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Here's how I got started: Using the *text* editor of your choice (I use Notepad), open up the DAT file of the corresponding blank/un-patterned part (973.dat forthe minifig torso; 3626b.dat for the minifig head; (etc.)). Look at the code inside this (...) (24 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Recently I bought #7134 A-Wing Fighter and succumbed to the urge to build it in MLCad. When I got to doing the pilot, however, I found once again that I had to substitute the patterned head, torso, and helmet for other patterned parts because not (...) (24 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thanks, I'm glad you found the model interesting! It has to be my most unplayable model ever, though. The front wheel doesn't even turn! I have to agree with you that tuk-tuk rides are pretty unforgettable. I mostly ended up using the river (...) (24 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I was planning to hold the submission until the parts library terms of use license was finished. (...) Yeah, I can do that! Fredrik (24 years ago, 25-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, for shure. The hand work is generally adding keywords, sometime I do only portion of the part and I add other primitives (like the spheric primitive in Technic Liftarm 1 x 7 with 2 ball joints - 32173.dat) Sometimes, I only modelise a (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Rubber Black (was: New Part - 30187 Minifig Motorcycle with 3 Wheels Body)
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Paul Easter wrote... (...) Yes, just look at LDView... ((URL) One problem with 256 is that MLCad does not have it available. It only (...) You apparently cannot select colors 256-511 using the mouse. You'll have to type in the number. The number is (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Salut Marc, et merci pour ta reponse. I visited your website and read your tips about using SolidWorks. I undestand what you mean now for the primitive detection, making the objects in CAD using polygons instead of circles. That makes things a (...) (24 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Rubber Black (was: New Part - 30187 Minifig Motorcycle with 3 Wheels Body)
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(...) Is this something that will only show when rendering? OR do you think that the LCad software will eventually get that detailed? (...) I'm not sure if it is overkill. There are so many colors that are undefined(as far as I know). Is there a way (...) (24 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldraw.organization (was: License revision 1)
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Leonardo Zide <leonardo@centroin.com.br> wrote in message news:3A43B5EF.1D8B7F....com.br... (...) Great! (...) Sounds good. (...) Ok. Whatever works best. I'll be talking to people within the next few weeks about LCAD stuff, exchanging information (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I've already started writing the program, so far it only downloads the list of files and checks for the missing ones. If I have enough time, I might have something working tomorrow or maybe next week. I wasn't going to give the user a list of (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hello everybody (...) My stl2dat converter handles the edgelines and conditional edgelines. The conditional edgelines are created between two facets when the angle between these two facets is below a given value. This value can be set. If the angle (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes that's it. You must check the tesalation of circular portions of a part to make the detection of primitive work, the facetisation of cylindric portion of the part must fit exactly the facetisation of circular primitives that is 16 edges (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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On Wed, 20 Dec 2000 21:59:51 GMT, Steve Bliss <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote: And Marc Klein has created an STL2DAT (...) The STL format is used for the stereolithography fast prototyping machines. It choose this format because it can be produced by (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi everybody I was off yesterday, so I only see this intersting thread today. I made my stl2dat conversion program for this purpose. The STL format is used for the stereolithography fast prototyping machines. It choose this format because it (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Leonardo Zide <leonardo@centroin.com.br> wrote in message news:3A3F58E5.CD9F8B....com.br... (...) Cool. Would the download program provide information about the updates so people can download only what they want instead of the latest version? Why (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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I'd LOVE to have a DAT file for this part too... Anyone? -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Franklin W. Cain" <fwcain@yahoo.com> (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Help! I need to borrow the Castle Maiden Hat from some kind-hearted soul out there. I need to encode a LegoCAD data file for this piece as part of a special, secret project of mine. Thanks in advance, and Happy Holidays! Franklin Franklin Cain (and (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.people, lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Help! I need a DAT file for the Castle Maiden Hat (the conical cap that looks like a dunce cap). If you've got a DAT file for this piece, *PLEASE* send me a copy of the DAT file. (I need this for a special, secret project.) If no one has already (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) and give it a spin. Hopefully this means the end of facetted space helmets! :] Thanx! KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I remember hearing about that. But it's not a big deal, as what I mean is that I can model the shapes to be accurate, in terms of having the proper curves, blends, etc on some of the more complicated parts. I can make it all fit to whatever (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hey, this could work! I can spit .STLs outta Pro/E no-problemo. I do it all the time at work. For Steve, I believe the "STL" stands for "stereolithography". We generate these files at work and feed them into a stereolithography machine. It (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: help!! what color code is "burgundy"?
