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(...) See, right there I couldn't agree with you less. I spend a lot more time producing a design in LDraw than I do plugging the parts list into Bricklink, and when I'm doing so I generally have to stick to part numbers rather than descriptions (...) (15 years ago, 27-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Technic Axle Joiner / Cross Block descriptions
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Most of you know my opinion on this one - use BrickLink names. Our community is dispursed enough. We need to work to unify what we can. BrickLink names are the most widely used amongst the community. After all, how many people convert their LDraw (...) (15 years ago, 24-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Technic Axle Joiner / Cross Block descriptions
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(...) I agree it is time to rationalize naming of this similar parts... I would go one step further and name all of them "Technic Joiner Perpendicular xxxx" since hole type sequence is described in the end of name, and a 6536.dat Technic Axle Joiner (...) (15 years ago, 23-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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With almost all the "Technic Axle Joiner" parts on the Parts Tracker, I'd like to take the opportunity to rationalise the part descriptions which have developed over time as these parts have appeared. Currently we have: 6536.dat Technic Axle Joiner (...) (15 years ago, 22-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | DATHeader version 2.0.5 (The Reviewer Tool)
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DATHeader is on the way not only to assist in getting a proper header for official DAT-files but also it is now a very useful tool for reviewers. You will have a listing of all tests with OK or ERROR message. Please note that not all errors that (...) (15 years ago, 9-Jun-09, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw.exe removed from distribution?
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(...) =( I delete them as well and I think that the current *old* AIOI also does not have them. Need to check.. -AHui (15 years ago, 4-Jun-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw.exe removed from distribution?
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(...) I don't know if you're the only one who does this, but doing so will also cause LDView's library update to fail, since those notes are the only files that allow LDView to know what has been installed. --Travis (15 years ago, 2-Jun-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw.exe removed from distribution?
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(...) I usually delete these notes so I'm not sure checking for them would be correct (unless I'm the only one who does this). -Orion (15 years ago, 2-Jun-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw.exe removed from distribution?
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(...) A good way would be to check for the presence of note*.txt files in the models directory. These show which updates have been installed. Prior to 2008-01 ths naming convention was NOTEyyrr.TXT, but now it is NOTEyyrrCA.TXT where yy is the (...) (15 years ago, 1-Jun-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw.exe removed from distribution?
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(...) Thanks, I think I'll check for the parts and p directories to determine if it's any kind of library, and issue a warning if ldconfig.ldr is missing when the official library is expected. ps: Sorry I responded slow, I'm having troubles posting (...) (15 years ago, 1-Jun-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | DATHeader version 2.0.4 for WINDOWS, LINUX and MAC
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And here is the next release of DATHeader. The following happend: 1) Some more adjustments to recognize part type correctly 2) If EDIT commands used the current file will be unloaded. 3) Notify about wrong colors now without separate messages 4) (...) (15 years ago, 31-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: DATHeader NEW as .NET application (version 2.0.1)
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(...) I use it sometimes in the middle of part design to make sure I have a valid part header and be able to get smooth shading with LDView. Philo (15 years ago, 29-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw.exe removed from distribution?
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(...) I'd go with ldconfig.ldr. LDraw.exe is now legacy software (and is in fact not complaint with the current spec). Since ldconfig.ldr is per spec where color are defined, it should always be present in a 100% complaint distro. -Orion (15 years ago, 29-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: DATHeader NEW as .NET application (version 2.0.1)
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(...) If I would make the "Old Header" and "New Header" larger it would not fit good to smaller desktops. I am thinking of make to whole window able to maximise. That would then help both of us. At present DATHeader is designed to output a file that (...) (15 years ago, 28-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: DATHeader NEW as .NET application (version 2.0.1)
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Hello, I would like to have larger components "Old Header" and "New Header". Often the header does not fit to them and you have to scroll down both lists. And, please, make replacing "0" comments by "0 //" as option. This feature kill mlcad hide (...) (15 years ago, 28-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw.exe removed from distribution?
