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I meant Diablo-style in the sense that it utilizes a top-down, 2.5D view (easy to do using LDraw. not so tough). I know where you can get the engine. You can think up whaterver type plot you want, I'd just like to see some interest in this. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Heres another data point for the list... 'Hinge Panel 2 x 4 x 3 & 1/3' which partsref lists as 2582, a trans-green piece has 6139 as the mould number. Oddly, a light-grey part (from Gungan Sub) has no visible mould number on it. Another (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Whats the difference between 6218 and 6259 ? [DAT]
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(...) marked (...) I think we should have a dat file for each number, so that if you read the part number from the part it is obvious whether or not a .dat file exists). One just needs to be a type 1 command to the other file. eg. 0 Container Box 2 (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I've seen this before but did not realize what was happening. The 'Container Box 2 x 2 x 2 Door with Slot' p/n 4346 in Light Grey (from Tie & Y-Wing) is marked 4346. The same part in Trans-Green (from 6180 Hydro Search Sub) is marked 30059. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Adding an image_map (used to be Re: Do I use Dat2AutoCAD or is there a better way?)
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(...) but I've seen it done. (...) I did some experimenting with this last night, and I couldn't get it to work. I don't know where to put the image_map command to add the image. I have this object: object { _screen_ } And I want to put this image (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes. Steve (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ok, that begs a question that I've been wanting to ask: what is the natural color of ABS ? Transparent/Clear ? Second question: what is the additive that gives us different colors ? Ray fut to .general (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I've been told LEGO has different molds for transparent bricks because of shrinkage. (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Is it safe to say that the image that we have for 6259 is identical (for our purposes) to the part moulded as 6218 ? Ray (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) partsref (...) difference (...) I was able to lay my hands on 5 ClrDkBlue parts and all are marked 6259. And the grey ones on my Y-wing are 6218. IIRC the UFO quarter saucers used different mould numbers for the clear and opaque versions of (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Do I use Dat2AutoCAD or is there a better way?
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POV-Ray can use bitmaps as surface textures. I've never done this myself, but I've seen it done. -John Van "Ryan Farrington" <ryanjf@ifriendly.com> wrote in message news:002501c0ab09$c8...dly.com... (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: shortcut - completed palm tree
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(...) I can get you some more numbers... (...) "Palmtree.dat" works for me. Steve (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hmm, interesting. My half-cylinders from the Star Wars Y-Wing are also 6218's. I wonder if this is a situation where there are two different molds for opaque and transparent pieces. Does anyone have some transparent pieces to check? I can (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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For a project I am working on, I need a picture of a datapad (which I posted to .models) with text displayed on its screen (and I don't mean a perfect front view). I rendered the model in POV-Ray, but have no idea of how to get the text on it, (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Franklin, Well, I just called it "palmtree.dat" but since there is not an "official" part number for it, what about something starting with 25, since all the individual parts start with 25? Just an idea, and a scillie one I might add. Or, we could (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Oops... This should read "palmtre6.dat" and "six trunk segments", respectively... Plz. be nice, I've had a sinus migraine all day. :-/ Thanks, Franklin (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) When I sent this one in (to Steve), I called it "x479.dat", but I'm wondering what we'll rename this short-cut. (_Especially_ since I'm _critically_ low on "temporary" part numbers; of the numbers I was given -- 460, and 462 thru 479 -- I've (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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I have a half cylinder 6218 in front of me. It looks exactly like the partsref image for 6259. Partsref does not have an entry for 6218. The parts list from peeron.com identifies both as 'Cylinder 2 x 4 x 4'. Anyone know the difference between these (...) (24 years ago, 9-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Like this (URL) ? As used in set 264 and others. Chris (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) your example is definitely the right idea. Thanks! Dave! (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) This one? (URL) Heather -- Heather Patey St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Pirate Wench / Brick Detective (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I haven't seen one in years, but I recall that the Homemaker sets included a mid-size blue baseplate with studs along the perimeter and a textured but non-studded central area. Does anyone know the part number for this? Does it exist in LCad? Dave! (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) There is no defacto set, because the Pyy numbers only exist for LCAD purposes, and the numbers are not allocated until somebody goes to the trouble of authoring the part - so the "Master list" is, in effect, the current PARTS.LST file in your (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Understood. (...) Is the defacto set of Pyy numbers publicly visible on a web site anywhere ? What is the procedure for assigning a Pyy number when I come across a decorated part that I do not see listed (in any list I can find that is). To (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I (...) and (...) (xxxxPyy) (...) As has been mentioned several times in the group, the Pyy numbers are not part of the official TLC nomenclature and are allocated within this LCAD community. Numbers are not intended to be consecutive from 01 (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Gads I hope so. After reading your post I checked out the peeron.com part list and noticed that the cat has part number "x91". I don't know if that's supposed to be 2546x91, or just x91. It's also possible--in fact likely--that the x numbers (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Has anyone taken on the task of building a master list of part numbers ? I've found several lists so far (dan boger's at peeron.com, lutz uhlmann's, lugnet partsref, etc). Each of these contains a large overlap, but none is complete (or as complete (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Excellent. Thanks for clearing that up! Dave! (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) As long as the overlapping areas are coplanar and use the same color, this approach is valid. I frequently use this approach to draw rings, when there isn't a single ring primitive which fits my needs. Steve (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Wouldn't you know it--there was a minor bug in the code. The edger in its first version would sometimes lock up when checking for overlapping lines in certain cases. I've updated it again to get rid of that bug, so now it's on version 0.6. (URL) you (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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For some of the more complicated designs on patterened elements, the path of least resistance suggests to me that a certain amount of overlap by two linetype statements of the same color might be the most efficient way of covering an area. As a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New "calculator" for parts authors. ( for windows 95+, nt?)
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(...) Steve (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello Paul I for one am interested. I'll be along to your site shortly to download. Henrik (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw & TLC (was: Re: LEGO Company Welcomes Adult LEGO Enthusiasts)
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[revisiting an old thread] (...) This is kinda what I meant: (URL) My sense is that they not only want to be able (...) Actually, I'm not entirely convinced that LEGO's own proprietary modeling format will necessarily be text-based. Naturally, I (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello, Anyone interested in a Lcad calculator? I have updated the one I made to now allow multiple point entry in the Tiangle/Line intersection area. I have also added a few more very minor enhancements, plus a few fixes. You may download it from my (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I've developed a small utility in Java for adding conditional edge lines to parts. I thought this might be handy to Ldraw developers; it certainly has been for me. You can find it at: (URL) code and the Java class file are included. Usage is simple: (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Lee Gaiteri" <LummoxJR@aol.com> wrote in message news:G9G8nL.GL8@lugnet.com... (...) discovered (...) shapes (...) triangle in (...) This could be of huge benefit to parts authors. Manually adding conditional lines on complex surfaces has to be (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) well, yea.. but i am using a computer for more then just cad. I also play games and such on it as well as since i am getting a cd burner and 60 gigabites.. MP3 time hehehhe since i have the basic LDRAW stuff on cd ill be usin it as soon as i (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thanks! I'm on the case! Dave! (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) AFAIK, no one's done it. Steve (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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