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(...) A long time ago I submited a patch to make ldlite save 256 color bitmaps, was it never applied ? (...) (URL) but most Linux distributions have it too. Leonardo (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) From what I've seen PNG gives BETTER compression than GIF for flat shaded ldlite type images, and as far as I can tell it only does 32bpp true color. I put a sample PNG on the ldglite web page if you want to try converting to various formats (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A discovery? and part 3475
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John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:Fs5MrI.325@lugnet.com... (...) can (...) show (...) Never mind--you answered in another post. -John Van (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A discovery? and part 3475
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John Jensen <skurt@vip.cybercity.dk> wrote in message news:18a2esk6si8dbum...4ax.com... (...) Why not just use the ring and cone primitives? Used in combinations, you can create just about any size ring or cone from these primitives, and they show (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A discovery? and part 3475
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(...) [snipped description and part-file] Yep, this is how I usually build curved stuff - use primitives to get the correct points, inline them and move the points around as necessary. In this particular case (a full circular ring), a way to avoid (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A discovery? and part 3475
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(...) I've done a similar thing myself a few times to generate a cone (and similar things), and I've been thinking about making a function in LDraw-mode to make the process easier. But I failed to see how to formalize the procedure, so I suspended (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Basically it checks if a stud primitive is close to a "inverted stud" (the cylinders under a plate for example) or to some predefined points added by me and remove them. The original idea was to make the bricks really connect when they get (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A discovery? and part 3475
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Perhaps that'll teach me to take a better look at the numbers... Regards John (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: looking for 3425
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(...) Uhm well, I got myself too, on closer inspection the number was 3475, which I now see was allready made:) Well perhaps my report on it will cause Fredrik to make a few improvements on ldraw-mode, that way it hasn't been all in vain:) Regards (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | A discovery? and part 3475 [DAT]
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I just threw this together, and while doing it I came up with a quite easy way to create discs with holes, and cones. Consider two edge.dat's same orientation, same position but with different diameters. If one where to fill out the space between (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: looking for 3425
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(...) You got me. What's a 3425? Steve (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts Cataloging Program
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(...) Well, it's not *that* big'o'deal: GIF is restricted to 256 colors. If you convert down to 256 colors, will PNG give compression on par with GIF? If it doesn't, you can always look into BMP/RLE. FYI, here are some links into the MS (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Problem with 1-4con1.dat [DAT]
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The type 5 lines in 1-4con1.dat are coded color 16, rather than color 24 as they should be. (Unless I missed an update of this primitive.) 0 1/4 Cone Section 1:2 Radius 0 Name: 1-4con1.dat 0 Author: Karim Nassar 0 Official LCad update 99-05 -> 5 16 (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: looking for 3425
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(...) Apparantly. I cannot find the part number in any parts reference, so what i it? /Tore (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | looking for 3425
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Can it really be true that the 3425 hasn't been done? Regards John (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts Cataloging Program
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(...) This problem is why I chose PNG. It compresses flat shaded images quite well and still retains the true color pixels. My comprehensive testing of one sample image (the one on the LdGLite web page) put the PNG file at about half the size of the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts Cataloging Program
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(...) Is there some other way to compress JPG files, besides lowering the quality? Whenever I save a JPG file with 100% accuracy, the saved file is huge (ie, about the same size as a similar BMP file). (...) I've never heard of any kind of (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3PLiTE?
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Leonardo Zide <leonardo@centroin.com.br> wrote in message news:38DFDCB4.594866....com.br... (...) So what test do you run to determine what studs get removed? -John Van (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I have done something like that for LeoCAD, it removes the studs above and below the bricks and plates for the rendering. I haven't added this option for the POV-Ray export but that's something that I can do if you want. Leonardo (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) JPG is NOT lossy, i.e. it's NOT required to be lossy, it can be defined to be 100% accurate ! (...) Actually I think that the best format is the GIF format, due to the type of compressing it uses and our specific renderer used for the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Argh! Didn't think of that... :o/ /Tore (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Tore Eriksson <tore.eriksson@mbox3...wipnet.se> wrote in message news:38DE84F4.380C9D...pnet.se... (...) only those standard bricks, plates, and tiles (...) could be a way to free up some resources for (...) somehow, and I don't know exactly how (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3PLiTE?