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(...) OK, I've checked these colors using MLCAD and L3Lab, and I believe that color code "261" is the best choice. I'll be sending the revised DAT file in just a second. Thanks, again. :-) Franklin (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: re-name "patterned" parts?...
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(...) Good point. I've only dealt with one part, so far, that this became an issue with: the (Minifig) Witch's Cauldron. But that one measured at "1/2" (inn between the plates for "1/3" and "2/3"), so I just used decimals (i.e., ".5"). If it had (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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What a flashback! I will never forget those autorickshaw rides I had in India back in '87. They were smaller there but yet... Thank you Fredrik! /Tore (...) -- Tore Eriksson Sweden ICQ: 76066510 LEGO: MOC++++ FS,SP,TO++ TC+ LS YB@m (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi, Fredrik, Did you ever submit this part to Steve for inclusion into the next parts update? Would you mind registering this part with Tore (so it will be listed in his parts tracker)? Thanks, Franklin (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) No big deal. Just make a few parts, OK? (...) Ouch. Never mind about the parts, you do what you need to do. steve (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I've made a simple version of the wheel. It's in a Willys Jeep model posted on lugnet.cad.dat.models, but without the search function, it's pretty hard to find. In the mean time, you can grab it from the DAT file included in this URL: (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi Guys! I believe the wheel you are talking about has been done by Fredrik Glöckner. I have it on my system as "spoked.dat" titled "Wheel Spoked Small". We have a few more newer primitives now that might make for a better rendered version. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Time. Lots and lots of time. Time waiting for recruiters to call/write me back to let me know of the status of that "possible position" with whatever company. Time waiting for some HR person to call/write me back to let me know when (*IF*) I (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) (For future use, any request for help regarding DAT files, regardless of theme, should go to ".cad", 'cuz that's where all the CAD authors hang out. ;-) Hmmmm.... I just checked PARTS.LST; no dice. Nothing at Tore's parts tracker, either. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The latest version of L3P does support POV commands that can replace the .DAT commands to give nice smooth curved surfaces while ray-tracing. Look here for examples: (URL) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'd especially like to hear from Franklin "Mr. Prolific" Cain. Are you using some tool unknown to the rest of us, Franklin? (...) There's LDraw Add-On, which includes a text editor with some LDraw-related editing tools. And LDScript (with (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Kyle D. Jackson" <flightdeck@sympatic...mblock.ca> wrote in message news:G5vw45.84H@lugnet.com... (...) are (...) viewers. (...) I used to use only LDAO's editor along with LDLite or LDView for viewing. I've done a few easy parts in MLCAD, and the (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'd like to add to Andy's call for info. I have to, he beat me to it :] My uninformed understanding is that parts are currently created by manuipulating text files, much like one could manually make POV-Ray files? But there is no GUI-type (ie, (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello everyone, I was wondering if there are any special 3d design tools that people are using to create parts. I checked the LDraw.org pages and mostly saw viewers. Anyone? Any opinions on the best tools for a potential new designer? -Andy Lynch (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: help!! what color code is "burgundy"?
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(...) Hmmmm... I'll look at those. I've already posted the DAT file, wherein I used 464, but if these two look more like the "real" one, I'll change the DAT file and send the revision to you, OK? Thanks! Franklin (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) How about 260 or 261? I don't have an example of the part handy, but I seem to remember it was a kidney-bean purple sort of burgundy. Steve (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldraw.organization
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(...) in (...) ((URL) (...) slow (...) offers (...) details. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Parts in 2001
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Don't resist, just let go! ;-) /Tore (...) -- Tore Eriksson Sweden ICQ: 76066510 LEGO: MOC++++ FS,SP,TO++ TC+ LS YB@m (24 years ago, 20-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I need a dithered color code for "burgundy", the purple-brown color of the vest worn by the "bare chested Pirate". All of the color codes I've tried for this subfile ("(URL) don't look quite right. I've tried the color codes 342, 357, 365, and 470 (...) (24 years ago, 19-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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