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I'm speaking of the little 1x1 gem found in many ninja sets, ocatgonal with a tiny cylinder at the base... i can't find it on any parts pages or updates and can't locate it in the partlist. J (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LCad Parts Update 2000-02 Now Available
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[FUT lugnet.cad] The LCad parts update 2000-02 is now available from ldraw.org. And it's a biggie. The update file alone is over 700K. There are more than 130 new parts in this one. Get it at (URL). Full details are available there. Steve Bliss (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev) !!
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| | Re: tubing [DAT]
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Larry Pieniazek writes: Ok, for anyone that wants to give this a whirl... I've attached a sample MPD. It has tubing the length I expect... 14 plates high. It renders fine in MLCad and in L3Lab (using the versions I posted (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | More tips for L3P (was: Re: LDraw.exe)
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(...) Try this: assume you have L3P.exe in the C:\Pov directory, the Ldraw programs in the C:\Ldraw directory, and the shortcut for L3P I've described previously. With Notepad you make a new file with the following content: @ECHO OFF SET (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: part skins (was Re: some thoughts on ldraw parts)
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(...) <snip> I feel this suggestion as worded combines two different, separable ideas, both of which merit discussion. One would be the introduction of subcategories for decorated versions of parts within the authoring tools. The other is a new, (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw.exe
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All right! I figured out how to use LDraw! As I was working on how to get L3P working as per Manfred Moolhuysen's instructions (Re: I can't run L3P), I realized that both L3P and LDraw are DOS programs. So I followed his directions for L3P and (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New program for Macs: BrickDraw3D
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(...) Although I'm not a Mac user, it's nice to see Ldraw alive and cicking in the "Enemy" camp ;-) I wish you a lot of response of- and coöperation with other Mac users. Keep up the good work. Greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: tubing
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(...) Thanks. I'll try to work up a simple one that exhibits the same problem, that particular DAT isn't for public consumption. (...) c ">/"++" c "s"" to yield ( :-) ) ++Lar (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | New program for Macs: BrickDraw3D
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Mac users wishing for LDRAW, your day is nearing! I've started to post daily builds of my program, BrickDraw3D. See (URL) short, the goals for this program are everything you've been dreaming of but couldn't get on a Mac. Well, at least as far as (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev) !
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| | Re: tubing
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Larry Pieniazek wrote... (...) I don't know of any problems (knock knock). If you would care to e-mail me your DAT (MPD) file, I will check it with L3Lab, L3P and POVRay. /Lars (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: tubing [DAT]
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(...) I think the "can't move in the long direction" problem would be solved if you put the modified command line in a separate dat file, then used that new file like a part. For example (and only slightly in a different direction, style-wise), you (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:f5n6tsct07b32dm...4ax.com... (...) Very handy.... I dunno if it works on Win2k or not though, I thought I tried installing it but could be wrong. If I did, it didn't run - but my memory is (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: LDraw.exe
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"Ryan J Farrington" <ryanjf2@juno.com> wrote in message news:20000928.094151...uno.com... (...) Check out Bram's tutorial at (URL) - that explains what ldraw.exe is all about. Basically though, LDLite, L3Lab, etc... do it better ;-) -- Tim Courtney (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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(...) LDList is Anders Isaakson's program to search the LDraw parts. It's very handy and lightweight. I don't have a link handy, but if you search (URL), you should dig one up. Steve (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: I can't run L3P
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(...) You must have a MS-DOS Command Prompt window open before you can issue the L3P command. Here is what I have done as a setup for L3P: Search for cmd.exe (probably in your Windows\System32 directory, it is the program that opens the Command (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw.exe
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Okay, I'v been a user of "LDraw" for several months now, and yet I haven't figured out how to run LDraw.exe. All I get is the DOS window saying, "your pop-up program is ready to run. When you have finished using it, press ctrl+c to close this window (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | I can't run L3P
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Hi, Lars, I recently downloaded L3P and went through the instructions, setting the paths for L3P and LDraw. But when I type in the command C:\> l3p car.dat it says, "This program cannot be run in DOS mode". Do you know what I can do to get it (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: *** LDView v0.9 Released ***
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(...) Well, it looks like you caught me on that one. I have not read the read-me file... :-) I will get to it right away. I didn't even think about using the right mouse button. Ooops! Thank you for reminding me to read it. Paul (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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(...) You're right, but we don't have to add keywords to *every* file. Just the ones that are hard to find. The hinge-rod-with-end-stud is definitely one of the part files that needs keywords added. Steve (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Does this part exist?
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(...) Heh. I had a lot of trouble finding this one too. "Lever Control" is not exactly an intuitive name for it. What's LDList? Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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