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(...) But rotations in 22.5 degree increments would be better, of course, and 11.25 might even be best, as we are then at the resolution of a curve segment, no? Since that requires rather complex calculations, it's more natural to have a rendering (...) (26 years ago, 17-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dev)
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has anyone made these parts? minifig torso with black falcon flag 2 x 2 with black falcon castle shield with black falcon castle wall corner with scattered stones pattern spear longbow arrow quivver horse saddle knights helment with fixed face grill (...) (26 years ago, 17-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Further discussion on ldraw.org
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Ok, everyone, I'm this close > < to getting the ring site done and uploaded... and so that means that I will start design sketches on the graphic part of the site which I will complete before HTML coding. Does anyone have further thoughts or issues (...) (26 years ago, 17-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Non-TLG Parts
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <36c978b2.2064646@lu...et.com>... (...) I think I'll table that question for now and work on developing a version of the old element. It appears that the element in LDRAW is of the newer type. Once we have that we'll (...) (26 years ago, 17-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw and the Track Designer (Was: Next show)
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(...) Yep. Pass in a .DAT filename, and include the -MS parameter (for Mode Save). A bitmap will be created in the ldraw\bitmaps directory. It will have the same filename. If there are step commands in the DAT file, several bitmaps will be created, (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Primitives HTML Guide
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(...) Thanks Jacob, I had wondered where it went. I've updated it with new primitives since July, so will eMail you separately. I'm not sure what amendments you made, but if they're not in my new version , please let me know. Chris (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw and the Track Designer (Was: Next show)
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(...) I'm not too familiar with LDraw, can I call it with a design (.DAT file) and a viewpoint and get back a bitmap somehow? Matt (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw and the Track Designer (Was: Next show)
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(...) A stand-alone utility could call LDraw (or LDLite) to produce the images, but extract the (port) information directly from the .DAT file. Calling into LDraw/LDLite is pretty easy -- both programs are command-line driven. The utility would have (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw and the Track Designer (Was: Next show)
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(...) Track Designer can already automatically rotate [1] and scale any new bitmap that you give it. I'm not sure why you would want to do this in an image editor? What are the weird artifacts that you are referring to when using magenta as the (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dev)
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This sounds like an excellent idea, however I'm not sure how to implement it. If it were a built in feature of Track Designer it would require that the entire rendering engine of LDraw be built into TD. A bit daunting! If it were built into LDraw, (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Part Bug: 6540 Technic Steering Arm Large
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The Steering Arms I have are clearly marked '6540'. So this is one of those cases where we ought to have an 'A' and a 'B' part? (That is, if anyone ever models the part with the pin socket connection?) Kim Fredrik Glöckner wrote in message ... (...) (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Just generate the mesh once. The part-file would be static, with one rough/broken side. It's still a lot of work for just one element -- it'd be easier to take the existing part-file, and just break it in half. Steve (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I believe there have been two different supercars, with the different versions. Jasper (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw and the Track Designer (Was: Next show)
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(...) Shouldn't give any problems. (...) If we just register the port information for the relevant parts (road plates, track, and monorail track), and inline all sub-files (not including parts) the inlined version of the model will contain indirect (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw and the Track Designer (Was: Next show)
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Yep, that was EXACTLY what I was thinking of. The convertor should create the needed views (all the rotations), and if it can handle the scaling too, so much the better. Just scaling bitmaps down in an image editor gives weird artifacts if you're (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Part Bug: 6540 Technic Steering Arm Large
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(...) This is probably true. However, the "Technic Steering Arm Large" that came with the 8880 Supercar comes in two versions: The first year (or so) of production, the steering arm has a cross axle hole. Later versions had the technic pin socket, (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Larry Pieniazek (lar@voyager.net) wrote: [...] (...) Sounds like a rather good idea. It would probably not be that difficult to create a LDraw to Track Designer converter. I presume that all sub-files (except for track parts) should be converted to (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) It ended up at <URL:(URL) Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- LDraw FAQ: <URL:(URL) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <36c84429.9637535@lu...et.com>... (...) Since it would be a random function, wouldn't you need to generate the mesh each time the element is used? Seems like a lot of work for one part, but how would you interface with (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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The other day I was doing an inventory of my 8880 Super Car set and I came across an LDraw part inconsistency; The 6540 - Technic Steering Arm Large, seems to be modeled differently than the 6540's that came with my Super Car. In the LDraw part, the (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Primitives HTML Guide
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(...) Well, Terry mentioned it in an e-mail to me, which reminded me I wanted to snag a new copy of it, ... (...) Ultimately, it should end up at the JJM. Short term, it should still end up at the JJM -- we can review, enhance, and correct it (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Primitives HTML Guide
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(...) If you mean the HTML page I put together last June (that long ago !!), then I think I sent it to the L-CAD list hoping it would get added to the FAQ, or added to the Memorial some other way, since I don't have a Web Site as yet, and I'm happy (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [makelist] mklist v1.0 ready for testing
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(...) I'll bet. (...) I *think* having lines which are too long doesn't matter (much). Lines which are too short are evil, because LEdit doesn't clean up the display list, it just overwrites the contents of the screen. (...) Yes -- all the subparts (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Whatever happened to the write-up on the p\ primitives? Steve (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: How does the inliner tool handle the colours 16 and 24?
