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Look at: (URL) In the upper right corner, I've added a "Quick Lookup" box. This box allows you to quickly jump to the detail page for any part on the Tracker. Just type the part number and hit enter (or click Go). The lookup isn't very smart (yet) - (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: There is no more parts repository
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(...) The night has changed my mind. I now realise that accessibility is a secondary problem. The main problem is and will remain to help the production of more and better parts. Having more accessible low quality parts would just be a poor (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Acurate colours in MLCAD & Pov-Ray - my DAT
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X-posting to the other groups I accidentaly cut. & here is a picture for comparison between the LDraw colours (left) & Suz's accurate colours (right) (URL) blue & the tan benefit the most from the new colours. Here is the DAT file that I created (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: There is no more parts repository
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Carsten Schmitz writes: ... (...) What about facilitating the learning curve? I agree authors should strive to make their parts perfect, as only perfect ones will become official. However, one of the joys of the task is to share (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Acurate colours in MLCAD & Pov-Ray
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Just recently I was trying to find an old colour for a model that I was building. During my searching I came across Suz's Color Reference: (URL) had all of the colours of current & past LEGO pieces :-) I also found a post by Steve Bliss: (URL) of (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: There is no more parts repository
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Hello (...) Horse? (...) I don't consider that as a good idea. It doesn't encourage a lot of part authors to mak their parts perfect. If the part is submitted to the tracker it shows that the author of the part is really willing to make it official (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: There is no more parts repository
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(...) What is the place for recent parts such as the Fabuland Car Base or the Horse? Everybody will agree that having ALL parts in ONE place is better. One solution could be to extend the submission page with a new "Deposit" button. When this button (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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The Tore Temporary Parts Tracker was a convenient one. It is now superceded by the official LDraw Parts Tracker when it comes to officialization. But Steve Bliss emails me that submitting a mockup or even an unfinished part and voting NO, pointing (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ldglite 0.9.4
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(...) It looks like the OSMesa driver doesn't like it when you call glutGet(GLUT_SCREEN_WIDTH). I would have thought that was a reasonable way to get the maximimum bitmap dimensions, but I guess the Mesa folks decided a new extension was needed (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDR - New LDraw File Extension
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(...) Perhaps, but according to this page (URL) regedit on my PC) Microsoft registers .mpp for the project files, but it also registers .mpc for project calendar files, and .mpd for project database files. I suppose eventually they'll register ALL (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Piece Number?
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(...) refer in the Link ? Is this a US set only, or something brand New, that I haven't seen iet ? It seems like an Original Lego Set, looking at the box in the Picture. But I can see any Reference Number (only Star Wars printed on it). Can someone (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: LDR - New LDraw File Extension
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(...) In this case, (since we are ridding the wave of change), I would sugest, using .mpl (Multipart Ldraw) instead of .mpd (Multipart Dat) I think it makes reasonable sence. Another pet peeve for is the fact, that we should agree, on the Case of (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: LDR - New LDraw File Extension
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"Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:GnvML4.LFC@lugnet.com... (...) That was my impression too, but I also go with Lars, to make the filter like he suggested. Should be more easy for the user anyway. Michael (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | [Parts Tracker] FAQ Updated
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Thanks to Carsten Schmitz, we now have answers for most of the questions on the Parts Tracker FAQ page. See them at (URL). If you've got other questions, or other answers, or both, you can forward them to me, and I'll add them to the FAQ. Steve (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDR - New LDraw File Extension
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"Don Heyse" <dheyse@hotmail.spam....away.com> wrote in message news:GnvM1B.K54@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) I thought Microsoft Project used .mpp for it's extensions. Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com (URL) - (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: LDR - New LDraw File Extension
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(...) How about just using .ldr? Otherwise you Windows folks are going to have to fight it out with Microsoft for the .mpd extension, and we already know who'll win that battle. :) Microsoft registers .mpd for Microsoft Project Documents. Give it up (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Piece Number?
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Hi all, I was wondering if there is a part number associated with that large phone-handset piece that's been showing up in the UCS sets. There are two in the UCS tie fighter, I believe, and at least two in the Star Wars RBR. They are clearly seen in (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: LDR - New LDraw File Extension
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Michael Lachmann wrote... (...) Maybe our views are biased from the actual handling of the file types in our applications? MLCad has an "Active model" droplist and lets you switch between model/submodels. L3Lab always displays the complete model. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Color question
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(...) Yes this was a mistake as pointed out and discussed here (URL) corrected part using a subfile for the gold region in on the Parts Tracker awaiting release - but didn't make it into 2001-02. Chris (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDR - New LDraw File Extension
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"Lars C. Hassing" <lch@ccieurope.com> wrote in message news:GnsJ68.Bzr@lugnet.com... <SNIP> (...) For me it's the kind of file - while mpd contains multiple models, ldr and dat contain only one file (I thought it's more logical ???). But I'm always (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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