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(...) I'd rather not encode file-nameish data into the file-extension. That feels like a bad thing to do -- extensions indicate the *type* of file, not the specific file. I realize that "DAT" is not the greatest extension in the world, as it's far (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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First sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. Anyway I think the description for this part is wrong. (URL) currently says: "Wedge 2 x 12 Triple" I believe it should be: "Wedge 2 x 16 Triple" Please let me know if I should have posted this (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes. As long as you specify the extension, LDraw doesn't care what it is. LEdit might be a different story, I don't know. (...) Don't use MAKELIST, it can't handle more than 1000 parts. Use MKLIST instead. And MKLIST indexes every file in the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Where are the hinge plates?
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Aha! I found them under Plate 1 x 2 with hinge. --Ryan Lugnet member #517 E-mail: Ryanjf2@juno.com Amateur radio call sign: kb1fob (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Actually you didn't steal anything, I had a different idea: (...) Which you refuted: (...) before explaining your completely different (and perhaps better) idea. However, I just tested my scheme in LEDIT and it worked. So there! ;^) If you (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ah, it was never my intention to "steal" anyone's idea. I just haven't had the time to read all the interesting LUGNET articles recently. Fredrik (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | DATSort, a utility for sorting .DAT files
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Hey gang, For a while now I've wanted a way to sort the entries in a .DAT file according to X-Y-Z coordinates, that way after I build a file in MLCad I can sort the elements so they're in an order much like original LEGO instructions (bottom to top, (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.announce) !
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Hello Fredrik, (...) IMHO this is the best and most compatible idea so far. I believe Don Heyse had the same idea too. Greetings, Carsten Schmitz -- Greetings, Carsten Schmitz "Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Sidestepping various landmines, two ideas that come to mind for addressing this issue: 1. Allow letters in pattern id's, to increase the number of 2-digit from 100 to 1296. This could work, but would make recognition of patterned element files (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Patterned Parts Numbering [DAT]
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(...) While not directly related, I've found that, while using subparts from the parts\s directory, the names will be truncated if they're more than 8 characters long and therefore won't render in LEdit or LDraw. For instance, a line like: 1 16 0 0 (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Patterned Parts Numbering
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(...) Oh yeah! It's my fav modeling tool. I seem to remember that Jeremy Sproat also said he used LEdit. (...) But will that work in LEdit? I normally specify part names in LEdit by the base file name, i.e. everything before the ".DAT" and LEdit (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello Tore! (...) recall that Norton Commander 5.0 for DOS (...) No. FAT16 has only limitations in the root directory for maximum number of files. That NC was limited to 2000 files was a memory allocation problem. What I meant was: 1) The first (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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This is unbearable. I propose a potential solution to the problem (URL) and nobody bothers to comment on it. Instead everyone seems to prefer to rehash the tired old arguments on the merits of various operating systems. Who cares? This has been (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Manfred Moolhuysen writes: Please no emotionful 'rich people set the pace , poor people are starving' discussions. That is off-topic. I'm a technical consultant and a programmer. So of course I have a technical point of view. (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Oh, you mean that a DOS directory is limited to a specific number of files? I recall that Norton Commander 5.0 for DOS is limited to, I think it was 2000 files... -- Tore Eriksson Sweden ICQ: 76066510 LEGO: MOC++++ FS,SP,TO++ TC+ LS YB@m (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Yes, I run original LDraw.exe from Win 3.1/DOS 6.22 three times a year (in my 486/25 at my parents' home). I also use DOS versions of Arj.exe and PK[Un]Zip in batch procedures and when I want full control. I will probably use a DOS machine when (or (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) And the rich set the pace ? What you say here only confirms that you're part of an economy with a relatively high consumption rate. Maybe your view of "the World" is not a realistic one. For instance, I personaly made the tranfer from MS-DOS (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello Travis, (...) That's no point. If the source of LDraw would be available it would be easy to implement long filename support... even in a DOS program. But... (...) ... if the source was never available my point if view has died. It was just a (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3PAdd-On Version 1.2.3 is up
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Hey - That's pretty handy. I was trying to figure out how the heck I could generate views other than the default one. This makes it much easier! thanks Jeff Boen <onyx@flash.net> wrote in message news:G28xFr.Gsx@lugnet.com... (...) been (...) L3P (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Patterned Parts Numbering
