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(...) My preference is by name. :) --Ryan ryanjf@ifriendly.com (URL) (22 years ago, 13-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I know this, I just keep forgetting to add it to the ReadMe. (...) Good catch, thanks. (...) Then maybe I should remove it from the list of hats that accept accesories until someone makes the old style castle visor (...) This is what I wanted (...) (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thanks Orion, (...) Another reasonable (but hidden) requirement is having unofficial minifig x981, x982 and x983 parts in Ldraw directory. (...) The more important issue with hat accessories is that they do not take neckwear into account. (...) (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I prefer so as well. I usually catch discussions about LDraw-mode on LUGNET, and am able to comment on it. But let me say that I value all comments about LDraw-mode greatly, both by mail and by news. Fredrik (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm happy to hear that. I have to admit that I never expected LDraw-mode to become so widely used. I thought that die hard Emacs fans would use it exclusively. On the other hand, though, I have documented the bendable curve generator (...) (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Good idea! Thanks, I have incorporated your code in LDraw-mode now. I added the ability to change the default parameters passed to the viewer, in case anybody wants to do that. I have considered adding this funcion myself, but I never saw the (...) (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Actually I prefer to keep the discussions here if possible. That way anything that comes out of it is publicly available. Anyhow, I modeled my suggestion after some code I saw in browseurl.el. I don't have it in front of me right now, but I (...) (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Don, That really sounds like a great idea. Have you sent Frederick an email about it? He's really on the ball on this sort of thing and always very quick to return an answer. I think that ldraw-mode is the best program for working with bendable (...) (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Philo, I like your idea of multiple resolutions. It could save a lot of space. I think I that I don't have a minimal solution to the number of segments used. Some fine tuning might make a big difference in file space consumed. The stuff that is out (...) (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I was comparing the various hoser programs last night when I realized there's no command to launch an external ldraw viewer program from within the emacs ldraw-mode. Yeah, you can launch one from an icon or another window, but sometimes it's nice to (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig Generator Plugin for LDDesignPad Version 1.2
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(...) Yes that latter is what I intend. My only roadblock is extracting the correct info from the text. I'm also going to hold off until the new arm and hand are officially released. -Orion (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Do you mean convert stiff-legged, armless figs to modern figs, or to convert files with modern figs to use the new arm and hand parts? The latter seems more useful. . . -- TWS Garrison (URL) capital letters in address for direct reply. (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Yet another coding frenzy on a rainy day, trying to stay awake while shifting from a nights to days schedule, produced the next version of my plugin Get it here: (URL) in this version: -Added LDView preview support -Added Footwear rotation ability (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) A new, fully revised and up-to-date Primitives Reference is currently undergoing review. I hope to be able to make this public on ldraw.org soon. This will answer both there questions (and more !). Chris (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) ... and a guide on how to interpret all the numbers in the file names/descriptions? For example: 0 Torus Outside 1 x 0.0625 x 0.25 0 Name: t04o0625.dat I have no idea of what the numbers stand for... /Tore (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) Well, my learning curve wasn't the smoothest, but I figured it out eventually. My question is more specific, though... Some time ago I downloaded Paul Easter's torii.zip from (URL) I wasn't sure if these fine primitives are canonical, or if (...) (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Look in the LDRAW\P directory. All the torii are there (I assume you know the naming convention) -Orion (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi all: Is there a list of which torus primitives are official? Thanks! Dave! (22 years ago, 10-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
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Hi Philo, I finally got my tangent between two circles code working! I can have two or more pulleys (or pins), with them inside or outside the rubber band, and band crossings. Right now they all have to be in the XY plane. I'm working on the code to (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Temporary software submission form for LDraw.org web site
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Firstly I want to apologise for not keeping the LDraw.org download section as up-to-date as it should be - I've been pretty busy recently, and just don't seem to be able to find the time to fit updates in as much as I'd hoped. However, I have some (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: DAT to DXF again
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(...) Yes, just like Ldraw Prinitives, Autocad Blocks are nestable. And to my knowledge without limits. (...) I can make a simple AutoCad model representing an instance of the box5.dat primitive to see what you can make of that (plus some (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig Generator Plugin for LDDesignPad Version 1.1
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(...) Nope, but it is now :-) -Orion (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thanks Orion, I almost forgot: is hookhand in your todo list ? Damien (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig Generator Plugin for LDDesignPad Version 1.1
