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Steve: (...) Yes. I think that the right format for these alternative uses is gzipped tar files. There is Open Source code available for reading this format, and there is no need to go through a specification and implementation process. Play well, (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think part of the problem is that MPD files are currently being used differently than they were originally intended. Rui's ideas would benefit a lot of people trying to make use of MPD. But these changes would defeat current uses of the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw CD-ROM Project
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I too would pay $10 to $20 for the disk, If just to support the cause. I really appreciate that I got so many quality tools for free in the first place. -Chuck (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Greetings Just thought I'd give a little update on 'progress' on .datFest. In reality, there hasn't been any. The last place I talked to for sponsorship/hosting was the Boston Museum of Science. The good news is they said they would look into it, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.datfest, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Rui: (...) I do use it for "batch processing". (...) That's while I added the "NOFILE" meta-command at some point. I think it was Jeremy who made me aware of the need for that. (...) I think you could say so. I wrote the definition and the first (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) So are you available to help define a better/improved Multi Part Dat format, not necessarilly with MPD extension ? By using your experience with the current MPD format ? including the splitter and Builder ! What would you improve ? Do you (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I believe the answer would be Yes and Yes. Steve (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Are you looking for <part:6582> and <part:6581>? They are the 20 X 30 ballon wheel parts. -Duane (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Nice regular expression ! (...) There is NO problem with that, because, every mail/news reader supports the [uuencode] format and most support the [MIME] format. Maybe you just want to convert directly from a mail dump ? But that can easilly (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Wheel Technic 20x30 DAT file wanted
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Hi, I don't know if i'm on the right place to ask if anyone has a Technic Wheel 20x30 .DAT file? I wan't to draw my 'OCTAN' gas car and i'm missing the wheel. It's similar to the 'Wheel Technic 24x43 (LDRAW Part 3739)', but the 20x30 is 4 studs wide (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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Rui: (...) ^^^...^^^ s/want to have/can't avoid having/ (...) The MPD format has been designed for easy handling through NNTP and SMTP, which means that I have to accept standard mail and news headers before the actual content. I don't intent to (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: stl2dat conversion tool beta 4
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(...) It seams like a great work ! (...) I'm one of the probably most interested persons in this, but I'm affraid I can't try it right now, too much going on in my life right now. As soon as I can, I will try it, and also will email you some source (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) I'm sorry bu this is NOT true ! Also my suggestion to the MPD format only assumes an implicit (0 FILE model.dat) at the begining of the file. so the processing is almost exactly the same as before. (...) The current (the one beeing used now) (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) OK, I stand corrected ! (...) My NOTE had no intention to be ofensive. I'm sorry if you took it ofensively, that was NOT the intention. I also dislike windows, unfortunatly, some people (like me) are forced to try to work (sometimes it's (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: advice for CATEGORY - Pirate Cutlass and Castle Greatsword
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(...) My recommendation is to use "Minifig Accessory" as the category for both of these parts. If you look at (URL), the list in the left-hand frame shows all the 'categories' that are currently in use for LDraw parts. Most of these 'categories' are (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | advice for CATEGORY - Pirate Cutlass and Castle Greatsword
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Hi! I'm trying to convert the Pirate Cutlass and the Castle Greatsword into DAT files, and I had a question about the CATEGORY command line. Specifically, what Category (or Categories) should I list for these two pieces? On the one hand, I could (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDGLITE- Solaris Version
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(...) I just checked, you can get OpenGl for Solaris straight from Sun at (URL) not sure if it comes with glut, but the main glut site had links to Solaris binaries. (URL) all you need to do is compile ldglite and unarj the parts archives. I no (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, the linux executable is for x86 with (I believe) glibc 1.1. Do you have access to a compiler? It shouldn't be too much trouble to compile, although you also have to get Mesa or real OpenGl. I believe you can get a prebuilt Mesa binary for (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Is a version of LDGLITE available for use on Sun Workstations The Linux executable didn't work ( Suspect its ix86 rather than SPARC!) Alex (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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A new release of stl2dat is available here (URL) have completely rewritten the detection of primitives and edges: now the program first scans all the facets to create all the adjadent edges and to keep information about adjadent facets. Then all (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Generally, yes, but if you are viewing the DAT files on lugnet with a browser, the file name will be some long temporary name. -gyug (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec [DAT]
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(...) I understand your proposal, but it has the bad side effect of requiring a double-pass through all the files. For example, if the first line of your file is: 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 foo.dat and foo.dat is not found in the search path, the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 0 Un-official part...
