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(...) OK, ladies, gentlemen and minifigs, so everybody is agreeing it is a good idea, what is more, it is already a group of good ideas, including LCD itself (by the way, LCD could stand for Lugnet.Cad.Dev, too! :) and the LMPL language, and so on. (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.lcd)
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| | Re: LCD - Calling for work
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(...) OK, ladies, gentlemen and minifigs, so everybody is agreeing it is a good idea, what is more, it is already a group of good ideas, including LCD itself (by the way, LCD could stand for Lugnet.Cad.Dev, too! :) and the LMPL language, and so on. (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Two new CAD development newsgroups: LCD (LEGO Connection Database) and Macintosh
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Two new CAD (Computer Aided Design) software development newsgroups have just been created for the discussion of new CAD software projects. CHARTER/PURPOSE ===...=== -> lugnet.cad.dev.lcd (group): LDraw Connection Database forum: in-depth technical (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.lcd, lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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TERMS OF USE FOR LUGNET.COM OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS lugnet.com ("LUGNET") is a privately owned Internet site designed and run primarily for the benefit of those who enjoy building with, discussing, collecting, buying & selling, trading, and (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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Welcome to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, a LUGNET discussion group. CHARTER/PURPOSE: lugnet.cad.dev (group and hierarchy): CAD developers forum: in-depth technical discussions, software architecture, interoperability, tools, parts planning & tracking, (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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TERMS OF USE FOR LUGNET.COM OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS lugnet.com ("LUGNET") is a privately owned Internet site designed and run primarily for the benefit of those who enjoy building with, discussing, collecting, buying & selling, trading, and (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.lcd)
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Welcome to lugnet.cad.dev.lcd, a LUGNET discussion group. CHARTER/PURPOSE: lugnet.cad.dev (group and hierarchy): CAD developers forum: in-depth technical discussions, software architecture, interoperability, tools, parts planning & tracking, (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.lcd)
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| | Re: LCD - LDraw Connection Database - Proposal
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(...) I think the idea of having an LMPL separate from the LCD is definitely a good idea. Not everyone is going to want to do animation or whatnot - I know that I'm personally more interested in just having a good way to connect the parts together. (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts Tracker - Using L3P-check to scan submitted files
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I finally formatted the material about L3P messages vs. part files and put it under the reference area of the Parts Tracker. (URL) If you don't have L3P installed on your computer, you can check your part files at: (URL) This script must upload your (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Is there a moved-to utility?
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(...) There's two programs I know of that do this: MLCad and a Perl script I wrote over three (!) years ago. It wrote the changes back to the original file, and all the little things (like the LDraw path) had to be hard-coded into the script. I (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Is there a moved-to utility?
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(...) That would be very handy, and nice to have. I seem to remember there was a program around that performed this job, but I don't remember the details now. LDAO has a "Mover" function, but it only cleans up one file at a time. Steve (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Is there a moved-to utility?
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While working with old model files like Datsville, I used to get countless moved-to-messages. I am pretty sure that ML-Cad prompts the user if he/she wants the program to change the references, but that could still be quite a time-consuming thing to (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Stud logos in fan apps
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(...) I have no real intent of including any logo on the clone.dat bricks for a number of reasons; nearly every brand has a 2x4 brick, so I'd need to make a different file for each brand's 2x4 brick I wanted to model! Better to sidestep the whole (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: need help w/ name (minifig legs from set #4817)
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(...) For what it's worth, I interpret the straps in the pattern as being part of a complete skirt of straps. I emailed LFB about it, I figured if anyone would know the technical term for that piece/type of armor, he would. He said the straps are (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Lighting(Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) Nope the're just plain point lights with an RGB value of 1,1,1. There are five lights in my scene. (URL) first four are used for the torches one being just out of the picture to the right. I placed one light inside each 1x1 round brick. The (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Stud logos in fan apps
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(...) Well, it should be noted that any programs that add a LEGO logo to the tops of studs are going to add the same logo to the studs on clone bricks unless the clones use their own (separate) stud primitives. There's not currently any way (that I (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Another reason why; The LDraw library of parts is specifically modelling the copyrighted/trademar...d/patented inventory of Lego brand building toys. We know it, they know it. And they have graciously allowed us to do so. Even supported our (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Limits on participation in MOTM/SOTM? (Was: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) One of those "me too" replies. But I have to agree with Jacob and Steve. At this point, limiting seems counter-productive to me. Notwithstanding this months avalanche of entries, we usually have a small number of entries. Setting furthur (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MLCading (Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) Good point. But not even counting the ease of making backgrounds, Space, or "Science Fiction" in general, has always been a popular topic for rendering. Just take a look at the IRTC entries.(1) Even though that competition has clearly defined (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Stud logos in fan apps
