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Hi Those last days, i worked a lot on two dat parts : the wheel and the tyre of mindstorms set. I've post those unofficial parts on lugnet.cad.dat.parts. But i have several general questions : - how should i choose their Ldraw number ? - are my (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | On my "todo" list
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Hello, I have had numerous requests for what is on my "to do" list. If anyone has already started any of these, or have done them already, please let me know so that we both spend the effort. These parts can be seen at: (URL) a listing at the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Where did 3005.dat go?
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Hi, The PARTS/ directory which I use for testing on my Mac was about a year old. I got complete.exe yesterday and ran that, and I don't see some critical files like 3005.dat anymore. Basic bricks mostly. Did these move somewhere else? (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 32007b Tread
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(...) I think I disagree with the last statement. The rubber threads from Arctic and Mindstorms are conseptually very different from the plastic thread links. I think that the thread links are better left in the "Technic Link" category together with (...) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | L3PAO incompatibliity with Win2k? (was:Re: l3p hates me)
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Got on update on this situation. Seems that L3PAO is not compatible with Windows 2000 in some way(maybe just on my machine? i dunno). When I booted into Windows 98 on the same machine, and ran the shortcut to the same location, L3PAO worked. All (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 32007b Tread
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[x-post and FUT lugnet.cad.dev] (...) And in lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Marc Klein wrote: (...) I like Marc's idea better than putting the tread pieces in Tyre (and the hub would then go Wheel, I guess). Then again, I've never liked the way tyres are in (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | MacLDGLite 0.5 Available
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For the Mac owners here in cad.dev I'm making available the first, minimally useful macLDGLite, which is a port of Don Heyse' last week's source code (version 0.5.) It has some really ugly aspects, but it can open files and draw them in orthographic (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDS ver 0.27 - Great News!
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(URL) new version of LDraw Script Compiler has a couple of (IMHO) useful new features: * 3-D Points can be added, subtracted, and multiplied with each other. (At last, Steve!) Syntax: P1 [=] P2 [+ | - | *] P3 Examples: P1 = P2 + P3 is equal to: (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Dat web sites
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Ok, I'm working on drawing the big wheels, an Mindstorms tyre I'll see later if i'm able to draw the big shock absorber. -- Damien et Nathalie Duquennoy 26, rue du belvédère 69210 L'ARBRESLE dduquenn@club-internet.fr (URL) Wilson (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 8880 wheel & tire (no .DAT iet)
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I would like to apologyse, to everyone o tryed to download the *.png image files, because they couldn't get them. The problem was in the HTTP Server which was transfering these files (*.png) in text format, so every browser would show you a nice (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: stl2dat conversion tool beta2
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(...) You are welcome, but if you require anything else, just say so. Note: I found out that my CAD program, when saving an stl file, actually gives a warning (opens dialog box) if there are any open surfaces in the design, but lets you save anyway, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: stl2dat conversion tool beta2
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(...) Yes. Thanks a lot for your very clear explanations, and for the time you passed. Marc Klein A Mindstorms fan. (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Dat web sites
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(...) does not have the necessary wheels or the large shock absorbers. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Dat web sites
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Hello, I've read in LDLite documentation that there are some web sites to find some .dat files. Paul Gyugyi mentioned Wood4 and mudray. Could someone give me the address of those sites or of some others. I'm searching for the .dat file from 8422 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | .cad.dat ng's (was Re: Sorry !)
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[x-posted to lugnet.admin.general] (...) I wonder if it's time to think about a redesign of the .dat ng's. There's a significant amount of off-topic posting, and at least one group is going unused. To me, that indicates the newsgroup definitions are (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | anyone have a wig? (minifig male hairpiece)
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Does anyone have a "DAT" file for the male hairpiece (for the minifig) that they'd be willing to let me use? Please let me know. Thanks in advance, Franklin Franklin W. Cain | fwcain@yahoo.com | (URL) | (URL) OF MY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR UNSOLICITED (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: stl2dat conversion tool beta2
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(...) What I mean is : _ _ _______face a /b / /face / In that to apply a optional line you have: : (a) must be BIGGER tha (45) but : (b) must be LESSER than (90+45) Assumming both angles are positive, and that 45 is the reference angle we talk about (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: stl2dat conversion tool beta2
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 20:06:37 GMT, Rui Martins <Rui.Martins@link.pt> wrote: [SNIP] (...) What do you mean ? Isn't a = b ? \ b| \ | _ _ _______face a / / /face / (...) The merging is done only for strict coplanar and adjacent facets, and the removed (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldglite/Linux and sub-parts
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Don Heyse wrote... (...) "some of that l3lab source" is in the mail for you. I have sent you my spinning-cube-replac...draw-model OpenGL test program from last summer. I didn't (and still don't) know enough OpenGL to make it faster than L3Lab, so I (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: stl2dat conversion tool beta2
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(...) This should be one of your top priorities, since unwanted data only slows down the rendering programs. (...) Iep, but the valid values for the angle differ. (...) See my previous reply about merges ! (...) I don't think so ! Where have you (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: stl2dat conversion tool beta3
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(...) haven't eaten all weekend, cheesh, Boy was I ungry last Night. (...) OK. (...) Be carefull, with these merges, because every time you merge two polys, by a facet, you remove 1 or 2 points (tris or quads). And you can only due this if they are (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: stl2dat conversion tool beta2
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(...) Until here the ascii ART is correct, but from here on forward it's NOT, because the ascii art is representing a front view, and nothing tells you that poly [1 3 4 2] is coplanar with tri [3 6 4] In fact if you read the previous mails carefully (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: stl2dat conversion tool beta2
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(...) The normal is explicitely given in STL files. (...) Yes. I have planed to optimize this point. I think it is the same case for internal cylinders. The angle must be convex and not concav. However, it is not done yet. (...) I use case 1: _ _ (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New LDraw version ?
