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(...) [snip] (...) Yeah, I was in there - part 30055, Fence spindled 1 x 4 x 2 was my first. Followed by 2593, Wheel Hard-Plastic Medium (was that the first use of subpart files?). But I think Tore was the only author other than James to have a part (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LDGLite bug report: Setting of z clipping plane without any effect
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I have played around with running LDGLite as a pure command line tool by redirecting its output to a virtual X server (Xvfb). This works fine once you figure out how to generate the appropriate orientation matrices to compensate for unusual aspect (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Umm, I'd say yes. Especially in KEYWORDS entries. I can sort of imagine that we *might* need to put 'train car' in a part's title, but I can't think of a specific instance of that. Are you asking this because of something specific on the parts (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I managed to compile LDGLite for Linux/Alpha, but every time I run the program it aborts with a segmentation fault just after it has opened its drawing window. I suspect - as I have written elsewhere - that this is due to a mismatch in the size of C (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Dan: (...) LDGLite still seg-faults on Linux/Alpha. I have been playing with LDGLite and Xvfb on a Linux/IA32 system this weekend. I suppose that the source of the segmentation fault is a mismatch in the size of C integers and pointers on the Alpha (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) well, we could try it with VNC - if you got LDGlite to work now? :) Dan (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Making the screen even wider was not a practical solution. There is a screen width limit somewhere between 2048 and 4096 pixels. Now I simply made Xvfb work with a 2048 by 2048 pixel display: Xvfb :9 -screen 2048x2048x24 -ac This gives (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Using LDGLite with Xvfb
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I have experimented a bit with using Xvfb as X server for LDGLite. It seems to work, but there are some things to be aware of. I start Xvfb with the command: Xvfb :9 -screen 0 2048x1280x24 -ac "-ac" means that there is no access control. That's kind (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Hi, I'm trying to create a town like Datsville, except that it's expandable. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to implement skysphere layers like clouds, terrain importation and textures, and overlaying and expansion of roads to (...) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts Tracker: Alpha Version of Parts Release
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It seems the word Car is a little source of potential misunderstandings. To me, it has always been equal to automobiles like Ford and Opel and others on rubber wheels. Until LDraw. Now, when I see the word car, an alarm clock rings and I'm not sure (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw History - here's one for the old timers in the group....
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(...) A bounch of Makelist clones with various compability and functionalty... :o) /Tore (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) At first, James made his own standalone SL2LD converter based on the info I sent him on SimLego's binary .LEO file format. (The last original ldraw.exe package file still contains the conversion list). He had plans for an LD2SL converter too, (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | RE: LDraw History - here's one for the old timers in the group....
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Wow this is long... (...) In late 1996 or early 1997, I asked James if he wanted to collaborate with me on a tutorial for a ThinkQuest entry. Turned out he was ineligible since he was 25 years old. He mentioned "Tim" as a possible partner, but I had (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Parts Tracker: Alpha Version of Parts Release
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Hey all! I'm working through the update-packager program, and I've got some initial results for you to check through. If a few people could take a look at this, especially the complete.zip and lcad0101.zip files, I'd appreciate it. Once we know (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello - I'm working on one of the ideas I discussed with the Jessimans at Brickfest this year. While we were making up the powerpoint presentation for the talk at the event, we thought it would be nice to develop a complete history of the LDraw (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.people) !!
