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(...) L3Lab *assumes* the main file is BFC-able. That's a valid assumption for models (ie, files that just reference part-files). But it's not a valid assumption for parts and primitives. Steve (22 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: disabling BFC (was "Head w/ Headset Over Brown Hair")
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Correct me of I'm wrong but I thought that if a part's main file wasn't BFC certified, any subfiles, including primitives, are not processed as being BFC'd (even if the subfile is BFC certified). -Orion (make it billthefish and remove the obvious (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: disabling BFC (was "Head w/ Headset Over Brown Hair")
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(...) Thanks! I'm adding that one to my "start every new file with these (meta)statements" list. ;-) (...) HSSSsssss!!! The BFC! It burns us, it burns us! Hsssss. Franklin (22 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: disabling BFC (was "Head w/ Headset Over Brown Hair")
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(...) Ha. It's almost a reflex for me -- click a [DAT] link, right-click L3Lab, de-select BFC. (...) 0 BFC NOCERTIFY I don't know if we've got any official files that use this one. It *really* isn't that hard to convert a file to BFC'ness. Steve (22 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Heh... :-/ I almost had a ^$#&^#$&%# _heart attack_ just a few minutes ago, when I clicked on the "DAT" link on the message, and parts of the file's image were _BLANK_. (I thought I had maybe screwed up something in the file.) It took me (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) If I can ever remember, I intend to post the "debug" files I created to specifically help me use the "1-4cyls" and "1-4cyls2" files. :-P Franklin (22 years ago, 7-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: new category??? "MiniBot"
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(...) Hrrmm... OK, I see where you're coming from. However, I very much hope that any such miniature-figure-but...ue-minifig part be required to have something as the second word of the title that indicates that the piece in question is _not_ part (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: new category??? "MiniBot"
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(...) Yep, I thought the same thing when I wrote my earlier message. Should this be updated to 30362.DAT Minifig Robot Leg SW Astromech ? (...) For purposes of the parts library, I tend toward a more inclusive definition of 'Minifig'. IMO, anything (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Overlapping primitives
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(...) IMO, this construction isn't completely disallowed, but it is sloppier than actually cutting the cylinders to fit together properly. The problem is mostly (but not entirely) when people use your part with a transparent color. In most all (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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What's the general consensis on overlapping primitives? For example: if 2 cylindars crossed through one another. Is this discouraged or is it okay as long as the primitives are of the same color? -Orion (make it billthefish and remove the obvious (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | ldraw programs for PDAs? (was MLCAD for PALM)
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(...) I think you could make a big dent in that one by keeping the library in a jar or zip file and using popen() with unzip. (...) I've actually used it at that resolution for small models and to look at parts. I think the pyramid picture on the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: new category??? "MiniBot"
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Oooh, wait! With the release of the "Ep2" sets, there's a new piece for this group, for the Super Battle Droid. (...) xxxxx.DAT Droid Clip-on Torso & Head SW Super Battle Droid (...) [2] (I don't know the part number for the body-and-head of the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: new category??? "MiniBot"
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(...) Ack! I never liked that name. I always think, "What _kind_ of robot? Battle Droid? Astromech? Protocol? (etc.)"... Also, the "Minifig" Category, in my opinion, should be just for minifig-compatible stuff, i.e., _parts_ of a minifig (in other (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: new category??? "MiniBot"
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(...) No, I haven't. I don't think that would be a very desireable category name. (...) necessarily the general Minifig category. Then again, two of these parts are used for the LOM Martians, along with a couple of other related parts -- so these (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve, Have you approved "MiniBot" as a new CATEGORY (for the Battle Droid pieces)? (URL) (22 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Now that Webring is no longer owned by Yahoo, can we please reactivated all the Lego related Webrings? They provide a lot traffic to my sites not to mention being a good centralized place to find all the other LDraw creators pages. -Orion (make it (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: updating list of (meta)statements
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(...) between the various meta-statements, to make them easier to read and/or locate. Next, this would be the logical FAQ to contain the definition of the following meta-statements (some of which have been defined in other FAQs; those need to be (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Dull Silver Color
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Can anyone give me a color number for the dull silver colored (not chromed) lego parts? An example of what I mean would be the color of the panels and hoses of set 8458, the Silver Champion. -Orion (make it billthefish and remove the obvious (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: I have an idea about...
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(...) has anyone read my post down? Hey here is another example of want I want to do but is a smaller scale and made with ldraw. (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: *** LDView Version 1.9.5 Released ***
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(...) OK, here's an addition to the document Lars cited. Web-users, you should probably hit "View Raw Message" to see it formatted correctly. It belongs in the middle of the page, as part of the 'Commands' section. I'm sticking to the existing (...) (22 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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