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-----Original message----- From: Terry K <legoverse@geocities.com> To: lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com <lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com> Date: woensdag 28 april 1999 8:18 Subject: Re: "~moved to" files and parts.lst (...) Terry, do you remember this: (note: (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) OK. It says it is successfully installed. But nothing happens when I try to use it with dat files. For that matter, I have MS Word for Win95 version 7.00, and it doesn't do anything like that for .doc files either. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Me too. Numbers are not my strong point. Just ask Joshua. ;-) (...) Any time you feel like doing so. When it is ready, I will add it into an update. (...) OK. I will strive to ensure that all ~Moved to files continue to have that format. (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: "~moved to" files and parts.lst [DAT]
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(...) Something is just not clicking in my noggin. It seems to me that all you would want to replace would be the filename. Are you saying that the mover should grab the _entire_ line: 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5678.dat from the ~Moved to file, (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:3725e722.337449...net.com... (...) matter (...) You could be right. I thought it was put there to help hold the blade in place in the hilt. but I could be wrong. -John Van (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I assumed it was a artifact from the molding process (like the two circles which are on the other side of the blade from the notch). I didn't really consider modeling it in. It wouldn't be hard to do, but I'm not seeing the benefit. Steve (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve, Did you consider modeling the little notch near one end of the blade? I realize it's probably right at the 1ldu threshold and probably doesn't matter when using it, but... -John Van Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Program to create TLG style instructions from .dat files
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(...) That would be nice. It'd be easier than making a separate file of the half-completed part, putting in a series of 0 CLEAR / upside-down view / 0 STEP / 0 CLEAR / right-side up view lines. (...) LDAO supports this, to one level (no (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: "~moved to" files and parts.lst [DAT]
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(...) If part 1234.dat was ~Moved to 5678.dat, when LDAO updates 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1234.dat it shouldn't just cut out the 1234 and paste in 5678. It should inline this line (skipping any comment lines, of course). This would have the (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Sorry, forgot that. I have always wondered why people would sort by number (filename). (...) You tell me when. (...) Yes and Yes. I think that "~Moved to" is a keyword comparable to "STEP" and "ROTATE" and should be taken very literally. (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) It would be very simple to do so. If you sort by filename, the ~Moved to parts are all intermingled with the rest of the parts. When you go to the parts.lst in LEdit, you don't even really need to pay a lot of attention to the descriptions - (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) (whew!) Glad my assumption was correct. :-) (...) Huh? What do you mean by inline operation? -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) But this is very useful! Thank you. However, I often get too much information shown, apparently some text left over from the previous part if it had a longer description. E.g. for part 3001.dat: "Brick 2 x 4 with Black Grille Pattern" in stead (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I had forgoten about LeoCAD. That must be where I orignally saw this. (...) Very nice. Thanks again. Owen. (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Have you ever tried the HTML export from LeoCAD ? It has an option to do exactly that. (...) You can do that too, take a look at the step 5 from the sample I've uploaded to (URL) (...) That's a little more complicated. (...) You can choose if (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) LeoCAD does import/export LDraw files and when you load any file (.lcd or .dat) in it, all pieces that had their numbers changed are updated automatically. There's a list of all moved files in the piece library. Leonardo (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello! (...) Cool idea! When will start coding? (...) bye jp (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I've thought about adding this ability to LDAO's HTML Generator, but I've never done it. I think it would be a really great feature to have. Steve (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Tore Eriksson skrev i meddelandet <3724BB4D.3E9ACDE8@m...net.se>... (...) it (...) Agreed! There is always a time-lag before I have updated BlockCAD:s conversion list, and then people are not always using the latest version. BTW, _is_ anyone using (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello, I was wondering if there is any program that walks through an ldraw.dat file and generates parts lists for each step of the model? Currently when I find a model on the net I use LDLite to view the model. My LEGO however is not right in front (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I think the real problem is programs that converts its own format to LDraw format, like BlockCAD, LeoCAD(?), and SimLego. (Sorry Leonardo, it was ages since I used your superb program, so I don't even know if it has a built-in LDraw converter). The (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That version was linked to ATL.DLL and you probably didn't have it in your system. I've uploaded another version that uses only files that are in the standard Windows installation (KERNEL32.dll, USER32.dll, ADVAPI32.dll, SHELL32.dll, (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I would smile upon that; but still, I do most of my reading through my nntp client. There has to be a way of separating the posted models from the discussions related to them. If there could be a "DAT file only" virtual ng to reflect just the (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Urgle, y'all. Please disregard this comment. It was typed by my evil clone as I watched -- duct-taped to the carpet and helpless with a bundle of phone cable in my mouth -- and prayed for this Monday morning to be over soon. :-P What my evil (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Even if Todd implemented a "DAT file only" view of each of these groups on the web site? Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Augh! How to make sure parts-stuff is current?