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Hello all, I just downloaded the complete.zip and discovered LDraw.exe is no longer present. I take this is a step in creating the 100% CA distro? Anyhow, I always used LDraw.exe to validate (in LD4DStudio) if a folder is indeed the library's root. (...) (15 years ago, 28-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: DATHeader version 2.0.3 for LINUX and MAC
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(...) I have just found an error in DATHeader. The test for partdescription at subparts was not correct. Please download the bugfix from (URL) that side I have now also listed all tests that are performed by DATHeader and also the specification on (...) (15 years ago, 24-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: DATHeader NEW as .NET application (version 2.0.1)
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(...) Mike, I get a error on startup complaining about the xml file. I would also appriciate if you could add documentation for the new features (especially for the spaces in the title) explaining how it works and what's all about. Also some links (...) (15 years ago, 23-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | DATHeader version 2.0.3 for LINUX and MAC
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I am proud to announce the release of DATHeader for the use on Linux and Mac machines. Windows machines are supported anyway. New feature in this version is the reviewer mode. You do not need to save the file to get the informations that DATHeader (...) (15 years ago, 23-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: DATHeader NEW as .NET application (version 2.0.1)
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(...) I have just tested the changed DATHeader also on UBUNTU/Linux with MONO. IT WORKS!!! Now as I have realized that there are differences between some functions that do the same on windows enviroment, but totally different on linux machines I am (...) (15 years ago, 18-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: DATHeader NEW as .NET application (version 2.0.1)
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(...) I have now found what happend. I use under windows the following code for a messagebox that gives an result back: answer = msgbox() But this does not work under MONO. Here I have to use: answer = messagebox.show(). So I have to check the (...) (15 years ago, 18-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: DATHeader NEW as .NET application (version 2.0.1)
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(...) At present I have no idea why color and rotation is not removed, but I will investigate. I did not checked the hand for being under MONO or not, only the function itself as I have detected trouble with that function under MONO. cu mikeheide (15 years ago, 17-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: DATHeader NEW as .NET application (version 2.0.1)
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(...) Thank you very much for your respond. As I noted before I have done some checks with MONO, but under windows enviroment. Now that I have your feedback I will try to eliminate those errors. As my UBUNTU (in a virtual box) does not run DATHeader (...) (15 years ago, 17-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: DATHeader NEW as .NET application (version 2.0.1)
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More (again on MONO): - Maybe turn the Option menu into a single Preferences button (like the ? button)? - Edit -> License Types -> Close closes DATHeader. Same for BFC Statements and Part Types - Edit -> Category brings up the popup box which asks (...) (15 years ago, 17-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: DATHeader NEW as .NET application (version 2.0.1)
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(...) Great job! Maybe one of the tools evolves so much that it becomes an all-in-one checker. :-) However for me it doesn't actually remove the COLOR definitions from files, nor the ROTATION definitions (it simply turns them into //-comments). (...) (15 years ago, 17-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | DATHeader NEW as .NET application (version 2.0.1)
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Version 2.0.1 of DATHeader is now available for download at www.michael-heidemann.de as my other webspace is down :-( in the moment. There are now more tests performed. For example: - check for coplanarity (based on Philo's code) - check for double (...) (15 years ago, 17-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: txt2dat 0.2.2
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(...) Indeed, the default font, being based on the font used on LEGO tiles, was created without any kerning information. (...) Cool, no big hurry, the person that requested it doesn't use a Mac ;) ROSCO (15 years ago, 16-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: txt2dat 0.2.2
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(...) Update: kerning works fine with the "NASAlization" font on my site, so it's just a matter of using fonts that support the feature. Unfortunately it looks like the custom font upload feature is broken, so that's another thing to add to my list (...) (15 years ago, 16-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: txt2dat 0.2.2
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(...) I'm here! I'm catching up on LDraw developments. I updated txt2dat online to use the new version, so there is now a checkbox for the kerning option. I don't notice any difference with the default font, though, so either I haven't hooked it up (...) (15 years ago, 16-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | txt2dat 0.2.2
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A new version of txt2dat is available. The only major change in this version is the addition of the -k option to specify glyph pair kerning. If you don't know what that means then you probably don't need it :) Get it here: (URL) that the Mac version (...) (15 years ago, 16-May-09, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LETGUI new version 1.3.0.0
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I have just uploaded a new version of LETGUI package, that contains the new tool Edger2 (Version 1.1). Added support for changed Ytruder V1.3. BUGFIX: If your file is located in a folder with spaces you where not able to view it with the editor or (...) (15 years ago, 15-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.announce)
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| | New LDraw Tool for Parts author: Edger2
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(URL) Lee Gaiteri's (URL) Edger> utility allows to create conditional lines between adjacent facets, and edge lines on outside (unmatched) facets. But it has a few drawbacks, such as requiring perfect match between facets (something hard to get (...) (15 years ago, 15-May-09, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Re: Peeron_to_MLCad
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(...) Hi Scott If I decide to write a new version of Peeron_to_MLCad I will take note of your suggestions. I am writing to you in private on technical aspects related to programming. (15 years ago, 11-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Peeron_to_MLCad
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Now that I've had a chance to use Peeron_to_MLCAD, I must say again, excellent work. After getting everything setup, it was fun 'building' the model in MLCAD. The tutorial was great and very necessary, as I was overwhelmed by all of the buttons and (...) (15 years ago, 9-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Peeron_to_MLCad
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That is pretty neat! It is kind of like getting a LEGO set in all digital form. All you need to do is put it together. I'll have to give this a try as soon as a I have some time. Thanks, Scott W. (15 years ago, 5-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Peeron_to_MLCad
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(...) Jetro (15 years ago, 4-May-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Peeron_to_MLCad
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Hi All I have developed a program called Peeron_to_MLCad. It's useful to simplify the initial phase of implementation of existing Lego sets. With Peeron_to_MLCad is possible to reduce drastically the time needed to select the parts and find the (...) (15 years ago, 4-May-09, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Convert to Wavefront object?
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(...) Try: (URL) (15 years ago, 26-Apr-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Convert to Wavefront object?
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(...) Yep. I created a minifig and imported the 3DS file into MeshLab. The improper BFC is very apparent. (You can see how part authors simply created one half of a part and then mirrored the primitives to create the other half.) -Mike (15 years ago, 14-Apr-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Convert to Wavefront object?
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(...) Just to clarify, the above isn't quite accurate (on two points). First of all, LDView 4.0.1 (the latest release) doesn't support this at all. Secondly, LDView 4.1 (which is forthcoming, but hasn't had even a beta release yet) will have support (...) (15 years ago, 13-Apr-09, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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