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Ah, yet another promising database variant! This is great, and fast! I only see one problem with it is it only includes official LDraw elements. Isn't there any way we could make .DAT files for not yet rendered parts, too? Just for database (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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(...) Why not add some new meta-commands? Either: 0 DEAFULTS COLOUR=15 ZOOM=150 (or 1.5) Or: 0 DEFAULT COLOUR 15 0 DEFAULT ZOOM 1.5 ... In fact, parts of the database could be hosted in the parts' .DAT files (to be continued in my posting subjected (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model
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Steve: (...) Well, who wants to do the work? I wouldn't mind helping with the infrastructure to limit the amount of work that actually has to be done. - Adding new models to the collection - Showing random models from the collection - "Voting" on (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model
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Terry: (...) Sounds like a nice idea. I could set something like that up - if somebody just collects and organises the images. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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(...) Would the plan be to include images for each part in each known colour? For the decorated parts, at least, I would prefer that the image uses a real life background colour rather than the default grey. As a reference for parts sales, etc it (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general)
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(...) More feed: It would be interesting to have a pool of similar-sized images that the server could select from to display when a visitor arrives. That way, it would be a different image each time. (sorry for the fractured explanation - what I'm (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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(...) Speaking of which, that 3002peye is one of those early mistakes that needs to be fixed. -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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(...) I have no problem with LEdit using the installed version of piece 30359. That is the piece you mean, right? Email me the part file you have and I will check to see if it causes a problem. -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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(...) I didn't take a serious look at the site until today. He did a nice job at it and I like reading about the models of the month. Good system he has come up with. About the image, it was good for the page and for a header logo use, but still not (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: for sets that have 2 models listed can we submit only 1?
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(...) Yes, but in this case, submit the main model - the model that is pictured on the front of the box. Sets that consist of multiple models being built simultaneously like airports with buildings, planes, helicopters, etc should include the entire (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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(...) there is a serious bug in 9905. using the laser piece in ledit crashes ledit. someone want to take a look at the problem??? ldlite gives a syntax error on line 126 for the part but there is nothing wrong with line 126 that i can see. (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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Simon Robinson wrote in message ... (...) and (...) Hey, those aren't "hollow space wheels", they're "podracer jet engines"... Frank (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) problem... in the above database, part 3002 is a 2x3 brick, part 3002PEYE is a 2x2 brick with printing of an eye). Frank (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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(...) I'd agree. In principle, where bricks do have obvious uses you'd need to keep that use in the name for simplicity. After all, I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to find some exotic uses for wheels, but is anyone seriously going to suggest that (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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John Matthews wrote in message ... (...) different (...) I think parts descriptions have to assume a "top/up" of a part, otherwise, we'll have really long names" "5x5x2 rectangular piece with one stud centered on one 5x5 face with hollow on (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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(...) Correction: it would be bad to put each image *only* on a separate web page. Right? It really needs both (or multiple) types of displays. Here are a couple of crude, semi-working examples... * One piece: (URL) A bunch of pieces in a numeric (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general)
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(...) Words can't be copyrighted (well, maybe supercalifrigilistic...alidocious can be :-) but trademark searches are free at the USPTO (but they're delayed by 2 months so that they can charge fees for up-to-date searches). USPTO search of their (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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(...) It would be bad to put each image on a seperate web page. Right now I depend on printed parts catalogs, and having all the images on one page allows me to print them out quickly. If the parts were each on their own page it would make the site (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general)
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| | for sets that have 2 models listed can we submit only 1?
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for sets that have 2 models listed can we submit only 1? i am thinking of things like the 8880 supercar and the 5571 giant truck, which have 2 different models buildable from the same parts. can we do and submit one, the other one being done later? (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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