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A few things (any old-timers feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about anything): 1. LDraw/LEdit (the root of all derivative work) are DOS programs. As such, they can never support more than 8.3 filenames. 2. James Jessiman--the author of these (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Please DO NOT start using long file names in the ldraw library. Everyone (including me) who uses ledit will not be able to use those parts properly. (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello Manfred, I don't want to be ignorant, but... - World is evolving. Even not so wealthy users should be now at a development level of Windows 95a (first version) (how many years Win95 exists now?). - The 'old' technology (here the 8.3 filenames) (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That is not the real problem, there are still operating systems in use that simply don't support long filenames. We are a world wide community with participants from regions that are less wealthy then yours, and these might still use machines (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello Steve, I don't know what happened to the source code of Ldraw and Ledit? LDraw and Ledit are the only programs that are limited to the 8.3 scheme (perhaps one or two old tools too). As far as I know there are easy to use and easy to implement (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) etc.) Don't LDRAW and LEDIT run in "real DOS" mode? They won't understand the long filenames even if you run them from within windows. I'm pretty sure some folks still use LEDIT. How about replacing the .dat extension with the pattern number (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I can't remember the last time "dropping DOS support" came up, but it seems like a very long time ago! Is "real DOS" (not real-mode DOS :o) still really something that needs to be supported? I understand that DOS as a filesystem format needs (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, under the subject "Re: 3626b101.dat - Minifig Head (...) This is a problem. This potentially blows the whole approach to numbering patterned parts. And it's going to be more of a problem in the future, as we get more blank (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Another license draft
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(...) That's fine -- keep the membership/feedback idea for later. (...) I was thinking more of memberships for people who would include themselves in 'the organization known as ldraw.org', not all LDraw users. But, whatever. :) Steve (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Stickers
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[snipped ng list to lugnet.cad.dev] (...) My take on this is to make stickers this way: . Position the image horizontally at Y=-1 . Around the outside of the sticker, project a surface from Y=-1 to Y=1 . Make a blank surface, the same shape as the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Another license draft
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(...) I second that... I feel a little funny rating my own apps... after all, if I didn't think it was a 5, I wouldn't have taken the time to write it... but that doesn't mean it stacks up in importance or quality compared to other programs. J (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | *** LDView Version 1.0 Released ***
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LDView Version 1.0 has been completed, and can be downloaded from the following location: (URL) full source code is also available at that location.) LDView is an OpenGL-based real-time viewer for LDraw models written for the Microsoft Windows (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | The original James Jessiman website now on ldraw.org
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Thanks to permission from Don and Robyn Jessiman, ldraw.org is now the host for James Jessiman' Home Page. Besides the historic significance of this spartan site, the big features are several of James' creations, modeled in LDraw, and James' (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !!
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| | Re: Stickers
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Hello Folks, I have to dig out this 'thread' again. I don't know if Joachim fixed his problem so I ask only on my side of the problem. Could I submit stickers for the vote? They are not fixed to a brick etc but behave like a brick ... you can attach (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.ideas, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Another license draft
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:9c7mus8sotnsd35...4ax.com... (...) ability (...) Well, its up to Dan how much he's willing to put into it. I'm greatful for what we're getting right now - an easy way to manage software and (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Another license draft
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(...) Cool. One advantage to having ldraw.org 'memberships' would be the ability of users to provide feedback on software. Especially the ratings. Comments would be nice, but I'd want comments to be reviewed (not necessarily by the software authors) (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Wanted: Programmer(s)
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Forget it, i completely forgot about copyright infringements. But i still want programmers to help me create an engine, just not with the .DAT system, so i'll have to just find some other forum... (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Wanted: Programmer(s)
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Anybody who is willing to help me would be great. I don't really care what you program, but C/C++ would be nice, VB, Java would be excellent, and a good knowledge of the .DAT file system associated with the LDraw stuff. What I'm doing (to let you (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Another license draft
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(...) I'm planning on updating the main page of the site with a paragraph or two about the license drafting, with links to the threads on Lugnet. All I gotta do now is write it and figure out MindTerm to access the server (there's been some (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: what should I call this part
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(...) Well, for one thing, the term "liftarm" is highly ambiguous. For example, there are 17 different elements labeled "Technic Liftarm" in the Partsref: (URL) of those aren't really liftarms, but it's a category. Maybe it fits in there, but IMHO (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | future DAT files - additional minifig heads w/ "messy hair" pattern
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Hi. I've just posted DAT files for three of the minifig heads used in Pirates. The three I've posted are: 3626bp30.dat - Messy hair and moustache 3626bp31.dat - Messy hair w/ eyepatch 3626bp32.dat - Messy hair and moustache w/ eyepatch (See "(URL) (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Question: what order to search directories
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"Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs@san.REMOVE.rr.com> wrote in message news:G2E6LC.A9t@lugnet.com... (...) is (...) Never mind, I found it in the LDraw FAQ: 1. Current Directory 2. P 3. PARTS 4. MODELS Since my code was actually already in that order, I'm (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Is there a problem with part #6629?