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----- Original Message ----- From: Tore Eriksson <tore.eriksson@mbox3...wipnet.se> To: <lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 7:30 AM Subject: 0 Un-official part... (...) part description. Why? This is my way to mark (...) (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 0 Un-official part...
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As some of you may have noticed, I put an @-sign at the beginning of the part description. Why? This is my way to mark un-official parts or elements so I can both use them and easily list all un-official parts. See, Mklist puts them first in the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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Rui: (...) It's "Ada", not "ADA"! Neither does everybody have MS-Windows installed (and I am one of them). I don't mind distributing binaries for DOS and MS-Windows, but somebody else has to compile them. [...] There is a very good reason that I (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | March MOTM Winner
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Greetings I'm proud to announce this month's winner for the ldraw.org MOTM is Pat Justison. Check it out at: (URL) sorry for the delay. -Tim Courtney ldraw.org Project Coordinator (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MPD spec [DAT]
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(...) OK, I saw it after asking, but what about the Win/DOS X86 version. NOTE: Not every one uses ADA, i.e. has an ADA Compiler Installed. (...) The following proposition may may seem awkward, but bare with me. This is My proposition for changing (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Rui: (...) The first. (...) You can't trust that the MPD file and the first file in the MPD file has the same name, but it will generally be the case. (...) There is a Linux binary at <URL: (URL) >. (...) No. (...) If the interpreter is aware that (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | I apologize for the delay...
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Greetings I'm sorry for the delay in getting the ldraw.org MOTM page for March online. I've had a TON to do recently and haven't had the chance to get at it. I'll try as hard as I possibly can to get it online by tomorrow afternoon. Also, would (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) Sorry to only get back now. I have the following questions: - Which (inline) file in the (.mpd) file is considered the root of the model - First (would be my obvious choice) ? - Last ? - we have to find out which ? The previous question raises (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MOTM page link
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(...) I just came across this - (URL) know nothing about it other than what the page says, but it *appears* to be what's being sought here. If it is, great. If it isn't, I deny ever having been here. I didn't leave this message. I don't exist. :-) (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw extended colors
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(...) I will have to find a way how to define such colors in MLCad but I think I will provide an option where the user can define if he/she likes 24bit or 12bit colors. Generally no problem :-) Michael (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw extended colors
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I would if I could, but it's hard for me to imagine how this can be supported by LDS... /Tore (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw extended colors
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The LDraw colors are 0-15, 32-47, 256-511 (and of course 16 and 24). Paul Gyugyi defined some more colors for LDLite, 17-23, 25, 57 and "Direct Colors" in the range 0x04000000-0x07FFFFFF. As MLCad supports these colors, I'm going to add support for (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: oops. i'm new at this
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Jonathan Gevaryahu writes: [snip] (...) Jonathan, make sure you understand how to use the predefined subparts, we also call them primitives. If the shape of the part you intend to do isn't too compicated, there is a lot to gain (...) (25 years ago, 1-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MOTM page link
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(...) sounds like a job for Perl. then again, what isn't? :-) -Steven (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I don't know of any general utility to do this. That certainly doesn't mean one doesn't exist. Maybe direct this question to lugnet.publish? Steve (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MOTM page link
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(...) Yeah... Any suggestions? Would there be a utility that could do a replace of a text block on a batch of files? Another option would be SSI (I believe), but that would kill the submenus on the subpages. I'd really appreciate some advice on how (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MOTM page link
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(...) I suggest doing a global search and replace across files using Editpad... --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) You need a way to regenerate *all* the pages in one go. Steve (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Parts update
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(...) I've been tied up lately, so I've been falling behind on checking parts into the process. I've got 86 files (new parts, fixed parts, subparts, and primitives) ready to be voted on. There are at least 60 more to look at before I can consider (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Are any of these parts done/in progress (BIG POST)
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(...) It's looking good! (...) Model first, get part numbers later... :) Steve (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Are any of these parts done/in progress (BIG POST)
