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(...) Suggestion: instead of modifying the Author: tag, add a new comment, after the heading, with formatted modify information. Like this: 0 19990719 BL Changed overall length from 90 to 96. This is a simple way of recording on-going changes in (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Steve, You probably know this already, but loading an .mpd file into the LDAO Editor with "Show preview" on produces strange results. Sometimes the model will be draw correctly in LDLite; sometimes it won't be fully drawn; sometimes it will draw all (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ok, I wasn't understanding. Very good idea. When I update the page with more logos (hopefully soon) I'll add that little feature. -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Get paid to surf the web! Visit: (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) clicking (...) too (...) different (...) image (...) Only if you have a right mouse button and Windows 95/98/NT. I'm not sure how I would save an image in Win3.1 without displaying it separately in the browser first. I think what Fredrik is (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Categories (was Re: Parts with odd angles)
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Jonathan Wilson <wilsonj@xoommail.com> wrote in message news:37906576.F92182...ail.com... (...) Hand-held stuff would stay in accessories. -John Van (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: can someone please ldraw me the jail cell door?
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Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:4.2.0.58.199907...omm.com... (...) By ldrawing TLG sets for the OMR, Jonathan is, in fact, "doing something for his country." While it may be irritating to see repeated posts requesting parts, (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: how do i do the round things on the minifig crossbow?
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Use the corresponding section of the minifig longbow, but scaled down slightly on the z-axis. -John Van Jonathan Wilson <wilsonj@xoommail.com> wrote in message news:3791B7A0.D47521...ail.com... (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: permission to create monorail and fabuland catogories?
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Terry K <legoverse@geocities.com> wrote in message news:379177a8.192290...net.com... (...) How about just the Train category? "Train Monorail Wagon Plate" -John Van (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That's the way it is. Read (URL) Its one of my pet peeves too, as a surfer but especially as a ringmaster of two rings. (...) Since each browser is different, you should know and learn your own browser's image saving feature. Simply it is just (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: can someone please ldraw me the jail cell door?
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(...) *please* *please* *please* stop asking what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. *please* -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Get paid to surf the web! Visit: (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Dictionaries [WAS] Re: Webring translated
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(URL) are some English to other languages dictionaries. Interesting perhaps? -- Greetingz... Sjaacko (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Error in part 71184?
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(...) MIND??MIND??? YES I dont MIND. hehehe as long as its fixed who cares. (Tom Burger: I hope you don't mind) (...) (kalhlip!) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Error in part 71184? [DAT]
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Here's the correct length version (96LDU) (Tom Burger: I hope you don't mind) --Bram 0 Bar 4H Straight 0 Name: 71184.dat 0 Author: Thomas Burger (fixed by Bram Lambrecht) 0 Unofficial Element 1 16 0 -4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4-4disc.dat 1 16 0 -4 0 6 0 (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: LDraw Webring
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(...) Just some opinions here: I think it should be stressed that whoever joins the webring _must_ have the webring navigation logo and buttons _clearly_ visible on the first page the user enters. I find it really awkward when to use webrings when (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | how do i do the round things on the minifig crossbow?
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how do i do the round things on the minifig crossbow? i mean the bent parts. i cant figure out how to do them. (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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can someone please ldraw me the jail cell door? i am ldrawing the frame but the person who i borrowed the frame from does not have one of those door (the frame was for the fabuland type door). i really need it so i can ldraw some castle sets for the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: permission to create monorail and fabuland catogories?
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(...) the track,the wagon plate,the bogie,the motor. that is all i have but there may be more (...) try: the ferris wheel spindle,holders and side pieces, the blue seat piece,the blue clip piece,the red carosel pieces,the mery-go-round piece,the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: permission to create monorail and fabuland catogories?
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(...) wrote: (...) there's only 5 parts in mind for the.. ok maybe more then 5... monorail train plate monorail engine part and the several monorail track pieces (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: permission to create monorail and fabuland catogories?
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(...) I am really not to keen on the idea of a 'Monorail' category. How much would go into it? Are there enough monorail specific pieces to justify an entire category? Or better to place them in an existing category or something like the 'Equipment' (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | can someone please finish the 2 x 2 x 2 shock absorber?
