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(...) It's not an issue for the primitives committee, because there are electric contacts in parts as well as in primitives. I'm not against changing the color to a grey-shade, but I'm not unhappy with the current standard. Steve (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Todd: (...) [...] (...) in "amter" (counties?) and then in major cities. That's fine, but you might want to fix the names. - Nordjylland (Fredrikshavn, Ålborg?) - Vestjylland (Ribe) - Østjylland (Århus, Billund?) - Sønderjylland (Sønderborg, (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Until now, no one has paid much attention to the idea of having these keywords around. I agree with you completely, but it's a chicken-and-egg problem. Until we've got software to support using the CATEGORY entries, we can't depend on them. (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hmm. Let me add just a couple of bells and whistles, to make it more usable (and to document-by-example). The db is actually my tool[1] for writing LEGO set inventories. Part-lookup is just one important aspect of this activity. Steve -- 1-For (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Ahh. Everyone, assume I canceled my reply to jonathan just before this. Well, it will probably show up below this posting in the threaded-view. Hmmm. I don't have the new green roadplates, so I don't know if they are the same as the previous 7-stud (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) :) (...) I have MS-Access if you ever feel like throwing what you have out for general consumption. (...) Yup. (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) This part is probably the one new element in the SW sets that I am most excited about. Well, I think having a bunch of light sabre hilts could be really cool, too. For decorative detail work on large spaceships/SF settings. Thinking about it, (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) These are computers. Anything is possible. All it takes is time and money. It wouldn't be hard to create a utility that would associate any number of names with a single part-number. I've got the beginnings of one already (sorry, it's in (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) And Moolhuysen answered: (...) Yes. Later we decided to use colour 494 (yellow-yellow mix) for electric contacts. This makes them yellow in instructions and allows L2P and L3P to colour them chrome in POV-Ray. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Don't forget, which I sure no one has, the other opportunities the internet gives us also. The ability to get pieces we need, Imagine everyone having to buy all those extra sets for that one piece you really need to complete a project, Or heaven (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.build)
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-----Original message----- From: Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> To: lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com <lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com> Date: maandag 29 maart 1999 22:00 Subject: Re: Complete list of metacommands? (...) Steve answered, (...) Steve, Is it (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) (URL) Greetingz... Sjaacko (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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-----Original message----- From: jonathan wilson <wilsonj@xoommail.com> To: lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com <lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com> Date: dinsdag 30 maart 1999 3:14 Subject: Re: parts DESPERATLY wanted (steve: please read) (...) already (...) You (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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-----Original message----- From: Laurentino Martins <lau@mail.telepac.pt> To: lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com <lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com> Date: maandag 29 maart 1999 20:23 Subject: Re: Studs Hello all, Laurentino Martins stated that although LEGO used to (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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jonathan wilson wrote in message ... (...) I've already been down this road, except for the MAX step. You can skip the POV step and export your file as a DXF (does AC3D export 3DS?). What I do (or plan to do) different is I use a program called (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yeah, I think it was an unfortunate choice to use DAT. It is way to common. LDR would have been a better choice. But I just live with it. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I agree. Naming pieces by their theme use is a bad idea. Usually. And Todd's mention of the "umbrella" is a good one. It, and the the "Umbrella stand" should have been given descriptive names based on their physical characteristics, not there (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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i have an idea on how to make making elements easier that is free. what you need: max2dat ac3d (forget url) crossroads (folow link on ac3d page) what you do. make the element in ac3d. export it to a pov file. convert it to a 3d studio file with (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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steve, i have a small suggestion for your roadplates... how about making the flat surface hard coded color #7... (if you have already done that then disregard this post) so that if you make them green, say, they show up properly. i did this for the (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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