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Steve Bliss (...) Cool! And thanks Tim for being willing to do that. In case anyone is wondering, here's a link to the K'nex parts library page: (URL) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MLCading (Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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"Anthony Sava" <savatheaggie@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gr4KxB.D65@lugnet.com... (...) aroung (...) If you render your models in POV, you directly interface with it. Unless you use L3PAO's render when finished converting option... When I (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: need help w/ name (minifig legs from set #4817)
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(...) Yes - 4b is the next unused code. That's fine, Chris (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Limits on participation in MOTM/SOTM? (Was: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) I agree with Jacob, here. No limits. If we start getting large numbers of entries each month, I might change my mind -- at least, make it clear that the contest admin can ask people to "unsubmit" entries that are too similiar to recent (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Stud logos in fan apps
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(...) Well, I have to say that this is much more gracious than I dared hope! My site is somewhere between "god-awful" and "really lame," but I hope to embellish it somewhat whenever I get off my posterior. Let me know if anything on the site as it (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"Steve Bliss" <partsref@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:hmq26uc4vm7ggq4...4ax.com... (...) Sounds like a good idea. It can become a section of the Links page. One thing I have to do is put back the linking images (make new ones first), and get Bram (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: need help w/ name (minifig legs from set #4817)
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(...) Thanks for tracking down the part number from Peeron, though - you should post that comment when you submit the file to the tracker. (...) I think 4b is alright. (...) How about: 970p4b Minifig Hips with Leather Belt/Straps Pattern 971p4b (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Stud logos in fan apps
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(...) with LDraw". It could like to the page made by Dave! And, it could link to the KDraw pages (er, those K-nex files were put on the web somewhere, weren't they?). This would allow LDraw.org to remain within the spirit of being LEGO-focused, (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MLCading (Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) In (...) I'm sorry you had to nit-pick, because you're wrong about me. I did not mean that I was going to 'LDraw' my dragons. Yes, I know that MLCad is a gui program that makes LDraw easier to use (at least for me), but I don't go aroung (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MLCading (Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) I was hoping someone would say this. =) I know that creating 'earth' backgrounds is much harder than space ones. So on this note perhaps those artists that create non-space themes this month would be willing to write a tutorial or two for the (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | RE: MLCading (Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) I think this is because Space is relatively easy to render compared to a scene on the ground. It takes quite some practice and knowledge of POV-Ray to get nice lighting and a good background in a scene if you need to include a ground plane, a (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MLCading (Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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"Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gr4EvA.L7t@lugnet.com... (...) LOL :-) (...) In (...) Well, Ahui, I wasn't going to say anything here. But definitely glad I have a loyal convert to back me up ;-) I hope the wording I am (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | MLCading (Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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I'm going to be Tim C. Jr. here and say it... MLCading? (...) Anthony, don't you mean you are going to "LDraw" all four of your dragons. Yes, I'm a newly converted LDraw System of Tools person. I think we should start using the proper namings when (...) (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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(...) showcased. It all comes down to what is the purpose of the contest/showcase? If the purpose is to showcase the absolute best models, then there should be no limits at all on participation, other than that a model which has won already should (...) (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 think that putting any more constraints on the submissions would be counter productive. We (I, in this case:) want to see as many contestants as possible and don't want to impose any restrictions on the kind of work submitted. If someone (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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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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| | Re: LCD - LDraw Connection Database - Proposal
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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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| | Re: LCD - LDraw Connection Database - Proposal
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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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| | Re: LCD - LEGO Connection Database - Proposal
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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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| | Re: Stud logos in fan apps
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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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| | Re: Stud logos in fan apps
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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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| | Re: Stud logos in fan apps