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can someone please finish the 2 x 2 x 2 shock absorber? it is theb only part needed to put the blacktron II subtheme compltely into the omr. (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ldraw.org links
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(...) Here are a few (about 30) LDraw-related links, sans descriptions...hope this helps... (3 URLs) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Would someone like to help out with the ldraw.org links section? I would like to link to a lot of pages which include LDraw models. But I don't have the time to gather the links. If one or two people would like to go through and gather these links (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Storage and Display of OMR Files
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(...) Though it makes sense to do it that way, not everyone is going to. It would be easier if we were able to have a database generate pages for the OMR, then we could easily do both. But when you know a set is an M:Tron set, why not go to the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Integrating help topics/tutorials on ldraw.org
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(...) Great! (...) Ok, that sounds good. (...) No problem, I'll go through your stuff myself and possibly get a couple others to help. -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Get paid to surf the web! Visit: (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Could MPeedy be integrated into LDAO?
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(...) Yep! (...) I'm not saying I expect it either, but to make it available and also for the most used ones it would be wonderful. And is there any chance someone could put LDLite and LDAO together with an ledit-like editor and make a Windows (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: OMR Newsgroups for submission?
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(...) Good point. (...) Sounds good. So where would this list be stored? Would it be stored on Lugnet and linked to by the newsgroup resources? Would it be stored on ldraw.org and linked to by the OMR itself? I think the more appropriate place is (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | has anyone made the 4.5v plug socket (as on the 4.5v and 12v train motors)?
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has anyone made the 4.5v plug socket (as on the 4.5v and 12v train motors)? i remember it being mentioned somewhere. (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Categories (was Re: Parts with odd angles)
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(...) would e.g. the pickaxe part go in equipment or aaccessories? the chainsaw? (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | can someone please help me with the monorail track teeth?
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can someone please help me with the monorail track teeth? i am ldrawing the monorail track and i cant seem to get the teeth right. i can do everything else (i think) if i can get the teeth. (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | permission to create monorail and fabuland catogories?
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permission to create monorail and fabuland catogories? i have several parts that i may ldraw and that is the best place to put them e.g. fabuland carosel top and monorail wagon plate. (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Error in part 71184?
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Is part 71184 Bar 4.5L Straight the right length? All the bars of that shape that I have are about 4LDU under 5L (so about 95 or 96, not 90 LDU long) Could someone please check this and change it if necessary? --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:4.2.0.58.199907...omm.com... (...) theme/subtheme? (...) How about just a link to the Pause reference. They could find out the set numbers of all the M:TRON sets, and then return to snag the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Could MPeedy be integrated into LDAO?
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(...) OK, I'll work on that. Steve (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Actually, I just wiped out my system, so my ldraw.ini is a bit bare. I haven't even put in a tool to open an Explorer window on ldraw\. I'll see what I can do in the next day or two. Steve (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Categories (was Re: Parts with odd angles)
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(...) Or take all the bricks with alphanumeric printing, along with the Roadsigns, and make a new category called Sign. How about moving the bricks with headlight/taillight patterns to Car? And plane windows to Plane. Hmm, maybe a generic Patterned (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Jaco: (...) [...] Yes. I have added the phrases to the "phrase dictionary": (URL) well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Whoops! I guess I should've looked before posting. :) Anyways, there are still some electric elements in Technic, including the polarity switch, micromotor, and the fibre-optics element. Jeff - "Mmmm! Creamy Spamcake centering!" (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Integrating help topics/tutorials on ldraw.org
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(...) You are right here, I argumented from my way of playing with these cad-tools. I don't have an internet connection at home, I start always from the ldao, and i treat ldraw and ledit mainly as parts of ldao. But especially ldraw has more (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Over here, we would call that "talking to yourself". :-) -- Terry K -- (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Categories (was Re: Parts with odd angles)
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(...) The same can be said for other patterned parts as well. But do we want to move them out of their categories? But then again, 'Brick' does have the most patterned pieces in it. (...) Yep. One of those little nagging leftovers that needs moving. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Partsref Updated
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Finally! I've refreshed the parts-reference pages at (URL). The display is slightly reformatted. Just cosmetic changes, it's still frames-based :( Partsref is now current as of the 99-05 parts update. Steve (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) But on the other hand, someone may come to the OMR looking for a set by name, or might want all of a theme or subtheme. Since the OMR will not be run off a database that serves up live content, it won't be easy to offer both. So would it be (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Could MPeedy be integrated into LDAO?
