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So far, I've only used LDraw's partlist and Lutz's, but I must say Steve's looks very promising. When it comes to Lego databases, there is an infinite amount of data we all wish to enter or seek on. Here's my two ideas to make Mission Impossible a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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(...) Actually it was Lutz Uhlmann's Part Reference (at (URL) Frank Filz ---...--- Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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(...) Are you having problems with the pages I put up at (URL)? Do you have any suggestions on ways the pages could be restructured to be smaller, but still usable as a tool to locate a specific part by looking at images of a bunch of parts? Some (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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(...) To start with the second point you mention: I don't think anyone should be obliged to used the `standard' nomenclature. As you say, for different applications the best name to use can vary for a piece. Even, if one wants to call a 1x1 brick a (...) (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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(...) areas (...) I've (...) Do (...) which I (...) what (...) among (...) lot of (...) Another one which would be good to have a concise name for are the various "connector" pieces, especially for the 1x1 plate with side clip. I could see the one (...) (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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(...) 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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| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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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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| | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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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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(...) 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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| | 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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