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(...) So that, when R2D2 pattern is finished, front view will be front view and not left view. -- Tore Eriksson Sweden ICQ: 76066510 LEGO: MOC++++ FS,SP,TO++ TC+ LS YB@m (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Umm, Jeremy. The holes are currently parallel (and centered on) the Z-axis. Rotating 90-degrees around Y would put the holes parallel to the X-axis. Steve (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Rotated? As in on the y-axis? That's pretty much what I was arguing against. Why should it be rotated? Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) This is not the boombox. I know this piece was used in set #6393 Big-Rig Truck Stop (from 1987) as the gas pump displays. --Ryan ---...--- -- E-mail: Ryanjf2@juno.com -- Amateur Radio call sign: KB1FOB ---...--- (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Lars, I currently have LEdit and MLCad on my computer, but I was thinking of downloading another program, maybe L3P or L3Lab. However, I am not sure what the difference is between these two. Could you give me the features/pros/cons on them? Thanks, (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hmm. I may be confused. The DACTA gears (see (URL)) may all be DUPLO scale. (...) About the same time as the rest of us. Once we get one standard figured out, some other issue arises. Steve (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Alrighty. And truly decorative parts can still be labeled as decorative. But I'm not retro-labeling *anything*. So, should 32166.dat, Technic Connector Block 3 x 6 x 1 & 2/3 Gearbox, be renamed to Technic Gearbox 3 x 6 x 1 & 2/3 Gearbox (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ditto. I suggest it should be rotated 90 degrees before officializatoin. (btw, I made a little mockup of R2's body with orna... sorry, pattern) -- Tore Eriksson Sweden ICQ: 76066510 LEGO: MOC++++ FS,SP,TO++ TC+ LS YB@m (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think I've done all except for the largest. (...) DSCTS gears? Are they the same as Classic European Pre-Technic gears? (URL) is there yet another kind? The euro gears are not at all compatible with Samsonite gears. Where can a picture of (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes: [snip] (...) O.K. Ornamented it will be then. By the way, Steve, Did you already notice that I've started to send "suggested update revisions" to your adress "partsref@worldnet.att.net" ? (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Right. As I understand, this brick appeared with several different colors of printing, but always on the same color brick. This approach (hard-coding the brick color, but allowing the pattern color to 'float') has been done in a few other (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The single greatest contribution (IMO) that the Artemis Project has to offer is the concept of Stages, its OO approach to model and submodel storage. Essentially, a model can be associated with a Stage or a set of attributes -- origin offset, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) This is by design then? (...) No preference here; I just think that (for consistency) the origin should be between two studs (if possible), and visible when the model is viewed from the front or back or the sides (if possible). This one is (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I considered posting the L3P -check output as a link on the voting page. (...) How about a parrot w/o decorative printing? ;) (...) It would be very nice if L3Lab had a menu command for L3P-check'ing the current file. A little dialog to set (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Note to everyone (repeating myself from just a few minutes ago): the one thing that practically *can't* be changed after a part is released is the orientation and positioning! So it may seem picayune to argue about these things, but it is very (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Oh, right. Good point. (...) Right. The parts in question *are* useful, and do have some mirrors and beads on them (so to speak). (...) I feel just the opposite. "Decorated" is a common description for parts with printed patterns on them. I've (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Dear Y'all: I've changed ISPs, and so the address for parts-submission has changed as well. From now on, please direct all parts submissions to: partsref@home.com That's not too hard, is it? I will continue to check the old partsref@worldnet.att.net (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve Bliss wrote... (...) Yes, 226 files! Thank you for your effort. (...) Well, I did - or rather L3P went nuts spitting out 1500+ lines! It seems that 63 files slipped through the Quality Control: 980 bow-ties ("Bad vertex sequence") 487 (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Michael Lachmann" <michael.lachmann@maxmobil.at> wrote in message news:FzonKr.6I6@lugnet.com... (...) use (...) lugnet.news.group@lugnet.com is the email address format each respective group. So to post here, send mail to lugnet.cad.dev@lugnet.com (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I had similar problems a while ago, after several retries sometimes I got a response. Since the last 2 months there is no problem anymore. I can reach ldraw.org at any time. That sounds like a routing problem. Is the address of ldraw.org stable or (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Yeah! Reply to your own mail... Perhaps a handy link for people (2 URLs) for that matter... Hope this helps. Greetingz... Sjaacko (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi all, In the thread of the new voting, there are some postings of people who cannot seem to find www.ldraw.org. I have this problem all the time. In my situation it helps to do the things I suggested in my reply to Franklin W. Cain who asked: (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) <snipple> (...) You forgot my favorite advice about voting: "Vote early, and vote often!" ;-)[0] -Tom McD. [0] Credit given to whomever thought that up (whose name I don't know) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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First off, lemme say wow, what a big set. I couldn't finish it in one sitting. Thanks, Steve and everyone else! :-, Secondly, I'm serious when I vote "no" due to rotation centers. If anyone disagrees with me here, let's get a discussion going (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I've used the word "Decorative" in the description of part #2871 (Electric Train Motor 9V Decorative Side). I feel that "Ornamented" describes more like something has a few "mirrors and beads" attached to it, and that "Decorative" describes (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thanks. (...) - ^^^...^^^ (...) *Each* of these failed for me also. :-( (I tried all six options above.) Help! Thanks, Franklin (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Wow! Thanks! Jon. "Steve Bliss" <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:k0f2qs8murc8mdv...4ax.com... (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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(...) OK. Steve (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) OK. Steve (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Nah, if it was a simple fix of the existing part, it wouldn't require voting. Look at the "fixes.txt" file for other changes that will be coming in 2000-02. (URL) Steve (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Use color-code 383. Steve (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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A traceroute is a command to find out what "route" a website takes over the Internet from the server to your machine and vice versa. When I am in the Netherlands at work, this is a part of my traceroute for ldraw.org looks like: ---...--- 7 400 ms (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I have one comment on the part "2079.dat - Technic Liftarm 1 x 9 Offset Cross". (URL) part is basically a "liftarm" type of element, and those usually have a cross axle hole in the origin. Take a look at 32140, for example, the 2x4 L-shaped liftarm. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, that was why I was unsure muself about the use of "Decorated". It would be confusing. (...) That sounds like a good idea to me! This will separate the Slizer-originated elements from the earlier gear boxes, which are purely functional and (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Travis Cobbs" <tcobbs@san.REMOVE.rr.com> wrote in message news:FzMEAv.HM6@lugnet.com... (...) post (...) This is it thanks! Now how do I get it to be chrome in pov ray? -Jon (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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This part was posted to lugnet.cad.dat.parts awhile back. The orignal post was: (URL) are references in that post to someone else having posted another version; I haven't seen that version. --Travis Cobbs (tcobbs@san.REMOVE.rr.com) (Remove .REMOVE (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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What is the name or number of the chrome light things like in this set: (URL) Has this part been done? I'm desperate to find this. Thanks a lot, Jon (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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(...) I think when people see the word "decorated", they'd confuse it with patterned elements. Maybe "Ornamented" is a good term for parts like these, parts with extra decorative details? Tore used this term to describe the arch piece he made, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) OK, thanks for letting us know. Seriously, thanks for pointing that out. This is an error in my procedure for generating the voting page. 2562.dat was previously used as the palm tree trunk, it's currently a "moved to" stub file. 2562.dat is (...) (24 years ago, 20-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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