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Added a couple new news items - a mention of LCD and a BricksWest update. Check it out: (URL) soon I'll throw a new poll up. Any suggestions for questions? -Tim (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Limits on participation in MOTM/SOTM? (Was: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) I disagree! The objective with MOTM and SOTM is to show off the best LEGO renderings (preferably with LDraw based tools, I suppose) we can make. The only kind of "limit" I can imagine is that you have to put together a description of _how_ you (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Fonts and CSS
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"Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote in message news:GqzAus.MIE@lugnet.com... (...) No prob! (...) Hmmm... I don't see that on mine, but what I do see is the 'View Polls Page' link is VERY tiny, unreadably small on my IE5.0 for Windows. The (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002
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"Anthony Sava" <savatheaggie@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gr3v12.GG8@lugnet.com... (...) Yep, Brad was another example I was thinking of, but forgot to mention it. He does some absolutely incredible stuff no doubt!! I'm just wondering if it is (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002
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(...) I thank you for coming to my defense. Yes, the two dragons are different. In fact, they are very different when you have them up close. However I will admit that from a distance, as they are in the pictures I sent in for MOTM, they do appear (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002
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(...) No, no formal rules. (...) Well... I think Anthony Sava's two dragons are different. Similar, but different. And Cale Leiphart's entries are quite different. Somewhat similar in theme, but only broadly. You could also cite Brad Hamilton's (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | To all PAST winners of of the LDraw.org MOTM or SOTM
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Hello to all, Just a short request. In the conversion to the new LDraw.org site format, it occured to me that many of the past winners in the archive could use a little "oomph". What I would like to see is a little more in-depth coverage of your (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002
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"Terry K" <legoverse@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gr3Cun.4q8@lugnet.com... (...) Cool :-) Hey - here's something I wanna bring up with everybody. There are a few people up for voting right now who have won recently, with models/scenes of the (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Vote Now! LDraw.org MOTM/SOTM for February
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Eat an energy bar now.... The voting pages for LDraw.org's Model & Scene of the Month are ready and waiting at: (URL) are a LOT of entries this month. Its going to be tough. Perhaps even grueling. So get on over and do your civic duty. Now you know (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !
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| | ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002
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A little late.... The first winners for 2002 are: Model of the Month - Ralph Döering's "My House". A beautiful virtual version of the building Ralph lives in. I would like to see more of this one. Ralph, any more images we could link to? Scene of (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: need help w/ name (minifig legs from set #4817)
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How about "Leather Leggings" or "Studded Leather Legs" "Franklin W. Cain" <fwcain@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gr319r.KBA@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: LCD - LDraw Connection Database - Proposal
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(...) I think there is some examples in the proposal too. (...) Yes, I understand you! It would be a programming language based on and according to the LCD. It would be LMPL - LDraw Model Programming Language. How about that? :) But, I think we need (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Well I think we were talking more about how to actually implement it. How it would actually work. When you get into trying to model these things, I don't think this is the type of thing we can store in either the .DAT file or some new (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi guys! What are you talking about? It's written in the proposal: "Finally, a user turns a battery switch on and the car wheels start rotating; and if there is a surface below the car, that can be observed as a connection and the car will (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LCD - LEGO Connection Database - Proposal
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Michael Horvath wrote: > You're forgetting one important connection! The connection between the tire > and the road surface. What about that? > > -Mike > > Well, I think I was assuming that the 'model' itself would be moved by some other part of the (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BrickDraw3D development announcement
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(...) It's easy to miss OpenGL errors. Are you sure it's the glBegin causing the error, and not some previous command? Remember that successful commands don't clear the GL error state. Did you check for an error right before calling glBegin? (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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You're forgetting one important connection! The connection between the tire and the road surface. What about that? -Mike (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: need help w/ name (minifig legs from set #4817)
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(...) Peeron calls this one "Minifig Hips and Legs Assembly with Red and Brown on Legs and Belt Pattern" ("(URL) (Steve, Chris: I'll also need a pattern number (...) Steve, Chris, I was thinking of using these: 970p4b Minifig Hips - Leather (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BrickDraw3D development announcement
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(...) Four cases that come to mind 1. as you say existing begin 2. command other than vert,color,index,nor...Co,evalPo, arrayEl,material,edg...allList(s) & Some '_EXT's if storable in begin end. Keep anything else after or before as needed. 3. Some (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | need help w/ name (minifig legs from set #4817)
