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(...) Will parts in the pipeline (already sent to Steve at partsref@home.com) be included, or should I resend these to partsref@ldraw.org ? Any chance of an update of what is in the pipeline, just to make sure you have everying from my "out-box"? (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) get heaps of praise or any comment there). If you don't get any criticism though, then parts for the next voting should be sent to partsref@ldraw.org. However, if you are concerned about wasting time, before authoring a new part please take a (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Leonardo Zide" <leonardo@centroin.com.br> wrote in message news:3A89783B.671002....com.br... (...) Or is that parts@ldraw.org? I forget, I think one of them bounced.... Jacob? -Tim (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Leonardo Zide" <leonardo@centroin.com.br> wrote in message news:3A896578.DD4083....com.br... (...) That's pretty much it. We all gotta get back settled at home and organized and then we'll work on it more. The people handling the parts update are (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) If that's your first part then it's a good idea to post it there for reviews and comments. After you think it's ready to be official, send it to partsref@ldraw.org. Leonardo (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I have just finished making Tile 1 x 2 with Ice Planet Controls Pattern and I need to know what I do with it now. Do I send the file to lugnet.cad.dat.parts for review? Thanks, --Ryan E-mail: ryanjf@ifriendly.com Website: (URL) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm too tired to write a complete list of the subjects discussed now (10 hours flight from NY) but we basically talked about a license for the parts and how the LDraw.org organization will be formed. Leonardo (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) There won't be any more part updates as they were done previously, the basic idea is to be able to run a program that will check for new parts and download them automatically and have the complete.exe package updated at a fixed time interval. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Not quite at that stage. Nobody appointed me, but I took notes anyway... now that I've had some sleep finally I want to share those. But I've got to go to my day job too. -Erik (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I refer (of course) to the meeting the Ldraw group had on the 11th Feb not the CAD summit with LD... Any chance of the miniutes being put out? (or is it not at that stage yet?) Alex (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Democracy (Was: next parts vote/update - when???)
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(...) Has this been suggested before: I understand that altering a zero point or rotation orientation will break models. But what if a new part were assigned at that time, and the old number referenced the new number (with appropriate transformation (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Um, me too. It's extremely frustrating to work with some parts in the library due to these inconsistencies -- immediate examples include <part:30079> and several minifig accessories, not to mention the goofy assortment of rotation axes among (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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The replies I've seen posted seem to have taken a turn away from the topic I had wanted to address: to wit, _when_ we are planning to have a new parts update. If I can do anything to assist in making a new update happen, _please_ let me know. As of (...) (24 years ago, 11-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Error in 2357.dat (or in LDGLite) [DAT]
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(...) This looks like an accidental omission by the (un-named) original author of all the inside faces. Here is a corrected version, which I'll also send in to Steve for the next update. Chris 0 Brick 2 x 2 Corner 0 Name: 2357.DAT 0 Author: ? 0 (...) (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I use 3. Check the LDraw FAQ at (URL), the colour codes are toward the end. I'd check for you, but I'm in "download messages/disconnect/...ct/upload" mode, and I'm not connected right now. Steve (24 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Well it renders the same way in l3lab so it's a bug in the part. I think the problem is that the inside surface is missing. This lets us see through to the outside surface of the 2357 brick which occupies the exact same space as the outside (...) (24 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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There seems to be an error in 2357.dat (or in LDGLite). It looks like the winding has been swapped for some of the sides, so the wrong surfaces are drawn. This is only visible in some special cases. When you render the example below with LDGLite (...) (24 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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What would be the proper Ldraw colour code for "Teal" (The "Cybermaster colour")? Kind regards John Jensen (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Trying to locate some parts
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Bet I can outdo Sproat on this:) I have ALL the Rockraider sets (except those japaneese ones) and I like it:) I'm trying to locate some parts for a inventory I'm building. The set number is 4940 The legs: in step 6 there's a 1X2 brick with a clip (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Question on transparent printed parts
