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Bram Lambrecht skrev i meddelandet <19990413.165205.509...no.com>... (...) have (...) I was thinking more in the line of thumbs and links. -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: parts DESPERATLY wanted (steve: please read)
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(...) Yup, I have that one, too. The original 6392 Airport had a green one with two concentric circles. You can see most of it here: < (URL) > Jeff (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Capitalization of LDraw & LEdit
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(...) I wonder what kind of latitude we have here with filenames? I am thinking of what Larry Wall says about capitalization of Perl, something like "Perl" is the name of the language, "perl" is the utility you use for that language. In using LDraw (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Capitalization of LDraw & LEdit
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(...) Some additional data points, for the record: 1) The LDraw FAQ document and Bram's LDraw & LEdit tutorial, (2 URLs) both say LDraw and LEdit everywhere, except when mentioning executable filenames. 2) The ldraw.doc file that came with the (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Domain Registration
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(...) If money is the issue, then count me in for whatever it takes to make it happen right now rather than later. I don't think it pays to delay registration of something this important. --Todd (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Dat posting idea for users of Agent
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(...) Good idea, yes! If not in the storage, at least in the acceptance of the messages. --Todd (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yea, fer sure. The only reason would be to standardize/correct posting problems. --Todd (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) In theory it is, but in practice it's not always, unfortunately. Make a little web page that has links to www.WhiteHouse.gov and www.whitehouse.gov and see if your browser colors them the same. (...) In theory, yes. In practice, using caps in (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That's great! --Todd p.s. Using capital letters in the URL on the homepage graphics might accidentally cause people to link to the site that way. Capital letters in domain names are dangerous in URLs because Netscape Navigator doesn't properly (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: newsgroup name for ldraw.org
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(...) At one time in fact there was a clubs.* hierarchy -- I'd mistaken what someone at PNLTC had said; I thought they said they wanted a focused PNLTC discussion group, but they didn't, so we deleted the group (and the hierarchy). (URL) nice thing (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) What would be problematic, though, is alphabetization issues in newsreaders. Some newsreaders, like trn and Microplanet Gravity, allow you to reorder your newsgroup subscriptions to group things better the way you want to read them. But the (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Foundations (Was: [ldraw.org] Eve of Beginnings)
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Me too. Sproaticus wrote in message <3714CCDF.AA445842@g...es.com>... (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Foundations (Was: [ldraw.org] Eve of Beginnings)
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(...) On the other hand, "The Foundation" at Cal Poly is the main controlling agency on campus. People tend to say "Foundation" with a very negative tone, mainly due to thier ridiculusly anal procedures and policies; despite the fact that they pay (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Foundations (Was: [ldraw.org] Eve of Beginnings)
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(...) I'll cast my vote on LDraw.org first, the LDraw Project second. Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Why? Isn't DNS resolution case-insensitive? To me, it seems that that would grant a lot of freedom when it comes to bicapitalization. Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, okay. A point you made in an earlier post is that lugnet.org and lugnet.com are potentially confusing to the starting user. Perhaps if you used .club. instead of .org. ? It breaks the domain-mapping paradigm, but it's a little more (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Lugnet.cad.dat heirarchy
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(...) Bitmaps that have been run through a BMP2DAT tool. Steve (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw Script v 0.15 (Was: Part creating Tutorial)
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You can have some aid from my little utility program, the LDraw Script compiler. (URL) is sparely documentated, what you have is at: (URL) yet undocumented features: LINE [POINT] P1 P2 ... Pn LINE END gives: 2 24 x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2 2 24 x2 y2 z2 x3 (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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If it wouldn't be much trouble, that would be nice. It would help us part authors distinguish between the version released in the update and any version we have floating around our hard-drive. I just had a situation where I accidently unziped the (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Eve of Beginnings
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(...) Not from a minifigs point of view ;-) -John Van (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Is there a Part creating Tutorial?
