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i think that we should have a group for MOC's, a group for parts posts and a group for TLG sets. (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Karim, your timing is good. My son and I just spent 4 hours last night building several of your microfig Star Wars creations, and so you are high on my "thank you" list. (I only wish I had more 1x1 black tiles.) I have the cockpit part, and have (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Since I know what just about every peice is named in LDraw, I find ONYX's part search program much more useful than the VEC, so I've deleted my VEC dir (sorry Steve - I still use the other useful functions of LDAO, though) --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That is what I thought should happen. I view the tracker as being an aide to piece authors, to prevent duplication of work. I rarely ever go check the Tracker page myself. I consider it the authors responsibility to check the page before (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I was wondering what was taking Todd so long to reply (he usually pounces on questions directed his way) and now I see he was writing a thesis on the topic. Thanks for the in-depth response. The major reason I see for separating out parts and (...) (26 years ago, 3-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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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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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) Thanks for the reminder. Let's go, people! Just remember, there's 'abandoned', and there's 'abandoned'. Steve (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That's why I have a 21" monitor. <eg> (...) Plans, thoughts, dreams. I should rewrite the whole schmear in a different language. It would be nice if the code-window and the view-window could be connected. I'll work on that. Steve (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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could all parts authors clean up the parts tracker? if the part made it into the vote then indicate as such. if the part has been abandoned then indicate as such. (thinks of chris dees ice planet torso and steve blisses canoe). if the part has been (...) (26 years ago, 2-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I think so. You know what else would be great from one of you programer types: a little program to calculate the intersections of cylinders with spheres or other cylinders. Maybe something for LDScript, which I still haven't found time to learn. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Steve, First I've got to say Thanks for this great program. We all appreciate your work greatly! Having said that, I've got a nit to pick also about LDAO Modeler. I'm running v 2.02, and when I have the Modeler running, I can't get the Render (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I was thinking more along the lines of using two areas each with all sixteen boxes, each in a different color. More visual. :-, Is there any way VB5 can put colored boxes into a drop-down list? Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I really want to do *something* with the color chart. This is definitely an idea. Having to type color numbers is unfriendly, especially in the Modeller. Maybe instead of (or in addition to) the type-in box, there could be the two drop-downs, (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, doing this automatically is one of the items on the request list for LDAO. (...) I've done this. It is *much* slower. 3x or worse. I'm thinking it was much worse, but I don't remember now. Steve (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I've got an Excel file I use to do simple math operations, mostly to interpolate and find line intersections. Would anyone be interested in this? Steve (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve, I have a couple of thoughts for LDAO: 1) How about an extension to the color chart which allows the user to pick two arbitrary colors and dither them? It could have a dialog box with two 16-color choosers in it, and that also displays the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New guidelines on parts and numbers (long)
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Terry K wrote: <something about running out of "temporary" 3-digit part numbers> How about using 4-digits with an "X" or something similar in front? (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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...Mine is 79 Mb in size after 9902 parts update. For speed, I don't want to go GIF or JPEG, and I'm not too crazy about reducing the rendering size for the VEC. Question #1: Will Image Magick convert 24-bit BMPs to 8-bit? Question #2: Has anyone (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Is it time to start thinking of a separate FAQ for part authors? (...) I would say this could be handled by putting the different-colored lines in different files (probably in parts\s). Then the actual part files can reference the sub-files (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That will be the way new parts are handled. Will we go back and redo (or undo) existing parts? I don't know. It's not out of the question. Steve (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think the current plans are to change the original lines to dark grey, and put a new silver surface on the part, 0.001 larger. ;) Steve (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve and Terry described the new guidelines on parts and numbers. Nice piece of work. I support it. Terry mentioned a suggestion of mine: (...) Because it (in a sense) is two different kinds of data. And because 1000 files already is quite a lot (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) So the 6H antenna is really clear underneath? I think the divers knives are white - anybody got a sprue they didn't throw out? What about the coins? I'd like to add my salutations the great work that has gone on in the backgound - well done. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Congratulations to part number concept designers! I believe that this old/new concept will resolve the part numbering problems discussed recently in long threads. The concept is very clear and it would be good that the rules could be summarized in (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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i just noticed this part on the parts tracker... what is it/where is it used? (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Would you also color the inside of the brick dark grey and the outside silver? :) What about the 6H antennas? Would you include the little scratched off places where you can see that the piece is actually transparent? :) Seriously, though, I (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Good work guys! I think you've come up with an excellent solution, like Ulysses navigating the waters between Scylla and Charbydis. I look forward to seeing its implementation, and am thankful I'm not the one doing it :-) -John Van (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) D'Oh! I noticed that two weeks ago and forgot to mention it. Yes, it is messed up. I had a batch file set up to do this, and quickly found that it had destroyed a bunch of minifigs I had made. :-/ So I set up a separate directory using the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New guidelines on parts and numbers (long)
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(...) Good one. :-) <snipped the rest of the relevant text> Steve's outline appears accurate to me. I _really_ , *REALLY* hope everyone will think this through and see the benefits it brings. And not argue against it from a strictly knee-jerk (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New version of LDLIST (3.5)
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(...) Just a public word of thanks to Anders for doing all these new changes to his excellent little utility. Thanks, Anders. :-) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <36fa79e0.2302399@lu...et.com>... (...) And the class system I had the idea for(e.g. archive.mpd::curlpart.dat to access curlpart.dat without loading archive.mpd)only seems kind of right to C++ programers. (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <370236c9.3803676@lu...et.com>... (...) I've had that.And never got it fixed. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw Add-On 2.0.3 Now Available
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[follow-ups set to lugnet.cad] The new version of LDraw Add-On (LDAO) is now available. This is version 2.0.3. The major change is a fix so Visual Basic 5 runtime files are no longer needed (this affected new users trying to install LDAO 2.x). Also (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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I'm having problems with LDLite 1.6, using the -R option. It's supposed to write out a new file, with the LDLite code translated to equivalent LDraw commands. But it doesn't seem to be working. The new file is written, but it only contains one line: (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Inv DB (was: Star Wars Elements)
