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(...) Some of those tools ( I know MLCad can use them ) already support them. On top of that those are not the only tools around! (...) This is just not true. In my program it make a big deal. In general, anytime you can quickly narrow down the (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: BFC and Primitives
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(...) IMHO, i don't consider BFC statements as an important ldraw issue, for following reasons: 1. Popular tools do not use these statements (including LDraw, MLCad, LDView and L3P & POV-ray). L3Lab use them but L3Lab is superceded by LDView both in (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: bug report - "file check" program @ LCAD parts tracker
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(...) I tried using Netscape 6, and I couldn't duplicate your problem. I'll keep my eye on this. Steve (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | BFC and Primitives
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Dear All (but mostly PT Reviewers), I'd like to update all the current primitive files to be BFC compliant. This wouldn't be a huge task, at least for the geometric primitives (boxes, circles, discs, rings, cones, cylinders, and torii). But when I (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: bug report - "file check" program @ LCAD parts tracker
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Oops, it happened again. I was uploading s\x460s02, and I forgot to click on the "parts\s" checkbox, and it gave me a blank screen again. So, the two conditions I've discovered that will render as blank screens in Netscape are: 1) problem with "0 (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: bug report - "file check" program @ LCAD parts tracker
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(...) :) (...) I'm glad to hear it's finding little problems like that. Steve (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I'm using Netscape. I tried giving it 3626bp37 and 3626bp39, earlier, but *now*, it's working *fine*. (I hate Murphy!) Hmmm... When I tried uploading those files earlier today, one of them was rejected 'cuz I had the Author line before the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: My LDraw Inliner
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(...) Ahh. I never got around to read the LEdit specific parts of the documentation (`alias ledit vi` :-). (...) :-) (...) I will reformulate it; "... Microsoft specific LEGO CAD programs". Which still is a bit unfair since at least LeoCAD also (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Help wanted from the programmers among the LUGNET group
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(...) Take a look at: (URL) can rotate a LDraw file an arbitrary angle around any of the three major axes. If you care to get your hands on an Ada compiler the program actually works. Jacob (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: bug report - "file check" program @ LCAD parts tracker
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(...) Works fine for me. Win98,Swe + IE5.50,Swe. /Tore (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: bug report - "file check" program @ LCAD parts tracker
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(...) What file are you giving it? Which browser are you running? Is anyone else having trouble with the filecheck? Steve (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | bug report - "file check" program @ LCAD parts tracker
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Steve, Whenever I try to use the "file check" program at the parts tracker ("(URL) I get a completely blank screen. Thanks, Franklin ===== Franklin W. Cain Programmer for Hire "fwcain@yahoo.com" "(URL) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Help wanted from the programmers among the LUGNET group
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(...) LDraw AddOn does rotations in at least a couple of different places. In class file EditorFunctions.cls, there's the Rotate() method and the QuickRotate() method, both of which are capable of rotating any LDraw code around any of the three (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Help wanted from the programmers among the LUGNET group
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(...) Wouldn't you better off using the tools that already exist? Work with the subparts in whatever ldraw CAD program you prefer, then use one of the (now many) inliner tools to inline them at the very end when you're finished with the part. If you (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Help wanted from the programmers among the LUGNET group
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Hello, Is there someone among the programmers, who can deliver me the algorithm for the ROTATION of the five different line types ? Please in some understandable language, so that i can translate it into VB(A) code - NO ASSEMBLER CODE. Why i'm (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Technic MOTM needs a new name.
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(...) Dan, Be careful not to confuse "corrective guidance" with bullying. ;) Scott A =+= Have you inspected Arthur’s Seat yet? (URL) reasonable man adapts himself to suit his environment. An unreasonable man persists in attempting to adapt his (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Inline POV-Ray code?
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(...) I think where I want to go with it, is to keep things simple and limited. At least for now. Embedded POV-Ray code should not make references to L3P-defined objects or definitions. It should stick strictly with primitive operations. Maybe later (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: My LDraw Inliner
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(...) Documentation, what documentation? Actually according to the LEDIT extensions section of readme.txt: The Piece menu now also contains: an (x,y,z) location option an (x,y,z) scale option (use negative numbers to mirror) a matrix replacement (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ** MLCAD V2.12 **
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Michael, The new features of version 2.12 look handy, including the option to save a parts list (shortcut button; I don't know if that option had been available). But I have noticed that the arrow keys, Home, End, and 'A' do not perform funtions (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: My LDraw Inliner
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(...) I never found it mentioned in the documentation. - Or is that a bug in the documentation and not in the inliner? (...) There is certainly more than one LDGLite user, but probably not quite as many as there are users for the Microsoft specific (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDDesignPad v0.9 released!