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I can tell you how I've done patterns, such as the 2582p68. I always create the pattern in 2-D, even if I eventually will rotate it onto a sloped surface (though obviously this wouldn't work for rounded patterns). I lay out the pattern on a large (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Dat posting idea for users of Agent
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(...) I agree. Perhaps this is one spot where MIME attachments make sense. Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | RE: [ldraw.org] L3P Question
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(...) I agree on that. I really was in doubt whether or not to add the logo, but after looking at many renderings I found it to increase realism very much (as do textures in general, compared to "flat" faces). I also considered writing e.g. "LARS" (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | RE: [ldraw.org] L3P Question
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(...) The proper command line (for the beta (1) with -c option) is: l3p -q3 -c4 3002 (2) If you then render 3002.pov, you should have similar 3d view. Otherwise you will have to explain in which way it differs. If you think it has too much 3D (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Lugnet.cad.dat heirarchy
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Primitives are handled by the primitives group, and should be sent to the group. I see no purpose in having them in the cad.dat.parts. What do you mean by "Dat versions of bitmaps"? -John Van Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Dat posting idea for users of Agent
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... <snip> (...) This would be quite inconvenient, especially for times when web access is limited. -John Van (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hey, I like the sound of "LDraw Syndicate" :-) -John Van Tim Courtney wrote in message <199904132109.RAA131...et.com>... (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Not for this situation. It would make the parts directory a bit cleaner. Not really worth worrying about. Steve (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Is there a Part creating Tutorial?
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(...) Two things: 1. I would *recommend* using BMP2DAT (or any similar tool) only to generate a starting point. Get an initial DAT with the pattern, and then replace the pixel-commands with fewer, cleaner triangles and quads. 2. Some patterns are (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: parts DESPERATLY wanted (steve: please read)
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Just to be really clear, I made a part-file for a 32x32 landingpadplate where the corner studs were laid out like this: o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o The plate (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) You're right on the consortium. Um, I like project too. (...) I'd go with project over www.ldraw.org. (...) Yep... then again, Manhattan project had a *much* bigger impact on the world than any LDraw Project could ;) Keep Building!! -Tim <>< (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Foundations (Was: [ldraw.org] Eve of Beginnings)
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(...) connotations (...) just (...) And (...) And (...) I agree. If 'Foundation' is going to throw people off and possibly be misleading, than I wouldn't want the site to be called that. (...) Ok, yep, if we use it in the context of a title or (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3P support of extended metacommands?
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(...) D'Oh! I had forgotten all about that! Thanks. Your easy. You mind adding a switch that makes all my models look good? -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ok, I see your point. Didn't think of that I guess... who would want to move their local-oriented discussion to a generic domain group anywyas? :) Keep Building!! -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 You've seen their sites and read their (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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At 09:35 AM 4/14/99 +0000, Todd Lehman wrote: 8< [...] The mother of all snippage. (...) I like this idea for the heirarchy. However, my choice for group name is *.org.ldraw Whether just cad. or cad.dev. goes before it. But it is good tucked away (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Two comments here. It might not be too good an idea to go high profile with the use of the word "LEGO" in the site. James did not name the program "legodraw", and for a good reason. Starting up a slick websight presence as ldraw.org, and then (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ok, read the article. I agree, its a good time to wait. However, this all depends on the completion timeframe for ldraw.org versus how the government is on its latest venture sticking its hand into free enterprise. (not so upset here though, (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Charter for newsgroup for ldraw.org
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(...) Excellent! :) (...) Most decidedly A. 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+++ (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Foundations (Was: [ldraw.org] Eve of Beginnings)
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(...) Ohh...wait :) I was going to keep 'The LDraw Foundation' capatilzed that way, yes. Oops :) Um, my comment on that was if the site was called ldraw.org, it would be either all uppercase or all lowercase. Sorry about the confusion. (...) Hmmm... (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Dat posting idea for users of Agent
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(...) Arghh! You mean to undermine my perverse, er, clever idea! Yeah, I guess if it would make everything works smoother, that would be OK. But you could still reply to cad.dat posts from a newsreader, right? Cause I don't really care for using the (...) (26 years ago, 14-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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