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(...) colour < 47) ), interior can be skipped. Of course you mean above the lower edge relative to the parts current orientation. That would require taking the transformation matrix into account. -Chuck (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3PLiTE?
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(...) For basic bricks, slopes, plates and tiles, one could simply remove the studs and then make the simplified part as the bounding box of what remains. This could probably be automated. If one want more details, the studs could be added again (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3PLiTE? [DAT]
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(...) You mean something like: 0 Brick 2 x 4 0 Name: 3001.dat 0 INTERIOR BEGIN 1 16 20 4 0 1 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 1 stud4.dat 1 16 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 1 stud4.dat 1 16 -20 4 0 1 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 1 stud4.dat 1 16 0 24 0 36 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 16 box5.dat 4 (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3PLiTE?
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Tore Eriksson suggested... (...) IMHO this should not be limited to POV. If the simple parts were made in LDraw syntax, you could speed up Datsville in L3Lab (and others viewer) too! See also (URL) about finding those parts suitable for replacment, (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | L3PLiTE?
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How about making a library of very simplified standard pieces and replace only those standard bricks, plates, and tiles that are not clear and have no studs or bottom visible? I know there are some difficulties yet to be overcome, but I think this (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part number confirmation
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(...) Ups, I thought I had the entire cad.dat.parts on my computer:) (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Its nearing that time when we all go to the polls and vote for our favorite Lego renderings. So mosey on down to ldraw.org and cast your vote - there's some high stakes this month! (URL) am going away for a week leaving tomorrow, but I'll try to get (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Parts Cataloging Program
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(...) Which pics? The ones in the ldraw\vec directory? Or part-images in general? Png is a good format, but still not very widespread. LDAO reads bmp 10x faster than anything else, and doesn't recognize png. I usually do gif for web stuff, and (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part number confirmation
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(...) I searched .cad.dat.parts for 30248. Jaco posted a partial file about 4 weeks ago. See (URL) Steve (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi there I have here on my desk a part from the "rapid rider" of the rock raider series (can't remember the set number) it is also used as landing gear in various small helicopters, and have the shape of an "H" only with double connecting "bars". It (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Part on hold
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I have been working on the large pneumatics cylinder, but it has been boring me for a while, and I don't need it right now, so I'll put it on the shelf for a while. If anyone wants to continue, I'll gladly hand over the little I have on it. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts Cataloging Program
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes: <SNIP> (...) I've been meaning to ask about image file formats for a while now. What are the preferred file formats for these pics? Right now I have ldglite dumping png files since they're true color, fairly (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts Cataloging Program
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(...) I got around this problem by converting all the images from ldraw\vec to gifs in ldraw\lcat\images. Steve (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts Cataloging Program
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[moved to lugnet.cad.dev] (...) use, I think. When I tried to run lcat, the continual re-launching of LDLite hosed my system. I'm running Win98.2, with a 1600x1200 display. I got through 977 parts beore total lockup, but my free system/user (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: META commands ??? (was "Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword")
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes: <SNIP> (...) <SNIP> (...) MLCad documentation about meta-commands is available in the MLCad help files, included in the program package itself. Michael (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: More MPD
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I think this goes back to the discussion (from last week, I think) about the MPD format, and if it does everything needed, and if there should be changes to it, or a new file format. To handle nested files, and sub-mpd files, I'd go for a new (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: META commands ??? (was "Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword")
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(...) CMDLINE is intended to document 'suggested' viewing defaults for a file. So if you make a model that should be viewed from the bottom, at 50% scale, with blue as the main color, you could add those settings to a CMDLINE statement. Right now, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: More MPD [DAT]
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Lars: (...) Public. - Mostly due to the need to be able to create a set of LDraw readable files. (...) Since the construction of the MPD files is based on a collection of DAT files, there can only be one "roof.dat" file, ... unless you keep the DAT (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Converting .TRI files procuded by AC3D
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I saw some dat produced with a AC3D converter, but they only containded triangles. My program stl2dat converts triangle to dat files with triangles, quadrangles, edges and primitives. My question is: are persons interested if my converter STL2DAT (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | META commands ??? (was "Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword")