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(...) Yes, the table is hard-coded into the Inliner. It uses just the low-nybble of the color value to look up the value for color 24: // iColorMain is the value for color code 16 // iEdgeColor will hold the value for color code 24 // Array is a (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Non-TLG Parts
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(...) You could generate a random height-grid, to represent the broken side of the neo-part. Use that information as a mesh, and convert it to LDraw code. Steve (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, it is supposed to by yyyy-mm-dd. No, it isn't supposed to be an/the ISO format. I'm glad it is, though. (...) Good -- then no one will be confused. Steve (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(URL) the name was the hardest part :-) Lines are (like James' makelist) restricted to 78 characters. However, it seems that LEdit is able handle 79 characters. Should I expand parts.lst from 78 to 79 characters? Should it be an option? Besides the (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes. I presume it is supposed to be the ISO format (yyyy-mm-dd). (...) Not that I know of. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- LDraw FAQ: <URL:(URL) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Scott wrote in message <36C7347F.65378519@a...te.net>... (...) Hmmm. Ask and ye shall recieve. How did you implement the design. I've looked at it and have not decided how to handle the area between the loop and the plate. Do you remove the (...) (26 years ago, 15-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I have sort of already modelled this piece in LDraw. I use it all the time as a connector for my fire houses(shoe lace and flexi rubber Lego ones). Ryan (...) (26 years ago, 14-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Number for "Technic Friction Peg with Towball"?
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i also made this part the other day but as yours is better i will abandon it. (26 years ago, 14-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Non-TLG Parts
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(...) I have one of those. :) Jasper (26 years ago, 13-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | How does the inliner tool handle the colours 16 and 24?
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How does the inliner tool handle the colours 16 and 24 in parts that are inlined? Ok, 16 is pretty obvious, simply substitute 16 with the colour of the part to be inlined. But 24? Does the inliner need a table of the conversions? I'm just curious. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Number for "Technic Friction Peg with Towball"? [DAT]
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Strangely (since it is an easy part), noone has made the Technic Friction Peg with Towball yet. So I made a draft for that part (included below). However, I cannot find any number for it. Anybody know? Fredrik 0 Technic Friction Peg with Towball 0 (...) (26 years ago, 13-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Actually, I already have one of these. :/ Haven't modeled it in L-Draw though so maybe I'd better shut up before this thread gets sent to one o' them off-topic groups. Doug (...) (26 years ago, 13-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) made (...) Okay, Todd, point taken. Push the envelope too hard and its bound to burst ;-}. Don't you think milling the studs to .01" and microgrinding the excess would work better? Oh, and apply some toulene (...) (26 years ago, 14-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I feel a sudden urge coming on to take a batch of 1x10 plates to the belt sander and make 1x10 tiles. Then I'll shave off the stud on a classic smiley and have a realistic Jean-Luc Picard head. He'll need to sit in a comfy reclining chair, so (...) (26 years ago, 13-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Okay, I think I see the consensus on "home made" parts in LDraw. How about a slightly different twist? One of the messages in build group mentioned he used the loops off of broken 1 X 1 with side loops to get a female to female connection. Would it (...) (26 years ago, 14-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Proper tiles (Was: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts))
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(...) Actually, this adds weight to our recent use of subpart files for the non- decorated sections of parts which are frequently decorated. If this had been done from the start (no criticism implied) we would now only have to "fix" the subparts - (...) (26 years ago, 13-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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