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  Re: Pontoon Elements, anyone?
 
The only ones I can think of are the Aquazone pieces: 6037.dat 6043.dat 6042.dat --Ryan (...) I'm (...) plane. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Winner! June 2001 ldraw.org MOTM competition
 
And the winner is... How To Build Legos - John P. Miller John's clever answer to the those constant email queries. Ya just gotta smile at that one. Great job John! (URL) Terry K -- (23 years ago, 2-Jun-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  ldglite 0.9.1 (now with better LEdit emulation)
 
Hmmm, I didn't get much feedback on the 0.9.0 version of ldglite. No problem, I found enough to work on myself and the result is ldglite version 0.9.1. For this release I tried to make the LEdit emulation more accurate. I also attempted to tweak the (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.announce)
 
  Re: Opinion sought for rendering style
 
"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:GE8IMF.8K5@lugnet.com... (...) cad (...) line (...) So far all of the lines and optional lines I've seen, have been polygon edges. Rather than do the math to determine if an optional line (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Opinion sought for rendering style
 
(...) Why? A lot of pieces have odd lines on their surfaces -- sometimes regularly laid out (like on cylindrical bits), sometimes oddly laid out (like the car doors or complicated printed pieces). Sometimes these lines will make an interesting (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Opinion sought for rendering style
 
I spent a few moments tweaking the rendering style of my in-development cad program. A sample can be seen at (URL) ignore the few unhidden lines (such as the steering wheel in the side view, and the lines leading diagonally up and to the left from (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Demo of part manipulation in isometric view
 
"Farlie A" <alex_farlie@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GE7LFr.7BJ@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) Thanks! (...) course?) (...) program... Yes. I am developing a version for Windows with Delphi, and a version for GNU/Linux with Kylix, using the (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Pontoon Elements, anyone?
 
Hello. Does anyone know if small pontoon-type elements were ever made for LCAD? I'm referring to small-sized ones capable of supporting an airboat or sea plane. James J. (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Re: Demo of part manipulation in isometric view
 
(...) Nice interface. Like it! I was wondring if you planned to rlease the source code... (GPL of course?) as I was considering a similar interface for a different (non-lego) program... (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  MOTM Parameters question
 
Is there any requirement that LDraw/rendered submissions use only "official" part/color combination, or that they use only "official" LCad DAT parts? I wouldn't presume to submit any clone parts, of course, but there are some canonical parts, such (...) (23 years ago, 31-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: Differences between rotation points
 
(...) from (...) library (...) rotation (...) That helps a lot. Thanks! Cheers, --Ryan (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Re: Differences between rotation points
 
(...) - Part Origin, is the absolute zero (0,0,0) point of the part itself. - Part Center, is the computed center of the part (e.g. the part ranges from (-2, -2, -2) to (+4, +4, +4) so the computed center is (+1,+1,+1). - The part rotation point, is (...) (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  (canceled)
 
 
  Differences between rotation points
 
I am working on making some parts, and I have a couple of questions regarding rotation points. . What is the difference between Part Origin, Part Center, and Part Rotation Point in the Rotation Point dialog box (MLCad)? . Is the Part Rotation Point (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
 
  Re: LDRAW memorial image site
 
"soc" <reallysick_of_crap@...tmail.com> wrote in message news:GE36ou.9D5@lugnet.com... (...) That email was composed the night before, and not sent because of server problems. I came back last night, sent and received email, and then read your (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  (canceled)
 
 
  Re: LDRAW memorial image site
 
"Bryan Beckwith" <bbbeckwi@mail.SPAMB...Kuccs.edu> wrote in message news:GE2zK8.K7q@lugnet.com... (...) Well said. I will not tolerate demands made on me by this negative contributor to the community. I think as this activity progresses, its (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: LDRAW memorial image site
 
Is it just me, or does this sound like terrorism? "If my demands are not met....." Shame on those (relatively few) of you who insist on making our hobby and community less fun. Bryan Beckwith "soc" <reallysick_of_crap@...tmail.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  (canceled)
 
 
  Re: June 2001 MOTM contest
 
(...) Well, if these two are created, I probably wouldn't be voting in the model-only contest. It sounds too much like work <G>. I vote for MOTM because there's nice eye-candy and it's fun. The model-only contest implies that I have to scrutinize (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: June 2001 MOTM contest
 