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(...) Wow, ok. Thanks! (...) I'd probably try to use it for that as well. (...) Hey, using that stick sure beats the heck out of sticking his finger in the ant hill. (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New version of LDLIST (3.5) Update 3.6
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(...) OK, this one seems to be in good shape. The CATEGORY and KEYWORDS have been added to the part names in the list. :) (...) Because then it would look easy. Steve (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | New guidelines on parts and numbers (long)
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[Subtitle: Parts Wars Episode IV: A New Hope] [Terry and others in the know: please don't be shy about correcting me on any point I am mis-reporting.] You may have noticed recent announcements about LDList and LDAO concerning LDraw part-names and (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New version of LDLIST (3.5) Update 3.6
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I wrote ... (...) And now I have to announce LDLIST 3.6, where the CATEGORY and KEYWORDS searching _really_ works (at least on my system :-) Same place as before (Don't forget to re-scan). (Why can't these stupid programmers get it right the first (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | please check my parts
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i have recently updated my web page ((URL) and i have places a large quantity of unofficial parts ranging from fake elements to ready for release parts. i am looking for experts (steve bliss, terry keller,chris dee,john vanzweitsen etc) to please (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Use a single link for both tools. I would suggest that you identify the it as "MPD Tools". Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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i have discovered a problem with some of the parts e.g. the 10 x 10 octogonal plate and the blue squares pattern bricks. these parts have the reference to the stud files in caps. this causes problems with ledit which fails to draw the line instead (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve Bliss skrev i meddelandet <3701300a.26468070@l...et.com>... (...) You did a re-scan of course? How does your .dat-file with the CATEGORY or KEYWORDS lines look (can you mail me one?). It worked for me (naturally), but of course I must have (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That works. :) (...) This doesn't seem to work. :( (...) You didn't have to tell me twice. Steve (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Nice job, clean. Not highly accurate, but it works in models just fine. Steve (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve Bliss skrev i meddelandet <3700dea1.5624485@lu...et.com>... (...) chicken-and-egg (...) entries, (...) software (...) information (...) OK folks! Version 3.5 of LDLIST is available for download at (URL) Summary: Ldlist is a little Windows (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Oh yes, definitely. Is this (below) the best URL then, since the distributions are given as .ZIP files linked to from that page--? (URL) listed as "MPD Builder" in the links list but lemme know if it should be listed with a different name, or (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Colour for conducting parts (Was: Studs)
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-----Original message----- From: Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@sys-323.risoe.dk> To: lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com <lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com> Date: dinsdag 30 maart 1999 18:19 Subject: Colour for conducting parts (Was: Studs) Jacob, thank you for the (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) [...] (...) :-( What about L2P and LDLite? (Haven't got them running here) Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Colour for conducting parts (Was: Studs)
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Manfred: (...) I may have worded it too strongly when I wrote "decided", but I have appended the relevant messages from L-CAD, so you can decide for yourself. Play well, Jacob PS: Could everybody please check the colour section in the FAQ and tell (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Studs
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(...) Guess what, L3P does not render them chrome, but yellow (not even gold!). Laurentino Martins [mailto:lau@mail.telepac.pt] [(URL) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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-----Original mesage----- From: Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@sys-323.risoe.dk> To: lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com <lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com> Date: dinsdag 30 maart 1999 15:01 Subject: Re: Studs (...) I have failed to notice this decision. I was not the (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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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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| | Re: parts DESPERATLY wanted (steve: please read)
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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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| | Re: Star Wars Elements
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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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| | Re: Star Wars Elements
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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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| | Re: Star Wars Elements
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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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| | Re: Studs
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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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| | Re: people i would most like to build with...
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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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| | Re: idea on how to make making elements easier
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(...) (URL) Greetingz... Sjaacko (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: parts DESPERATLY wanted (steve: please read)
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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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| | Re: parts DESPERATLY wanted (steve: please read)
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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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now that the head has been fixed is anyone planing to finish ldrawing the robot (points finger at chris dee) by making the robot head? (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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check out my page at (URL) contains .dat files of every ice planet 2002 set (only thing missing is the minifigs and decorated elements), .dat files of some castle MOCS including warwick castle, a large MOC castle, the intercity and metropoitin (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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any chance i can please have this program? (26 years ago, 30-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Even better. Is it possible for one or more of the utilities to be able to associate 2 or more descriptive names with any given part? (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I guess that takes care of the percentage of people who want to use the two parts in this fairly limited SW way. But what about the other people who never really cared about the SW "use" of the elements - should they be forced to remember that (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Umm, *anything* is allowed at the moment, since these meta-statements aren't used anywhere. But I'd suggest new parts should use the first word of their descriptive name as the first entry for 0 CATEGORY. Or at least that the category entry (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think it's highly unlikely that this new element won't show up in other places completely unrelated to SW and light sabres, and it probably will even show up in opaque colors. IMHO, calling this element a light sabre blade is like calling (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yeah, basically me 2. I think I still have some images around with black-sided studs. I didn't remember about the transparent pieces. Steve (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Or improve one or more pieces of software to keep track of pieces like this. Steve (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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What is LDS (sorry if I am being obtuse)? Also what is the exact behavior of INCLUDE? I assume the line will look like: 0 INCLUDE /include/file/path And if I remember correctly all the parts in the file are loaded into memory for use but not drawn. (...) (26 years ago, 29-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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