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(...) Which pics? The ones in the ldraw\vec directory? Or part-images in general? Png is a good format, but still not very widespread. LDAO reads bmp 10x faster than anything else, and doesn't recognize png. I usually do gif for web stuff, and (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part number confirmation
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(...) I searched .cad.dat.parts for 30248. Jaco posted a partial file about 4 weeks ago. See (URL) Steve (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi there I have here on my desk a part from the "rapid rider" of the rock raider series (can't remember the set number) it is also used as landing gear in various small helicopters, and have the shape of an "H" only with double connecting "bars". It (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I have been working on the large pneumatics cylinder, but it has been boring me for a while, and I don't need it right now, so I'll put it on the shelf for a while. If anyone wants to continue, I'll gladly hand over the little I have on it. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts Cataloging Program
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes: <SNIP> (...) I've been meaning to ask about image file formats for a while now. What are the preferred file formats for these pics? Right now I have ldglite dumping png files since they're true color, fairly (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts Cataloging Program
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(...) I got around this problem by converting all the images from ldraw\vec to gifs in ldraw\lcat\images. Steve (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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[moved to lugnet.cad.dev] (...) use, I think. When I tried to run lcat, the continual re-launching of LDLite hosed my system. I'm running Win98.2, with a 1600x1200 display. I got through 977 parts beore total lockup, but my free system/user (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: META commands ??? (was "Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword")
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes: <SNIP> (...) <SNIP> (...) MLCad documentation about meta-commands is available in the MLCad help files, included in the program package itself. Michael (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: More MPD
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I think this goes back to the discussion (from last week, I think) about the MPD format, and if it does everything needed, and if there should be changes to it, or a new file format. To handle nested files, and sub-mpd files, I'd go for a new (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: META commands ??? (was "Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword")
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(...) CMDLINE is intended to document 'suggested' viewing defaults for a file. So if you make a model that should be viewed from the bottom, at 50% scale, with blue as the main color, you could add those settings to a CMDLINE statement. Right now, (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: More MPD [DAT]
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Lars: (...) Public. - Mostly due to the need to be able to create a set of LDraw readable files. (...) Since the construction of the MPD files is based on a collection of DAT files, there can only be one "roof.dat" file, ... unless you keep the DAT (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I saw some dat produced with a AC3D converter, but they only containded triangles. My program stl2dat converts triangle to dat files with triangles, quadrangles, edges and primitives. My question is: are persons interested if my converter STL2DAT (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | META commands ??? (was "Re: new part - 71014 Castle Greatsword")
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(notice "follow-up")... (...) Well, I wasn't actually trying to _force_ anyone who wants to use this to use color code # 383 (and only that one), I was just assuming that someone who may be somewhat forgetful (like, for instance, _ME_) :-P might (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) This seems similar to the recursive MPD problem. At least with the lich.dat example the files weren't really recursive. It was just a matter of the ring2.dat file in the local MPD scope supplanting the ring2.dat from the global (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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1. Are the files in an MPD public or private? Consider this example with three files: town.dat 1 16 -40 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 house1.mpd 1 16 40 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 house2.mpd house1.mpd 0 FILE house1.dat 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3003.DAT 1 4 0 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw extended colors
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(...) During implementation of Gyugyi's Direct Colors, I browsed his LDLite code: | if ((c >= 0x4000000) && (c <= 0x7ffffff)) | { | /Numbers of 0x4000000 to 0x7ffffff are hard coded color values. | zcp->r = 16 * ((c & 0x00000f00) >> 8); | zcp->g = (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Greetings I just added a new Feature Article to ldraw.org. Here Jonathan Knudsen, author of The Unofficial Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS Robots, explains his techniques for designing building instructions using LDraw, MLCad, L3P, and POV-Ray. Check it (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hitching
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I must say, TLC has surprised and impressed me with its creativity when it comes to different uses of a part I thought was single-purpose. /Tore (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hitching
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(...) Not to mention <set:6033>. This is pretty different from the other uses mentioned - and still, not a horse hitching. -Shiri (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New use for part #2397 Horse Hitching
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(...) #2397 "Horse Hitching" has been used for (...) Also see (URL) for another model using the horse hitching differently. (...) its main purpose? (...) I don't think there is a *good* name or place for this unusual part, or its counterpart. It (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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