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Steve, in lugnet.cad.dev, you wrote: [snip] (...) [snip] I'm one of the unlucky victims who's parts didn't make it into this vote. Although I'm not happy with it, I respect your motivations. I'm sure putting up this voting round was complicated (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) Maybe he meant something like: (URL) or (URL) And as you can see, not more polygons, but actually less. as a rule of tumb, "less points implies less polys". NOTE: both examples could be even more simplified (less points) if we removed the disc (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) complete half disc: It would obviously be better to use a half disc in the first place. What John meant above was, if I understood him correctly, a disc with a diameter larger than the quad's height. That way, the problem is non-trivial, and (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Help for povray needed!
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You probably want something like : povengine /RENDER <filename> /NR /EXIT Here is a copy of the docs from POV3.1 concerning this: Special Command-Line Options POV-Ray for Windows supports several special command-line options not recognized by other (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) This depends only on the actual part, the point of view and in which order the overlapping polys are given (also depends on view). (...) Not exactly, see what I mean in the following example image: (URL) points are marked in RED 1 - Quad and a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Some more comments on parts ! Maybe I will repeat some other notes, I don't know, I haven't checked all the other mails to compare, so here goes nothing. - [2466p07.dat] This part as 2 bowtie quads in the front panel See the following image: (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Help for povray needed!
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Hy, I'm currently writing an enhanced export function for MLCad and had the idea to include povray into the export process. My question: is there any way to start povray (for Windows 3.1) from the command-line to just generate a picture for an (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 2000-01 Voting Closing Soon
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The votes have been trickling in. If you want to make your opinion known, please vote soon! I will probably be taking the vote-page down tomorrow night. That's Tuesday, April 18th. If you have fixes for any of your parts that you want included in (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Performance Improvement
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(...) Usually software Renderers internally use only triangles, because it simplifies the rendering algorythm, but in an hardware renderer, you can't be sure, it depends much on the hardware architecture. There a few hardware renderers which also (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Sorry, that's my fault -- I had started out adding the 'Official...' comment to some files, but then I figured I should probably wait until *after* the voting to add/change the tag. But 3461.dat is an old part, that accidently got overwritten (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Creating vector graphic files
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GREAT! I look forward to try it! Please let me know when you've finished? Greetingz... Sjaacko Guido Heunen <heunen@crys.chem.uva.nl> wrote in message news:Ft0q4s.5Mq@lugnet.com... (...) time. (...) that (...) from (...) in (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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Dear Authors, Some comments on the parts: ---...--- 2717.dat Technic Seat 1. The vertical stud on the back raises backward beyond the plane of the box. Left or right view can clearly reveal it. 2. Holes are missing from bottom of the seat. My part (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: CAD newbie suggestions?
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(...) There is an "LDRaw for the Macintosh Campaign" website. (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Help! Many part numbers missing
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Anybody has any fills? (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts voting - 2717
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(...) Thanks! (...) I think I corrected this issue. Maybe I never sent the updated file to Steve...? /Tore (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Problem with BFC
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Hi Damien, I've downloaded your part and had a look at it using MLCad. When you look more exactly at the part e.g. zoom in to see details, you will see that not only that sub-parts are drawn wrong where the background is white and so we can see them (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Depends on the program. LDraw renders triangles by duplicating the final point, and rendering it as a quad. LDLite (I believe) splits quads into triangles. Steve (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Some Words To BFC
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Steve Bliss wrote (...) It's quite long to correct done parts, but it's easy to make them BFC compliant when creating them. I work with l3lab, with test6 option always on. Try it, it's easy. Damien. (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi Well, i think it's also possible to substitue some quads to the triangles. But i've made some tests with l3lab and there is no differences on rendering time between the triangle version and quad version of my disc. Does someone know how quads are (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Parts voting comments
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Hi everyone Here are some comments on the parts i have look at. x552 - 32199 On the new primitive axlehole8.dat 4 optional lines are missing. But they are already missing on axle.dat, axlehole3.dat primitives. And they are ok on Axle 2 notched. (Hey (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Problem with BFC [DAT]
