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(...) Erk. I'm drawing a blank here. All I can think of is to label them as "shock absorber" or "spring brick". (...) The spring should be given a 3-digit number, because we're pretty certain it has a TLC part number, and I'm 99.999...999% sure we (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Just use commas. (...) Currently, the search engine does a text search on the entire entry from the 0 KEYWORDS command (if a part has multiple 0 KEYWORDS lines, the lines are concatenated for the search engine's database). So there is no (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Erk. That could be a problem. Could you send me a copy of your ldraw.ini file? (...) The viewer-setup has changed locations in LDAO. Try this: launch LDAO. Go to Options | Settings. Specify the location for L3Lab. Close the Settings dialog. Go (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello, I need some help with a description and part numbers for these parts. I know that the main pieces are 2605 and 2606. They appear to be some sort of spring bushing. The 2606 piece shows a quick "mock-up", I will do a better job soon. Also (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm pretty sure I have the latest. Travis usually lets me know when there is an update. I need to read the help files on it again, I may have just missed something. Paul (URL) (finished parts) (URL) (in process) (URL) (planned) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I checked, by adding the -p to the command line, it does poll. Read my previous posting about this with l3lab. (URL) file the viewing programs are looking at doesn't seem to change. (...) Yes, it would be help. I looked for it in there. Can (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I have version 1.2 20000616. Do I need to add a few extra line parameters after the %base%\l3lab.exe %model% %parm% line? I tried adding -pollsilent and -nocache, neither had any effect. (...) OK, I think I understand. When I do a save, The (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi! Based on the feedback I've received, I'm changing the TITLEs of the four minifig face patterns I've done for the Lego Star Wars pieces as follows: 3626b101.dat Minifig Head with SW Grim/Determined w/ Eyebrows pattern 3626b102.dat Minifig Head (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Steve, How do you want us to do multi-word (i.e., phrase) KEYWORDS? Do you want us to put them in quotes (e.g.: "Star Wars" "young Obi-Wan Kenobi" "Luke Skywalker (2000)")? Or do you want us to separate them with commas (e.g.: Star Wars, young (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello Paul, "Paul Easter" <pneaster@knoxy.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:G41pEx.ALJ@lugnet.com... (...) Be sure to get the latest version of LDView. Only the old version had a buggy commandline feature... -- Greetings, Carsten Schmitz (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hmmm, polling is *supposed* to work in l3glite. Do you know which version you tried? The current version supports polling with the -p command line switch, although I haven't tried it lately so perhaps I broke it... Would it be useful to add a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hmm. Which version of L3Lab do you have? Lars had to make some changes, so it would listen to LDAO. I've got L3Lab 1.2. (...) Yeah, LDAO uses a couple of temporary files -- one file gets the current DAT code, the other file has a single line, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) No, I do not remember. I just updated LDAO to 2.1.4. By clicking on the Render button, I get a window that tries to run ledit.exe. It errors and gives me a "out of memory error" eh?, ok... in a DOS world... I changed the render button to use (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"John VanZwieten" <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:G40vuq.LE9@lugnet.com... (...) anyway. D M Garcia (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I did the MCM, and posted it here: (URL) you would like the version with subfiles, just LMK -John Van "D M Garcia" <dmglego@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G3yxyn.1F4@lugnet.com... (...) and I (...) parts. (...) configurations. (...) get an (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Are you asking from an asthetics POV, or do you mean technically? Technically, there's no hard limit on the number of sub-models. I've got one MPD that has 87 files, and it draws fine as either a single MPD file, or as a collection of (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) OK. Do you remember what happened, launching from the editor? (...) You can get the 'upgrade' to 2.1.4 on the LDAO download page. Go to (URL), and scroll to the bottom. Look for the line that says "Door Number 3". This download a zip file, (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm not sure... I just updated the image, see what you think. (URL) put two LDview windows at the bottom, one with high quality on and the other with it off. Paul (URL) (finished parts) (URL) (in process) (URL) (planned) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I opened each window by running a l3lab.exe shortcut. Then drag&drop the same file to each window. (...) I tried lauching from the editor a few times with poor results. So I just open a few windows and turn on the polling feature. I wasn't (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Well, when I am looking at other people's models, I tend to store them in their own separate directory whenever they have ANY submodels, so having more doesn't bother me much. One thing that I do find to be annoying is when there are lots of (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Paul Easter" <pneaster@knoxy.net> wrote in message news:G3v7zn.B3B@lugnet.com... (...) without (...) the (...) If the lines are semi-randomly dotted when high-quality edges is turned on, this most likely indicates it's not working. It doesn't (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Is it possible to have too many sub models? I am working on 6989, and I currently have about 12 sub-models, 1 for each of most of the moving parts. I chose to do this so the model could be shown in different configurations. Its not particularly for (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A screenshot for those who ask how I make parts.