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I've gotten several of the minifig from set # 4817 ("(URL) I intend to encode the printed hips-and-legs for this minifig into LDraw. But, I need some help coming up with the name for the printing of this piece. In LDraw, I'll actually be encoding (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Name this Jack Stone part
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(...) That pin in the middle, appears to add significantly to avoid unintentional disconnect. The tallness of the pillar with respect to the shortness of a typical stud would cause it to be much less stable without the pin. The Jack Stone parts (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Name this Jack Stone part
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(...) Hmm.... Brick 10 x 10 with Corner Extensions Brick 10 x 10 with Corner Support Extensions Brick 12 x 12 without Sides Jack Stone BaseBrick 10 x 10 Whichever dimension (10x10 or 12x12) is used in the part, the *other* dimension should be (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Stud logos in fan apps
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:Gr2Kr7.IGE@lugnet.com... (...) Well, yes. The loose-knit community which is the 'governing body' of the parts updates and libraries was called LCAD, or at least, the parts updates themselves (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Figures--I spent all last week debunking conspiracy myths, and it turns out I'm the victim of one! I'll be watching you... Out of curiosity, was it *ever* "officially" called LCad? Dave! (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Stud logos in fan apps
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:Gr2HCq.9BC@lugnet.com... (...) You know we did it just to upset your site ;-) Actually, its someting Steve and I chatted about for some time. I started considering this, and discussed it with (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Stud logos in fan apps
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Tim Courtney writes: **snip of good answers to all of my questions** (...) Tim, you stinker! How can I have my "LCad Apocrypha" website if there's no LCAD anymore!?! I certainly shouldn't use "LDraw Apocrypha" since that implies (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Known bugs on the site and how to report new ones
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"Tutorials: Introduction to Creating LDraw Parts" contains a missing link to "which primitives are available" (3rd paragraph). Best regards, thanks for your work ! Philo (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Name this Jack Stone part
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(...) And while we/you are thinking about this, the 2 x 2 x 8 column piece (p/n 30646) also needs a name. It has a vertical groove on all four sides and has internal structure on two of four sides. Thanks, Ray (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Name this Jack Stone part
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This is a new part from the Jack Stone line. It has a part number on the bottom, # 30645. The speciman I have here is black (from 4610). You may have seen it in the set images as a floor piece for the buildings. It is 1 brick high. Is is nominally (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BrickDraw3D development announcement
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(...) No, I just am fed up with OS X, that's all. I'd rather crash Mac OS 9 than lock up the debugger on OS X. It's a personal preference. P.S. It was spider poop. P.P.S. Does anybody know why glBegin(GL_LINES) would return GL_INVALID_OPERATION (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Brick builder programs (and some more...)
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(...) (URL) if you can spot the LEGO reference! ROSCO FUT: .off-topic.fun (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: BrickDraw3D development announcement
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(...) Works for me! Have any of the advances James has made in the last few weeks led you to your decision? I was really kinda' hoping that with some more hands involved you might get the help you needed to flesh out BrickDraw, possibly for both 9 (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | BrickDraw3D development announcement
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I've abandoned BrickDraw3D on Mac OS X. I am going back to the Mac OS 9 codebase to finish support for OpenGL in the core. The OS X version was going nowhere - CodeWarrior, Carbon, and QD3D was a stew of bugs on OS X. It's possible that I will pick (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Stud logos in fan apps
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:Gr12tJ.9A0@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) style (...) she (...) could, (...) Good point. I suppose I would explain it this way: LDraw.org sticks LEGO on the studs because we are the ones loyal to (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) No way! I think it's absolutly necessary that the word LEGO be put on each and every one of those K'Nex pieces that were modelled a few months ago! 8?D I think if you were modelling an element available from a clone manufacturer only, you'd be (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:Gr0yDp.KIu@lugnet.com... (...) Mega (...) MB (...) studs (...) Uhh, I think I'll take a pass. Thanks for the invite though. ;-) FUT -> o-t.fun -Tim (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Now that I think of it, this kind of bugs me. If I could come up with a low-maintenance way to put "MegaBloks" on every clone.dat brick I would happily do so. How can LEGO imply ownership of a virtual brick that could, frankly, be any of a (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Come on over to the Blok Side, Tim! We've been expecting you... 8^) Dave! (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs@REMOVE.halibut.com> wrote in message news:Gr0vun.CpF@lugnet.com... (...) safe (...) I'm ashamed to say I actually know the answer to this question ;-) But, MB doesn't have printing on the studs. They imprint their logo (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) There's some variance on that. Frequently the MegaBloks logo appears on the body of the brick, such as between the four studs of a 2x2 brick, but some newer molds place the MegaBloks logo between the 4 studs at each of the four corners of a (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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