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(...) Ben, Just a side note -- it recently came to light that part of the problem in Jonathan's parts might be related to .cad.dat posting problems -- at least things like missing studs...still gathering info. This probably doesn't affect the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I would like to suggest that we keep the discussion of the TLG Model Repository to lugnet.cad.dev. It is simpler to keep the discussion of the ldraw.org site in one place. Todd, do you feel its appropriate to create a new (temporary) newsgroup for (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: part: brick 1 x 2 with computer screen and buttons pattern
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(...) I don't remember the other one, but here is some feedback on this one: First of all, it looks very nice and it looks like you have got the geometry of the 1x2 brick correct. But I think you would benefit from having either a scan of the face (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: technic pin long with stop bush
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(...) That's very nice indeed. Is it customary to omit the nibs on friction peg elements in LDraw? --Todd (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) I think the problem Bram was having was related to some very odd SMTP e-mail problem -- that's the only place we saw it, other than JosephG's and BenV's problems, which were related to a buffer overflow[1]. But if there are still any problems (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) Maybe the viewing portion of your internal feedback cycle (edit -> view -> re-touch -> re-view -> re-touch -> re-view...) is different from other people viewing the parts. That is, what sorts of tools are you using to view the work as it (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldraw.org: Organization and look & feel
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(...) might (...) Good idea. Keep Building!! -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 You've seen their sites and read their posts, now see their faces: RTL/LUGNET Legofest 1999: (URL) SP++++c(6973)[ip++++ bt2++++ ex+++ ft+++ sp+++ ut++] (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) I've had similar problems myself with cad.dat. However, I always check to make sure that the file in cad.dat shows up the same as the one in my models folder. I suggest that you do the same, especially before asking which studs are missing. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) I know from experience that it takes a lot of concentration to figure out exactly where everything needs to go. However, I think I'm pretty good at visualizing things in three dimensions, so I'm not that lousy. If you are lousy at 3-D (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) file... >i think that it ay be a problem with ledit as all the walls are there (...) Are you missing any type 2 or type 5 lines? That could really affect the way parts look in LEdit as wireframes. Also, try coloring the planes of the part (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldraw.org: Organization and look & feel
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Todd Lehman writes: <big snip> (...) Ldrawn models should be titled with a leading "m" as in m6889.dat. This might clear up some confusion. -John Van (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: mirrored parts
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(...) I don't feel this is cheating, so much as personal artistic expression. Karim Nassar was just nominated for CLSOTW in spite of using this tactic. I'd vote for him. It doesn't need to be an issue of confusing people into trying to find (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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one last thing. are you people trying to tell me that my parts can't be made up to scratch, no matter how much fixing i do? (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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1.what is wrong with my road curves? i am now making the curves with a sufficient number of segments to make them look good. (24 and 32). 2.i did some checking and the roadplate parts i posted posted to cad.dat are most definatly not the versions i (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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how accurate should the raised baseplate be? it is accurate to about 2-3 LDU in most cases. also i notice that the big part authors (steve bliss,chris dee, john vanzwietsen etc) are staying out of this discussion. is there a reason for this? what do (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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i have a large quantity of parts that as they stand there are no known problems with. all of them i will be sending to terry. the raised baseplate part is only the tip of the iceberg. i have lots of parts on my site that appear to have no known (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) What a revelation! (...) Then why do you push work you have done using 3d coordinate geometry when you know you are lousy at it and know you spit out crap? (...) most of (...) small (...) from (...) MY (...) I do not make parts myself. But the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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i can understand that some of the parts i am constructing are crap. several things: 1. i am lousy at coordinate geometry especially in a 3d plane like ldraw. 2. i have no lego and the only person i know who has lego does not have most of the parts (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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i have examined the part form all algnes in both ledit and ldlite and have tried everything to do to fix the problem. what i am saying is that the reason the walls are not showing up is not a problem with my part file... i think that it ay be a (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) Excuse me? Not your problem? If I understand this correctly, Ryan is saying that the walls of the plate do not appear in LEdit when viewed at some angles/scales. If memory serves me correctly, LEdit is the primary modeling tool used in LDraw. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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