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(...) How about whining? Tooooooodd, will you pretty pretty please have someone make the samurai minifigs/armour/equipment for me, pwease!!! (Honestly, I can't be the only Lugnetter to like the Ninja (now called Samurai by me) theme)). *sighs* I'm (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Are any of these parts done/in progress (BIG POST)
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----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin B <kevinb01@netfocus.net> To: <lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 8:56 PM Subject: Re: Are any of these parts done/in progress (BIG POST) (...) (URL) about that! Kevin B (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Are any of these parts done/in progress (BIG POST)
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----- Original Message ----- From: Jonathan Gevaryahu <Jgevaryahu@hotmail.com (remove)> To: <lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 7:42 PM Subject: Are any of these parts done/in progress (BIG POST) (...) Check this out: (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Parts update
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When is the next Parts update running? Is there a voting page up? T Burger (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Are any of these parts done/in progress (BIG POST)
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(...) Jonathan G: Take the above advice with a very large grain of salt. :-) Asking for parts to be made isn't actually a bad idea, inherently speaking. Since the entire L-CAD/LDraw parts effort is a spare-time endeavor for people, it all depends on (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: oops. i'm new at this
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(...) No, your tone was fine. There is a *big* difference between ... [parts] which I would like to know the status of... and ... I need these parts made soon ... My preference for authoring is LDAO (with LDLite for real-time preview), but your (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: oops. i'm new at this
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(...) Anybody are free to model any parts they feel like doing, but it is in their own interest to see if anybody else are working on the same part already. Without the part tracker working, I see no better solution than to post a query here. Also (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: oops. i'm new at this
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oops. sorry if I insulted anyone. I intended no harm by that post. (i'm very new to this newsgroup, and i haven't yet found out what is looked down upon) uh, actually, if I could, *I* would like to try at modeling some of the parts on that list! I (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Are any of these parts done/in progress (BIG POST)
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(...) 4589.DAT ?? (...) I've started some design work - but its in the early stages (...) This is done as 3068p81 and submitted for the next voting (see (URL)#2549-1-01 Pirate Bridge (...) A mock-up was done recently bt Tore Eriksson (see (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Are any of these parts done/in progress (BIG POST)
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One other thing. In future, you should know that asking for parts to be made is not a good idea and most of the people here frown uopn it, especially for such a large list (I should know, I have had it happen to me numerous times) -- Jonathan Wilson (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Are any of these parts done/in progress (BIG POST)
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(...) That would be the cone 1` x 1 (...) Both awaiting voting (...) Also awaiting voting (...) If this is the hand axe, then no it is not done. The pickaxe has been done as has the small castle axe. The large castle axe also has not been done. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Are any of these parts done/in progress (BIG POST)
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I, an avid lego user in earlier years, was amazed to see the amount of progress and programs, particularly ldraw, that were created for lego use on computers. However, I couldn't help but notice that several of ldraw's parts are missing, and as the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDS ver 0.29
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(...) Ahh! Fantastic! Now, that was a great example, wasn't it? Best thing with it was that the "Eternal loop" error check works... :) Should of course be: i=1 while i<=5 gosub :hello i=i+1 wend end (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | LDS ver 0.29
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(...) Done. WHILE-WEND done, too. (URL) a sample script that shows usage of WHILE and GOSUB: i=1 while i<=5 gosub :hello wend end :hello print 0 "Hello"; gosub world return :WORLD print "World." return /Tore (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: MOTM page link
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(...) Well, I would, but that would take about an hour of work updating EVERY page on the server with that link. -Tim (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | MOTM page link
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I think that it would be a good idea to put a link to the motm page from the bar at the side (the one with the studs following the mouse.) Currently, from the main page the only way to get to the motm page is to click on the picture after scrolling (...) (25 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDS ver 0.28
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(...) I thought that WHILE-WEND was easy to code, but I'm having great problems with it... :( And yes, GOSUB and RETURN have crossed my mind. Could be wrong again, but it sounds almost as easy as GOTO. (...) Oh dear! *sigh* If I get the time then I (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDS ver 0.28