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:378e30c8.129441...net.com... (...) Please, please, please. (...) inline (...) the (...) Maybe this would help. The Tool Manager is very versatile, but not completely intuitive. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Could MPeedy be integrated into LDAO?
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Steve, How about posting your ldraw.ini file? I assume you have most of the common utilities set up, and probably lots of cool views, too. -John Van (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Here's another list, just for Technic, and including the second word in each part's name: Category Parts New Category Technic Angle 11 Connector Technic Axle 17 Axle Technic Ball 1 Gear Technic Brick 11 Beam Technic Bush 4 ? Gear, Connector, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Gotcha. (...) Sure, but there are several non-hinged pieces that do have an axis of rotation (or pivoting, anyway), the ones coming to mind are: 2904.DAT Technic Motorcycle Pivot 2342.DAT Space Control Panel (needs work) Also, tons of pieces, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) c /hinged/rotating/ (...) Not really, just trying to clarify. (...) What's the axis of rotation for a 2x4 brick? (expected answer: "it doesn't have one") Steve (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:378e19fb.710642...net.com... (...) Patterned bricks could be put in BrickPatterned. It's nice to have all those 1x1 bricks with lettern & numbers, but it's a pain getting past them to the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Could MPeedy be integrated into LDAO?
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(...) Yes. Or I could just add the functions to LDAO as a set of internal tools (like the inliner and outliner are). (...) That would be sad. (...) Would it help to replace (or enhance) the Tool Manager with a Tool Wizard, to walk people through the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Could MPeedy be integrated into LDAO?
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It wouldn't be too hard for utility writers to write code to add their tool to LDAO. They just need to add a few settings to c:\windows\ldraw.ini. Let's see here... First, they need to create a new section for their tool: [My LDraw Tool] (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Integrating help topics/tutorials on ldraw.org
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(...) Great! (...) So you're saying have the OMR link to an OMR instruction page within /reference/? For the OMR only I was thinking have the pages under OMR in something like /repository/official...tructions/ so when someone goes to look at the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Categories (was Re: Parts with odd angles)
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(...) Umm, the battery boxes and such *are* in electric. Are you looking at LDAO's VEC? You might want to hit the "restore default categories" option to capture the recent part-moves. It's a good idea to look at the Technic category and maybe move (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) This is a troll, right? It's for every piece whose axis of rotation is not located at <0,0,0>. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That's for hinged pieces where the hinge's axis is not located at <0,0,0>, right? Steve (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Note that the angle and axis of rotation can be wrapped up nicely in a LDraw matrix -- suppose we supply this data as a preformatted matrix? Thus, a Technic Motorcycle Pivot Rotation Guide would be an LDraw line with the proper rotation matrix (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Okay. In order to pivot a piece, you need two pieces of information: the *angle* of rotation, and the *axis* of rotation. Given one, it's a little work to figure out the other. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Could MPeedy be integrated into LDAO?
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LDAO actually is quite good for adding utilities. It's not that hard a process, but it is an additional barrier. Having some of the most important utilities come "standard" with LDAO would be great. For example: I know that setting up L3P to work (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:4.2.0.58.199907...omm.com... (...) What is the advantage of grouping OMR sets into pages based on theme/subtheme? I would think an organization system similar to Kevin Loch's would be fine. We (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Could MPeedy be integrated into LDAO?
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(...) Good point John. What about making LDAO plugin-based so people can write utilities for it and install them as plugins? This would allow for more than just MPD being integrated - people could use whatever util written in plugin format in LDAO. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Could MPeedy be integrated into LDAO?
