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(...) For anyone who (else) who doesn't know what 'ontology' means, and doesn't want to depend on context to derive the meaning, (...) Steve (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hmm. I read this as "Larry thinks LAD and KACS meant for the LCD data to go *in* the DAT files". But reading section 1.2, (URL), makes it clear that the data is intended to be position in files outside the DATs. But the bottom line is that (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'd say it should be reduced - there are potentials for generalization in the data. (...) I think the current document suffers from confusing connection possibilities with other physical limitations -- for instance, a car base ((URL)) has a (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think you got it just right. The LCD has to be associated with a geometry, or it's meaningless. It would make sense to use LDraw for the LCD, especially if the 'L' is for 'LDraw'. ;) Steve (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Bernd Broich" <bernd.broich@online.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:GqA9pz.MDI@lugnet.com... (...) So now it's not only possible, it's real. On my website you can now view my horse in my applet-viewer. (URL) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thanks for the link. Shame on me for forgetting! (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs@san.REMOVE.rr.com> wrote in message news:GqqL5v.9IK@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) programs (...) been (...) jumpstarted (...) it. (...) Good idea! One of my other tasks (this email reminds me) is setting up URLs for the redirect (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Now that ldraw.org has a user-based rating system for software downloads, I think it would be a great idea if everyone here went and rated the programs they have tried out. As a software author, I know I'm curious what people in general think about (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I think that the shorthand abbreviations are much less cryptic than the single letters. Jimmy 8(:O)) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I dunno if this could apply or not, depends on how LEGO's format is written. (I don't know details) That's a question for the person who designed their format (and I doubt they'd discuss it here) ;-) (...) I believe its the same library, but a (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I would assume BlockCAD. Anton? Though compatibility problems might arise if my assumption is correct about center points on parts - if LCD is (and I believe it most definitely will be) designed around the LDraw library, and that is a factor, (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Depends. The issue really is the compatibility between the libraries, if I understand correctly. Different parts libraries have different center points for the parts, and that's the big issue. A conversion table would have to be made between (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That's how the site works now, minus the <h1-6> tags. And, once a few other things get addressed - like the Download section updating, Variable-width tables on certain pages, etc, I'll address the <h1-6> issue of making headers. That will go (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I'm not entirely sure. It's actually a line segment with an emplied endpoint of <0,0,0>. I tried to duplicate the math that went into that vector, got stumped (I think there's at least one more assumption that POVRay makes with vaxis_rotate() (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) easier to follow than redefining L3Location in terms of itself. That made my head spin until I worked it out on paper. Perhaps if l3p put a comment before these lines it might be easier to follow: // Set the camera location. #declare (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Gah, my previous attempt didn't get through due to slashdot... (...) Thanks! (...) Again, thanks! (...) Okay, that's like 6 for, and 0 against. It's in there. :-, Thanks, - jsproat (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I shouldn't really second-guess Lars Hassing, but judging from a recent post he might be doing just that. (URL)My only suggestion for improvement would be to move the "How can I (...) I've been thinking on that, actually. I initially put it in (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Well, you could just use regular old HTML the way it was meant to be used: <H1-6></H1-6> for headers, and <p></p> for paragraphs and then use CSS and includes to make it fit the LDraw design... Or you could add an FTX interpretter to (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) That'd be Karim Nassar's "Artemis" project (URL) but I don't think it covers connectors. ROSCO (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That'd be Karim Nassar's "Artemis" project (URL) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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