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(...) Yes, you canread about it here: (URL) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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John: (...) I think Lars has modified l3p, so you can included a POV-Ray version of the part as comments in the DAT file. Something like "0 IFPOV/.../0 ELSEPOV/.../0 ENDPOV", but check Lars' latest l3p announcement. Play well, Jacob -- Where's that (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Right now, there's nowhere to go with POV-Ray. Well, maybe you could donate them to Lutz Uhlman's LGEO parts library, maybe. What I'd like to see happen is for the permanent l-cad organization setup an LDraw-compatible library of POV-Ray (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(oops, I posted this to the wrong group initially) Hey ya parts authors, I confess that yes, I own a few Town Jr. sets. There. *That's* out of the way. Razz away, but in a separate thread please. ;-) I'm looking for someone to create the following (...) (24 years ago, 7-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I've actually given this some thought too, and has considered now that I have time again to do some legos to make a povray version for each lcad version I make. But what to do with it? Kind regards John Jensen (24 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yah, that'd be the way to go. Steve (24 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Earlier today, I posted a 1x6 brick with the text "Shell" printed on it. I also have a version of this piece that is printed on a clear 1x6. And I'm trying to figure out how to model that in LDraw. Is there any way to control the alpha level of a (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Type 2 lines should not be used to outline the decorated areas on printed parts, so their use in 3010p06 is incorrect. To improve the look of the part when rendered by some of the older LCAD software, it is acceptable to define type 2 lines (...) (24 years ago, 2-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) It's a backward compatibility issue: a. These lines help to identify the various printed pieces in Ledit, which does show the parts as wireframes only. b. In a Ldraw render, it prevents the background color bits "eating up" the pattern color (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Tony Hafner" <hafhead@PANTSplanetquake.com> wrote in message news:G8238J.HGI@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) side. (...) a (...) rotate (...) help (...) directory, (...) are (...) No. Edgelines should only be used for: edges. -John Van (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G83EnI.IKK@lugnet.com... (...) -Tim (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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You can find the LGEO files at: (URL) Herrera (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi - I was just asked by someone where they could get LGEO, after pointing them to the L2P download page on LDraw.org, I discovered the links are broken. They link to Lutz's old site, but his new one - www.el-lutzo.de - is down. Is there anywhere (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I have noticed recently that some printed parts have edges around all the printed bits. For example, look at 3010p06.dat. This is a 1x4 with stripes on one side. But between each red stripe and its neighboring bgcolor stripe, there is a light-red (...) (24 years ago, 1-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Democracy (Was: next parts vote/update - when???)
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(...) Almost all aspects of a part can be brushed upon later, should a faulty part be officialized. Bow-tie quads, syntax errors, header errors and bad names. All can easily be fixed later on. There is one aspect, however, which simply cannot be (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Tore Eriksson" <tore.eriksson@mbox3...wipnet.se> wrote in message news:3A77FB68.4FD03E...pnet.se... (...) obvious Leader. Let's say one trusted authority, (...) obvious flaws set aside. Then run L3P -check and (...) officialize those that passed (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Democracy (Was: next parts vote/update - when???)
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What about a little less democracy? Like in the days when James was the obvious Leader. Let's say one trusted authority, Steve, Lars, anyone-else? looks at the part one at the time. Parts with obvious flaws set aside. Then run L3P -check and exclude (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Mac - BrickDraw3D Update Jan 29
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New version of BrickDraw3D from Jan 29. "It's not perfect but it's getting pretty good. " Good news: 1. It's about 10% faster and the color bugs are gone. 2. You can drag parts in 3D with the mouse (more details on the webpage.) 3. I changed all the (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve, When are we going to have another parts update? We do have quite a lot of DAT files in the queue. (I've got over 60 files in my "to be voted on" queue on my PC's hard drive.) What needs to be done to make this happen? What can I do to help (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve, Have you received updated DAT files for all of the minifig torso patterns, yet, for the change in how we do the neck-marks? If not, which ones still need to be changed? Did I ever offer this suggestion, that instead of hard-coding the actual (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 'Article from Tommorow' < Warning Speculative!!>
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"Mike Horvath" <mikehorvath@juno.com> wrote in message news:G7t6F7.58v@lugnet.com... (...) Hi Mike - Unfortunately, LDraw in its original format is not going to get updated. The reason is the original files are the property of the Jessiman family, (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dev)
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