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Bram Lambrecht (braml@juno.com) wrote: [...] (...) Could be. (...) It implements all of HTML 4.0, including the Link element which Netscape and MSIE just ignores. I haven't noticed any use of CSS. HTML documents are presented as plain text and (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: parts DESPERATLY wanted (steve: please read)
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are we talking about the same part? i am talking about the part that comes with the airport sets (i forget which ones) and has 2 white circles on it. it came in green in all the airport sets it was used in. i think that there was also a set (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Eve of Beginnings
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(...) I was planning on carefully documenting the image-making process, yes. I was hoping to talk to someone who was experienced in documenting things like this as well. I will keep the Photoshop .psd files complete, yes. I have a 12.1 GB hard drive (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | New LDAO - Temp Location
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Just a quick note--I've got the programming & testing done for LDAO 2.0.4. But some niceties are tying me up, so for now, I've made a stealth upload to (URL). Nothing has been updated, except the program itself. Readme is unchanged. I'll try to (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Eve of Beginnings
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On Mon, 12 Apr 1999 22:22:17 GMT, Tim Courtney <tcourtney@avenew.com> wrote: Tim, It looks to me you have a pretty good start. Keep in mind that no matter how much forethought you put into it, changes will occur. So don't beat yourself up trying (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: parts DESPERATLY wanted (steve: please read)
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(...) I did the one like the space-pad. In which set(s) did it come in green? Steve (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That's a good idea, maybe I'll add it too ! You could also add another function to align the pieces. Leonardo (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) If you turn snapping off, it's 0.01 cm or 1 degree but you can set any value using a dialog box. Leonardo (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That doesn't work because if you have for example 2 1x1 bricks above each other, you would change the diameter of the stud and the hole in the brick by the same amount. Leonardo (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Dimensions of the parts
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(...) But how can the program know if a face from a piece is inside another piece ? I've been only testing for intersections between faces. Leonardo (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Is there a Part creating Tutorial?
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(...) heya, Jeff. :-) Not any formal document. (1) But I do have one _very_ important suggestion: Do NOT use BMP2DAT for transforming bitmaps to ldraw code. It was a nifty little tool when first introduced, but it does not produce acceptable (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Is there a Part creating Tutorial?
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(...) Jeff -- Please don't send anything to Jonathan Wilson. He has proven time and time again here that he is unwilling to create quality LDraw parts. You can peruse the history of this newsgroup, particularly in the past week, to draw your own (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: brick 1 x 2 with arm 2F
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Jonathan wilson: (...) I mean that you should not have referenced ARM1.DAT in a file purporting to represent part #30014. Granted, ARM1.DAT is the least incorrect of all subparts that you could have referenced, but it is still incorrect. (...) No. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Lugnet.cad.dat heirarchy
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(...) I like those. I think "sets" is a lot clearer than anything containing the letters "tlg", especially when placed alongside "parts" or "elements" and "creations." It's also nice and short, easy to type. :) OK, let's summarize all of the (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] TLG Models
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I think that this would be a good idea, just like it would be good to have a lugnet.cad.dat.part newsgroup so that people only wanting to see models wouldn't have to get part posts on cad.dat. I am NOT speaking of myself. There are a million(well (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Eve of Beginnings
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(...) Always a good idea. Heavy on the hd space, but a good idea. (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I always have difficulty remembering exactly how I made an image, so it's often difficult to add more later. Why don't you carefully document how you make the images so you don't have the same problem? I would also suggest saving a Photoshop (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldraw.org: Organization and look & feel
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(...) Doesn't your system have any font-substitution macros? I didn't know mine did until I ran across it, but it does (for example Helvetica -> Arial, Tms -> Times) (...) How advanced is lynx? Is it text-only? How well does it implement the w3 (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) <sarcasm on> You know, that's the kind of drive for excellence we knew you could find in yourself if you only looked hard enough. (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) If you get it right, it will certainly make us all very happy. --Todd (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: parts DESPERATLY wanted (steve: please read)
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hey steve: 1. the idea that i mentioned for the roadplates, namly making the road surface color #7. i know that it is not apropriate for the roadplates but it should be done for the helipad as that came in green... which helipad have you done. there (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Is there a Part creating Tutorial?
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send them to me and i will see if i can make any use of them. (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: brick 1 x 2 with computer screen and buttons pattern
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thanmks for the info. (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: brick 1 x 2 with arm 2F
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what do you mean use of arm1.dat? should i have used arm2.dat? (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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to all the people who are criticising me. i will try and get a baseplate 32 x 32 raised with ramp from someone i know who might have one. if i can do that i will dig out my bits and pieces and measure the god damn part. will that make you hapy. (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Shockwave Flash
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(...) Ditto. As cool as Flash and Shockwave can be, they should always be optional, with no real loss of content to those not choosing to use them. I love Flash, don't get me wrong. But I do recognize it as mostly fluff when it comes to actually (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) No, I had no desire to play semantics with you and debate whether or not any part needs to be "absolutely perfect". I never used those words. What I meant to make clear, and what I think anyone with two neurons to rub together would have (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Dimensions of the parts
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(...) Kinda hard to use AutoCAD after MicroStation, neh? ;-) I would rather use MicroStation on a Berkeley / UNIX Sys-5 box with a VAX in the network for mass storage (1) than a comparable version of AutoCAD on a PC any day. (...) This is kind of (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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(...) But your horse doesn't poop all over the public parks. --Todd (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yep, In fact, Microstation is what I used at work also. (...) That's basically what I was trying to get across. I also had the same conclusion about the difficulties. (...) Hmmm, Yes, It would be nice to be able to "rotate" the coordinate (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | [ldraw.org] Eve of Beginnings
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Tomorrow if all works out well I will be able to begin the creation of the images for ldraw.org and begin coding shortly thereafter. A few things need to be worked out between now and then, and in the near future when the methods for making the (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Shockwave Flash
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(...) Correct. I was just inquiring about it - not stating that I was going to make that a priority. (...) You are also correct here. I don't fully realize how it complicates it, and maybe that is in part the reason for my enthusiasm about it. I (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: brick 1 x 2 with arm 2F
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(...) I apologize for this comment. I realize that it was completely uncalled for and terribly degrading and cheap in nature. Jonathan and all; please forgive me for my unnecessary comment. I will work to have my original post cancelled. Keep (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part: brick 1 x 2 with arm 2F
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) to (...) Disagree. It is easier to use the carrot than the stick. When the LCAD moved to LUGNET it was discussed that this would open the group to a wider variety of persons. Now we have the first case of (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Is there a Part creating Tutorial?
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There are part creation tips in the Ldraw FAQ, but a specific tutorial does not exist. To directly answer your question, a quad takes the form: 4 16 x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2 x3 y3 z3 x4 y4 z4 4 is the line type, 16 is the color, and then the 4 points (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: fixed part: JW's parts
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) Mike, you "absolutely" missed the point. Everything you wrote is reasonable, except for the last two, but to my knowledge there is not a consensus on what is reasonable. If I'm to believe that all parts in (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Is there a Part creating Tutorial?
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(...) is (...) parts, (...) AFAIK there isn't any right now, but you do bring up a good point. I think that a parts tutorial would be very appropriate for ldraw.org, if someone wants to write one. I will be able to start site design in Photoshop and (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Is there a Part creating Tutorial?
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Hi Everybody! This my first Intentional post to this group, and I hope it is in the right place. I was wondering if there was an LDraw Part Creation Tutorial. I made some bitmaps of Starwars decorations, and I'd like to make them into actual parts, (...) (26 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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