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(...) Hey, could I get a bug report on the ldglite inliner too? I get almost no feedback. The one ldglite user must be really busy these days... Don (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Spot the bug
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(...) Use i i.s.o. j - it's easy when you know where to look ;-) (...) Wish I could see it... /Lars (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Spot the bug
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In this bit of code I wrote months ago, I finally discovered the bug. Or two. Can you? if (mRendererType->IsGL()) { // different 4x4 matrix convention requires transpose GLfloat m[16]; for (int j=0; j<4; j++) { for (int i=0; j<4; j++) { m[i*4+j] = (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | My LDraw Inliner
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Since I have troubles with all inliners I've found, I decided to make my own. I also included the Delphi 4 source if anyone likes to study it. (URL) and Carsten: Sorry, your inliners won't work on my system. They should work, but I don't know why (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Technic MOTM needs a new name.
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(...) Thanks, Tobbe. You're right. Contests are a great thing, and I'd like to see more of them. Keeps that community spirit up. :-) -Tim (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Technic MOTM needs a new name.
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(...) Ah come on Dan, he's not bullying me in any way, he asked me very nicely not to use the name, which I have no problem with since it's actually _their_ name with my flavour on it. No big deal and it's not in the spirit of the LEGO community to (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Technic MOTM needs a new name.
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(...) "I'd like to intoduce the Peeron LEGO Guide, a brand new web site, not at all to be confused with the Boger's guide in any way...after all, it's just a name, right? Certainly they won't have a problem with folks being confused about where (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Technic MOTM needs a new name.
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(...) I take sole responsibility. I do not see why anyone is so upset about it - I wrote a respectful request and an explanation, did not back it up with any threat of action. Hindsight is 20/20, and I SHOULD have run it by Steve and Terry before (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Technic MOTM needs a new name.
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In lugnet.technic, Tobbe Arnesson wrote: [snip] Tim, Did you actually talk to the other guys of ldraw.org before trying to use the name to bully Tobbe? I mean, ldraw.org isn't your personal site, is it? Is there a committee that makes these (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !
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| | Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.2 Released ***
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I installed the 23.11 driver, after that i see the model (the standard car.dat). Except sometimes spikes apear from it, as if some coordinates lie far outside the model. After a few spins it lockes up the whole system. I also tryed the asus driver (...) (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ** MLCAD V2.12 **
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(...) Was just about to email you & tell you this when I saw your post 8?) Thanks ROSCO (23 years ago, 3-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: ** MLCAD V2.12 **
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Wow! What great new features!! Both two things I have been waiting to see for some time!! (...) Under "Edit" > "Sort" (...) Under "Edit..." > "Add" > "Autosteps..." I also just noticed something else new. I am not sure if this has been added in the (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: ** MLCAD V2.12 **
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Some strange problem occured during packaging the new version. I've tried the executable in the zip-file and in my case it crashed all the time ... no idea what's going on. However I repackaged everything and now it seems to be fine ... Please (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | ** MLCAD V2.12 **
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I happy to announce that MLCad V2.12 is out now. The most importand change in this release is the bug-fix for the unsolicted crash of MLCad, some corrections for LDR and two new things: - Sorting of parts in a model by color, name or position - (...) (23 years ago, 2-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: A study on a train front....
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(...) Excellent use - I had a feeling someone would find an imaginative use for these - hence (URL) one seems to have more potential uses than the related parts with "wings". Chris (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Primitives based on other primitives?
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Hello! I noticed in part tracker this part from Paul : Part 4-4ring9 - Hi-Res Ring 9 x 1 Its based on another primitve 1-4ring9. My question is: Does it make sense? IMHO this is only slowing down programs and isnt really helpful. Any comments on it? (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: DirectX and .dat
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Thanks all, I am going to concetrate on them normals then. I even got some ideas on how to determn the correct direction for them by examening base lego parts. But first things first, back to math class for me :) Roland (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw.org MOTM/SOTM voting for March is open
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(...) Certain messages arriving in my mailbox are copied to my phone through a SMTP to SMS/GSM gateway. The status report from the program that updates the MOTM/SOTM voting pages is one of that kind of messages. Another example is the report the (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: LDraw.org MOTM/SOTM voting for March is open
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"Jacob Sparre Andersen" <sparre@nbi.dk> wrote in message news:GsABo8.CwG@lugnet.com... (...) How so? From a script you wrote? Scheduling on the phone? -Tim fut -> lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, though will probably end up in off-topic.fun (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LDraw.org MOTM/SOTM voting for March is open
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We have entered a new month, and that means that it is time to take a look at all the nice renderings entered in the competition for the title LDraw.org Model/Scene of the Month for March 2002. Take a look at (URL) make a (hard) decision. Play well, (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Inline POV-Ray code? [DAT]
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I see now that your problem is difficult to solve. Sorry I tried to put it into a nutshell, Steve. My preference would be to design an auxiliary file for each case, and markup the LDRAW part in a very general way, so that future programs could (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Inline POV-Ray code?
