| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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Sybrand Bonsma <bonsma@phys.chem.ethz.ch> wrote in message news:FEG10M.DFB@lugnet.com... (...) clear (...) maybe (...) LDraw, (...) should (...) The problem is that there are different needs for different applications using piece names. LDraw piece (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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(...) I think this is a good idea. If such database is hosted on Lugnet, or a clear link to another place everybody can use the same names when they want to auction/buy/sell/trade pieces. If there are pictures shown of the pieces it would even be (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| | Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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Actually subject line says all. How about making a move about it? Many efforts ongoing around the community requires this. The first examples that come to mind are piece auctions, set inventory database and Lego CAD studies. We have already several (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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(...) OK, it is fixed. And the problem was much worse than I thought. I didn't omit one part from the gif image - I left off *seven*. Turns out PSP's browser would not load seven of the images. I tried repeatedly. And it wouldn't view other things (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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(...) Thanks, Tamy. But you make it sound like I gave birth. It wasn't _that_ painful. :-) -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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(...) Good. Sarcasm will get you a Jedi mind-trick hand wave. :-) -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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(...) It just kept telling me something was wrong. I figured it was a server problem. Try it again later... (...) I always was able to FTP to Geocities. If that is changed, forget it. I won't go back to a clunky web interface doohicky. Speaking of (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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(...) ARGGHH!!!!! Yes, it is in the update. How I missed it, I'll never know. Heck, I just copy and paste each image used in the voting into one large image. Duh! :-/ I will fix it asap. Thanks, -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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(...) Thank you Terry for taking the time out of your busy schedule to give us this monthly bundle of joy :) Tamy (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: can parts authors try to finish what they have started?
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Thinks someone should really stop bitching about this. You've been told this many times, just to be sure this time... THE PART AUTHORS ARE NOT GETTING PAID TO DO THIS JOB. THEY DO IT OUT OF LOVE FOR A VERY COOL HOBBY. I personally am glad when they (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | [ldraw.org] Cover Model
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If someone would like their well-done Povray rendered model displayed on the ldraw.org main page, please let me know. There will be a little paragraph describing LDraw and I feel it is appropriate to include a small image of a rather impressive (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: can parts authors try to finish what they have started?
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(...) But realize the difficulty of some of the parts you mentioned. The canoe came up in discussion a while back as being difficult - look at it. The quarter saucer hull has to be another one. I am not a parts author and do not aspire to be. You (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: can parts authors try to finish what they have started?
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it is not the fact that there are parts unfinished it is that there are parts unfinished and the same author is making new parts (thinks insectoid legs and wings... thinks canoe... thinks quarter saucer hull... thinks oilcan...) (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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(...) wow terry your alive! hmm its .... na i wont say it (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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(...) site (...) I sympathize with your plight. :-, It took me over two hours to figure out how to access Geocities' file mangler page due to the Yahoo! takeover. It didn't help any that I had a My Yahoo! account which seemed to be comflicting with (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: can parts authors try to finish what they have started?
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(...) Good thought. Perhaps that should be included in the concept of the parts tracker. I think that it would work well to be able to either team-create parts or make it so when one person gets stuck or loses interest someone else can pick it up. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: can parts authors try to finish what they have started?
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(...) No, new projects are always more fun. :) (...) Forgive me, for I have sinned. I will do some classic train parts tonight, and then go through the Parts Tracker page. Tim Courtney wrote: (...) I don't consider the parts I have marked as "in (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: can parts authors try to finish what they have started?
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(...) I would agree with this myself. I'm looking for a part to use desperately in a model that someone has been planning on starting since the end of 1997. (...) But I don't agree with this part of the message. Please don't presume others have (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw Parts Update 9905
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(...) Connector with Axlehole" in (URL) Perhaps it should be added? I couldn't verify if it's in the update or not, since I don't have a MSDOS system here right now. Fredrik (25 years ago, 5-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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