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I have thrown together a AppleScript Studio application that functions as a launcher for ldglite. It makes it fairly easy IMHO. (I was getting sick of trying to launch ldglite all the time) Those with Mac OS X, check it out at: (URL) (23 years ago, 1-Apr-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Hi-res sphere?
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(...) Sorry about the delayed response, but I was on vacation. I'll take a look at my sphere generation code as well and at the very least determine the difficulty of adding type 5 lines. I don't think it will be very difficult to do, but I haven't (...) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Two questions on primitives
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(...) One other thing,[1] the primitives which are most commonly used with the INVERTNEXT flag/statement are the *-*cyli.dat files. All of these files (the regular cylinder primitives) have BFC'ed versions posted on the Parts Tracker. -- Steve 1) (...) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: GLUT for MacOS X
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Dietmar Planitzer has a release 4 of his GLUT for Mac OS X. Menus are not any longer on the menu bar, they are contextual menus on the individual windows. Lots of other changes were described - this guy is really keen on GLUT. The URL is still: (...) (23 years ago, 31-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Online Mac instructions.
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(...) I would strongly suspect that the ANSI C functions that you are calling are internally using the Mac (HFS) File System. I don't see how it could do otherwise. The library functions may be doing a crafty dance to accomplish certain things, but (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Two questions on primitives
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Thanks guys. You cleared up my only question with BFC -Orion (23 years ago, 30-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Online Mac instructions.
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What is the problem with case exactly on macLDGLite? The linux parts distribution has different case directory names and ldglite has a problem with that? Is it just the directory names that are trouble? LDRAW has the same notion of case as DOS, (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Online Mac instructions.
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As case sensitivity, I haven't changed the actual parser code, so if the directory names are in upper case then it should work. However I must confess I haven't tried using the linux ldraw primitives, so to redress this, I have just downloaded the (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Online Mac instructions.
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(...) From my experience, I think thats correct. Whatever case you create something as is the actual case that it is stored as. But, the ability to open a file is 'case insensitive'. Therefore, while it does preserve case when creating a file, you (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Online Mac instructions.
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(...) I have to admit, I'm stumped on this one. According to several sources on the internet, the Mac HFS filesystem is case preserving for writing, but case insensitive for lookups. And since the OS 8-9 ldglite code seems to be using stricmp for (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Two questions on primitives
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(...) You've got it. When existing part files are made BFC-compliant, they have to be checked through completely. The main changes are fixing polygon wrapping and adding INVERTNEXT statements. Until a file is labeled BFC-compliant, renderers (...) (23 years ago, 30-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Two questions on primitives
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(...) Is this a real issue? Parts can't be truly BFC compliant until all of their subparts are BFC compliant. So yes, you'll have to insert those INVERTNEXT commands. But the part wasn't BFC compliant before, and this is just another part of (...) (23 years ago, 29-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Optimising piece use (Was: LDraw.org MOTM/SOTM voting for March is open)
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Cool. I like the parallel-paths-to-ground idea that you'd get with conductance and studs as resistors. I can see large 1x16 "ground plane beams being used, likewise maybe wall pieces. Another interesting aspect is surface gradients, and the use of (...) (23 years ago, 29-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Online Mac instructions.
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(...) Yeah, but it is the ONLY editor we Mac users have. So it is the best and most popular Mac ldraw app. I know what you mean, you don't want us to think that it is the ultimate. It is just that we can't even put up a "getting started" page if (...) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: LDAO Editor Error & Crash
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(...) Hmm. I'm guessing it's coming across something it doesn't like in the ldraw.ini file. You could try temporarily renaming this file, then trying to access Options | View Settings. Just to see if that lets you in. I seem to remember that this (...) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | [Parts Tracker] Duplo Stud Primitives
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Part Reviewers: There are 12 new DUPLO part files on the PT, ready for release. However, all of these files depend on the new primitives stud7 and stud8. In order for the stud files to be released, their fast-draw companion files, stu27.dat and (...) (23 years ago, 28-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Animation
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No, I am working on it alone. I didn't knew there was already something out there for this kind of stuff. Roland (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Hi-res sphere?
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(...) I wrote a tool for generating a 1/8 sphere (including type 5 lines) for a mock-up part I made once. Write me if you want a copy of the source code. Jacob (23 years ago, 27-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Rotation/scaling matrices... reference?
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(...) Well, in the order from easy to difficult: Near the bottom of this page: (URL) written something about manipuating 3D-Ldraw objects with matrices, it's the section starting with the line "Manfred Moolhuysen writes:". I've kept my explanation (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDAO Editor Error & Crash
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Hi Steve, Perhaps this is old news, but i noticed an error in the LDAO EDITOR. When Selecting OPTIONS | VIEW SETTINGS , i get an RUNTIME ERROR 5 - INVALID PROCEDURE CALL OR ARGUMENT. I'm using LDAO V2.1.4 I know you're working on this utility, so i (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Rotation/scaling matrices... reference?
