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(...) Actually, if you go to the Quad2DAT website you'll find the v0.9.5 executable available for download. (The version number is in the fine print below the download link.) -Orion (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ** QUAD2DAT ** version 0.9.4 released **
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(...) I guess it depends. Did Chris ask you to keep the file secret? Generally, my feeling is that you should hold onto the file, unless Chris specifically told you it was OK to pass it around. Steve (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ** QUAD2DAT ** version 0.9.4 released **
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(...) a while back when Chris helped us with quad2dat stuff he gave us (me and george) an early v 0.9.5 its not my decition to let it out, so what does everyone think? i havent seen chris in a while, so shouldthe file be shared? (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ** QUAD2DAT ** version 0.9.4 released ** [DAT]
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(...) You should be able to fix it by creating another file that references your file using a mirror matrix, and then inline that part with an inliner tool. So, for instance, if your part is x123.dat, you would create a file called mirror.dat with (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ** QUAD2DAT ** version 0.9.4 released **
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(...) OK, this isn't because of the "rotation" of the parts, it's because MLCad is inserting bogus commands at the top of the file 0 ROTATION CENTER 0 0 0 1 "Custom" 0 ROTATION CONFIG 0 0 It also is changing the value of the filename (removing the (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: ** QUAD2DAT ** version 0.9.4 released **
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(...) Hi Lar, If it's a rotate rather than a mirror, you can use the LDAO editor to quickly rotate it. This actually rotates the matrix rather than adding a ROTATE. LDAO can also do a mirror, but it's a bit more fiddling around IIRC, and I'd have to (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ** QUAD2DAT ** version 0.9.4 released **
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I like this program a lot. I have a number of features/suggestions to add, is it still in active development. However I have one problem that I need help with from the user community. It seems that there is a rotation being inserted somewhere... I (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Portable Ldraw system "Laptop"
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(...) I started with my 3th PC 'desktop' a compaq presario with 32MB of ram with a AMD with 233mhz and man I learn patience it was fun. The idea is to get a laptop and not a powerfull one with a nice price and nice system for ldraw. I'll have to (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Portable Ldraw system "Laptop"
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(...) [snip] (...) [snip] Eduardo, That should be more than enough power. I was using a 200MHz laptop w/ 80MB RAM the first year I got into LDraw and was able to do nice renders w/o problems. The key is patience. I've since ended up w/ a 400Mhz (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Portable Ldraw system "Laptop"
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I'll be buying an IBM 7708 Pentium II with 366mhz 128 MB of RAM 12GB of hard disk 14" TFT 'screen I think' CD - ROM disk unit Modem I need to see a screenshot of the IBM 7708 laptop. I believe that is enought for working with ldraw, mlcad, l3p, (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Hollow LDraw models
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Many months ago I posted a question regarding making hollow shells or mesh objects out of LDraw models. In the POVray links section, under the macro subheading, is a listing for something called 'Tristan Macro for MegaPOV'. Anyone test this to see (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Segmented parts (ie hoses and flex tubes)
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(...) [snip] (...) I agree, I did that with the hoses on my loco (URL) and it seems the best solution. ROSCO (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Segmented parts (ie hoses and flex tubes)
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(...) No, moving the hose segments to parts/s/ would NOT prevent the shrinkage problem. It doesn't matter whether a part is located in PARTS or PARTS/S, it is still considered as a part. Whenever a (sub-)part is referenced from another part, it is (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Part 3650a
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Is anyone opposed to my moving 3650a.dat to 3650.dat? If someone later makes a file for one of the other versions of this part, we can do another move at that time. Steve (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Actually, by the guidelines for parts I posted, the flex-axle subparts should be in the parts directory. Moving the hose segments to parts/s/ would prevent the shrinkage problem, but I think there are better solutions. Steve (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Segmented parts (ie hoses and flex tubes)
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(...) Oh, I meant the first one *I* mentioned, not the 751.dat :-) (...) Well, after second thoughts and various comments from you guys, I think we should keep segments in PARTS. (...) Yup, I agree, that is the solution. The curve generator should (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ldglite bug report (Was: Portable Ldraw system)
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(...) Good idea! My biggest problem, though, is in trying to figure out how to join many line segments into one long line; for example, in Jacob's rendering the wings look *too* broken up, where one jagged line would have served better. That, and (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Since all the new Minifig parts (hand, left/right arms) are now available on the LDraw.org Parts Tracker, I though I'd make a minifig using them. The render can be found here: (URL) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Ldglite bug report (Was: Portable Ldraw system)
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(...) illustration, however, be careful not to over-use it! Perhaps it would be even better if you, at random, split some of the lines in two, and then jittered their end points as well. You could possibly even do this recursively, so that a line (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Portable ldraw system
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I just noticed that we need also a program like TD "a.k.a Track desingner" but for all these tools they must not use or need: No Visual Basic DLL "why because they don't work in all my 3 PC only in my good one" No run time stuff like I said above or (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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