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(...) Wow. Did you launch all of those L3Lab windows from LDAO's Editor (the 'Camera' button), or did you open them separately? I've had some intermittent goofiness with launching multiple view-windows from the Editor. Steve (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm not sure. Other than the printing, I don't know of any other post-mold processing that would be done on this part. One of the numbers on the Ninja door panel looked suspiciously like it had been imprinted on the door at some time after the (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi to all part modelers I have upload a new version of my STL to Dat converter. It handles better than before the detection of cylinders. Reminder : This program allows to modelise Lego parts with classical Computer Aided Design (CAD) software by (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | changes to titles/keywords for SW minifig faces (re-post?)
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(I tried posting this message, and one or two others, today using my usual method (email), but since none of them have shown up yet at all, I'm re-posting this message another way, using the "New" icon.) Hi! Based on the feedback I've received, I'm (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Actually I had the "high quality turned off. It does work. I just needed the lines to show up better while I was creating them. (...) After almost every line change. Ctrl-S shortcut. No I do not believe there was any noticable delay with such (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The only other occurance of this type that I am aware of is the bucket lids. Some of these have two moulded on numbers, which are clearly part numbers. I've been advised in the past that this was because the large LEGO / DUPLO logos are (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Cool! Looks like you could use a bigger monitor ;-). However, I must admit, that's an impressively efficient use of screen real estate. The LDView window also proves that OpenGL can even sometimes be useful without 3D acceleration. It's a shame the (...) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | A screenshot for those who ask how I make parts.
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Here is just a screenshot while I was working on a current part. (URL) hope this answers a few peoples questions. (Lars, does this give you any ideas?) Paul (URL) (finished parts) (URL) (in process) (URL) (planned) (24 years ago, 11-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: I'm doing the revolving/"secret" door parts [DAT]
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(...) Nah, it's just a hidden door, with a frame. Just like any other door-in-frame assembly. Just my opinion, of course. (...) Hmm. This *could* call for a "~Moved to" file, but "~Moved to"'s have historically been caused by corrections within the (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Update online
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As of last night the ldraw.org update has been online. Right now no major changes have been made, just the main page and some internal restructuring of a few others (mostly not visible). Also, the Reference page got a new paragraph, in preparation (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:6snl0t4tiaba1eo...4ax.com... [snip] (...) Weren't (...) I first saw them in the 1997 Fright Knights set 6087 (Witch's Magic Manor). --Travis Cobbs (tcobbs@san.REMOVE.rr.com) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) So, you're saying these should be of the "Door" CATEGORY, and not of the "Panel" CATEGORY? I'm not sure I agree, 'cuz this meta-part assembly is supposed to be a _wall_ (i.e., a panel) that just _happens_ to include a secret/revolving door. In (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) How about: 30101.DAT Door 2 x 8 x 6 Frame Revolving 30102.DAT Door 2 x 8 x 6 Revolving 30102P01.DAT Door 2 x 8 x 6 Revolving with Ninja Pattern I'm not keen on using themes in part names, but in this case, I can't think of a better name. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I recomend using 30102 because both 30101.dat, the frame and the door would have been created at the same time so it would fit that they would use part numbers that are next to each other. (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I'm calling "dibs" on the following: 30101.dat, "Panel 2 x 8 x 6 Revolving Frame" 30102.dat (30344.dat?), "Panel 2 x 8 x 6 Revolving Door" 30102p01.dat, "Panel 2 x 8 x 6 Revolving Door - Ninja pattern" These were the best names I could think of. I'm (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, it does matter. L3P/L3Lab give you a warning SKIPPING "a.mpd" Line 4: FILE b.dat already read: 0 FILE B.DAT and 'some stuff' gets treated as part of file A.DAT. So here 'some other stuff' and 'some stuff' get drawn. (...) Right, my (...) (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That's what I assumed. (...) Does it matter if C.DAT references B.DAT *before* referencing A.MPD? This would change the example to: (...) That makes sense, and is simpler to implement. And could even be useful, under certain circumstances. (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Ok , I think I have exterminated the problems with my rotationmatrix and I have rezipped it and again put it online at (URL) also an example jpg now. Please test it and let me know if it gives some strange twists or if it crashes or something like (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm glad you agree. (...) L3P/L3Lab will draw 'some stuff' twice. The file