When I vote for MOTM, I consider both the rendering and the model. However, if there are enough POV gurus out there that can submit fairly good models with superb scenes, they could possibly take all votes away from people who make incredible models (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: June 2001 MOTM contest
 
"Terry K" <legoverse@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GE0K6s.Ew@lugnet.com... (...) For an LDraw.org run contest, I would restrict entries to models which have been generated with DAT utilities. (...) I wouldn't restrict model entries to bare (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: June 2001 MOTM contest
 
(...) But what would be an allowable entry in 'LDRAWn'? A bmp. output of the actual original LDraw? Or include outputs or screenshots of LDLite, MLCad, LDView, BlockCAD, and others? Perhaps restrict model entries to a basic rendered output available (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: June 2001 MOTM contest
 
"Terry K" <legoverse@yahoo.com> skrev i meddelandet news:GDyo23.666@lugnet.com... (...) rendered. I mean, there are many modelers that maybe haven't mastered POVRay (or other renderers) yet, but might still have good models. MOTM is more and more (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  June 2001 MOTM contest
 
That time again, A very interesting mix of entries. Vote now through the end of the month... (URL) Terry K -- (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) ! 
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
I just noticed #30414 (Brick 1x4 with studs on side) is named "_3010-8.dat" in this unofficial update. Clearly the partnumber is 30414. Greetingz... Sjaacko (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  (canceled)
 
 
  Re: Is there any benefit...
 
(...) Yeah, I wasn't thinking of a large-scale rewrite, but I was curious. (...) I'm not at all code-savvy, but I'd help where possible. Dave! (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Is there any benefit...
 
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> To: <lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2001 10:54 AM Subject: Re: Is there any benefit... (...) most (...) recursing (...) But (...) It's not worth the trouble: (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Is there any benefit...
 
(...) The main advantage would be saving a few bytes of file space. Which is most significant to the download process, since we've got about 3MB of data, between ldraw.exe and complete.exe. The rendering time would be *mostly* unaffected. On the on (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Is there any benefit...
 
I've noticed that a number of older DAT files could be steamlined (that is, rendered using far fewer lines) by application of box.dat and rect.dat primitives rather than a series of linetypes 2 and 4. Is there any merit in doing this, such as (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Jessiman family to attend Brickfest 2001
 
(...) ...I second that and hope that we can show them how much their son's achievement means to our community. I think they'll be impressed! :-) --- wubwub wubwub@wildlink.com www.sitcatsit.com <-- a guy and his cat www.wildlink.com <-- the (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: New Feature Article - Progress in the LDraw Community...
 
Hey Kyle, I guess the "petition" thing was a bit misleading, but it's no big deal really. It's just a holdover from the previous incarnation of the LDMC site, which James Reynolds and I are trying to get updated as time allows. What was really meant (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: New Feature Article - Progress in the LDraw Community...
 
(...) I read the article and caught the mention of some kind of petition. I went to the LDMC site and couldn't find one. What's it about? The reason I ask is I thought it funny that there was a petition about something produced with volunteer (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: "33" Slope Shocker... Possible name change?
 
Nice response time here on my behalf :] Oops (...) Yeah, I didn't like these two either, mostly the first one. It could be confusing. (...) ARRrrgh!! Hehe, got it :] To me, either of the angle method or the rise-run methods could work, and I can (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Part Authoring FAQ (was Re:Some submission guidelines...)
 
(...) Oops, sorry about that. Really all this info should be added to the FAQ on www.ldraw.org. All the FAQ says about submitting is "When you have finished the part, you should check it for technical mistakes with l3p -check, and then send it to (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Jessiman family to attend Brickfest 2001
 
(...) This is wonderful news. I'm elated to hear that they will be honoring their son's work and achievements, and us with their attendance. Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. Schamus)... (My views do not necessarily (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Jessiman family to attend Brickfest 2001
 
I am pleased to announce that Don and Robyn Jessiman, the parents of late LDraw creator James Jessiman, will be attending Brickfest 2001. For more info, read: (URL) LDraw users and contributors are invited to attend Brickfest 2001, where there will (...) (23 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !! 
 