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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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(...) I remember the discussion about that now from way back then. (...) Sounds like "MEGA" would right out! :-) (Just out of curiousity, do Mega Bloks have anything on the studs?) (...) Yep, seen it; it's highly impressive. (...) Yep, I think so. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Any idea where I would find the authentic font used for the logos on the studs? --Travis Cobbs (tcobbs@REMOVE.halibut.com) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Dear all, after we changed the topic to 'LCD - LDraw Connection Database' I modified the logo. Let me say some words about it, what it symbolize. There is the letter "L". Now it means LDraw and subsidiary we can think that it means LEGO too, but we (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Sorry - the filetypesfaq page is still under construction. When I put up the numberfaq page, I thought the filetypesfaq would be available very soon afterward. My bad. Steve (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Only that editors might need to differentiate between 'rotatation' when editing a model, and 'rotation' performed within the physical constraints of a constructed model. Steve (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) please don't say that :) though with Galeon (which is mozilla based) it looks ok, so it passes that test. FUT to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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Tim, The site looks alot better with Internet Explorer and Mac OS 9. Netscape 4.x is still too small. But I think Netscape is dead enough that you don't need to worry about it. I don't even bother with Netscape 6. In Mac OS X it looked fine with (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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(...) For trade dress reasons you may want it to be (one of) the authentic fonts. ++Lar (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs@san.REMOVE.rr.com> wrote in message news:Gqzvr4.Jo9@lugnet.com... (...) To an extent, I do. When I was having the website logo redone right before Kidvention, I had a discussion about this with one of LEGO's lawyers. I had the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Does anyone know what the Lego company's stance is on fan applications putting "LEGO" on the tops of studs? As far as I know, both L3P and LGEO allow you to include stud logos in the POV files they generate. Since I haven't heard anything about the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thanks Tim, that's looking a lot better! Only thing I noticed was the "Do you find the new website..." sentnce is still real small (unreadable) in Netscape 4.6 / Solaris, unless I set the default font size to 24pt. This may just be limited (...) (23 years ago, 3-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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Kyle McDonald made Thursday a point: (...) Well, let's create an example. 0 Untitled 0 Name: sample.dat 0 Author: LAD 0 Unofficial Model 0 ROTATION CENTER 0 0 0 1 "Custom" 0 ROTATION CONFIG 0 1 1 14 0 0 -20 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3894.DAT 1 2 -20 24 -40 (...) (23 years ago, 3-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Using Netscape 4.76 on MacOS 8.6, looks pretty good to me. Ray (23 years ago, 3-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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I changed over the fonts on the LDraw.org website to em instead of point sizes. I hope this helps for people who have complained about small fonts, such as on the Mac. Please take a look and let me know if there are any problems. Thanks! (URL) (23 years ago, 3-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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The "FAQ for LDraw Part Numbers" ("(URL) has a reference to a "File Types FAQ" ("(URL) but there is no such page! (I get a "page not found" error when using this link.) Franklin ===== Franklin W. Cain Programmer for Hire "fwcain@yahoo.com" "(URL) (23 years ago, 3-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Good Ideas... Now figure out a way of getting scripting into the toolset as well. (Currently the only tool is the LDS script compiler.. Which I cant find the URL for..:-( ) Of course ultimatly it will be possible thanks to D3D and Quickdraw or (...) (23 years ago, 1-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I updated the LCD pages to reflect the new name, 'LDraw Connection Database.' I also updated the Reference: Specifications page with a new section, called 'Works in Progress,' which includes a page link to LCD. -Tim (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Steve Bliss" <partsref@yahoo.com> skrev i meddelandet news:fnoi5u0qn6m5r46...4ax.com... (...) seen (...) Well, let's see what I can find (I'm offline while writing, so no internet searches)... - "Gryphon Bricks" - I know it has changed name, but I (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Here's some brief news about the Parts Tracker. First, everything seems to be running smoothly. At least, as smoothly as it was before the website redesign. There are some fixes needed at the top of some pages, and I still need to figure out where (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Don't forget the postrequisites![1] Also known as "where do I go from here?" or "What's next?" links. :) Steve 1) Not a real word, AFAIK. (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Dears, thank you for the enthusiasm you are accepting our idea with. In the case you are wondering where did we take it from, here is the explanation. Some months ago I begun to play with Lego CAD softwares, liking to build with them, but I haven't (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) A while ago, there was a website about a genetic algorithm which created lego bridges. There was an applet to run through situations you defined. It would create lego models, and test them for fitness. It was very fun, even though it was only (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Well I think that would be a good thing, I was under the impression that the goal of LCD was to allow modelling programs to help the user properly *place* the parts, not ness. remembering the connections. But maybe I'm missing something. If (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) No, distinctly fun, but weird. :-) I would want it to crank through all the possible ways to use a connection type... But please note that this usage is a side path... the main utility is in "snap" behaviour. MLCad snapgrid, for instance, is (...) (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Isn't that what the LCD is all about? The program can tell which piece is connected to what other piece... Now, if we can model gear-teeth meshing, that will be incredibly awesome... Steve (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Can you remember any names or URLs? I'm always interesting in seeing a new brick program. Steve (23 years ago, 31-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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