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Hello! New version is out now. Get it at (URL) ! + = New feature * = Bugfix - = Removed feature v0.9 2002/03/05 + Added Change/Replace Color dialog (added palette file) + Undo now possible even after save - Reverted to colored speedbuttons. Think (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev) !
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| | Re: Inline POV-Ray code?
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(...) Huh...? This is getting too complicated, lost me! Most of you have seen what I have done with adding POV part descriptions to parts. I believe that I was using them correctly with the "established" methods. To make much change would be too (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Technic MOTM needs a new name.
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(...) !!!...!!! (...) !!!...!!! (...) Did you see a word I wrote up there? Nothing like continuing to badger someone who already admit they were wrong. -Tim (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Technic MOTM needs a new name.
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(...) And didn't I already come clean and admit my mistake there? And point out where I used the word trademark. I also explained WHAT it was all about - personal, polite request, with a polite response. Big deal. As I said, instead of demonizing (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Technic MOTM needs a new name.
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(...) right! it's _their_ name, not _Tim's_! (...) nod, and I've no problem with the fact that you did change it :) :) Dan (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) you missed my point. my point is that Tim doesn't get to assert trademarks of ldraw on his own. nevermind that MOTM isn't LDRAW - your example is off. More like you came out saying "I'm introducing the randome piece of the day!", and me saying (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Technic MOTM needs a new name.
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(...) I'm not upset about your "request", I'm upset that you think that your voice alone speaks for Ldraw. I'm not trying to discard all the work you put into prettying up the site, but there are a lot of people that should get a say in what (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Spot the bug
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(...) I don't see one yet. But, I have not yet turned on display lists, vertex arrays, or cached normals, all of which I wrote code for while reading the reference manual as far back as June. Never ever write hundreds of lines of code before testing (...) (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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(...) It was done without permission, and I'm only stating that to clarify, not cause its a big deal to me. Tobbe intended no ill by posting it, we worked out that issue privately (and positively). I'm totally cool with him as well - we've actually (...) (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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(...) ...without permission. I'm not sure whether Tobbe asked Tim's permission or not. The initial post was mainly to solicit alternative names for the competition. The email from Tim was included to explain why this was being done. I see no harm in (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Cool! Is there an appreciable speed difference? (...) I know how that goes. :) Steve (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: My LDraw Inliner
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Hello Tore, first i was a little bit shocked but then I went to hunt down the bug. I had a problem with parsing the subpart if there were double-space between the numbers and a calculation bug too ;). It's fixed now. I didn't use your code (mine is (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: GLUT for MacOS X
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(...) A .m file is a method file. It's the file extension used for Objective C source files in place of .c, .cpp, etc. --Travis Cobbs (tcobbs@REMOVE.halibut.com) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: GLUT for MacOS X
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(...) Yeah, just look at: (URL) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: GLUT for MacOS X
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(...) I just checked the code in glutmenu.m (what's a .m file?) and it looks like it creates View, GLUT, and Tools menus when you attach to the left, middle, and right mouse buttons. I guess that's OK as it would put the ldglite menus under Tools. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Primitives based on other primitives?
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(...) This is done sometimes. It certainly could be replaced with equivalent raw code. I'm not sure which version would be faster. Once the 48\1-4ring9 file is loaded by a renderer, reusing the file shouldn't be a big time hit. Steve (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Inline POV-Ray code?
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(...) No big deal. I just wasn't sure which nut you were shelling. :) (...) Hmm. The problem is that there would be a lot of cases - we've already got a way to handle general stuff (by creating 'primitive' files). And my (general) preference is to (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: GLUT for MacOS X
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(...) Probably it's just one menu up top that equals the right-click popup menu. I can't tell from his code (I'd have to build something and see.) (...) OS X apps are supposed to put mini snapshots in the dock. (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: GLUT for MacOS X
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(...) ... (...) I wonder how this works. As far as I know there's no way to associate a name with a particular glut menu. Does it just paste all the options in the top level menu across the menu bar? If so, how does it know which toplevel menu to (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | GLUT for MacOS X
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This looks like a customized version of GLUT this guy built: Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 22:54:44 +0100 Subject: ANN: Improved GLUT for MacOS X From: Dietmar Planitzer <dave.pl@ping.at> To: <mac-opengl@lists.apple.com> Hi, As announced last week, an (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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