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(...) That would be nice. Too bad it's not a perfect world. At least there's a record that the part has been worked on. If someone else wants to work on the part, they can contact the first author, and maybe avoid some duplicate effort. (...) Is (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) For a lot of basic bricks, plates, tiles, etc, we seem to do OK. But other areas we seem to have trouble with the piece names. One area in particular that I've seen some problems are sloped brick peaks or apex bricks. Let's start there. Do we (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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(...) My feeling is that it would be good to have a standard set of names for auctions and inventories. It would be nice if LDraw could use these names also, but sounds like there is good reason for it to use a different set of names. Two sets of (...) (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: can parts authors try to finish what they have started?
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Jonathan Wilson <wilsonj@xoommail.com> wrote in message news:37809C77.94BD19...ail.com... (...) No. A part catches your fancy, you work on it. You get bored or frustrated, you drop it. Maybe you pick it up later, maybe you don't. (...) That (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [LDAO] New beta version available
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(...) Yep. That has been fixed for the next release. Steve (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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