B.DAT is never loaded, as the subfile B.DAT was loaded during reading A.MPD. It doesn't matter whether subfile A.DAT references B.DAT or not. An MPD should be regarded (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yeah, I realized (after posting my message), that it was a problem with LDLite handling a subfile which was an MPD. I changed to the equivalent DAT, and everything's fine now. (...) Good point. Your "1. Inside the document if it is an MPD" (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Really! (...) The very first place to look is inside the model-MPD... (...) Indeed, but we've just learned that P, PARTS and MODELS come first. So step 1 is not the first step, but comes after step 4. (...) It happens automatically, I simply (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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This is a very interesting prospect. I look forward to when this project will come out. Let me know when it does, or what enhancements it will bring to the LCADding community! Thanks, Mike (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) This sounds very interesting, I look forward to seeing it! Steve (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The FAQ is not quite correct. Step #1 should be last, not first. Strictly speaking, LDraw 'searches' by trying to access files, named as follows. (This is taken directly from the LDraw code). 'p/' + <filename> 'parts/' + <filename> 'models/' + (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I don't think you misunderstood the way LDRAW works so I wouldn't change step 1 to the LDRAW directory. (...) Although it's not exactly compatible with LDRAW, I think searching 5 first is the most versatile. After all, for a command line user (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I just got an email from an LDraw user talking about some advanced features for the DAT format. I referred him to Karim's Artemis study to think over, and that got me thinking. I just want to put this on the table. Here, quoted from the last page of (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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well I was a little bit to eager to post it, there still seem to be a few problems with the rotation matrix. I will post it again later when I hope all bugs will be removed. koen (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hey everybody.. I know its been forever since ldraw.org has seen an update. I promise that there is one in the works - its mostly done and I could probably get it done soon. The main issue right now is attaining some software that will do the SSH (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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I was just wondering if, off hand, anyone knew of an a *.DXF to Quake *.MDL converter. I am creating an LDraw(~Lego) flight simulator, if anyone's interested, and it might be available in subsequant months. (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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According to FAQ question 26, LDraw searches for files in the following order: 1.The current catalog. 2.The P catalog. 3.The PARTS catalog. 4.The MODELS catalog. L3P/L3Lab search in the above order, with the addition: 5. The catalog of the model [1] (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello, I just finished a first implementation for creating flexable axes and i'm quickly posting it before i go home for the weekend. It's my second program ever and my first object oriented one (so don't expect too much :-) ). If someone wants to (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Thanks, Todd. The real problem is that I was once again suffering from CRS. (Can't Remember..... "Stuff". ;-) Thanks, Franklin (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Try this: 1. Go to (URL) 2. Click the "New" icon to compose a new message. 3. Type in a subject, a description in the body, and click the "Browse" button next to the "Upload/Attach DAT File" text. Now click "Post". Does that work for you? (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) And when you use that "New Message" icon, you get the upload file option. The only groups you get that option are the sub-groups under .cad.dat (.parts, .models, etc), because they accept DAT content. (...) That's because .cad.dat is an (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: posting woes (when posting large DAT files)
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(...) I just saw that "New Message" icon in "cad.dat.PARTS" (although it still ain't there in ".cad.DAT"). I hadn't noticed it there before now. (I saw it in ".CAD", just not in ".cad.dat.PARTS"). :-P (...) [sigh] I think I'll go to bed, now... (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi, Todd, 1. My usual method of posting: Compose a message in YahooMail (to "lugnet.cad.dat.part...net.com"), and copy-and-paste the DAT file into the body of the message. However, when the DAT file is over 30k, the copy-and-paste usually (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 4150p103.dat - Tile 2 x 2 Round with SW PodRacer Vent pattern
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(...) What loops do you have to jump through to make it go? I see you're posting with Netscape 4.75 -- it shouldn't be a problem. Maybe there's something broken that I need to fix. Lemme know in more detail what happens! --Todd (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw MOTM winner for November 2000
