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(...) Any recommendations on how things could be better integrated? Or do people feel that the current system works well? I'd especially like to hear Terry's thoughts -- I'm happy to try and help the voting process along in any way possible. Thanks, (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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<discussion about new home for Parts Tracker snipped> (...) Makes sense. Let's say it will be a temporary move for now, although that could quickly turn into permanent if I decide I can't afford to re-establish a personal web site. (...) True, speed (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Can anyone explain how to intersect a quad? I'm sure I can figure it out on my own, but if someone knows of some straightforward formulae, I'd be very appreciative. Since this is for LDraw, I've got the following situation: Conditions: - Four points (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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On Sat, 3 Apr 1999 02:18:14 GMT, lehman@javanet.com (Todd Lehman) wrote: [Big snip] The Parts Tracker is completely separate from the actual flow of parts from author, to Terry, to voting, to release. It would be very helpful, at least to one (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Lugnet.cad.dat heirarchy
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On Sat, 3 Apr 1999 00:24:43 GMT, lehman@javanet.com (Todd Lehman) wrote: [Big snip] I think there is some value in classifying real TLG models separately from MOCs. You, Todd, could have lugnet.cad.dat.sets lugnet.cad.dat.creations Which aren't (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: clean up the parts tracker!
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(...) They're on the Parts Tracker, which I know you read. Steve (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New guidelines on parts and numbers (long)
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(...) Ryan, I was kidding. Unless we have a part number for the chromed version, there's no reason to create a new file for it. (...) It wouldn't make a lot of sense to have a category for chromed parts. That would be a little like having a category (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: How big is your VEC dir?
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It's got nothing to do with LDAO, but it is currently less than 1 MB. Of course, then you have to print it out. Or keep another program open and use "find" a lot. (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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[Added lugnet.cad.dev to Newsgroups list, with followups set to lugnet.cad.dev] (...) I can offer a temporary or permanent safe-haven if you need to move anything quickly, and I can take and apply any periodic updates you'd have; I can't offer (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: clean up the parts tracker!
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(...) more important. such as? (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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[Added lugnet.cad.dev to newsgroups list] (...) A little bit, yes, but not a lot. Since you bring it up, now a good time to give it a second round of consideration. Here are some of my thoughts: One thing that would work out nicely in the .parts (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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***...*** REPLY SEPARATOR ***...*** (...) Sounds good to me. The part number for that piece is the same as any other 2x4 brick, 3001. I didn't read through the whole original message, but I assume you are planning to have a totally new category for (...) (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: clean up the parts tracker!
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(...) Yes, I am. Sometime. I've got a bunch of other half-done pieces which are more important. Steve (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I believe it's actually on Gyug's list to do, but he doesn't yet have the routines to reduce a 24-bit image before saving as an 8-bit bmp. Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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by abandoned i mean like steves canoe :) are you ever going to finish it steve? (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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How big is my what!? Oh.... Right now, mine is 14 mb. Yep, 14,722,692. But I have it rendered at 50% *and* I used a batch conversion to reduce the LDLite output to 8 bits.(1) Sure it took a while, but the savings were significant. If I remember (...) (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New guidelines on parts and numbers (long)
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(...) Quite possibly a good idea. Somebody with authoring skills and freetime to maintain it would be needed. (...) That would probably be the best idea. We will occasionally have pieces that require special handling. That is unavoidable. Steve's (...) (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) It would more likely be that we use 3-digit numbers with some kind of modifier. As 3-digits are already established as being temporary. I believe that using any four digit numbers, with or without some modifier, would not be wise. -- Terry K (...) (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I really see no way out of doing it. An existing 8xxxx will, by definition, most likely have to go into a '_' category as a hard-coded piece. That would leave us without a corresponding #16 piece to use. So if we want that piece in #16, it (...) (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Part Request: 30200
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I asked about this part a while back, and ended up making a crude mock-up for it. I'm using it in a new Pallas Spaceworks vessel, but in such a way that my mock-up looks horrible. Is anyone working on this or willing to work on it? I'll mail you the (...) (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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