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Re: LCD - LEGO Connection Database - Proposal
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Tue, 29 Jan 2002 22:05:02 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Jude Beaudin writes:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.cad.dev, Tim Courtney writes:
> > > A note worthy of some serious consideration, I got a priavte email from Jude
> > > Beaudin, who suggested the name might infringe on LEGO's interests. He
> > > suggested the project be renamed to 'LDraw Connection Database' instead,
> > > preserving the acronym and making it more accurate. Its a connection
> > > database for the parts in the LDraw library.
> > >
> > > Thoughts?
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> > Is it restricted in applicability to just LDraw parts? (that is, if there
> > were a competing parts format, could the idea be applicable? Could the
> > database (perhaps with coordinate transformation) itself?
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> Is there a contemporaneous format to which LCD could apply? (honest question)
Not sure. LEGO(r)'s own internal format? There IS one but few know details.
The LEGO Creator(tm) format? In fact one would speculate that a "good"
Creator-like program would need this info to be workable.
LEOCad(tm) uses same/different format? Not sure. Shows what I know!
> LEGO is sensitive about the use of their name. [No different than GoB(tm)]
GRIN. Um, yes, true. But of course there ARE other examples of using LEGO in
acronyms. Can you think of one off hand? (hint, you're typing in its general
direction)...
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| (...) I dunno if this could apply or not, depends on how LEGO's format is written. (I don't know details) That's a question for the person who designed their format (and I doubt they'd discuss it here) ;-) (...) I believe its the same library, but a (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) Is there a contemporaneous format to which LCD could apply? (honest question) (...) LEGO is sensitive about the use of their name. [No different than GoB(tm)] (...) I think it now stands for LDraw, formerly it was something like LEGO Draw. (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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