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(notice "follow-up")... (...) Well, I wasn't actually trying to _force_ anyone who wants to use this to use color code # 383 (and only that one), I was just assuming that someone who may be somewhat forgetful (like, for instance, _ME_) :-P might (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: More MPD
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(...) This seems similar to the recursive MPD problem. At least with the lich.dat example the files weren't really recursive. It was just a matter of the ring2.dat file in the local MPD scope supplanting the ring2.dat from the global (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | More MPD [DAT]
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1. Are the files in an MPD public or private? Consider this example with three files: town.dat 1 16 -40 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 house1.mpd 1 16 40 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 house2.mpd house1.mpd 0 FILE house1.dat 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3003.DAT 1 4 0 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw extended colors
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(...) During implementation of Gyugyi's Direct Colors, I browsed his LDLite code: | if ((c >= 0x4000000) && (c <= 0x7ffffff)) | { | /Numbers of 0x4000000 to 0x7ffffff are hard coded color values. | zcp->r = 16 * ((c & 0x00000f00) >> 8); | zcp->g = (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | New ldraw.org Feature Article
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Greetings I just added a new Feature Article to ldraw.org. Here Jonathan Knudsen, author of The Unofficial Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS Robots, explains his techniques for designing building instructions using LDraw, MLCad, L3P, and POV-Ray. Check it (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hitching
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I must say, TLC has surprised and impressed me with its creativity when it comes to different uses of a part I thought was single-purpose. /Tore (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hitching
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(...) Not to mention <set:6033>. This is pretty different from the other uses mentioned - and still, not a horse hitching. -Shiri (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hitching
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(...) #2397 "Horse Hitching" has been used for (...) Also see (URL) for another model using the horse hitching differently. (...) its main purpose? (...) I don't think there is a *good* name or place for this unusual part, or its counterpart. It (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hithing
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(...) First, I agree that parts should be named after their most common use. Second, Isn't the technical name for this structure "Wagon Tongue"? Or am I thinking of something else? Jeff (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hithing
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I am fine with any name, but here is a suggestion: Name a part by what it looks like, instead of how it's used. "horse hitching" could be called "two beam offset connector" -Chuck (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hithing
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(...) It was also used in the Treasure Transport in the Ninja series. (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hithing
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(...) #2397 "Horse Hitching" has been used for (...) Seems just a bit silly to me... I mean, you name a part for the _most common_ use, right? Especially if it's ALMOST ALWAYS used for the same thing, except for once or twice. And it's known that (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hithing
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(...) #2397 "Horse Hitching" has been used for (...) main purpose? (...) 6579 is essentially a rebuild of 6572 <set:6572> . Alan Random set:<set:3403> (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hithing
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(...) You're absolutely right. Cool! It shows very clearly at: (URL) cool thing is that I was thinking of yet another set! It is very similar to the "Ice Surfer", but it has wheels instead of skis... /Tore (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hithing
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(...) #2397 "Horse Hitching" has been used for (...) main purpose? (...) Yes it's also in 6335 (Indy Transport) as the support for the top deck! Chris (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: bug alert! .dat names switched
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(...) [snip] (...) [snip] (...) me? i'd suggest, for #3861: door 1x4x5 with 4 openings or #3861: door 1x4x5 with 4 windows (because it doesn't have a pane) and for #73312: door 1x4x5 with security bars (as thats what they are, and it doesn't truly (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | New use for part #2397 Horse Hithing
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In set #6579 Ice Surfer and at least one more which I have forgotten, part #2397 "Horse Hitching" has been used for something very different. See (URL) makes naming difficult, or should we still consider horse hitching as its main purpose? At least, (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: bug alert! .dat names switched
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(...) Thanks for pointing these out! I'll get them fixed in the next update. (...) LDraw names tend to not be readable, but classification-based. So specific info about the part should appear later in the name. I'd say this part name is organized (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | is anyone working on... (not a parts request)
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Is anyone working on any of the folowing? the black falcon torso the crusaders lion torso the wolfpack torso the plate armour torso the dragon masters torso with the dragon on the front in the middle in the shield shape & it also has a oval belt (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | bug alert! .dat names switched
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I noticed an interesting bug in the latest release of the dat files: #73312 door 1x4x5 w/4 panes is drawn as a door 1x4x5 with 6 panes and, respectively, #3861 door 1x4x5 w/6 panes is drawn as a door 1x4x5 with 4 panes what happened here? according (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Tore's Temporary Parts Tracker - Time to Submit!
