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(...) Thanks this seems like a good starting point, I there a (practical) reason you didn't put slope bricks under bricks e.g.: bricks - plain - etc - slope - - 45 deg - - 33 deg The bin supports unlimited levels and you can use the same group in (...) (13 years ago, 16-Jun-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi, I can suggest that using subcategories to filter out parts could be the right way, even if you can first display all parts of a specified category, and let the user refine the search by filtering on subcategories. You may also consider (...) (13 years ago, 16-Jun-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I would like to see something that lets parts be in many groups instead of a strict hierarchy... so that, for example, a part could be in "circular", "rounded top" and "stud on top" all at the same time. (13 years ago, 16-Jun-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) --snip-- (...) Hi Roland, Had you considered having sub-categories? I'd love to see the following if you could. Bricks -Plain -Patterened -Modified -Panels Plates & Tiles -Plates -Tiles -Patterned tiles -Brackets Round parts -Cones -Dishes (...) (13 years ago, 15-Jun-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello all, I've been working on my LDraw editor during my vacation, and I'm wondering on how to populate the partbin by default. The general mechanics are done and I only need to 'sort' the library so it's handy to use during editing. I got the (...) (13 years ago, 15-Jun-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) works"... I was rendering in POV in no time flat (as soon as I brought the specific .pov and .inc files I needed over) Thanks. (13 years ago, 2-Jun-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I think that's awesome! Do you think that eventually you would tackle uninstalling? Even just aborting is very helpful though as the user then knows that they have to do some more investigation. (13 years ago, 26-May-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) A new version is available at: (URL) checks if there is a C:\\ldraw folder and if found it looks if it contains Parts.lst. Otherwise it performs a search for Parts.lst in the user's program files folder. If found it warns the user that there (...) (13 years ago, 26-May-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Add the following to LDView's command line: -GL2PSAllowed=1 Alternatively, run regedit, browse into the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\So...are\Travis Cobbs\LDView key, then create a new DWORD value there named GL2PSAllowed, and set it to 1. Once you do (...) (13 years ago, 25-May-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) How would I go about enabling this experimental feature? I'd like to try it out on one of my line drawings. Eric Albrecht (13 years ago, 24-May-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi Tore, Jaco has documented it in the LPub4 web page. The idea is that buffer exchange is most commonly used for removing parts from the previous step, but what if you want to remove something from an older step? You could use buffer (...) (13 years ago, 24-May-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Interesting indeed! Is there any kind of documentation on these META-commands anywhere? I think this may be a better alternative to my unfinished LDSwitch approach(?) /Tore (13 years ago, 24-May-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That might be a good idea, offer to abort if you find it, though, rather than just uninstalling silently. :) (...) Thanks... So that's a fairly good argument for taking a VMWare approach I guess. I DO have a new machine I need to get "render (...) (13 years ago, 18-May-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I had newbies in mind with little or no knowledge about LDraw who wanna give it a try when I set up the new AIOI. Therefore it will never carry LDDP, DatHeader or other part author stuff. I could code in checking for an existing installation (...) (13 years ago, 17-May-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I am using virtual machines for such tasks. But lpub 4 does not work in a virtual machine (at least mine does not). Hope this helps, Saso (13 years ago, 17-May-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) (trimmed feature list) This sounds really nifty and I echo the praise others have heaped on you for taking this task on! I have a "mostly" working installation of many (but not all) of these tools that has accreted over a long time. It's not (...) (13 years ago, 17-May-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Hi Kevin, it uses 4.0.0.10 and links also to Jaco's brand new tutorial. BTW it would be helpful if you could take down this site: (URL) it is the very first hit that pops when googleing "LPub" and still hosts version 2.4.8.0. * LPub crashes (...) (13 years ago, 16-May-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) <snip> (...) Willy, Great job! I trust the installer is installing LPub4? Thanks, Kevin (13 years ago, 15-May-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) What absolutely perfect timing! Yesterday a colleague of mine asked how she could get started with the LDraw tools, and I was about to put together an explanation of the pros and cons of using the outdated AIOI versus letting a complete novice (...) (13 years ago, 14-May-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi, since the old AIOI dates back to 2006 I thought that's high time to compile a new one: (URL) installer does all kind of things, which are listed below in detail. This is a 32-bit-only but it works great on my Win7 64bit. I would appreciate if (...) (13 years ago, 13-May-11, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !
