting. I have corrected all things you have mentioned. It was not easy for me to find all these informations and put them together. I wonder why nobody before has released such a document (...) (16 years ago, 30-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New license for the LDraw All-In-One installer
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(...) You are right, it is not a bugfix, but better coding. I have installed on my machine version 3.1, 3.5 and 3.6 of POV-Ray and all have the same "bad" coding line. So there have to be somebody who has changed that, but I think this do not affect (...) (16 years ago, 30-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: New license for the LDraw All-In-One installer
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(...) Why do you call this a bug fix? Is #ifndef not a valid POV command? Both versions do exactly the same thing, as far as I can tell, just via #ifdef for POV 3.5, and #ifndef for LDraw. --Travis (16 years ago, 30-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I can't comment on the German version, but I looked at the English version, and have a few comments. At the top, you mention x1, x2, x3. Do you mean x1, y1, z1? Determinant doesn't have an e at the end. There are few places where the z (...) (16 years ago, 30-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New license for the LDraw All-In-One installer
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(...) That's exactly what I was thinking about this issue. If we need a third party permission then we need it from POV-Ray Team. cu mikeheide (16 years ago, 30-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer positions
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(...) I mean effective, highly productive with very positive results. Thanks! Kevin (16 years ago, 30-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) If you mean effective then I thank you very much for mention this. We will go forward to bring the next parts update in the pipeline. If you mean what you wrote 'affective', please explain that to me. cu mikeheide (16 years ago, 30-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Looks good - Though I have not checked every details!!! Philo (16 years ago, 30-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer positions
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(...) Thanks for this, and I agree with Orion that the status of these positions are not a matter of public record. Personally, I have the upmost respect for the current SteerCo and Standards committees, and the members there in. I think they are (...) (16 years ago, 30-Jun-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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