  Re: Demo of part manipulation in isometric view
 
(...) At Y=0. Just make sure the light source doesn't move. Steve (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Some submission guidelines (was: Re: 6002 mpd version, now I think I got it.)
 
In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Don Heyse wrote something that triggered me to write at length: (...) Posting to lugnet.cad.dat.parts as an MPD is cool. It's better than the alternative (posting several messages, possibly pointing links to (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Demo of part manipulation in isometric view
 
"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:GD4pME.Bz2@lugnet.com... (...) could (...) But where would the shadow be drawn, if there is no absolute minimum elevation? (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Demo of part manipulation in isometric view
 
"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:GD4oE6.82s@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) the (...) it. Yes, I'm planning to allow at the very minimum, the ability to view any of the eight potential isometric views (if you made a model of a (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Demo of part manipulation in isometric view
 
"Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GD4nu6.6KI@lugnet.com... (...) Yes. (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Demo of part manipulation in isometric view
 
(...) The only suggestion I have is to keep drawing the brick's shadow when the brick goes underground. Steve (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Demo of part manipulation in isometric view
 
(...) I like it! Ultimately I suppose you'd have a toggle for finer-detail motion, but as a demo I think it's quite cool. Would it be possible in the final product to rotate the scene, or even to change the centerpoint of the view? In any case, I'll (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Demo of part manipulation in isometric view
 
Will this new program have the ability to move objects both in the iso.. view and other views that MLCAD currenlty allows. This would be best! (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:qk5lftsl7dvnao4...4ax.com... (...) OK, don't let us stop you. Must be a nightmare trying to get the automatic parts release system written. Dan (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
Thanks for the feedback, Dan. I'll see what I can do about straightening these parts out. Now, on to the next step: managing feedback and updates to files. :) Steve (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Demo of part manipulation in isometric view
 
(...) This is exactly how LeoCAD handles moving parts around by default, but there is an option to change it. I personally find LeoCAD awkward to use and have gotten used to the quirks of MLCad. Dan (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
(...) I'll make it a little easier - here's the problems I've found so far: No s\ in subpart reference: 3070a.dat (references 3070new.dat) 3069a.dat (references 3069new.dat) 2431b.dat (references 2431new.dat) 6366b.dat (references 6636new.dat) (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Demo of part manipulation in isometric view
 
