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I read the current proposal, and I have this to say: I don't agree with the following paragraph when an entire branch has to have cliping on to be able to be culled, don't think so. ( I know about the invert case, solution required ) 4 Control of (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BFC: LITS 2
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(...) I agree with the default from the start, I proposed them, somewhere ! (...) Agreed! but that's NOT currently written that way, is it ? (...) NO it is NOT ! read on. (...) I know that the branch only would be required, but I don't agree with (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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As you know, The Guild of Bricksmiths, (URL) a big user of LDraw compatible tools, since Guild members are producing instructions for almost all of their kits. From time to time a Guildsman runs into a part he or she would really like to use in a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev) !
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| | Re: BFC: LITS 2
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(...) I think the discussion started before the "line in The Sand" thread ! (...) It seems that it is currently on version 9 ! isn't it ?, but file name was NOT changed, OK. (...) Well, if my memory doesn't fail me, I taught you were against local (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Time for BFC overhaul?
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(...) Didn't answer the question, but moving on. (...) That's good to know. (...) Yes, but the proposed standard doesn't list the several options for a specific issue thta asn't been agreed iet. List the options, that's my point, because if you (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDS ver 0.31 - Added PIPE
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New version again. Same URL as usual. (URL) /Tore (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: A discovery? and part 3475
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(...) Oops, sorry 'bout that. (...) Wow, you're working with the horse? You have my deepest respect! I think that using one tool or another is mostly a matter of taste. I haven't written LDraw-mode to compete with anybody else's tool, but because I (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A discovery? and part 3475
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(...) Not just 4-4edge - it takes all between 1/16 through 16/16 and 1/48 through 48/48. (...) I see (I think...) If the two arbitrary connected curves run parallelly, I use LDS' EXTRUDE function, if not, I have to make arrangements like this in (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A discovery? and part 3475
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(...) related. Quite a coincident! Your function takes two (or more) 4-4edge primitives and connects them with quads, to create a "pipe" like object. My function takes two arbitrary connected curves made up of type-2 lines and fills in the space (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A discovery? and part 3475
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I haven't followed this thread, but after a brief glance, I think it is closely related to the PIPE function I (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A discovery? and part 3475
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(...) I have made a function in LDraw-mode which does this. In your example, you would put the cursor on the first type-2 line in the first edge, set the mark (C-SPC) move down to the first type-2 line in the second curve and hit C-c C-f. Voila. The (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Type-5 conditional edge line
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I have a question about the type-5 conditional line. Assume I have four points in 3d space like this: (If you're reading LUGNET via the web interface, you must push "view raw message" to see my ASCII art.) 1---2 | | | | | | 4---3 Except that the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | PIPE function... [DAT]
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I've made a new function for LDS called PIPE. It's an extension of the LINE function. Remember:? LINE POINT x y z POINT x y z ... POINT x y z LINE END Now, PIPE works the same way but with that difference it's in 3D: PIPE [n_sectors total_sectors] (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: What is BFC meta command ?
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(...) What if I am creating a new part? Regards John (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BFC: LITS 2
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Steve: (...) No. - Or rather: That depends on how good looking a rendering you want. Thinking a bit more about it, I think we can get just as good result _with_ clipping of transparent surfaces as without. Yes, transparent surfaces can be clipped! (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BFC: LITS 2
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Fifth and final in the series. Summary of the recap. This concludes my review of the "Line in the Sand" thread. If I have overlooked any issues, important or trivial, feel free to point them out. If there's something I didn't mention in this thread, (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BFC: LITS 2
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Fourth in the series, starting with message #41 in the "Line in the Sand" thread. Notice that I scanned past a number of messages before I got another 'open issue' hit. This posting covers up to & through message #83, the end of the thread. In (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BFC: LITS 2
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Here's the third message in my review of the "Line in the Sand" thread. This message covers my review from message #28 to message #40 in the thread (sorted by thread-view, not chronology). That's (URL) for the start, and (URL) for the finish. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BFC: LITS 2
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Second in a series, collect them all... (...) I believe the language around the 'defaults' has been cleared up sufficiently. (...) Hmm. I don't think there was much more discussion about whether every file should have an explicit 0 BFC CCW CLIP (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: open source & inventory ?
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(...) ldlite is open source. Ldlite is a viewer for ldraw .dat files. (...) There is a way to do what you want, if you have dat files of a lego set, using steve blisses ldraw addon. (...) (25 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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