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Steve (and authors of .MPD utilities), Could a utility to build and unpack .mpd files be integrated into LDAO? I fear that unless we make it as easy to create an .mpd file as it is to inline submodels, the .mpd format will not reach (almost) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Integrating help topics/tutorials on ldraw.org
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(...) oke, as I mentioned earlier, I want to contribute to the reference part of the lugnet-organisation and I do have some time in the next months. I think all manuals should be organized under references, with links from the corresponding sites. I (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: #3149 Plate 5x2 Hinge
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How about that. Reply to your own mail :-) Jaco van der Molen <jmolen@globalxs.nl> wrote in message news:FEwsno.G15@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Webring translated
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I think the items of the webring should be translated in our project aswel: LDraw Webring Join Agreement Ring FAQ Logo Selection HTML Code Help Ring Staff Dutch is ready... -- Greetingz... Sjaacko (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) It makes sense on some parts, not on others. It would fit in well with the Technic Angle Connectors, not so well with the minifig drill. Speaking of the drill, something should be done with the minifig hand, which has an incorrect angle at the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) What about removing some items from "Technic"? Like make some new categories, such as axles, beams, and gears? Personally I think the "Technic" category is to big and varied. Motors and battery boxes and such could go into electric, and misc. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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(...) Well, I got to it this morning, although it was really slow. I could also access it at home. Jeff (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) In my opinion, adding "15Deg" or whatever to the end of the description sounds standardized enough for me. But I'm probably not experienced enough with LDraw to tell. (...) Personally, I don't like it. I don't think the conversion from (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts with odd angles
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(...) Well, I wasn't going to compile an "über-list" of all the oddly angled parts available, just the ones I've had some problems with determining the angle of. In fact, I think I'll post the list here, as it isn't too long: 2904 Pivot angle: 15 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: #3149 Plate 5x2 Hinge
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Sorry, my mistake. The shortcut was renamed (?) and I used an old partslist. Problem solved. Jaco van der Molen <jmolen@globalxs.nl> wrote in message news:FEwsno.G15@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | #3149 Plate 5x2 Hinge
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Hi, I hope this is the right group... I am having some trouble with part #3149 Plate 5x2 Hinge. It doesn't seem complete anymore. The top plate is missing? How come? -- Greetingz... Sjaacko (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I have just released the LDraw Webring on ldraw.org. If you have a site with LDraw creations on it, please join! The URL is: (URL) if you would like your LDraw model featured as a LDraw Webring logo, please email me. I would like to support a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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(...) Tom McDonald connects through Mindspring and said he had trouble getting there tonight. I wonder if its Mindspring. Zlatko Unger also can't connect, and he uses Mindspring. Hmmm.... I wonder. I know it was down for me (Avenew) Monday (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Storage and Display of OMR Files
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(...) Ok, text. When the post was made I recall image.. no problem. -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Get paid to surf the web! Visit: (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Did I? My perception must be going in my old age. I remember you asking about whether the server could sense that a request came from ldraw.org, and if it would be possible to link back to the OMR in those cases. I remember agreeing that links (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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Finally! I got the new update off Mike's page. I still haven't been able to log onto ldraw.org, but as long as I have the update I'm happy for now. Thanks Terry for telling us about it. As far as not being able to get to www.ldraw.org my ISP is (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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(...) When the OMR refers someone to a pause page, you said you'd have something run to insert image links back to the OMR on those pages. Those are the images... -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Get paid to surf the web! Visit: (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Storage and Display of OMR Files
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(...) Erm, I meant what did you mean about "getting images ready for that"? (Just a bit confused) --Todd (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Storage and Display of OMR Files
