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(...) But that's true of any Lego(R) CAD Package with effort! I think they might also have wanted to protect their investment in Creator, It is clear(in thier eyes?) that Block CAD,L-Draw etc do not come close to Creator in reasonable terms. The (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) You've got that right! (...) I use CAD all day. I wish could model some of the more complex LEGO parts, since they would be easy to make in CAD and then convert them to LDraw. My only concern would be using LDraw primatives. Would the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I have developped stl2dat, an utilitary tool to convert .stl files issued from CAD software like Solidworks, Autocad, and many others to .dat files for ldraw compatible programs. It is still under developpment, but I think it could interest some (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Wasn't the issue with BriCAD that the output was almost identical to official LEGO instructions? Was it just bullying, or did they (LEGO lawyers?) actually have a legitimate argument? DO you think they've calmed down a bit? (eg, they haven't (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: What would you want in a new LEGO(R) CAD System?
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(...) Same here--before I switch to something other than LEdit for modeling, the program I switch to will have to support ALL Ledit shortcut keys AND be faster. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I agree with Tore here. There is a trememdous amount of parts out for LDraw now and the .dat file format is unquestionably the most popular system for creating virtual Lego models on the internet. I would be against developing a new system (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That was BriCAD, without the "ck". :) Leonardo (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Plz help! - type "5" line in LDraw
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Franklin: [ A good explanation of the use of type 5 lines ] (...) Yes, but you can only use two. You should get the same result if you use either the two points related to (0,0,1) or the two points related to (0,1,2). It would probably even work if (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Intention was to use a more VRML like syntax. (...) was more or less forced him to abandon the project. (...) appearantly accepts LDraw. I mean striking (...) something in its beginning is less contoversial. (...) I had choosen the name (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Using LDS Syntax as is or modified is OK with me. (...) I recall BrickCAD as used by a person that was contacted by lawyers from TLG was more or less forced him to abandon the project. It is possible that TLG will not tolerate a new L-CAD (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Fwd: A request for color assistance...]
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(...) Try these... (URL) did these "by sight"[1] (as opposed to scientific methods), so they're better in some ways but still not as good as possible. What I've always wanted to do is match up the colors with Pantone(R) color plastic flecks and then (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I had some thoughts about what a new LEGO(R) CAD system should have and came up with following.(Please note these may have been previosuly suggested.) The new system would try to integrate the following: 3D GUI Interface - ( As in Block CAD) (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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hmm... these appear to be the LDraw colors that are closest to actual LEGO colors, but since my palette is not restricted, I was hoping to get a bit more accuarte... eric (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ldglite (ldlite for OpenGL and Linux) new stuff
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(...) Hmm, just noticed something else. Your filenames for Mesa say libMesaGL* instead of libGL*. I don't think that's a problem, but it might be a clue. According to the VERSIONS file in the Mesa 3.1 tarball[1], the library names were changed from (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) $ X -showconfig XFree86 Version 3.3.5 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300) Release Date: August 23 1999 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve Bliss wrote in <lugnet.cad.mlcad> ... (...) displayed (...) dragged (...) Piece o' cake! I gave it an hour... LDList ver 3.6 can load a set description, containing a lot of lines like: <count> <piece number> and will limit the display to the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Plz help! - type "5" line in LDraw [DAT]
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In spite of the recent posts re: Type "5" Lines in LEdit/LDraw, I'm still confused as to how to use these conditional lines. To help illustrate my (probably flawed) understanding, I'll be referencing the enclosed DAT file (an unofficial primitive (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) My (...) opengl (...) (don't (...) This is really disappointing. I was having such great luck with things just working on all the systems I've tried at home. Now Todd gets a blank screen when he compiles for redhat and you get the edge lines (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Todd compiled a list of RGB values awhile, ago. I posted them at (URL). Steve (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I didn't compile -- I used the .exe in the zip distribution. (...) I mean c:\mydatfiles. (...) My image doesn't look like your image. See (URL). I am using ldglite0_2.zip. My opengl dlls came from the glutdlls.zip on your Geocities site. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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