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I just got an email from an LDraw user talking about some advanced features for the DAT format. I referred him to Karim's Artemis study to think over, and that got me thinking. I just want to put this on the table. Here, quoted from the last page of (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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well I was a little bit to eager to post it, there still seem to be a few problems with the rotation matrix. I will post it again later when I hope all bugs will be removed. koen (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I was just wondering if, off hand, anyone knew of an a *.DXF to Quake *.MDL converter. I am creating an LDraw(~Lego) flight simulator, if anyone's interested, and it might be available in subsequant months. (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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According to FAQ question 26, LDraw searches for files in the following order: 1.The current catalog. 2.The P catalog. 3.The PARTS catalog. 4.The MODELS catalog. L3P/L3Lab search in the above order, with the addition: 5. The catalog of the model [1] (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello, I just finished a first implementation for creating flexable axes and i'm quickly posting it before i go home for the weekend. It's my second program ever and my first object oriented one (so don't expect too much :-) ). If someone wants to (...) (24 years ago, 4-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: posting woes (when posting large DAT files)
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Thanks, Todd. The real problem is that I was once again suffering from CRS. (Can't Remember..... "Stuff". ;-) Thanks, Franklin (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Try this: 1. Go to (URL) 2. Click the "New" icon to compose a new message. 3. Type in a subject, a description in the body, and click the "Browse" button next to the "Upload/Attach DAT File" text. Now click "Post". Does that work for you? (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) And when you use that "New Message" icon, you get the upload file option. The only groups you get that option are the sub-groups under .cad.dat (.parts, .models, etc), because they accept DAT content. (...) That's because .cad.dat is an (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I just saw that "New Message" icon in "cad.dat.PARTS" (although it still ain't there in ".cad.DAT"). I hadn't noticed it there before now. (I saw it in ".CAD", just not in ".cad.dat.PARTS"). :-P (...) [sigh] I think I'll go to bed, now... (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi, Todd, 1. My usual method of posting: Compose a message in YahooMail (to "lugnet.cad.dat.part...net.com"), and copy-and-paste the DAT file into the body of the message. However, when the DAT file is over 30k, the copy-and-paste usually (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 4150p103.dat - Tile 2 x 2 Round with SW PodRacer Vent pattern
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(...) What loops do you have to jump through to make it go? I see you're posting with Netscape 4.75 -- it shouldn't be a problem. Maybe there's something broken that I need to fix. Lemme know in more detail what happens! --Todd (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Here's where to get it: (URL) here's what's new: Version 1.2.7 ---...--- Fixed a bug in the routine to check for the validity of directories retrieved from the registry. Removed the final backslash from the output path (L3P didn't like it). Fixed a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Sounds like the only way out of your dilemma is for the programs to be smart enough to recognize that the current directory *is* the ldraw\parts\ directory, and proceed accordingly. Steve (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Awhile back there was a thread about seams, subparts, and relations between them with respect to L3P and L3Lab. After a great deal of confusion on my part about what was causing the problem, I had an e-mail conversation with Lars Hassing which (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Correct attribution? (was Re: Parts tracker needs more visibility
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(...) Yes. For starters, consider this. LDraw.org the organization belongs in with other organizations. LDraw the program ought to be parallel to MLCad and LEOCad and the other groups devoted to programs. ldraw/parts seems somehow wrong. Parts at (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Yet another L3PAO update
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(...) :-) Good idea (must be, you're not the first ;-) with .DATs for camera object types, please see "Re: Follow up to Camera Tricks" in lugnet.cad /Lars (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I was waiting for someone to push me to do that ;) Leave it to you to try and get me to be the best programmer I can be.. hehe (did you see my post about adding "camera" object types as .DATs and then having L3P use them for camera (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Well, seems like an easy task for a program too! Backwards compatibility is very nice (knock knock :-) /Lars (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Correct attribution? (was Re: Parts tracker needs more visibility
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(...) Start by reorganizing the lugnet.cad.* newsgroups. I realize that's not going to happen, but that would be the best place to start. (...) It is icky that stuff is duplicated, but it's not really clear where *parts* *development* stuff should (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Correct attribution? (was Re: Parts tracker needs more visibility
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(...) Ah yes. The URL got updated once, but not the name after it. (...) Hmm, I dunno, I just copied what was in the /cad/ldraw/parts/ section. Anyone out there in CAD-land have any suggestions on how to improve the lists here?-- (URL) here-- (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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