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I will not enter somebody else's parts if they aren't submitted by author. So now's the time for you all to submit parts or requests! (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | dat-render plugin for NS/IE?
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After an odd 5-minute brainstorm, I came up with a strange, but potentially useful idea: why doesn't someone write a plugin for netscape/Internet explorer to render .dat files? you would right-click on the in-lined window to get a menu to change (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | L3Lab Downloadable at ldraw.org
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Just a quick note to say I've uploaded the L3Lab files, so you can get it from ldraw.org now. (URL) Courtney ldraw.org Project Coordinator (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (25 years ago, 19-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Tore's Temporary Parts Tracker (with Parts Requests)
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(...) Definitely. (...) Yes. (...) I don't know. Is it decided that we will use the l3p post-processor? A long time ago, I suggested an extended LDraw syntax with: 0 IFDEF (CONE, for example) ... 0 ELSE ... 0 ENDIF The suggestion didn't get much (...) (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Tore's Temporary Parts Tracker (with Parts Requests)
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I think this is a great Idea. It could also be used as a repository of parts that have been built since to last offficial release of the library. Should we add parts that have been posted? Perhaps even corrected parts? How about parts that have had (...) (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Tore's Temporary Parts Tracker (with Parts Requests)
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I have made an unofficial temporary parts tracker, just because I really think we need it. You may also submit two parts requests to it, or one Badly Wanted. Suggestions of improvements may be ignored. (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Need volunteer to test LdGLite on accelerated hardware.
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GL_VERSION = 1.1.3 5.03.025 GL_EXTENSIONS = GL_ARB_multitexture GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_KTX_buffer_region GL_SGIS_multitexture GL_WIN_swap_hint (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | stl2dat conversion tool beta 5
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A new release of stl2dat is available here (URL) program detects now the cylinder primitives by basing only on angle between facet. Some new options for coloring facets and detected tangent surfaces. I would appreciate any comments and suggestions. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Need volunteer to test LdGLite on accelerated hardware.
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(...) Yeah sorry, I don't know why it does that. Sometimes geocities makes you go to the site first: (URL) then grab the file: ldglitesrc0_6pre6.zip Probably has something to do with forcing you to view their advertisements. Perhaps I should move (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New minifig-scale anthromorphic lifter/loader
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(...) Please beware that there are genuine reasons for having lines in patterns so long as they are hidden within polygons - so don't assume that any patterned part with a type 2 line is in error. This technique helps to prevent the pattern (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New minifig-scale anthromorphic lifter/loader
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No, definitely not! IMO, Jonathan responded totally on-topic to my message, (with capitals and apostrophes perfectly in place). He pointed out that not only some printed patterns, but also the 2473 car wash brush contains "2 24..." lines that l3p (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Need volunteer to test LdGLite on accelerated hardware.
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Don Heyse skrev i meddelandet ... (...) [...] (...) -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Need volunteer to test LdGLite on accelerated hardware.
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(...) sure, why not? on MY computer, with win95 osr2, and a voodoo2 board ( fs only :( ) it just uses the MS unaccellerated driver (until someone writes a gl driver for the matrox millenium 2, my 2d/semi 3d card, and good luck on that ever (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New minifig-scale anthromorphic lifter/loader
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(...) --Todd (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New minifig-scale anthromorphic lifter/loader
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(...) Don't forget to put the car wash brush on that list. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New minifig-scale anthromorphic lifter/loader
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(...) First step is to make a list of parts to redo. Then we need to know if the lines are about one LDU thick. Then I can volunteer on some parts - and hopefully some more? /Tore (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New minifig-scale anthromorphic lifter/loader