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Thanks Allan! (13 years ago, 30-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(2 URLs) Bricksmith 2.5> adds the following features: Multi-threaded file parser (10.6 64-bit only) Inlined primitives drawn with faster optimized structures Direct primitive vertex interaction Cursor-centric zooming Supports 3DConnexion mice for (...) (13 years ago, 30-Apr-11, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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(...) I would personally advise against it, but can't give a real justification for this recommendation other than the fact that it's non-standard. (...) The spec is very specific about ldconfig.ldr being in the main LDraw directory. LDView (...) (13 years ago, 26-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) <snip> (...) Lars' project looks interesting but my generic LDraw search handling code is all done. I'm only looking for a way to get the 'default out of the box' colors in place upon first start. The user can change that of course but it (...) (13 years ago, 23-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I don't think you should use the normal search strategy (enhanced or not) for ldconfig.ldr because it's a special case. It's got global scope, and it's not referenced by name in your ldraw files. Tim's on the right track. A good strategy would (...) (13 years ago, 23-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Well those directories are often write-protected and given other sorts of restrictions. A better place would be {USER}\Documents\ldraw. Tim (13 years ago, 23-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi all, I'm working on my new editor and wondering on how to implement default color loading. I wanted to let the system look for ldconfig.ldr much like normal parts etc, but this won't work cause it's in the root ldraw dir instead of parts or p. So (...) (13 years ago, 22-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Apologies, I thought I was sending to the main lugnet.cad.dev group. I must have mis-clicked. I was actually a little surprised I hadn't received a digest containing my message, but I guess this explains it. (...) I was just curious, because (...) (13 years ago, 7-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hello, First of all, I think you are in the wrong news group. LCD is about connections not colours. You probably better of in the main lugnet.cad.dev group Second you are right about the DITHER keyword, personally i think it is a typo and (...) (13 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.lcd)
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Greetings everyone, I am a newbie to this mailing list, but I have been using LDraw-oriented software for close to a decade now. I am currently developing (and have been, in my spare time for several years) a sandbox-style building game called (...) (13 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.lcd)
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(...) Actually, I'm not hammering away at it. I put the support in back in May of 2008, but I haven't really done much with it since then. --Travis (13 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yeah, in Google Chrome I can see the edges faintly between the polygons. -Mike (13 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Wow, I must be getting really old. The deja-vu didn't didn't set in until I slept on it. I can't hardly believe this was 8 years ago. (URL) at that point ldglite already had experimental support for the similar gleps code that seems to have (...) (13 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) There must be a way to weld all those polygons together and do vertex shading, but I'm sure its no 5 minute programming exercise. --Bram (13 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) LDView actually has experimental support for this built-in (although it has to be manually enabled via either a command line switch or a registry setting). Unfortunately, it's effectively useless on anything other than individual parts due to (...) (13 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Rendering from 3D to 2D vector graphics should be possible: (URL) I don't know how efficient it is. --Bram (13 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Is it possible to create a SVG version of a rendering of an LDRaw model? I am only interested in the visible portion, such as what you see from one of the several default views (front, left, back, etc.). -Mike (13 years ago, 31-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Awesome, can't wait! -Mike (13 years ago, 30-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'll keep it in mind. (...) My development code has a new feature that will be in LDView 4.2 called "Keep Right Side Up". When in fly-through mode, if you enable this feature, the camera isn't allowed to roll side to side at all. However, it (...) (13 years ago, 30-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Some more requests while I'm at it. You currently have a camera mode that limits the "Examine mode" to exactly horizontal and vertical movement. If you could do something similar for the "Fly-through mode", such that regardless of where the (...) (13 years ago, 30-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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