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(...) file 6629.dat. It looks consistent to me, each peghole on the short arm has an offset of x=16 and y=12, relative to the previous hole. These ofsets follow the rule of Pythagoras, with the (in)famous 3:4:5 ratio of the 3 sides of the triangle. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Is there a problem with part #6629?
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I'm working with part #6629 (technic arm 1x9 with 1 bend) and have come across someting that has be perplexed. Please take a look. Hopefully I've given enough info to decipher the problem. (URL) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Question: what order to search directories
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I have LDView look for dat files in the current directory, and the ldraw parts, p, and models directories (not in that order, I don't think). Is there an official order that these should be checked in, and if so, what is it? --Travis Cobbs (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Looking for a mockup
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(...) rather than the 3x6. Maybe you could use three side by side... Or change the x-axis variable from 1 to 3... Oops. Dave! (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Looking for a mockup
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(...) I believe Chris Dee has done a nice job with this: (URL) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Looking for a mockup
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Has anyone done a mockup (or actual part) of the Slope 33 Deg 3 x 6 with the classic space logo? Thanks for any help -John Van (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Seams like a problem
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(...) Speaking of which, is the Linux version of L3P available? We had a brief email exchange about that subject early in August if you remember ;-) Regards, Hakan (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Where are the hinge plates?
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(...) Look for: 4276.dat, Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 2 Fingers 4275.dat, Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 3 Fingers Run the program "...\Ldraw\Mklist.exe", to create the text-file "...\Ldraw\Parts.lst", containing the descriptions of all parts in the (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Where are the hinge plates?
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I can't find Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 2 fingers and Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with three fingers. Can anyone help me? --Ryan Lugnet member #517 E-mail: Ryanjf2@juno.com Amateur radio call sign: kb1fob (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | BMP-to-LDraw32 Converter 1.0 release!
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Hello Legomaniacs ! Finally Version 1.0 of my tool is out... Added some new cool features. Removed some bugs. Hope you'll like it... Version History ---...--- 13.10.2000 v1.00 + Improved interface with small wizard dialog. + New feature to set a (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Seams like a problem
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"Lars C. Hassing" <lch@ccieurope.com> wrote in message news:G2C98A.50o@lugnet.com... (...) It seems to me that if you change to the directory containing the model (after extracting the directory portion of the filename if present), your only (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Seams like a problem
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Travis Cobbs wrote... (...) Agreed - and you have to implement it on all platforms. Thanks for the thorough description. It resembles my thoughts. /Lars (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Anders Isaksson wrote... (...) Yes, it can help L3Lab, but not L3P which also compiles under Borland Turbo C from 1988 and under Linux. /Lars (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Lars C. Hassing skrev i meddelandet ... (...) Take a look at 'GetFullPathName' in the Windows API. -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Seams like a problem
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(...) The first time I noticed it was while rendering in POV-ray a part for which the .pov file was generated via L3P. The part consisted of four identical subparts meeting at (0,0,0). I mirrored the subpart in the manner of 8-8sphe.dat, so that the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Seams like a problem
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"Lars C. Hassing" <lch@ccieurope.com> wrote in message news:G2AJCw.K6u@lugnet.com... (...) [SNIP] (...) Well, I don't think it's trivial, but it is definitely possible. First grab the path portion of the command line (if there is one; if not just (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Seams like a problem
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"Lars C. Hassing" <lch@ccieurope.com> wrote in message news:G2AJD0.KAC@lugnet.com... (...) v1.0 (...) and (...) are (...) If you have a part which references a subpart which references another subpart (not likely, true), you don't want to shrink (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Another license draft
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes: <snip> I got swamped and it took me a week to get another look. Wow, that was bad. I guess we have to try to wrap this up before we all forget to keep pushing. Where are we at now? No one addressed my points (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Seams like a problem
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Travis Cobbs wrote... (...) Yes, I think it is unncessary. Why would you do that? Besides it would hurt performance. With the current scheme I set a Seamable flag on LT1 references once during input. Then if seams are turned on I can simply test the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Seams like a problem
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Dave Schuler wrote.. (...) Well, I think you have struck a problem in L3P/L3Lab that I have been aware of for quite a while! The problem is when you select a part from PARTS to render/view. The model file (here the part) specified on the command (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw CD-ROM Issues
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"Dan Simonson" <jedi101673@aol.com> wrote in message news:G2AGpC.D1v@lugnet.com... (...) Adds (...) Heh...well...that's a bit of a long shot :-) Not saying that it won't work in the long run though. I don't know anyone right now who works with (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw CD-ROM Issues