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(...) The patterns that didn't show up are (incorrectly) made up of lines instead of polygons. L3P can't distinguish between edge lines and pattern lines, so it leaves them out altogether. Someone really should fix all the patterns which use lines. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hey you're right, but I don't know why though. Try this instead. Go here: (URL) get this: ldglitesrc0_6pre6.zip. Don (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Oops, Sorry, I just needed to save target as. -Chuck (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I tried this link, and it said the page was unavailable. -Chuck (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yeah, I know all about that. A few experimental releases back I was printing NULL strings instead of actual version info (Which made it crash on linux). The current experimental code grabs the version after opening the window. So have you (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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[...SNIP...] (...) Some (almost all) implementations of OpenGL Drivers only after creating a window do: - reset the GL_ERROR state variable - supply correct state strings which obviously include the GL_VERSION (and all other) string(s). Make sure (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Would anyone with a 3D accelerated video board running windows like to run a test on LdGLite? The current windows executable in the experimental ldglite source zip file prints out the opengl version used. When it uses the unaccelerated software (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Attention: Not all the people who have a PC have a CD writer ! Don't forget that. Also, don't forget the kids, there are still a lot of people who buy a pc for their children to play games, but the parents aren't interested in the pc. (...) I (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) No, i'm looking for the OLD TECHNIC WHEELS as found in the following sets: 8850 (1990) 8853 (1988) 8865 (1990). These are the wheels with SOLID tires on it. The LEGO part number that's molded on the 'hub' is 4266, on the tire is twice '(C) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Recursive MPD files (WAS: Re: Lich (Undead Wizard))
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(...) Thanks Lars, I'll use your fix as soon as I get it. So far I've only come up with a crummy hack using the unused Investigated flag in L3Input. It makes the colors come out all wrong but at least it no longer crashes. Don (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Cool. If it's of any help, I posted a really quick-and-dirty, needs-a-ton-of-work-...a-miracle) version, included within a MPD file, here: "(URL) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Just to let any other aspiring authors know that I am working on the Pirate peg leg. I have cracked the intersecting cylinder issues, so it is just a matter of time now. Chris (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Recursive MPD files (WAS: Re: Lich (Undead Wizard))
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(...) I don't think this can be fixed (although any serious syntax-check-type utility should catch it). So any program which processes LDraw files must check the reference-chain for recursive calls. I think it hasn't been an issue because most (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Recursive MPD files (WAS: Re: Lich (Undead Wizard))
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Don Heyse wrote... (...) I guess it hasn't been much of a problem before, since most primitives have "strange" names. The problem is not related to MPD - same problem if you had ring2.dat in the MODELS directory. I will add a loop-check to (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Recursive MPD files (WAS: Re: Lich (Undead Wizard)) [DAT]
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Oops... :-( I've fixed it (I hope). Thanks, Franklin 0 FILE lich2.dat 0 MPD Author: Franklin W. Cain 0 0 This .MPD was compiled using M-Peedy 0 (URL) Lich (an Undead Wizard) 0 Unofficial Model 0 Author: Franklin W. Cain (fwcain@yahoo.com) 0 1 0 0 (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hello, It's not a problem with the speed of your machine since i run Ledit on a PIII 450 (with rte200fx.exe) and works fine. You should get MLCad. You can find the homepage at Lugnet/CAD/MLCad. It is an excellent cad program to build your (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Recursive MPD files (WAS: Re: Lich (Undead Wizard))
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(...) The lich is evil I tell ya! Well maybe just recursive MPD files are evil. Do you realize ring2.dat is an ldraw primitive and that by redefining it in the MPD file you've created an infinite loop of dat file includes. ring2.dat -> flame3.dat -> (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Sounds cool, I just got a burner, so if someone could supply me with blanks i could do some of the burning. That is, of course, thats you haven't made preps with a pro CD makeing company. If you get all the people intrested in LDraw and who own (...) (25 years ago, 11-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hello All I downloaded ldraw.exe, complete.exe, and rte200fx.exe to my hard drive. I <start><run> c:\ldraw.exe -y c:\complete.exe -y c:\rte200fx.exe <-- I do run the patch c:\ldraw\mklist.exe Everything appears to expand and run correctly. But when (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MPD spec.. don't forget M-Peedy
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I have built a Win9x/NT MPD builder/splitter (URL) easier than having to deal with DOS command lines, batch files or compiling your own .EXE and links to it area available here (and have been for some time) under the CAD/Tools secction (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I think $10 is a fair asking price (no more) for the CD, and the profits will go into an account for jumpstarting ldraw.org (its own server?)/future Virtual Lego events (a la illusive .datFest). The money should be distributed via a vote of (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Also agree ! But, lets try to make everybody happy ! ;) (...) I don't quite agree with that, because this new format does not need to be just a way to gather a few DAT files, It can be a lot more, but without forgetting that it should be kept (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) OK! (...) Where is that documented ? Does it have parameters ? I personally, never heard about that Meta command ! Does a regular (extended) .DAT also suport this or is just an MPD specific meta command ? I think it's the later. [...SNIP. (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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