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(...) Double-:) (...) Right! Any chance of getting GOSUB and RETURN? (...) Hmm. It's your program, and you should definitely use it the way your want. But I've always preferred DO ... LOOP over WHILE ... WEND. It's partly because DO ... LOOP can be (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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Rui: (...) See <URL: (URL) >. You are welcome to try to make it easier to understand. (...) I am constantly (almost) thinking about adding a search feature to ldraw.org, but I haven't had time to find an implementation I like. Play well, Jacob (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Lutz Uhlmann's New URL
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[ FUT lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw ] Fredrik: (...) It should work correctly now. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL: (URL) > -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDS ver 0.28
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GOTO was very easy to program. :o) A little more seriously now: I think it belongs to the BASIC-like syntax I have chosen. Especially in IF statements. Anyway, noone is forced to [ab]use it. I don't think WHILE-WEND will be too hard to code, and it (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDS ver 0.28
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(...) Better to have both. GOTO has its uses, albeit rare. --Todd (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDS ver 0.28
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(...) Good!! (...) Reasoning for GOTO? GOTO is a construct which can very easily be abused. better to have "proper" strcutures likw while-DO, repeat-until etc. Alex (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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OK I have found the source code in Jacob's site, strangelly I got there from ldraw.org following the link for the MPDbuilder. I'm still searching for the spec ! P.S. Did someone already think about adding a search feature to ldraw.org ? I would be (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | MPD spec
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Is there such a thing ? The ones I have seen, are very simple, they just use the 0 FILE filename Meta command, but is there any docummented spec. Also, where is that program which splits an MPD in it's DAT parts ? MPDsplit.exe ? Both those things (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Lutz Uhlmann's New URL
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(...) thinking about the ones under download->software->L2P. Fredrik (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LDS ver 0.28
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(URL) in 0.28: * IF-THEN-ELSE-END IF * GOTO Fixed a bug in the LINE command. /Tore (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | James Jessiman Photos
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Greetings I recently received photographs of James Jessiman from his parents in Australia. I have placed one on the main memorial page here: (URL) there are others, not linked to by the site, at: (URL) below I've typed out the letter his parents (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Part #30248
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(...) Hi Jaco, Looks good so far... The file asked for a couple 0.dat files. Please let us know where this part stands for completion. Thanks, Paul (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: On my "todo" list
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(...) with the helicopter housing, which has been made official. I just wanted to query the reasons as to why it was not submitted for voting. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: On my "todo" list
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(...) cant (...) probobly save (...) let you finish it, unless you don't want to. I had hopes that announcing my todo list would bring more comments, but hopefully we'll see more later. Paul (URL) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Where did 3005.dat go?
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(...) I am in the habit of letting Stuffit Expander handle any self-extracting zip files, which it usually does just fine. But it mistakes ldraw.exe and complete.exe for zip files!!! I believed it and didn't pursue other methods. Stuffit does manage (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Where did 3005.dat go?
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(...) the (...) Can you use unarj for the mac to install ldraw.exe like I tell the linux folks. I think I put the unarj instructions in the readme.txt file in ldglite0_5s.zip. You know where to find that... A quick web search for +unarj +mac turns (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: On my "todo" list
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(...) I have a .dat file of this piece, which looks likeit is almost finished. I cant understand why it was never made official so if the author could offer an explenation and also offer the in progress part to paul then it would probobly save paul (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: On my "todo" list
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(...) In my prevoius "todo" list message, I had listed a few parts that were already done, Thanks to Lars Hassing for letting me know. Also The 3 wheel Motorcycle body part number was listed incorrectly. It is Part number 30187, Sorry for any (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: On my "todo" list
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(...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Where did 3005.dat go?
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(...) Thanks. I'll install ldraw.exe again so I can be really complete. Not everybody can run DOS programs on their Mac, so a plain old zip file of the complete parts would sure make things easier. Also for Linux ports. Etc. If I write a Mac app I (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Dat web sites
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(...) [snip] I believe that the big shock absorber has been drawn, submitted and did show up 2 or 3 vote cycles ago. It has been but on hold because there was concensus over an idea how to make the spring coil appear compressed with differend (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Where did 3005.dat go?