Hello again (long time no post). I'm in the process of developing my own DAT-based CAD program. One of the things that frustrates me about MLCAD is the apparent inability to drag parts around inside the isometric view--you're forced to use an (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
Re: Unofficial parts at (URL) FYI, there are a few more new files out there. I'm not going to continue announcing updates; they should continue to occur on an ongoing basis, nearly daily. I'm going to modify the format of the page a bit, to include (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
(...) Yeah, there's a lot of little stuff. I'll check around about those primitives; it's likely I just missed including them. Steve (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:GD1Cwq.16D@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) first (...) Now I can see how much you end up having to do to sort out the release of parts - there are quite a few parts with reference subparts (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
"Matthew Gerber" <matthew@digitaliris.com> wrote in message news:GD20DG.n9@lugnet.com... (...) to me (perhaps in private email) that some of the cheaper nameservers might be a bit less reliable for DNS resolution than Network Solutions, and with (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
Hey Tim, I know this is late, but I just caught this on TechTV (ScreenSavers): (URL) Year...$8.95 /yr * 2 Years...8.75 /yr * 3 Years...8.55 /yr * 4 Years...8.25 /yr * 5 Years...8.05 /yr * 6 Years...7.85 /yr * 7 Years...7.65 /yr * 8 Years...7.45 /yr (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
(...) OK. I took care of these two very minor issues. ;) I won't vouch for the quality of any of the linked data, though! The first part I pulled down had a half-dozen lines with syntax errors. :O Remember, that URL is (URL) Steve (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
(...) Maybe. I guess I'd rather not depend on programs treating the title line as fixed-format, instead of delimited. My code tends to strip extra whitespace around the 0 and the title. (...) We are already using the first format. Unless someone (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
(...) I'm jumping in late here, so I may have missed a vital point, but wouldn't a blank space at the beginning of the part description force-sort the part to the beginning of parts.lst? I mean, could we have: 9999.dat Unofficial Part: Brick 2 x 7 (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
(...) I just want to say Thanks Steve! for doing this. Maybe all the links don't work, but at least you can download all the parts in the zip file at the bottom. -Chuck (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
(...) Hmmm. Maybe you're right, for the short term. But putting Unofficial on the front of the name makes it clear for everyone. Most people wouldn't know what the @-sign means. Long-term, I want to use this 'unofficial release' page as (at least) a (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
I like my @-sign better. It only takes one character, and it puts them first in the parts list (if sorted by description, of course). I recall that someone used another character, but which one is not important. Just my 50-öring. /Tore (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:dm3gftcj64fh7m1...4ax.com... (...) Those (...) OK, that's great. I thought I'd bring it up just in case there was a problem with code somewhere. At least this update will make it very (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
(...) It was a direct suggestion to mark the parts all as unofficial, to make it easier to remove them later (after another official release). (...) That falls under the category of 'no review of the parts before release'. Those parts already had (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:92sfftk3sqrfi3d...4ax.com... (...) name - (...) to (...) 'Unofficial' to (...) I thought it might be something like that. (...) keep a (...) The Unofficial is going to make it hard to find (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:n7sfftoqrpok3da...4ax.com... (...) Join the club ... uh, scratch that, I'm a Perl "nobie" (I've got MRTG running here, that was just a case of copying the Perl scripts into a dir and running (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
(...) Yeah, can you say "Perl newbie"? Steve (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
(...) It's because I had run VB program against all the files to add 'Unofficial' to the titles, but that was before I got the Darth Maul head. I need to either drop the 'Unofficial', or rework the posting process to keep a clean copy of the files (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
(...) Nope, it's not just you. Bad me. (...) To keep you from reading the Secret Truth, why else? I'll get that fixed. I think I've got a copy of Netscape around here, somewhere. Steve (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
"Tore Eriksson" <tore.eriksson@mbox3...wipnet.se> wrote in message news:3AF7C4C1.341BB7...pnet.se... (...) one with the warning background is being ignored so that the background of the parent table covers the whole thing. That's really messy, (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
(...) And Im using ns 4.76 on windows ME and I get them. Must be a browser compatibility problem. (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
(...) Netscape can't handle the danger stripes correctly as IE does. See (URL) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
"Jonathan Wilson" <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message news:3AF78FB3.1AC84A....com.au... (...) to (...) Looks like there is a $pn variable in the page that isn't being replaced by the actual part number. (...) What black lines? I'm using IE5.5 on (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
One of the files in the update may have problems with LDraw - it's got a 9.3 filename instead of 8.3. The file is 3068pmaw2.dat (Tile 2 x 2, with Star Wars Mawhonic's Pod Racer pat). Just thought I'd mention it in case anyone was going to use it and (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
Just noticed that my Darth Maul head doesn't have Unofficial in the name - is that my fault for not putting it there, or have you been adding this to the files yourself? Dan (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
(...) 1.is it just me or are the links to most of the parts broken? (I was able to get at the parts by manually typing in the urls :) and 2.those black lines over the text, why are they there? (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
"Ben Vaughan" <buster@marsbase.com> wrote in message news:01HW.B71CD4CE00...net.com... (...) Ben - I'm definitely looking into cheaper registrars. What I want is a good comparison of the services - reliability, etc included in consideration. I also (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
On Mon, 7 May 2001 13:51:02 -0600, Tim Courtney wrote (in message <GCzDpD.8E8@lugnet.com>): (...) Tim Domainmonger's interface isn't real pretty, but it works, and I've never had a lick of trouble with them. They have been very responsive to the few (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
On Sun, 6 May 2001 21:55:02 -0600, Tim Courtney wrote (in message <GCy5Fz.C08@lugnet.com>): (...) Having just moved, $ is to tight for me to contribute right now, but 70.00? I suggest you move the domain to a vendor that charges less. There are a (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Test posting of "Unoffficial Update"
 
