 | | Making Ldraw Parts —Andrew Hull
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| | | Does anyone either (1) have a tutorial or (2) have time to write something out on how to make ldraw parts? I would like to learn. I have been using ldraw for many years, since i was eight or nine if it's been around that long. If anyone could do so, (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | Re: Making Ldraw Parts —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | (...) Andrew, An LDraw parts creation tutorial is coming soon to ldraw.org. Its now in the revision process and should appear within a week or so. In the mean time, I reccommend asking a regular part author for some tips to get you started. -Tim (24 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | Re: Making Ldraw Parts —Fredrik Glöckner
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| | | | | (...) There used to be a rather large section in the LDraw FAQ on designing new parts for LDraw. This was of much help for me, and may be useful for you as well? (URL) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | Re: Making Ldraw Parts —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | (...) Definitely read the FAQ, concentrating on question #24: (URL) Besides the FAQ, check out message (URL). Chris posted some good information. Steve (24 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | Re: Making Ldraw Parts —John VanZwieten
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| | | | Andrew Hull <taxihamster@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Fo7G6D.oA@lugnet.com... (...) out (...) for (...) anyone (...) I started on a tutorial, but never finished it. Notably absent is an explanation of using primitives. Here's what I had (Tim, (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: Making Ldraw Parts —Thomas Burger
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| | | | | (...) - snip - This is all good reference for a tutorial, but IMHO we should all get together for a tutorial based upon all our expiriance with creating parts. From there a tutorial can be written? This is an idea but it will take longer for that (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | | Re: Making Ldraw Parts —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | | (...) That sounds like a good plan. There are several resources regarding parts creation, including the post from John and a post earlier last week from Chris Dee. Also, you submitted to me your parts creation tutorial. If someone would like to work (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Making Ldraw Parts —Manfed Moolhuysen
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| | | | | | In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw "thomas burger" <tburger666@aol.com> (...) [snip] (...) In lugnet.cad.dev, Tim Courtney replied: (...) [snip] There is something I've written in the past that maybe is worthwhile to include in the parts tutorial: In the (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: Making Ldraw Parts —Rui Manuel Silva Martins
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| | | | (...) This made me go look at the FAQ, and I found the following inconsistencies in the FAQ. in Topic "LINE TYPES" we have (the FAQ has): (...) which I think its wrong in the line starting with "5: Draw ...." and further ahead in the FAQ (section (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: Making Ldraw Parts —Chris Dee
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| | | | (...) only (...) Yes the correction is needed. The first two point define the line, the last two are the reference points. Chris (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: Making LDraw Parts —Jacob Sparre Andersen
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| | | | Chris and Rui: I have corrected the FAQ. Please check that I didn't add some new mistakes meanwhile. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (24 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: Making LDraw Parts —Rui Manuel Silva Martins
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| | | | | (...) I personally prefer "line defined by" instead of "line between" in that particular paragraph, but it's ok. If you changed anythink else in the FAQ, I haven't reread it to check. See ya. Rui Martins (24 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: Making LDraw Parts —Lars C. Hassing
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| | | | Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote... (...) Well, I think the FAQ is still wrong: (...) Draws a line between the first two points, if the projections of the LAST TWO points onto the screen are on the same side of an imaginary line THROUGH the projections (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: Making LDraw Parts —Jacob Sparre Andersen
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| | | | Lars: [ reminded me of an old correction to the LDraw FAW ] Thanks. I have (finally) changed it. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (24 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Making LDraw Parts —Lars C. Hassing
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| | | | Jacob, you forgot to correct item 5: (...) into 5: Draws a line between the first two points, if the last two points are on the same side of that line. Have a nice week-end ;-) /Lars (24 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Making LDraw Parts —Jacob Sparre Andersen
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| | | | Lars: (...) Done. (...) You too. Jacob (24 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | | | | | Re: Making LDraw Parts —John VanZwieten
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| | | | Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@cats.nbi.dk> wrote in message news:Pine.OSF.3.95.1....nbi.dk... (...) same side of the line defined by the last two points. (...) on the same side of that line. (...) Nice job, guys, on correcting this long-standing (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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