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(...) Read lugnet.cad.*. Lotsa messages in the last few days. But you probably know that by now. (...) Umm, Tim, you *might* want to re-iterate just what information is needed for a download page on ldraw.org. Specifically, the author needs to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MLCAD and LDRAW
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(...) Actually, if Nathaniel wants to share the part, and possibly get feedback, he should post if to (URL) If he wants it to be included in a future parts update, he should email it to partsref@worldnet.att.net. Steve (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Sorry !
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:Fptv7F.3s2@lugnet.com... (...) Todd, Could you add an error message to posts made to the .dat heirarchy which do not contain .dat content? Maybe then fill lugnet.cad.dev into the blank. Just (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New LDraw version ?
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(...) LDLite is available on ldraw.org at (URL) far as L3Lab, I haven't even heard of it! We are in desparate need of making resources available for download at ldraw.org - but we can't force program authors to make their own download pages. I will (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | stl2dat conversion tool beta3
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A new release of stl2dat is available here (URL) creates now correctly the type 2 lines. I removed the bug with "partial adjacent facets". (was a silly bug, triangles where merged too early) The part name, author name and angle limit can be given in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldglite/Linux and sub-parts
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(...) But when it comes to usefulness under Linux, you win! :-) Uhm, it just occured to me that I could try to run L3Lab under Wine. has anybody tried that yet? Fredrik (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New LDraw version ?
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(...) Heya ! Where can I download this L3Lab and LDLite ? Thanx ! Rene (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldglite/Linux and sub-parts
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(...) Just thought I'd let you know, this bug is fixed. I'm up to version 0.5 at the website. Lots of good new stuff. :) No Mac executable yet :( Real soon... Get yer LdGLite at (URL) and I'd love some of that l3lab source right about now. It's got (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: POV ray and Lego Animations
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(...) That's why many of us want Lutz to work with Lars and create the best POV converter ever! :) (...) You can get a shareware copy of Gif Construction Set on the web, whcih will do the trick. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | RE: POV ray and Lego Animations
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I used Platypus Animator (from (URL) to build an MPG file from a series of L3P-->POV files (see the results at (URL) I believe that Platypus can convert to an animated GIF also... Rich Thompson (URL) Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | POV ray and Lego Animations
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Hello. I use L2P, L3P and POV-ray to generate high quality images from my dat files. Thank's to Lutz Uhlmann and Lars C. Hassing for their tools, they're very useful. I've got several questions : - with L2P, how can i do if some of the ldraw parts i (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Suggestion for interprocess communication
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Larry Pieniazek skrev i meddelandet <38A60012.2FE46FAC@v...er.net>... (...) solution/suggestion? (...) A 'Windows Standard' doesn't exist - it's a moving target :-) (...) Notepad doesn't work as a drop target (or drag source), it's just a simple (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New LDraw version ?
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(...) Now those are true words! We have almost as many renderers as users! :-) No harm meant, though. Personally, I prefer LEdit to compose (sub) models, L3Lab to do explorative viewing and LDLITE to do final rendering of models. If there is ever a (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New LDraw version ?
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Rene Virsik: (...) I assume that you want to know if there will be released a new version of LDraw sometime. The answer to that question is (technically speaking) almost definitely "no". I think we should avoid using the name "LDraw II" until we can (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | New LDraw version ?
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Heya. Sorry if this was mentioned before but will it be not realized a new version of LDraw or LDraw II. ? Thanx. Rene (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Suggestion for interprocess communication
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(...) It's not Windows standard? I think it would be neat if I, for example, could use Notepad as a source and destination. (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: How is parts.lst created / solving VEC problem
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Steve, You've cleared up a lot for me, and hopefully for others, too. I guess THIS is the write-up :) James (...) outdated. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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