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(...) Acording to technica they were. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 8448 Flexible Axles (was Re: Parts from 8448 not LDrawn)
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[FUT lugnet.cad.dev] Can anyone confirm or deny that the flexible axles in the 8448 Supercar were first released in Znap sets? Thanks! Steve (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.technic, lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: Suggestion for interprocess communication
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Michael Lachmann skrev i meddelandet ... (...) Sigh, I suppose it makes sense, using 'real' drag & drop, although I'm not very keen on adding a ton of OLE into my program. Nor to think about developing time... Most MFC solutions are *massive* (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Suggestion for interprocess communication
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I talked to Anders Isakson about the drag & drop feature. Since he told me that nothing is fixed now, I would like to suggest another way of implementing the drag & drop feature: Since Windows has a real drag & drop mechanism, which is realy easy to (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LdLite 1.6.1 (maybe)
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(...) Hmmm, my latest code for LdGLite displays the whole path to the file on the title bar. I've been switching between it and ldlite to check on those 'other characters'. However I've delayed posting the latest ldglite to my web site because I (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDS and Animation - Suggestions Needed! [DAT]
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Again, I have plans to make animation automated using LDS. But I think this means I need to handle formatted text strings for file names. Also, IF - THEN would be handy, and not that complicated, I guess. A simple example: Z=100 FOR F=1 TO 16 I=I+1 (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Looking for a part
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Did anyone ever post the bracket which holds the 4x4 faceted hemisphere? I guess it would be 'Bracket 1x2 - 4x4 Round' or something. I remember John VanZwieten being involved in a discussion of the exact angle of this part[1], and I thought it was (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LdLite 1.6.1 (maybe)
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(...) I think my problems in IE5 have to do with the 'other characters' that ldlite doesn't like. But that's just a guess. Steve (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Organizing the LDraw CD-ROM
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(...) So? In many more cases, the VB runtimes will *not* be installed. And the not-installed machines are more likely to be run by the technically-un-savvy. An easy-to-use installer doesn't do any good if it won't run on the majority of machines. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | I need parts, and I can make you famous
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Well, I can make you a little bit famous. I need two parts modeled for a series of articles I'm writing for the O'Reilly Network ((URL) Anyone who models these parts for me will be acknowledged by name (including a web link, if you wish) in the body (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LdLite 1.6.1 (maybe)
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(...) As" (...) Don't bother, it turns out the "Save As" code was in another source file (ldlitedoc.cpp vs ldliteview.cpp) where it got overlooked. I'll give it another shot this weekend. I'm a bit curious why it didn't work in IE5 for you, but that (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Sheriff's torso - Original town element
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(...) I could really use the various decorated elements from the shell promo sets, to make my petrol station look better. I am particularly wanting any of the stickers from the pumps set and the tanker set and also the torso with the shell logo (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Argh! Need Help with POV-Ray
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On Mon, 7 Feb 2000 19:19:01 GMT, "Coby Bassett" <coby@exo.com> wrote: <technical info snipped> Hey wow! It works! ^_^ Thanks alot. ^_^ Kya (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw to QuickTime was Re: Usefull little feature
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(...) Wow, that was quick :) I was thinking, though that one *Huge* advantage of being able to do this through LdLite, is that when you generate the QTVR matrix, It could be made to rotate the model in teh horizontal axis and step through the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Sheriff's torso - Original town element
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(...) non (...) I tend to produce original parts for specific purposes - which is also the reason I modify pre-existing parts - such as a percolating idea about a square Town roadsign, for a state highway marker. Is there a TLG torso/other (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Organizing the LDraw CD-ROM
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(...) That is all well and good but remember that is a lot of cases the vb runtime dlls are going to be installed anyway, when things like LDAO or the like are installed. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Correct name for hose subfiles in OMR models?