OK, you asked for it, and now you've got it. I've preposted an "Unofficial Update" page at: (URL) There are no links to this page yet, so it's not officially unofficially released. Anyway, take a look, tell me what you think. The good news: I (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)  
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
(...) I know nothing about the other providers but just make sure you remain the owner of the domain (some registrars take ownership). Also make sure they are members of OpenSRS. This makes it easy to transfer domains in the furture and is a (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
(...) Nevertheless, if the sense of the membership was to take any surplus, should one remain and send it to Todd, I know his paypal ID and could do just that. However LDraw.org does have other needs which I will leave to Tim to elaborate. We have (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
"Leonardo Zide" <leonardo@centroin.com.br> wrote in message news:037801c0d723$56...rch.com... (...) Thanks Leo, and Eric. You both suggested different registrars, even different than the one I was consdiering, www.dotster.com. They're very similar (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
"Chuck Sommerville" <chucks@he.net> wrote in message news:GCzA7L.n40@lugnet.com... (...) $70 (...) I would, but I don't own lugnet.com. That's Todd Lehman. ;-) -Tim (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
(...) Perhaps you could ake the surplus and use it to pay for lugnet.com -Chuck (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
(...) cheaper, (...) I have leocad.org registered on domainmonger.com, it's $17/year and it gets even cheaper if you pay for more years. Leonardo (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
(...) As for this I might suggest PairNIC. www.pairnic.com . I have all of my domains there including nelug.org. They are $19/year with discounts when you pay for more than 2 years at a time. This is a subsidiary of pair Networks www.pair.com where (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
Everyone - Larry will be handling payment and donations as he said in his post below. Please confirm with him via email first though, so that we don't go over the $70 (2yrs with Network Solutions) needed for donations. We're also working out the (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: Proposal
 
(...) We could introduce a new meta-statement to track to the language extensions used by a model file. This would allow .dat, .ldl, .mpd, and .mlc files to all use a single extension. The .lds format is different enough that it should have a unique (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Unofficial Update Progress
 
(...) Yep, I've got the 2-4ring2.dat included. My earlier list was just of parts (ie, files in the parts directory). Sorry for the confusion. Steve (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
(...) PS if someone else already contacted Tim volunteering to receive paypal but didn't post that fact here (so how would people know where to send the money wihtout a round of emails involving Tim...??) I will work with that person if that person (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
(...) This is for 2 years I hope else it's too much... (...) I have a paypal. I have a credit card. I can pay this, get me the details offline, Tim. Others can send their donations to my lpieniazek@mercator.com if it is cash funded or to (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  Re: LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
Come this friday I can send you $10, Let me know where to send it and I'll send you a money order. Gary Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:GCy5Fz.C08@lugnet.com... (...) nearing its (...) the (...) with a (...) would pay. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
 
  LDraw.org Domain Name Renewal - Donations Needed
 
Hello everyone - Yep, I'm asking for money :-) But, the cool thing is, LDraw.org is nearing its second anniversary! LDraw.org's domain name is up for renewal. The bill is for $70. If you would like to donate, please EMAIL ME with the amount you (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Unofficial Update Progress
 
(...) I'm (...) part (...) in (...) These will all need a new primitive (2-4ring2.dat) included when I submitted. In the interest of expediancy, please feel free to exclude these parts from the Unofficial Update. Chris (23 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Proposal
 
"Matthew Gerber" <matthew@digitaliris.com> wrote in message news:GCtx8C.8C3@lugnet.com... (...) Cool. I'd prefer the primary file extension to reflect the 'LDraw' name - 'ldr.' Some further discussion may be in order about DAT files having more than (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Proposal
 
Sorry it took so long for me to get this back. I scoured my sources and all of the Internet databases I know of, and as far as I can tell, you are free and clear on all of these extensions: .ldr .ldl .lds .mpd .mlc I wonder if someone didn't do this (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Shortcuts (was: Unofficial Update Progress)
 
(...) Instead of the pattern file naming style, use the shortcut/composite part naming style - use a C instead of a P. Also, since the torso is the central part of the shortcut, use 973 as the base number. Likewise, use the pattern number as the (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Proposal
 
Will do...look for a post tomorrow. Matt (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: New Feature Article - Progress in the LDraw Community...
 
"Matthew Gerber" <matthew@digitaliris.com> wrote in message news:GCq40n.9nB@lugnet.com... (...) Yep, hopefully. I wrote it to do that, and to inform everyone of what has happened and what we're planning on doing. (...) Hey - no problem! I love what (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)


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