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(...) L3P always expects decimal point "." and the above arguments will make L3P print its options and then an error message. However, there are so many options that I have inserted a pause, where you are expected to "Press any key to continue". I (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: The use of type 5 lines for smoothing of objects.
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On May 08 Martijn Zwaal wrote in lugnet.cad.dev: (...) Hi Martijn, that's a brilliant idea!! I have always regarded optional lines as only a mean for drawing the outline/contour on curved surfaces. But optional lines are actually a valuable (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: The use of type 5 lines for smoothing of objects.
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(...) I only use the actual (un-normalized) normals of the faces adjacent to the type 5 line. It's a little more complicated, because when a single point has multiple type 5 lines radiating out from it, the surface normal I compute at that point (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: The use of type 5 lines for smoothing of objects.
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(...) If you ignore the type 5 control points, what points do you use to generate the cross products? I would think to generate "fair" lengthy vectors you'd have to use the center of gravity point for the adjacent quads or triangles. Otherwise you (...) (22 years ago, 21-May-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: The use of type 5 lines for smoothing of objects.
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(...) I think I listed most of them, but here are the ones I can think of: Calculated per part, not per dat file. Only calculated when an edge is an exact match with a type 5 line; this requires some extra work to accomplish. Completely ignore the (...) (22 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: The use of type 5 lines for smoothing of objects.
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(...) (with (...) the (...) helmet, (...) entirely (...) I was able to reproduce the exact glitches you saw. They are due to round off errors in the coordinates. Your map sees a difference e.g. between point (1.9999,0.0000,0.0000) and point (...) (22 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Part request
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(...) Only if the cylinders are the same diameter, and are intersecting cleanly - perpendicular to each other, and their axes are intersecting. In this case, use 2-4cyls.dat (or is that 2-4cyls2.dat?) to model the intersection. Steve (22 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: The use of type 5 lines for smoothing of objects.
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(...) Well, I added an initial go at Martijn's suggested algorithm to LDView (with some modifications here and there), and the results look extremely promising. Here is a sample: (URL) that this was rendered with Primitive Substitution disabled, so (...) (22 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Updated and New Rebel Pilot Torso Patterns (Star Wars)
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I just posted a revised DAT file for the "default" Rebel pilot torso pattern: "(URL) official DAT file has the wrong color code for the chestplate (unless my copy somehow got corrupted). The DAT code uses color-382 (Tan/Khaki), and the comment above (...) (22 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Lions Head piece
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Has anyone yet done the lion head brick used in the Knights Kingdom sets? Anyone got a mockup or partly done version of it? Kevin ---...--- NEW shopping mall kit, 1328 pieces! (URL) Lego Building contest results: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Guild (...) (22 years ago, 18-May-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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