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| | Re: Part: Excavator arm / bucket (small)
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(...) And here is the arm part (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Jason J Railton (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm hesitant to make a forecast on when a release will be available. I've started on the program to create a release, but it's got over a dozen steps of varying complexity. I had thought I'd be able to knock this out over the weekend, but then (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi, I am really glad to see that we're making great strides forward with the parts tracker and the parts review process. Any chance of getting an approximate date for the next Official Parts Release? (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) And now there's even color flags (thanks, Dan!). :) Steve (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Part: Excavator arm / bucket (small)
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(...) Here's the bucket (URL) (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, its very surprising that these have not been modelled. The lift arm is part #3314, but none of my bucket parts have a moulded number. I'll see what I can do... Chris (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts Tracker News
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(...) Thanks! (...) Yah, a key is definitely in order. It's there now - see the bottom of the page. And see below. (...) A - Admin 'yes' Y - Non-admin 'yes' N - 'No' S - Uncertified subfile F - Fix to an existing file X - New part/subpart/etc. The (...) (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Sorry about that. I've posted a code legend on the page now (and added links to the certstatus page from the index and list pages). X - new part F - updated/fixed part Steve (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I would like a clarification between X and F. My part, Animal Bird with Parrot Pattern, is the only certified piece that is AYYX instead of AYYF. If something neeeds to be changed, let me know. Dennis Osborn (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Part: Excavator arm / bucket (small)
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(...) I mean the small version of <part:828> and <part:3433>, listed as "Tractor Chassis Excavator Arm, Large" and "Tractor Chassis Excavator Bucket, Large". As for sets, there's <set:604> (from 1971), <set:614>, <set:642>, <set:6630>, <set: 1633>, (...) (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: What sets have the "witches cauldron" or "fabuland Pot"?
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GKtMJv.FwE@lugnet.com... (...) have (...) called: (...) You (...) it (...) I have no idea why they called that a cauldron. It looks more like a teapot (teakettle to some) and is most (...) (23 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: What sets have the "witches cauldron" or "fabuland Pot"?
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(...) yes, sets: 3641 Camper 1985 3646 Catherine Cat's Kitchen 1985 3672 Hotel-Restaurant 1982 3680 Camping Caravan 1988 3703 Peter Pig- Cook 1982 3784 Hugo Hog- Tinker 1982 3795 Kitchen 1985 (...) It is in the Brickbay Catalog only it is called (...) (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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(...) This is pretty spiffy. It may be helpful to give a key here as to what the letters mean. Y and N are clear enough but X and F (and A although I think it's a modifyer of Y to mean Admin voted Y) aren't Should only take a few lines and will (...) (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | What sets have the "witches cauldron" or "fabuland Pot"?
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I am sort of groping for the correct name of this part. I think it is originally a Fabuland part. I KNOW 6097 has it in black. What else does? Part of my problem is that this isn't an official part in LDraw yet. I have an unofficial version someone (...) (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Winners of LDraw.org's October 2001 Model/Scene Of The Month
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(...) The actual voting page files should now be named "model_form-<yyyy>-<mm>.shtml" and "scene_form-<yyyy>-<mm>.shtml" (although the visitors still should be directed to (URL) and (URL)). (...) Done. - And these pages are currently in use. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Terry: (...) But only five days in February. (...) Yes. (...) Yes. (...) * Switch naming scheme for the voting pages, so the file names include year and month. * Create a "sorry, we're not ready for voting yet" page, which the server can put in (...) (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Winners of LDraw.org's October 2001 Model/Scene Of The Month
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(...) Automate. Love that word. (...) Nano-second breathing space. (...) So that gives me a week to prepare pages for the next month. OK. (...) So the prepared pages are posted prior to the 1st, and the system switches them at the right time? (...) (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) There was a change to this report. There is a fourth requirement for certification, and it slipped my mind when I was developing the page. The additional requirement is that at least one of the 'yes' votes must be posted by an admin-user. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, the system allows you to certify your own parts. I figure that the group of reviewers is small enough, we know each other, and we can trust each other to review our own parts honestly. Steve (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, it is a static page, regenerated every 10 minutes. (...) Sorry, the list was not being rebuilt, due to a stupid programmer error. It's fixed now. Steve (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Part: Excavator arm / bucket (small)
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(...) With all the various buckets and related accessories released by LEGO, I think this description is a bit vague. Which sets feature the parts you are looking for? (...) Irregularly shaped parts like excavator buckets are very difficult to model (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Part: Excavator arm / bucket (small)
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Does anyone have a DAT for the small digger/excavator arm and bucket? I'm surprised to find this old favourite missing when other 'upstarts' (e.g. Mindstorms) are all there! Jason J Railton (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Great news Steve - thanks for all the work you've put into this. I plan to review the parts which I have IRL (and didn't author myself) this weekend. Or can I "certify" my own parts, also? Chris (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Way cool! Just one question, is this a static page updated periodically? Just wondering 'cos (not wanting to blow my own horn) my x121 Air Horn shows up with a Y on the standard list, but no Y votes on the certification status list. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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