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Hey, y'all: I'm working on adding a feature to LDAO which verifies that parts.lst and the VEC directory are up-to-date. I started to write this post asking if it was worth the effort, but now I'm wondering what steps are even necessary. I think it (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm inclined to say so, esp. since so much has been posted to this sub-tree already. (...) No, separate the discussions from these groups. It's extremely frustrating to find source when it's scattered amongst ten times more messages discussing (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I really doubt people choose a "~Moved to xxx.dat" part when browsing in LEdit! Why should they? It doesn't have a description, so how would you know what part it is? If people are using "~Moved to" parts, it must be because they thought they (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I double-checked this, and what Terry says is true for LDAO. Which is good. The bad news is that LDAO simply replaces the old part number with the new part number. It should be doing an inline operation. Steve (26 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Has any one made the three wheeler peice (or a mockup, i just need the main part not the front forks) yet? I would check the parts tracker but I lost the link. The reason for the peice is this, I found a way to build them up into really cool (...) (26 years ago, 25-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Nope. Won't work. Same error. I placed everything in the zip file in my c:\windows\system\ directory. Went to the dos prompt, CD'd to system and ran the command c:\windows\system\regsvr32 shlext.dll -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 25-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: lugnet.cad hierarhcy
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(...) I like the above groups and follow-ups quite well. You might consider adding lugnet.cad.dat.models.alt (followup-to lugnet.cad). (...) Unless you wanted a lugnet.cad-dat.* heirarchy. Either way works. (...) IMHO the main reason for dividing up (...) (26 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Oo. That one gets a big "I don't remember" from me. I am in the middle of re-writing the way LDAO checks & maintains parts.lst & the VEC, so I could easily add some extra code for a moved-to list. Steve (26 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The error means "One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be found". The best option to install the program is using the DOS prompt, here's what you need to type (you may need to change the folder names): 1- cd \downloads (...) (26 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Todd: (...) [...] I think this looks pretty good. It felt a bit wrong to leave out LDraw from the names, but since it isn't the only program handling DAT files this makes sense. (...) Assuming discussions and data are kept together. Would it be easy (...) (26 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Welp, it feels nice to move around in, but it SURE feels disjointed from the rest of the CAD stuff, which makes it no fun at all in the final analysis. Cross-linkages could repair some of that, but that's just a band-aid, and it would just (...) (26 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I just took a few steps toward implementing the structure above, and while "ld" doesn't look too bad in the ng names, it looks *terrible* when it appears in a URL in the Location/Address boxes of NN & MSIE. :-( Compare: (2 URLs) it's because (...) (26 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Useless? No, I think it sounds useful, at least to me. But I can't seem to get it to install. Could you expand slightly on the instructions? I tried various methods, such as using Windows Run program, making a shortcut for regsvr32 and (...) (26 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) We could. If Steve and Lars would be willing to code their respective list programs to do so. I am not sure of the need or utility of having it, though. Any thoughts on what it would be useful for? AFAIK, LDraw, LDLite, and LDAO's Part Updater (...) (26 years ago, 24-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Status/Help Needed
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(...) Ok, we can work it in. Now that I see there are more people interested, it is definitely an advantage to carry this language. Talk with Jacob for more translation info, he's heading up that department. Templates are going along well, Jacob and (...) (26 years ago, 23-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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