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(...) Right! I have always thought of the "0 IFNDEF L3PPOV" as a way to utilize most of the normal LDraw lines (that L3P can convert to equivalent POV code) and only replace a small tricky curvy section by some POV code that would look better. This (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Inline POV-Ray code?
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(...) When I wrote this message, I was trying to figure some rational way to mix LDraw and L3P/POV-Ray code. Something like: 0 IFNDEF L3PPOV (ldraw code) 0 ELSE 0 #if (STUDS) 0 LDRAW 0 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 stud2.dat 0 LDRAW END 0 #end 0 (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Inline POV-Ray code?
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(...) I'm not following. Are you agreeing with the idea of using embedded POV-Ray code, or having separate file libraries? I *think* you agree with the second, am I right? The one thing we gain by having embedded POV-Ray code is the ability to have (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Inline POV-Ray code?
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In a nutshell, 'namespaces'. Switching among parts libraries to get different versions (or different data) should be an application capability, not the individual part file. (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Inline POV-Ray code?
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(...) Well, if thats how you really feel, then why even bother to "write up a spec/reference page on 0 IFDEF" at all. The instant you put the line: 0 IFDEF <code> in a part file you're blessing a non-ldraw extension. The <code> is by definition a (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Another stupid part-authoring question (Primo?!?)
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(...) Yes, the stud is hollow. The studline substitution would leave a hole 56 (or at least 48) LDU across... big enough to fit a microfig-scale capital ship. -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Inline POV-Ray code?
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Don Heyse writes: [snipped things down a bit] (...) Generally, yeah. But mostly to the extent that I haven't thought it through enough. (...) That could work, but IMO only pushes the issue to the side. To some extent, LDraw.org (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: New tool: LDDesignPad 0.3 for LDraw
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Hello Ryan, i looked at the problem and you are right. I will fix it in the next version because current one is almost bug-free and in want ti implement one or two more features. Thanx for telling Carsten "Ryan Farrington" <ryanjf@ifriendly.com> (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Inline POV-Ray code?
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(...) So it appears as if we agree that L3P-generated objects don't really belong in official LDRAW part files. Once again this brings us back to the 0 INCLUDE suggestion. Imagine that ldraw.org (or someone else) distributes a separate set of part (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Another stupid part-authoring question (Primo?!?)
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(...) Hmm. I don't have any Primo parts handy, so I've got to throw out a basic question. Isn't the inside of the Primo stud actually hollow? If we made a Primo stud that was subject to studline'ing, that would leave a huge hole in the Primo parts, (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Inline POV-Ray code?
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(...) No, I meant the POVRay code referring to L3P-generated objects. By allowing this code in official part files, we'd be endorsing language that hasn't been generally discussed and reviewed. Not that I see any particular problem with the code. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.2 Released ***
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(...) Hmm, that does seem strange. Do you get the dialog prompting you to select the LDraw directory? If not, do you either have LDraw in C:\LDRAW or have the LDRAWDIR environment variable set? If so, does the selection of a directory work? (Note (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New tool: LDDesignPad 0.3 for LDraw
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Carsten Schmitz wrote: [snip] (...) Carsten, this is a great tool, even for working on models, especially .mpd's! The Code Templates are invaluable; unfortunately, templates that I create are not saved, and the next time I load LDDesignPad they are (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New tool: LDDesignPad 0.3 for LDraw
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(...) Yeah, LDLite, Ldglite, and L3Lab all have command-line options for polling. LDLite and Ldglite use a simple -P flag. L3Lab uses: -PollSilent -NoCache -DontAddToMRU -NotReusable -FromLDAO Just to be thorough, I think. :) LDAO's Editor also (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Another stupid part-authoring question (Primo?!?)
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Tony, FWIW, my vote is, anytime a partially spherical or parabolic shape is above a certain size, I *highly* recommend using the "high-res" (i.e., "48"-part) primitives. And don't worry about being "one of the few" who express interest in a subset (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | I hold ALM until LMPL publication
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Hi Kiss Attila Csongor, Hi Láng Attila D, Now I stop talking about LCD or LMPL, until publication. Before publication I can not evaluate if my own approach has any "added value". Termolo is a general purpose language with simplistic syntax. Before (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.lcd)
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| | I hold ALM, at least until LMPL publication
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Hi Kiss Attila Csongor, Hi Láng Attila D, Now I stop talking about LCD or LMPL, until publication. Before publication I can not evaluate if my own approach has any "added value". Termolo is a general purpose language with simplistic syntax. Before (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.lcd)
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| | Re: New tool: LDDesignPad 0.3 for LDraw
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(...) That's a very good feature, even though as an old 3.1'er, I feel more comfortable with the obsolete but still supported .INI file system. When I double-click on a .DAT file, L3Lab in lauched, with 100% view, line type 2 on, poll off, and line (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDDesignPad v0.4 released!
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Hello! LDDesignPad v0.4 is released. Get it at (URL) ! + = New feature * = Bugfix - = Removed feature v0.4 2002/02/27 +Added self-defined program feature +Added syntax-highlighting for optional lines +Added options to set Username / Email / (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev) !
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