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(...) Duh, I forgot you could do that in zip files :) (...) That could be part of the conditions of posting... (...) Below the OMR header is good... (...) Sorry, not yet. I'm working on ldraw webring images at this moment, and I gotta do some (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Groups can be set so that they won't accept posts that don't contain DAT content, and with default followups set elsewhere for discussions. But what's the worry about keeping the discussions (of the models just posted) in the same group when (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) No. Actually I am saying that my careful plans to create a storage system did not adequately take into account the concept of expansion. :-/ In other words, I can't cram it all back in. And to make things worse, I am running out of shelf space (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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At 09:45 PM 7/14/99 , Todd Lehman wrote: [...] Mega Snippage... (...) I guess it does make sense to just have one. And it should allow discussion on the models submitted. (...) Just having a newsgroup for the OMR submission... Could you set up (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Not obvious to me. Clarify what you mean a little. (...) Deduction takes brain cells. Why not just amuse us with an anecdote? -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That *might* work. What does everyone think? We need to standardize it, whatever we do. The reason I would use the 'KEYWORDS' is because those do show up in the Anders' ldlist program. (...) Maybe. Opinions? (...) I've done that as well. -- (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Product Programmes? Let's see, what would that list look like, then? .cad.dat.omr.dacta .cad.dat.omr.duplo .cad.dat.omr.mindstorms .cad.dat.omr.primo .cad.dat.omr.scala .cad.dat.omr.service .cad.dat.omr.system .cad.dat.omr.technic (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Enh...you're probably right. But we could at least have .system and .technic to separate those?? (...) Ok, so what do you think about the group thing? I think its a good idea and would be a nice place to cumulate models of such type. It is (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Storage and Display of OMR Files
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(...) Nah, why go through all that work? -- just embed the directory name into the zipfile. I'm a bit rusty on pkzip (I use tar these days) but essentially: pkzip xxxxz-yy.zip sets\xxxxz-yy\*.* which is analagous to tar -cvf xxxxz-yy.tar (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Why would there need to be more than 1 group? (...) yup! --Todd (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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It appears that discussion on the OMR has died down a bit. Since I've received mails from a few people who want to submit to the OMR, I think its time to make a decision on this. We did entertain the thought of having newsgroups which handle dat (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Maybe just MinifigTool, MinifigAccessory, MinifigWeapon? (...) That's the rub. If there were a makelist which sorted on category, then we could use more logical partnames, and put our goofy category/sorting language in a 0 Category statement. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) OK. I will do it. (...) I'm not keen on those specific names, but I'm OK with the idea of one-word categories. Do we need to stick with the idea of 'category = first word in title', or can we move on at this point? I think the only programs (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm probably stating the obvious here, but... Please also include the coordinates for the pivot as well as the angle. You may now freely deduce how many times I've burned myself on this simple concept! :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) instead (...) Yup, I'm having trouble, too. I got to it when Update 9905 was released, but I haven't gotten there since. I access it at work in Maryland; haven't tried from home yet. Jeff - "She attacked right in the middle of your monologue!" (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Ooh, and to amend my post, I forgot to tell y'all what nicks I go by :) I'll be in there as Dishrag, TCourtney, or Zacktron. -Tim Courtney ldraw.org Project Coordinator (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:378c87c0.798940...net.com... (...) I almost contacted you to see if you had done anything on it, but I figured that since you would have been working on it before the cone primitives came (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I have set up the channel #ldraw on the DALNet IRC server. Its in working order, except I haven't gotten it to keep the topic when I leave. But other than that, ChanServ works great. I'll leave it on when I'm on IRC, which is usually in the evenings (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Integrating help topics/tutorials on ldraw.org
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Ugg... I know I am over my head in stuff to do, but here we go with another idea: I have been thinking about things like the OMR and parts creation and their eventual places on ldraw.org. It is clear that these things will need their own help (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Parts with odd angles
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Wouldn't it at least make sense to put the angle in the description where possible? Most new LDrawers probably wouldn't think (or know how) to look in the part header. Just adding "15Deg" wouldn't make most part names too long. Here's a radical (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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(...) I wouldn't mind it, provided the primary url is (URL) The connection has been phenomenal for me throughout the months of development of ldraw.org, but as of recently I have seen the need for a US mirror. I know Zlatko Unger has not been able (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Parts with odd angles
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(...) Put it in a separate text file, too. That way it can be printed out, and one never has to ALT-Tab into LDAO to find the angle. Jeff (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 6246f: Minifig Oilcan
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[followups set to lugnet.cad.dev] Nice job! Now I don't have to worry about that entry on the Parts Tracker anymore. :) The power drill could be modified. I doubt it's seen much use. Especially not in situations where the position is (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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