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(...) Hey cool. Thanks to everyone that voted for me. I hope next month there are more entries!! Thanks Jay Jacinto (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi all, The winner of the November 2000 LDraw Model of the Month is Jay Jacinto with his cool "Ice Rat" model. Great work, Jay. See it at: (URL) Terry K -- legoverse@yahoo.com (And if you want your model to be in next months competition, get it to (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | L3PAdd-On v1.2.7
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Here's where to get it: (URL) here's what's new: Version 1.2.7 ---...--- Fixed a bug in the routine to check for the validity of directories retrieved from the registry. Removed the final backslash from the output path (L3P didn't like it). Fixed a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Searching for parts
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(...) Sounds like the only way out of your dilemma is for the programs to be smart enough to recognize that the current directory *is* the ldraw\parts\ directory, and proceed accordingly. Steve (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Searching for parts
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Awhile back there was a thread about seams, subparts, and relations between them with respect to L3P and L3Lab. After a great deal of confusion on my part about what was causing the problem, I had an e-mail conversation with Lars Hassing which (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Correct attribution? (was Re: Parts tracker needs more visibility
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(...) Yes. For starters, consider this. LDraw.org the organization belongs in with other organizations. LDraw the program ought to be parallel to MLCad and LEOCad and the other groups devoted to programs. ldraw/parts seems somehow wrong. Parts at (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) :-) Good idea (must be, you're not the first ;-) with .DATs for camera object types, please see "Re: Follow up to Camera Tricks" in lugnet.cad /Lars (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) I was waiting for someone to push me to do that ;) Leave it to you to try and get me to be the best programmer I can be.. hehe (did you see my post about adding "camera" object types as .DATs and then having L3P use them for camera (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) Well, seems like an easy task for a program too! Backwards compatibility is very nice (knock knock :-) /Lars (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Correct attribution? (was Re: Parts tracker needs more visibility
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(...) Start by reorganizing the lugnet.cad.* newsgroups. I realize that's not going to happen, but that would be the best place to start. (...) It is icky that stuff is duplicated, but it's not really clear where *parts* *development* stuff should (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Correct attribution? (was Re: Parts tracker needs more visibility
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(...) Ah yes. The URL got updated once, but not the name after it. (...) Hmm, I dunno, I just copied what was in the /cad/ldraw/parts/ section. Anyone out there in CAD-land have any suggestions on how to improve the lists here?-- (URL) here-- (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: how to NAME patterned m/f faces for specific personas?...
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Manfred Moolhuysen wrote: [snip] I agree with Manfred. Generic description in the descriptive name, character name*s* in the KEYWORDS, and add more comment lines if necessary. Steve (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: how to NAME patterned m/f faces for specific personas?...
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(...) How about option d: Number them. "Star Wars Face Pattern 1", "Star Wars Face Pattern 2", etc. Then we wouldn't have to worry about it. Steve Bliss GDR implied (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: how to NAME patterned m/f faces for specific personas?...
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(...) [snip] (...) Here is my suggestion: In part description: Generic descriptive In a "0 KEYWORDS " line: "Star Wars" followed by the Specific character name(s) In plain "0 " comment lines: the long part japping about which was who in what year. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Howdy! I've got a minor problem, and I'd like to hear your thoughts on it. As you may know, I recently encoded a few DAT files for some minifig head patterns, including some from the Star Wars theme. In the past, the NAME we'd give a DAT file for a (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Has anyone LDrawn the circular minifig shield? If not, I'll give it a shot. (I need it for my Classic Space contest entry) --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 28-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) Oh yeah, definitely. (...) That's actually why I opted to do, I based the window size on the control that is in the lower right corner of the form. Good to see we were thinking the same thing. J (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Are you sizing the controls in the Form_Resize event? If not, you should be. Another approach is to fix the form size in the Form_Load event, based on the right-most and bottom-most control(s). Assuming ctlRight is the control that ends (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig Modeller in LDAO
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Urgh. OK, I'll fix it. Steve (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Does anyone have a problem running POV-RAY and MLCAD at the same time?
