 | | Re: 30375cs0.dat, "MiniBot SW Battle Droid (complete)"
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(...) [cue fx="light bulb" ] Ahhh! I see. Sorry, my bad. (...) Well, since the torso has three different "Star Wars" patterns (so far), for a total of four different battle droid "short cut" assemblies for the "Star Wars" theme, I still think we (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 30375cs0.dat, "MiniBot SW Battle Droid (complete)"
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(...) Because it's an assembled item, based on unpatterned/decorated parts. Actually, since this file does *not* represent a part as delivered by TLC[1], the title should be flagged (Shortcut), not (Complete) (or (complete), as you put it). (...) In (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Self-Certification in parts tracker
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(...) I do *NOT* recall this discussion. Was this on LUGNet? How long ago? Or, was it on "RTL"? (Does anyone still use "RTL"?) Also, FWIW, I asked Steve, before I ever did any self-certification, if he had any qualms about this. He said that if (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 30375cs0.dat, "MiniBot SW Battle Droid (complete)"
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[FUT ".dev"] (...) Uh, why? Part # 30375 isn't unique the the "Star Wars" theme, it's used in the "Life on Mars" theme as well, so I thougt that the theme should be part of the filename (as with pattern numbers). Since there are three patterns for (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Issue with some of the holds on the Parts Tracker
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This post wasn't directed at you specifically, it's been brewing for some time now. Actually, the holds you put on today were more or less justified but the hold I've seen in the past have sometime bordered on the ridiculous. -Orion (make it (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Self-Certification in parts tracker
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I agree with Carsten. I think self certification is contrary to reason the parts tracker was formed, to put out quality error free parts. Those of you out there who work in fields where Quality Assurance is a big deal understand why self-cert can be (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Self-Certification in parts tracker
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Hello! I thought we talked/discussed about self-certification in the parts tracker and came to the conclusion that self-certifications shouldn't be done. I noticed lateley that people submit parts to the parts tracker and self certify these right (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Issue with some of the holds on the Parts Tracker
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Hello Orion, I think you may refer to some hold votes i did today. (...) I would never hold a part because of some bad vertex sequences only. But identical lines are a reason for doing this. Refer to the parts tracker documentation for L3P-error (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Issue with some of the holds on the Parts Tracker
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I am at issue with some the hold votes that have given to parts on the PT. As the certify statement says, a part is certified if it is good for general release. In other words, we're not looking for absolute perfection, we are looking for a part (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig Cloth Cape
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(...) Not at this time - the Compactor preserves all decimals (except trailing zeroes, which it removes). The intent of the Compactor is to remove all extraneous material, without altering the actual data. If you want to trim all your lines to 3 (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig Cloth Cape
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(...) I am using version 2.1.5 In an editor window Options menu it shows 'Decimals (3)...'. Doesn't this work with the "compact" tool? Paul (22 years ago, 11-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3P error fixing idea (this looks better in raw text, I think)
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(...) Hmm, the LEDIT emulation mode of ldglite uses the l3 parser which calls the function Resequence() right after printing that "bad vertex sequence" message. I bet if you opened the file in ldglite LEDIT mode and then just saved it they'd all be (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L3P error fixing idea...
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Interesting.... ;-) Thanks! Franklin (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | L3P error fixing idea (this looks better in raw text, I think) [DAT]
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Some months back Lars was kind enough to email me about some errors he'd noticed in a part that I posted to .cad.parts. Most were "bad vertex sequence," but there were a few "identical line" errors and the like. At first my heart dropped when I (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | L3P -check error messages
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I was reading the L3P -check error mesage guidelines in the PT reaference section and came up with a few questions: 1. When using the -dist command what should the acceptible value. I use 0.1 and I noticed that the L3P check function as part of the (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Could someone run a perspective mode test on ldglite?
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(...) Hi Jim, the internet is a bit smaller than you thought, eh? Imagine my surprise to find a website full of pictures from someone (besides myself) who actually uses ldglite? (...) I must've missed that elsewhere part of the thread. Oh well, I'll (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ** QUAD2DAT ** version 0.9.4 released **
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(...) One quick suggestion. I realy would like the ability to define my own templates. (22 years ago, 10-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | ** QUAD2DAT ** version 0.9.4 released **
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Work in progress version 0.9.4 of Quad2Dat is available here: (URL) Added the minifig head and legs template. Squashed a few bugs. I've also (finally) posted the screenshots of the Diver torso being created. Pics for a minifig head pattern coming (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Using volume textures to draw studs.
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Hello, on the nvidia website I saw an interesting demo called Volume Texture Impostors: (URL) shows how you can make snapshots of a model while rotating and store the slices in a 3d texture. By drawing one of the slices you can display the object (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LCD - LEGO Connection Database - Proposal
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(...) Hehe. I, the author of the compiler, had the same problem when my bookmarks had disappeared! So I made a search in lugnet.cad and found your post. Here's the URL: (URL) (22 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: disabling BFC (was "Head w/ Headset Over Brown Hair")
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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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| | disabling BFC (was "Head w/ Headset Over Brown Hair")
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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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| | hints for authors (was "Head w/ Headset Over Brown Hair & Eyebrows")
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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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| | Overlapping primitives
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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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| | new category??? "MiniBot"
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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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| | LDraw Webring
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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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