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(...) For the CATEGORY, I recommentd either "Boat" or "Minifig Accessory". Depending on which CATEGORY you use, that will determine the first word of the DESCRIPTION. For KEYWORDS, I recommend the following: cannon, cannons, cannonade, "black (...) (24 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Part description help request
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Hello everyone, I am just about finished with two new parts. The "Pirate" cannon (then non shooting one) and it's base piece. I would like some suggestions on a good part description, keywords and a category. They are available for viewing at my "in (...) (24 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Fiber Optics module
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Has anyone else noticed that the axle hole on this .dat file is 2 ldu higher than it should be? It would be great if someone else with this part could confirm this. -John Van (24 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDLite status (was Re: LDLite center offset problem?)
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Steve Bliss skrev i meddelandet <5e0g2tsbp71mhhjc9d6...ax.com>... (...) I have used the source (Pascal port of early version) in my LDList program, and LDLite is the default viewer for .dat-files on my computer. (...) Just scaling up/down is not (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | License - again
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Last time we talked about a license for the parts library we couldn't reach an agreement, so here I am again trying to wrap this up. I know this is a boring subject but let's try to reach an agreement. I don't think we need to write a long license, (...) (24 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: numbers for "Castle" minifig torso patterns?...
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(...) I'm still not sure about using 'S' for this, because S01 is commonly used for parts/s/ files. But I definitely agree with the idea. (...) Erk. Doesn't LEdit cut off file-references that a too long? (...) Authors have got to be careful to (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDLite status (was Re: LDLite center offset problem?)
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(...) I use LDLite (mostly) in conjuction with LDAO (to generate the VEC images, and the HTML instruction images) and to generate the images for Partsref. Some things I'd like to see: 1. LDLite 2.0 doesn't crop saved images to the edges of the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Wizard Beard part
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Anybody working on this part, or have it done?... Thanks, James Wilson (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: LDLite status (was Re: LDLite center offset problem?)
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(...) As I have pointed out before, this is my most wanted feature upgrade of LDLITE nowadays. It looks a bit odd to see rendered images where the type 2 lines are 3 pixels wide, while the type 5 lines are plain one pixel wide. The other things you (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | description error in 2434.dat
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it should read studs on sides not stud on sides (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | does anyone have a way to do rubber bands and belts?
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Does anyone know how I can do rubber bands and belts in ldraw? (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | wire subpart?
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Does anyone have the wire subpart that was mentioned a while ago? Can someone please post it? (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDLite status (was Re: LDLite center offset problem?)
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Well, with the stock market tanking and the prospects of a manditory pre-IPO crunch-time fading, I may have spare cycles to do something over Christmas. Please let me know who uses LDLite and how it is used. With all the other spin-around-and-view (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDLite center offset problem?
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Is Paul Gyugyi not updating the program anymore? If not, is the version 2 source available somewhere? I've got Visual Studio -- could give it a shot/hack. James Wilson (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: numbers for "Castle" minifig torso patterns?...
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(...) I see three reasons why this argument may be flawed, but I think we are confusing the meaning of subpart. 1) The Pxx number are all two digits, so 973p4.dat should never exist. 2) The same pattern on a part varient would be demand a suffix for (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: numbers for "Castle" minifig torso patterns?...
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(...) I remember it being discussed, but I don't recall any agreement. The flaw I saw with this proposal is, is the file "973p4a.dat" an independent part all its own, or is it merely the first _sub_part of "973p4.dat"? The more I've been thinking (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: numbers for "Castle" minifig torso patterns?...
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(...) Based on recent discussions here, I think we have agreed to allow alpha characters after the "p", to prevent pxx number expanfding to three digits (not a problem for 973pxx, but potentially for 3626bpxx and similar). That means that we can (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | numbers for "Castle" minifig torso patterns?...
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Chris, In a message you sent to me some time ago, you had mentioned that the "range" of "p40" to "p50" was set aside for the patterns from "Castle". However, I just noticed that we've used all but one of these pattern numbers for the minifig torsos. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | error in 973p34.dat ???
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I think there might be a (minor) error in 973p34.dat. I noticed in my "sort by number" parts list that 973p34 was titled "Minifg Torso with Open Jacket over Striped Vest". ("Minifg" should be "Minifig".) I wasn't certain if this is unique to my PC. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Monorail parts
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Hi, where can I find monorail parts like monorail wheels, etc. ? Thanx. Norbi (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: bend thingie creator.