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"Brad Hamilton" <bhamilto1@home.com> wrote in message news:G32AI4.6Ks@lugnet.com... (...) POV-RAY (...) pull-down (...) Have you tried updating your graphics card drivers? I've had no problems running POV-Ray while building more stuff in MLCad on my (...) (24 years ago, 27-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Does anyone have a problem running POV-RAY and MLCAD at the same time?
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I have a funny problem that occurs sometimes if I am rendering with POV-RAY in the background and working on MLCAD in the foreground. When I do specific things in MLCAD (the most frequent thing is to pull-down the combo box on the parts selection (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Do we need public part submission information ?
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(...) [snip] Your suggestions sounds like music to my ears, Steve. Greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) It's the large fonts. I changed the window so that it is a static size, but it appears font sizes are causing a problem. Someone else mentioned this in a direct email. I guess I'll have to go back to using a sizable window. Any ideas, Stever (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Do we need public part submission information ?
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(...) That is exactly what I was thinking. You have full permission to use and modify the text. I asked: (...) Steve answered: It should be 66 characters -- the lines in parts.lst are limited to 80 characters, and the title starts in column 15. But (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | RE: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) default size, half of the third column is cut off, as is the command line window and the title bar with Exit and Run L3P buttons. I can't resize it, so the only way I can get everything to show up is to maximize the window. For reference, my (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Actually yes, and it's simple enough. Go into the .l3A (using notepad, ultra-edit, etc) and append: ",0,7" to the last line of the file. Save the file and it should work just fine. The first number is the on/off setting for the -c switch and (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Do we need public part submission information ?
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(...) This is OK for now, but long-term, let's make our own list. Partsref may not always conform *exactly* to the LCAD parts library. (...) When the FAQ is published, it might be better to put very short blurbs on the Submission Guidelines page, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) Is there any way to hack^H^H^H^Hfix existing scene files? Steve (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Do we need public part submission information ?
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(...) Sorry I didn't reply before -- I meant to! (...) Yes, and it should have a link on the main page of www.ldraw.org, and a link (maybe more than one) from the news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/ page. The link could say "Do your part!" (...) I've added (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) good (...) you (...) your (...) This is key information for the Authoring FAQ, and probably taken for granted by authors who have been around a while. Unless you object I'd like to use some of your text for the FAQ. Chris (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Here is some expantion of point 2: I've added sentence 3, 4 and 5 2- Format of the obligatory part header: 0 <part description> 0 <part number>.dat 0 <Author> 0 Un-Official Element Replace any <...> with the appropriate information. The length (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: November LDraw MOTM competition
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(...) :-) Pretty dramatic, I must say. I'm still alive and kicking. I see you've been busy - congrats on your CLSotW. I voted for you. Great site - very slick, I loved it. And it's good to see you're still tinkering with dat files - is your Datsort (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Yet another L3PAO update
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Version 1.2.5 is up. I added a (much-requested) command line textbox that shows the output before it is sent to L3P. This allows the user to see exactly what every switch and checkbox does as s/he changes settings. As always, here's the place: (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Do we need public part submission information ?
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(...) partsref@home.com (...) Thank you for submitting this important piece of information for us. I myself have several parts ready to submit. (Half of those ARE official, such as the 1980s solid minifig head and the Old 4 x 10 x 2/3 Car Base. (see (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: November LDraw MOTM competition
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(...) <snip> (...) Terry K!!!! As I live and breathe! Long time no see... good to see that name on a post again. J (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | November LDraw MOTM competition
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Hi all, The November entries are available for viewing and voting at: (URL) that the only "rollover" entry is the one that requested I do so. If you wish for your previous entry to be re-entered, you must let me know by email. I will not be (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: DATSort, a utility for sorting .DAT files
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Just remember, they're not "bugs," they're (pick one): "features," "negative enhancements," "experimental features designed to maximize your computing experience," or, my favorite, "debugging aids never intended for release." James Wilson (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig Modeller in LDAO
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(...) It works on my system... Steve (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Post submission info ? What's the maximum part description length ?
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Hello all, I've completely forgotten what the maximum length of the part description was (including "0 " at the beginning of the line) Could someone please remind me ? I think there we should put up some submission info resource somewhere. I suspect (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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