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(...) ROM, (...) in (...) Hmm, I saw adds in Mania Magazine for Sunkist oranges and Ortega tacos. Adds probabally cost a lot, but it's an idea. Word of mouth works. (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | RE: Seams like a problem
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(...) Well, if you set the seams to 0, then you can tell whether the problem is the positioning or L3P's seam calculation... Of course, you can also look through the pov code to see if the scaling which creates the seams is present for each subpart. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Seams like a problem
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(...) I noticed it during a little part authoring, in which I created a file in \parts\s for a bit of the part that was repeated several times within the part. When I render the part in POV-ray via L3P, I notice seams between instances of the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Seams like a problem
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"Lars C. Hassing" <lch@ccieurope.com> wrote in message news:971175476.80878....cci.dk... (...) contained (...) there (...) one (...) to take these things into account. I'm probably going to take rule 2 and recursively apply it up the line to verify (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | L3PAdd-On Version 1.2.3 is up
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Seems there has been a resurgence of L3P and L3PAO use lately (I know I've been doing a lot!) and people have found a few bugs. I decided to correct these problems and also added in new features to bring L3PAO up to speed with L3P version 1.2. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: LDraw CD-ROM Issues
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G28nw5.LMC@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) lay (...) yours, (...) I see your point clearly. I would like to do the graphical stuff from the ground up, what I would like someone else to (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw CD-ROM Issues
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(...) Shorthand for "throwing cold water on X" where X could be any number of things... such as "ideas", "dogs in lust", etc. You often hear it as "I don't want to throw cold water on your idea, but..." followed by some reason why the speaker thinks (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw CD-ROM Issues
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G28KMH.Dqo@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) water. Again, pardon my ignorance on the phrase 'cold water.' What does it mean? (...) level of (...) done, (...) recoalesce at (...) As far as (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw CD-ROM Issues
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(...) ROM, (...) in (...) It would be a nice to have, in my view. I do try to usually be supportive of ideas, because nothing kills forward progress as much as premature cold water. I'd say that it was a very ambitious and expensive project given (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Seams like a problem
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(...) and minifig toolset. Chris (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw CD-ROM Issues
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(...) Well yeah... I was more referring to the apathy (by non response) after I announced that I was too busy to work on a project - because, from everything everyone has told me, online and in person, they were very much looking forward to the CD. (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw CD-ROM Issues
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(...) I guess I'd kinda figure that the people who'd care the most are the ones who aren't online enough to know about it and speak up. I'd love an LDraw CD-ROM, for example, if I didn't have net access...but since I do, there's on value in it to (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw CD-ROM Issues
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yet...surprisingly (or not) no one really seems to care. -- Tim Courtney - tim@zacktron.com (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (URL) - Zacktron Alliance ICQ: 23951114 - AIM: TimCourtne "Tim Courtney" <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Seams like a problem
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Dave Schuler wrote... (...) In P or MODELS. Or inlined in your model DAT file. Or included in your model MPD file. If seams are not desired at all use -sw0.0001 see (URL) a bit uncertain what you mean by SUBparts. I would call the DAT files in PARTS (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | See HERE for Win95 Fix
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It has been brought to my attention that v0.9.1 is incompatible with Win95. This is due to a screwup on my part in using a function call that didn't exist in Windows 95. I have zipped up a replacement .exe file which fixes the problem (by using (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | RE: Seams like a problem
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(...) Yes: any part which has multiple variations with the same part number. 3062B.DAT comes to mind...and there are others, for example, the Technic half bushing. --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Seams like a problem
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I'm not sure what L3P/L3Lab do, but in LDView I require the part's base filename to not end with a letter (as well as being in the parts directory) in order to treat it as a part for the purpose of seams. I did this because I noticed a number of (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: *** LDView v0.9.1 Released ***
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Fantastic piece of software. I love to sit and watch a model spinning round and round. I'm stunned! /Tore (...) -- Tore Eriksson Sweden ICQ: 76066510 LEGO: MOC++++ FS,SP,TO++ TC+ LS YB@m (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Seams like a problem
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Lars Hassing in another thread recently pointed out that subparts contained within the PARTS directory will appear with seams during rendering. Is there any way to prevent this? More specifically, in which directory should one place subparts if (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Studline substitution?