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Hi everyone, I'm working correct a part i made before to make it BFC compatible. But i have a problem. The part is the Motorcycle tyre 81.6x15, also available in the Mindstorms set. To do this part, i've made a subfile, wich i reuse 48 times to get (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) I think there are a few mistakes in that file. I posted a corrected version which looks good on my system. (...) Yeah, that's a good point. You'll do whatever you want on the issue of splitting the central part of the hose or not, I don't care (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Comments on parts up for vote- Pt 2
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(...) Oops, I ment to enquire how to do them, but forgot:) As my system is in a total mess at the time, I'm not able to make the corrections, if anyone else want to, it's fine by me, otherwise it'll have to wait until I get something running here. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Creating vector graphic files
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Hi Jaco, I am currently working on a .dat to .ps converter. But it will take some time. Greetings Guido (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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I posted an updated TFA11 to (URL). Geez, I wish I could follow hyperlinks within my newsreader. There are some mistakes in the part, but the posting was mostly to look at how the main file was constructed, not the subfile details. (...) OK, I made (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Comments on parts up for vote- Pt 1
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Chris Dee <chris_w_dee@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Fsx353.67B@lugnet.com... (...) This same criticism applies to: 4478p01.dat - Baseplate 32 x 32 With Driveway and Grey Pattern -John Van (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Creating vector graphic files
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Sure, I know. But that is what I use now. What I would like is a tool that can directly export Illustrator format or postscript, for that matter, from LDraw in 3D! Thus my story on MLCad (I hope ML reads this) that is allready printing in vector or (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) There is already a .DAT to .DXF converter available for download on the net. (URL) not sure if this is what you're looking for or not, but I hope it helps. -Duane (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi all! I posted this question on the 10th of December 1999 and had no reaction since, but I cannot imagine no one is interested in this... so here I go again, because I think this is one thing we must study! I would do it myself, but since I am no (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: 30377.dat Battle Droid Arm
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(...) My mistake. Try minifig droid astromech. (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) It would probably be good enough to keep the "tip" in one, non-bendable part. Sure, I can think of situations where one would put only the outer part of the tip into something, causing the other part to bend. But that would probably be quite (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm not positive, but I think the R2-D2 may be part of a larger class of Astromech droids. (Not all R2 units have hemispherical heads like R2-D2.) C-3PO (and TC-14) are Protocol Droids, IIRC. [crossposted to .starwars for verification :-] (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01
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(...) here's one solution: linetype 6 can be used multiple times in a row, with the x, y, and z set to where the curve must pass through, and the orientation to what the tube must look like in that position. hey, it *MIGHT* work. another, MUCH (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Voting Open for LCAD Parts Update 2000-01 [DAT]
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(...) I could redo the part, slicing it into sections that are 4LDU long. To properly package, this, each distinct/unique section should be made into a subpart file, and the main part files would be a list of these subparts. Taking this approach, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) No hassle felt on my end--I feel stupid that I went to all the work of figuring out the angles, and then didn't document them. (...) Good point. We should definitely try harder to document part-usage. (...) Now that you mention the complete (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Rui Martins <Rui.Martins@link.pt> wrote in message news:Pine.GSU.4.10.1...0@is-sv... (...) solution, (...) which (...) their (...) No argument here. (...) are (...) But the amount of superpositioning is generally small compared to the overall size (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Comments on parts up for vote- Pt 1
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(...) on (...) In fact is is worse than just singular matrices - there is an error in these lines which means the intersects between the bars are not be drawn as lines. Fixed and sent to Steve. Chris (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) You are welcome, no need to thank me for it, we do this for the fun of it! (...) Well, I have used my program to find it, but the actual image is from ldglite or l3glite, I'm NOT sure which. I used this image, because you can clearlly (maybe (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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First I would like to point out, that some of the renderings I supplied specifically represent quads in GREY and tris in WHITE, and some have all the polys edge lines (the intrinsic edges) drawn, to be able to see the tesselation applyed. (...) Yes, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Rui Martins <Rui.Martins@link.pt> wrote in message news:Pine.GSU.4.10.1...0@is-sv... (...) Sorry, but I am unable to find the location where you pointed the missing quads. If the arrow intends to point to the conic surface between the handle and (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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