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(...) Sorry, I explained myself poorly, I divide the curve in segments with only 2 points each. Bezier and Hermite curves are very similar, but I don't use Bezier curves because the control points are not very user-friendly, I'd rather have tangents (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDLite center offset problem?
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(...) It was probably Jeremy Sproat who did this interface, if my memory serves. He is apparently not active on LUGNET now. I don't have an environment for compiling programs under Windows myself, so I cannot make the needed changes to the source (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDLite center offset problem?
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(...) Yep... I pointed this out to Gyug, and he said that the interface for the view options was actually provided by a 3rd party. He said that he would relay the info to said person and hopefully the problem would be fixed in the next version.. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDLite center offset problem?
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"James Wilson" <wilson.j.s@usa.net> wrote in message news:G4otrM.E8n@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) latest one (...) the (...) (numlock on (...) one (...) want, then (...) Using LDLite with LDAO also allows negative offsets. -John Van (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDLite center offset problem?
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Anyone else have this problem? I can't type in negative numbers into the center-offset boxes (X and Y offset) in LDLite (2.0b, I think -- the latest one on Paul Gyugyi's web site). It also doesn't work in 1.6. I tried on the upper row of keys on the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDLite center offset problem?
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Anyone else have this problem? I can't type in negative numbers into the center-offset boxes (X and Y offset) in LDLite (2.0b, I think -- the latest one on Paul Gyugyi's web site). It also doesn't work in 1.6. I tried on the upper row of keys on the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: *** The best LEGO CAD software ? ***
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I can't wait to get your optimization! The latest version of MLCAD is much faster than the previous one (since it tries not to redraw the entire model), but this sounds fantastic! Michael Lachmann <m.lachmann@xpoint.at> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: bend thingie creator.
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(...) Doesn't this complicate things a lot? It is possible easily draw a hundred beziercurves that make up 1 curve, but how do you make 1 equation that passes through a hundred points? (...) mean (...) segment (...) it (...) with (...) segment in (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: bend thingie creator.
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(...) I've thought about using bezier curves but I decided to choose another type of curve because it doesn't allow you to make the curve pass by a specific point (except the first and last points). (...) I'm using a different solution: I start with (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: bend thingie creator.
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(...) I'm using a simplified form of bezier curves, like you see in most drawing software like coreldraw etc.. this is also x = f(t), y = g(t) and z = h(t) with f, g and h being a*t^3 + b*t^2 +c*t + d . a, b , c and d can than simply be calculated (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Dull metal color?
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(...) Yes indeed! Would I simply change the reflectivity of the color? That seems pretty easy; I'll try it when I get home. Thanks! Dave! (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Dull metal color?
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(...) If I recall correctly, the FAQ says to use the same color code (#383). If ray-tracing (using POV-RAY), you can distinguish be encoding a variant of the translated color -- I'm assuming you'll be using L3P -- to have a non-reflective version of (...) (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Dull metal color?
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Is there an LDraw color code for silvery metal other than bright chrome? I'm thinking something more along the lines of dull silver-grey, like the wheels on some Technic sets. Any guesses? Dave! (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: bend thingie creator.
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(...) It's very cool indeed, I've been trying to do something like this for LeoCAD but I'm using Hermite curves and the user is able to move the control points and direction vectors interactively. Everything works reasonably well but I'm having (...) (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | RE: Light.dat Author?
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(...) IIRC, LIGHT.DAT was a collaborative effort between Lutz and James before Lars released L3P. Since few people other than James modeled parts before he passed away, my guess is that James wrote the actual code for the file (all 3 lines :) --Bram (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Light.dat Author?
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I feel really silly, but do any of you old-timers remember who wrote LIGHT.DAT? I don't have a clear recollection. I'm pretty sure it was either James, Lutz, or Lars. Anyone? Anyone? Steve (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: File Naming Protocol for Patterned Parts
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(...) We're working on more FAQ material. (...) If anyone wants Franklin's help (he's enthusiastic and prolific! :), be sure to drop him a line. Steve (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: File Naming Protocol for Patterned Parts
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(...) I started thinking about the potential conflict while I was composing the list. But I'd rather use (a, b, c, ...) suffixes (suffices? suffii?) for usage #1, to keep those ID numbers as short as possible--we're already seeing the effect of a (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: *** The best LEGO CAD software ? ***
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WOW ! If ML-CAD will be faster that will be really breakthrough ! ;) It will be SUPER ! Rene (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: bend thingie creator.
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I'm very happy to get such a good reaction. Edgelines are coming later on because this requires some big changes, now i draw the axle and place cilinders over it, so edgelines would be crossing, this isn't good so I will have to change this method. (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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