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Is there any way to set LEdit to substitute certain parts for simpler, faster- rendering stand-in parts, a la STUDLINE? Or is there a way to set a specific part to make such a substitution? I'm working on a biggish model, and I weary of watching (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BMP-to-LDraw32 Converter 0.96 release! [DAT]
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(...) It would surely had been even smaller if the program didn't make superimposed .dat files. Or...? 0 fire16.dat 0 Image converted by BMP-to-LDraw32 0.96 4 15 0 1 0 479 1 0 479 20 0 0 20 0 4 15 0 0 0 479 0 0 479 21 0 0 21 0 <snip> (...) I have (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | LDraw CD-ROM Issues
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Well... I guess its about time for an update. First off, I must apologize to everyone, because I've been way too busy to work on this project. I feel like I'm letting you down. At this point, I have too many things going on to think about an LDraw (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !
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| | *** LDView v0.9.1 Released ***
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You can now download LDView v0.9.1 (both source and binaries) from: (URL) second site has been pretty slow lately, so you probably want to try the other one first.) I wasn't originally going to have another release before v1.0, but there were enough (...) (24 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New program for Macs: BrickDraw3D
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(...) Thanks for the kind words! is that "alive and clicking"? -Erik (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | BMP-to-LDraw32 Converter 0.96 release!
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Hello Legomaniacs ! I've just updated (again ;-))) ) my BMP-to-LDraw converter windows tool. New features: 6.10.2000 v0.96 + Greatly improved convert algorithm. Resulting .DAT files are up to 50% smaller! + Greatly improved palette conversion. (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: ldraw.org going off-line for a few hours - again
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(...) I've messed something up, so don't expect the machine to be online again until sometime tomorrow. Play well, Jacob (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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[snipped .dat.parts] (...) I think that one's in the top three for 'pieces people can never find'. (...) It was just released in the 2000-02 update. Look for it under Wedge. Steve (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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"Anders Isaksson" <isaksson.etuna@REMO...tninet.se> wrote in message news:G1z6K5.5q0@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) be (...) the part, another user e-mailed me that the part I was seeking was #2397, Horse Hitching. Next part that I can't (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | ldraw.org going off-line for a few hours - again
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Due to some tecnical problems after the hardware upgrade yesterday, I will take ldraw.org off-line again today. I hope to have the machine up and running again before 10:00 UTC (maybe 11:00). Play well, Jacob PS: Write <sparre-sms@sslug.dk> if you (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Mac BrickDraw3D Update
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Get it from (URL) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Mac BrickDraw3D Update
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Konnichiwa, The picture quality improved in the Oct 5 build of BrickDraw3D. It's really thrilling to be able to casually pop open the latest DATs in newsgroups! In the code, I am matching up vertices within a part (or primitive) and constructing (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Unusual View matrices in LDRAW.INI
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(...) It's from Graphics Gems II, the code for which is available online (linked from (URL) ). (...) That's called (re-)orthogonalization. Graphics Gems I has code to do it. You might also reconsider whatever it is that's causing the matrix to (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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Mike Walsh skrev i meddelandet ... (...) It could be you are missing the environment variable LDRAWDIR. It should be set to the directory where LDRAW is installed. In your AUTOEXEC.BAT (on W95/98), make sure there is a line like SET (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Unusual View matrices in LDRAW.INI
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"Don Heyse" <dheyse@hotmail.spam....away.com> wrote in message news:G1xC6x.7nK@lugnet.com... (...) mathematical (...) you (...) the (...) To be perfectly honest, I can't really remember how I came up with them. I think I actually started with the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: tubing
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Larry Pieniazek wrote... (...) The clue is to prevent L3xx from finding 76.dat in PARTS. This can also be achieved by adding 76.dat to your MPD. /Lars (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: More tips for L3P
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Manfred, Well, I'm sorry, but though I did follow all your instructions completely (I think) none of them really fixed my problem, but they did give me insight into how to write a Batch file. Here's what I did to get L3P to run correctly: I put (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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"Anders Isaksson" <isaksson.etuna@REMO...tninet.se> wrote in message news:G1v4rL.CE3@lugnet.com... (...) (URL), (...) I just downloaded this as I too am having a tough time finding parts (in particular the red piece from 6033 Traitor Transport that (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: tubing
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(...) file. (...) Hmm... maybe then I need to generate my own custom version of 76.dat by not resizing/scaling but instead reshaping it to be the right length. I need to look at that. (callit 76_26plates.dat when it is 26 plates long, etc.) Like I (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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