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Okay, I think I've pretty much reached the limit of what I can do with my "experimental" approach to dealing with matrices. I did learn today that yes, you can use it to skew, at least with 2D objects... that's darn handy for printing on slopes. Now (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Part files?
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(...) I suspect it's probably because the linux files use lowercase filenames. In the notes Andrew mentions that it's important to use uppercase folder names for the OS 8-9 version of ldglite. (URL) not sure why, but I think the old MAC parts (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Part files?
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I figured we need a parts file that will work with the 3 different apps: BrickDraw3D, ldglite (os 8-9), and ldglite (os x). I got the linux parts to work with ldglite (os x), so I figured I would test those with BrickDraw3D and ldglite (os 8-9). (...) (23 years ago, 27-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Hi-res sphere?
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(...) Travis Cobbs made one once upon a time. I used it in this MPD file. (URL) doesn't have type 5 lines yet, but in the comments he promised to add them if anyone uses the sphere primitive in their parts. :) Don (23 years ago, 27-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Hi-res sphere?
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I'm working on some parts that will need a hi-res 1/8 sphere primitive. Has anyone done up a version of this? How about a 3D tool that could build it? If I don't hear anything within a couple of days, I'll probably start working up the part in (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Online Mac instructions.
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(...) I'd consider ldglite more of an UNpopular FIRST generation editor. If you use the linux parts, you'll have to tell how to unzip and untar them on OS 8 and 9. (and probably on OSX as well) I think the ldlite instructions only cover the command (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Online Mac instructions.
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(...) Tim, I am not familiar with the legal term 'screw something up'. Then again, IANAL. :-) Jude XFUT .o-t.fun (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Online Mac instructions.
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(...) Since this is the dev group, I'll go ahead and post the non-public URL here. DISCLAIMER: This page is NOT COMPLETE and you may encounter difficulty using it to set up LDraw on the Mac. We're not responsible if you screw something up ;-) (URL) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Online Mac instructions.
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OK, so I have made a preliminary getting started page. I basically took the Windows page and changed the names, commented out the images, and sent it to Tim. What it needs: - Images for ldglite and BrickDraw3D, 150x134 (see the Windows getting (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Mac .ldr to POV (was: Online Mac instructions.)
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In January Lars told me that he wants to finish porting L3P to linux first, and then he will focus on the Mac. I offered to help, but he wants to control the code and he has a friend who is a Mac programmer who will help him. I don't see why this (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Animation
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(...) Are you working with Jimmy Figiel <jimmyfigiel@yahoo.com> on this? He has a 'aninamtion' program that will do this. He is working on a tutorial right now and making te program more user firnedly witha gui and all. You might want to contact him (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Animation
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Hello all, I am working on a program (Windows) for ldraw animations for about three weeks now and because it's getting kinda cool I was thinking to make it freeware. Has anyone got some ideas for additional features? It will have the following (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Mac .ldr to POV (was: Online Mac instructions.)
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(...) Export to other formats is something I want to do in BrickDraw3D someday. (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Mac .ldr to POV (was: Online Mac instructions.)
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(...) Another thing you folks still need (aside from documentation and a 2nd generation tool like brickdraw3D) is a bridge from .ldr files to POV. Perhaps someone can persuade Lars to make l3p available on MacOS. Or maybe you can take the lead and (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Online Mac instructions.
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(...) I believe Eric Olson was, but its been months since we talked about it. (...) Cool! Send me what you got and I'll put it online. (...) Awesome. I'll run another news item on the front page if you like. Just send me the text or a link to the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Online Mac instructions.
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I believe Matthew Gerber and some others may have already started created online "Getting Started" instructions for the Macintosh LDraw tools. I wanted to know this before I started on my own. Maybe I could pick up where someone else left off? James (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Can someone make me a mini program " a calculator "
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(...) Good point rick. Eduardo you can do a simple calculator yourself by using an Excel sheet with three columns. Create a tabel like so: Col A B C row1 Time per Frame # of Frames Total Time row2 (USER INPUT) (USER INPUT) =A2*B2 But rick's input is (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Online Mac instructions.
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(...) What do you mean online documentation for ldraw.org? What type of documentation? (...) You might want to conatct Tim C at www.ldraw.org as he might be able to provide you with documents, images, presentation, that ldraw.org has provided to the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Online Mac instructions.
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Is anyone working on online documentation for ldraw.org? I want to get this finished, and I would rather not duplicate work. Since there is now a Mac OS 8-9 version, my goal has finally been reached. Yeah, it isn't MLCad, but something like that (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Can someone make me a mini program " a calculator "
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(...) Render times vary alot on the model you are rendering, any effects you might have, and other misc stuff. For example, a 640x480 model of 1 2x4 bricks is going to render alot quicker then Bram Lambrecht's Delorean in 160x120 mode. Just my two (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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