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(...) If you think some of the parts need more work, you should look at them yourself. Some things you can do are: 1. If you use LDAO, load the part-file into the LDAO Editor, turn on the Stop-At-Cursor option, and step through the file. 2. View the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | why is no-one saying anything about my parts?
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why is no-one saying anything about my parts? last time there was dicussion left right and center even before everyone found out i did not have any lego. now i do and no-one wants to comment. how am i to know which parts need fixing before the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: what are the rules about hoses etc?
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or wait untill whoever made the technic hose pieces submits them for voting. (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Part number needed & New primitive submission
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(...) You are right about the rotation point. It should lie on a major axis, to simplify rotating. However, I believe most window panes have been created in their 'default' orientation, not laying on their side. If you rotate this part 90-degrees (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: what are the rules about hoses etc?
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(...) You can create a reasonable rendition of a Technic hose using John Van's Hose spreadsheet and replacing the 754.dats with 4-4cyli.dats of the correct length and diameter. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Part number needed & New primitive submission
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(...) I realize that primitives which are sized to 1LDU are easier to use, but a set of primitives which don't all use the same sizing are *harder* to use overall, because the author has to remember which sizing to use for which primitives. Steve (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) But this piece is more akin to 3855 1x4x3 Window Glass than 3854 1x2x3 Window Pane. This piece and 3855 are akin in that, while they can be rotated, it is *much* less common than sitting vertical in the frame. Your piece, in its current form, (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: what are the rules about hoses etc?
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(...) what i meant to say is that the really large technic type flexable hoses cant go into a model yet because they have not been made (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | can someone please mkco-up the trap door piece and 6090 baseplate?
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can someone please mkco-up the trap door piece and 6090 baseplate? i really need them for a model i am working on... i would make them but no-one i know of has them so... (25 years ago, 29-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Part number needed & New primitive submission
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Hmm... Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:379efb57.879462...net.com... (...) I'll do this, I guess it will save some time when being generated. (...) to (...) I don't know what YMMV stands for:) I'll check this out though. (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Part number needed & New primitive submission
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(...) center and (...) can (...) The way this primitive is designed saves time for the part author (not a whole lot, but some). Once you have the dimensions you want you just plug those in directly without having to divide them by two. When you use (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: what are the rules about hoses etc?
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(...) Hoses go in the model. End of discussion (unless a serious user comes up with a really good and logical reason otherwise). (...) When it becomes possible, they are required too. (...) Yes and no. Some parts, depending on where they are in the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Mirroring in LDraw (was: Re: what are the rules about hoses etc?)
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(...) It's not that much more complicated, as long as you want to mirror across the *model's* orientation, not the *part's* orientation. If you've got a part command: 1 15 x y z a b c d e f g h i part.dat And you want to mirror on X (switch right (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Part number needed & New primitive submission
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(...) I think the box should conform to the same geometry as the other box* primitives -- it should range from -1 to +1, not -.5 to +.5. Steve (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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A few things I noticed/suggestions: 1. The way you use box4nl, you are drawing a bunch of quads which will never be seen. Drop the end-quads from box4nl. 2. On the outside frame, butted-construction is not the best way to put graphics primitives (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: what are the rules about hoses etc?
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(...) here is my thoughts: hoses go in model if possible (technic hoses for example cant be put in) the same goes for wire,string,rubber bands (when someone makes a way of puting those in) all those type of parts go into a seperate sub file for each (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | What to do with a partially finished part? (2994.DAT)
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I have made a draft for the part 2994.DAT "Wheel 30.4 x 14 VR". One can scale down the already existing 6594.DAT "Tyre 49.6 x 28 VR" to get a fairly realistic looking wheel and hub. Here is the DAT source for the part: (URL) a couple of images of (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: OMR Submission and Storage
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(...) I'm not disagreeing here. But could it be optional to editors to change a pivot point if they feel they have the time or if they feel that it would severely enhance the model? I'll also add the pivot point thing to the creation/submission (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Ldraw.org-- Sets Tracker
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(...) That's an excellent idea, and I *probably* thought of it for a split second but forgot :) I don't personally have the capability of making one of those, but if someone would like to or if Jacob could make a quick program for it, I can make a (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Mindspring Issue 990722-5791744 (Was: Re: ldraw.org Not Found)
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(...) I am hearing the same things from Mindspring and am working with them and Jacob Sparre Andersen to see that the problem gets solved. The attached Mindspring trouble ticket number is 990722-5791744. From now on I'll try to cc all correspondence (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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