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What is the correct name for hose subfiles in OMR models? What about subfiles for other stuff such as if I put a chain made from the technic links in a subfile? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Organizing the LDraw CD-ROM
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Larry: (...) [...] (...) Probably. It's a mess to use (IMO), but you can get pretty good results with it. Play well, Jacob (who generally claims total ignorance of Windows) ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL: (URL) > -- (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Organizing the LDraw CD-ROM
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Steve Bliss wrote: < don't use a VB based installer> That is the truth!!! In spades. Trust me. Been there, did that, got the T-Shirt. (...) InstallShield? (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Argh! Need Help with POV-Ray
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(...) Yes, it does indirectly. That error means that it sees something called "LG_WALL_WIDTH" in the file lg_2348.inc but it hasn't been told what this means yet. So you'll need to put something at the top of your POV file that will tell it what it (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LdLite 1.6.1 (maybe)
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I downloaded, and tried it. Didn't seem to help IE5 much. Also, the "Save As" went a bit flaky, wouldn't reliably save files. Sorry I don't have more detail, I could work on it a bit more. Steve (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Organizing the LDraw CD-ROM
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(...) You *don't* want to use a VB-based program as an installer. Before a VB program can run, all the VB-runtime files have to be installed. This means that the setup program has to install multi-megabytes of *system* files before the user sees (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw CD-ROM Project
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(...) If we're going to talk money, we should - Decide on a name for the group - Pick some bylaws - Elect a treasurer Once we've got a treasurer, that person can obtain an account, and deal with collections and payments. Steve (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw CD-ROM Project
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(...) The general public wouldn't know if it's a CD or CD-R. The only way to tell is (a) your obsolete CD drive can't read CD-R disks (b) you have a CD-R(W) drive or software which reports the type of the disc. Steve (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ldglite (ldlite for OpenGL and Linux) new stuff
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(...) Hmm. POV-Ray description files could possibly handle step-wise construction by playing with the timer (clock?), a feature used to produce animation files. I haven't played much with POV-Ray since I took up LDraw, especially not authoring (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Usefull little feature idea for Ldite [was: Re: Help with LDLite]
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(...) You mean we gotta wait? Oh, that is *so* unfair! In other words: I can't wait! :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw to QuickTime was Re: Usefull little feature
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I added transparency. You can see how it comes out rendered on a RAGE II+ (my original G3/233 or anything newer.) I took some pictures of 3823.dat (2x4x2 windscreen). And I accidentally made a 30% translucent Car.. the one you were complaining the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw to QuickTime was Re: Usefull little feature
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(...) I didn't know how transparency is coded for in a DAT file so I didn't write any code to handle it--it would be simple enough to translate. A lot of polygons fail to reflect light because I was not sure about surface normals. My program just (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw to QuickTime was Re: Usefull little feature
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(...) goes (...) Hmmm, so your program generates its own render code? The examples on your site look a little crunchy. I can't tell, is it rendering transparent parts at all? It looks like it is making them black. Since I tend to make trmendously (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw to QuickTime was Re: Usefull little feature
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I played with the QuickTime tools and my converter last night. The process goes like this: Process a DAT file with LTrans.pl (my program) to get a .3dmf file (8k) Use 3D Movie Maker on that to get a .mov file (8k) At this point you have a QuickTime (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Usefull little feature idea for Ldite [was: Re: Help with LDLite]
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(...) step (...) Thanks, Erik! I'll look into the conversion to QTVR. The only way I've done it is by feeding the QTVR Builder an image matrix of individual frames, but it only stands to reason that QTVR can convert from a QT movie... but then, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LdLite 1.6.1 (maybe)
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I just put a patched ldlite on my site. The repackaged binary is at (URL) the source is at (URL) someone confirms that these actually work then I'll add them to the main ldglite page there. This version should work with paths with space characters (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ldglite (ldlite for OpenGL and Linux) new stuff
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(...) Another nice thing about LDraw type programs is that you see the model being built as it renders, unlike POV, where you just see the final image. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ldglite (ldlite for OpenGL and Linux) new stuff
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Paul: (...) Yes (what a mess). As a mathematician and physicist I prefer right-hand rectangular coordinate systems with the first two coordinates (x and y) in the plane and the last coordinate (z) having the positive direction up. The units should (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Usefull little feature idea for Ldite [was: Re: Help with LDLite]
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I have written a straight-to-QuickTime converter for DAT files. I don't know about making a QTVR file, but, it makes a 3DMF file which you convert in 1 step to a MOOV. The movie rotates the model in realtime in any QuickTime player. I am pretty (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Render
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Does anyone have the code for/how to render LDraw models. I want to be able to make a Visual Basic program. Any help would be nice. Adam (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Organizing the LDraw CD-ROM
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(...) There is an exe file that microsoft publishes that contains the core vb runtime dll files. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Organizing the LDraw CD-ROM
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(...) How much of a pain? Can it be as simple as a window prompting them to give approval to add them? Or is it much more painful than that? (...) Sounds good, we'll have a better picture of what's needed as far as a menu goes when resources are (...) (25 years ago, 6-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Organizing the LDraw CD-ROM
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Thanks. I never thought of that. One thing I know, though, I am getting one of these CDs as soon as I can! Adam Mike Stanley <cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com> wrote in message news:ruqo9sc26ah72os...4ax.com... (...) would (...) if (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Organizing the LDraw CD-ROM
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(...) Wouldn't try that. Too many people don't have VB runtimes installed, and just throwing them on the CD doesn't work (unless you want to make people install them first, which is a pain, but could work). I tried going this route when I was (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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