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"Erik Olson" <olsone@spamcop.net> wrote... (...) You need both complete.exe AND ldraw.exe to be *really* complete :-) Why complete.exe is incomplete I completely don't understand, but I guess it has to do with James Jessiman original package (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Request: wheels for 8459
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Has anyone done the wheels for the 8459, the tires are marked 68.8X40 I just need them for pictures, and haven't really got the time right now to do them myself:) Regards John (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: who choose parts numbers ?
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(...) More specifically, after you submit the part for inclusion in the L-CAD update, we do some more research to try to find the 'correct' number. If no number can be found, the partfile will be given a 3-digit number. For your own work, you can (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Take a look at the real parts, it should have the number printed on them. If you can't find it, take a look at the parts database, if it's not there it will get a 3-digit temporary number. Jacob: If this is not in the FAQ, I think it should be (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi Those last days, i worked a lot on two dat parts : the wheel and the tyre of mindstorms set. I've post those unofficial parts on lugnet.cad.dat.parts. But i have several general questions : - how should i choose their Ldraw number ? - are my (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | On my "todo" list
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Hello, I have had numerous requests for what is on my "to do" list. If anyone has already started any of these, or have done them already, please let me know so that we both spend the effort. These parts can be seen at: (URL) a listing at the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Where did 3005.dat go?
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Hi, The PARTS/ directory which I use for testing on my Mac was about a year old. I got complete.exe yesterday and ran that, and I don't see some critical files like 3005.dat anymore. Basic bricks mostly. Did these move somewhere else? (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 32007b Tread
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(...) I think I disagree with the last statement. The rubber threads from Arctic and Mindstorms are conseptually very different from the plastic thread links. I think that the thread links are better left in the "Technic Link" category together with (...) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | L3PAO incompatibliity with Win2k? (was:Re: l3p hates me)
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Got on update on this situation. Seems that L3PAO is not compatible with Windows 2000 in some way(maybe just on my machine? i dunno). When I booted into Windows 98 on the same machine, and ran the shortcut to the same location, L3PAO worked. All (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 32007b Tread
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[x-post and FUT lugnet.cad.dev] (...) And in lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Marc Klein wrote: (...) I like Marc's idea better than putting the tread pieces in Tyre (and the hub would then go Wheel, I guess). Then again, I've never liked the way tyres are in (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | MacLDGLite 0.5 Available
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For the Mac owners here in cad.dev I'm making available the first, minimally useful macLDGLite, which is a port of Don Heyse' last week's source code (version 0.5.) It has some really ugly aspects, but it can open files and draw them in orthographic (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDS ver 0.27 - Great News!
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(URL) new version of LDraw Script Compiler has a couple of (IMHO) useful new features: * 3-D Points can be added, subtracted, and multiplied with each other. (At last, Steve!) Syntax: P1 [=] P2 [+ | - | *] P3 Examples: P1 = P2 + P3 is equal to: (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Dat web sites
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Ok, I'm working on drawing the big wheels, an Mindstorms tyre I'll see later if i'm able to draw the big shock absorber. -- Damien et Nathalie Duquennoy 26, rue du belvédère 69210 L'ARBRESLE dduquenn@club-internet.fr (URL) Wilson (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 8880 wheel & tire (no .DAT iet)
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I would like to apologyse, to everyone o tryed to download the *.png image files, because they couldn't get them. The problem was in the HTTP Server which was transfering these files (*.png) in text format, so every browser would show you a nice (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: stl2dat conversion tool beta2
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(...) You are welcome, but if you require anything else, just say so. Note: I found out that my CAD program, when saving an stl file, actually gives a warning (opens dialog box) if there are any open surfaces in the design, but lets you save anyway, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: stl2dat conversion tool beta2
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(...) Yes. Thanks a lot for your very clear explanations, and for the time you passed. Marc Klein A Mindstorms fan. (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Dat web sites
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(...) does not have the necessary wheels or the large shock absorbers. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Dat web sites
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Hello, I've read in LDLite documentation that there are some web sites to find some .dat files. Paul Gyugyi mentioned Wood4 and mudray. Could someone give me the address of those sites or of some others. I'm searching for the .dat file from 8422 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | .cad.dat ng's (was Re: Sorry !)
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[x-posted to lugnet.admin.general] (...) I wonder if it's time to think about a redesign of the .dat ng's. There's a significant amount of off-topic posting, and at least one group is going unused. To me, that indicates the newsgroup definitions are (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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