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(...) Certainly. I just compacted it for another reason, I'll take a look and make sure it fit in 800x600 (...) I noticed that too. I'm adding a rotation routine for footwear (...) This is the exact reason I made an INI file. There are a lot of (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi Orion, You do just the plugins we need. You and Carsten Schmidt are a winning pair. Your minifig editor is still so young, I suppose much remains to do. Yet great flexibility, I have successfully added unofficial Minifig Whip, official (...) (22 years ago, 8-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Can you make an AutoCAD block out of more primitive AutoCAD blocks? I don't know. That's why I'd like see some simple examples exported to DXF from AutoCAD. I don't really care whether an AutoCAD version of the parts uses volumes or faces, (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I would like to discuss this because I'm not sure that would be the best path to follow. Translating (AutoCad) volume models into (Ldraw) face models could proove to be difficult. Maybe you're better off to build the Autocad model with faces (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) You're not the only one who wants that. See here: (URL) we have a few utilities, but no comprehensive system that I know of which could be used to design models in AutoCAD. There are programs that seem geared to creating parts in AutoCAD and (...) (22 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) You could always train it to know (and do it in a data file driven way so it's easy to add new types) (...) 2 levels of subfiles perhaps??? one subfile for the part which contains the synthesized part reference (another subfile) as well as (...) (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Orion, I had not thought about this. This is consistant with Steve Bliss' concern about putting out the synthesized parts in a seperate file so that they can be cosidered one part by other LDRAW compatible programs. I can see two issues here. The (...) (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Works fine now ;o) My tests were far from exhaustive though ! (...) I guess there is no perfect solution: modelling curved parts with some smoothness requires lots of polygons. Fortunately machine power increases! One possibility though would (...) (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) If you are going to go the subpart route, have you considered making an option to subpart the flexible object in a separate file so that seam width shrink is avoided when using L3P (or others) ? -Orion (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi Philo, (...) Oop.s I reworked the organization of the code and ended up messing this up. 1.0.0.2 is uploaded now. (...) I understand, but I'm not sure what can be done about this. I used the cross sectional parts that already existed for flexible (...) (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi Kevin, It seems you forgot to link in CC3250.DLL... doesn't work on my system. (...) That's the kind of size I got... We must keep in mind that even if the ldraw file is smaller using parts, the number of triangle to render will be the same or (...) (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Philo, Boy, were you right, the triangle synthesis took a 3K file and made a 2M file. Unpalatable. I switched lsynth over to use LDRAW parts for synthesis. Now that 3K file ends up to be 500K, still much larger, but certainly better than before. (...) (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hi Philo, I've been working on an algorithm that uses less triangles, and plan to add a option where the hoses can be made up of hose segments. Hose segments should reduce file size, but probably decrease quality. I've been beyond the edge of my (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LPub - LEGO Publication made easy!
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Hi, I wanted to mention that LPub is useful even if you are not working on a book, or web pages. It can be used to make building instructions from other peoples' DATs. It has an advantage over MLCAD in that it shows you pictures of the parts added (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.inst)
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WOW! This is seriously impressive and it couldn't have come at a better time. I am just putting together the instructions for my first custom kit, and until I saw this message and downloaded the software, I was handwriting a series of scripts to (...) (22 years ago, 3-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: Idea for a meta-statement [DAT]
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(...) Done. Here's a sample input: 0 132 0 234 POLYGON 14 0 0 1 0 10 1 10 10 1 10 -10 1 5 -13 1 polygon end 0 and the output: 0 132 0 234 0 LDS POLYGON 14 0 LDS 0 0 1 0 LDS 0 10 1 0 LDS 10 10 1 3 14 0 0 1 0 10 1 10 10 1 0 LDS 10 -10 1 3 14 0 0 1 10 (...) (22 years ago, 3-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDS as an LDDP Plugin (Was: Idea for a meta-statement)
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(...) On second thought, the idea of making an LDS compiler an LDDP plugin wasn't that good after all. First I was very excited. But what if I wish to change the value of a variable and the source has been overwritten... (...) OK, I will probably (...) (22 years ago, 3-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) :D I was *hoping* someone would pick up on this. ;) (...) I don't have time to look right this second, but I will check it soon. (...) Right. (...) The input would be a color and a list of points. The output would be a list of LDraw triangle (...) (22 years ago, 3-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Oops! Cut n paste error. I somehow lost this one. (6 URLs) this helps. Don (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) A google search for Autocad and lego turns up these nifty links. (URL) (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Would that be done in the BLOCK - ENDBLK section? It's been eeeeons since I did any DXF output, but that seems to ring a bell. And this link seems to back me up. (URL) luck, Don (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Last night, frustrated by other bugs in BrickDraw3D, I looked at DXF translation. First, I found a reference to many 3D formats, which could be useful to many: (URL) wrote some Perl scripts which create DXF models which I import to Vectorworks. I (...) (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Steve, you gave me an idea, hehe! Here's my first pre-embryo of an LDDP plugin: (URL) far, it is anything but impressive. It can only handle the LDS LINE command, and without any error check at all. Just copy the DLL into the Plugins folder (...) (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Delphi Help Needed: Converting string to TStringList?
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(...) D'ooooh, I tried MyStringList.Add(str...leteText); and had all strCompleteText in MyStringList.Strings[0]! Now it works. Thanks a lot! /Tore (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Delphi Help Needed: Converting string to TStringList?
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"Tore Eriksson" <tore.eriksson@mbox3...wipnet.se> skrev i meddelandet news:H3B9uK.Jo6@lugnet.com... (...) MyStringList? MyStringList.Text := strCompleteText; As long as you want one element in MyStringList for each LF-separated string in (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Delphi Help Needed: Converting string to TStringList?
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Hi! strCompleteText: String; MyStringList: TStringList; How do I convert strCompleteText (containing LF's) into strings in MyStringList? (The other way is quite simple.) TIA, /Tore (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: List of Colors (Re: Wheel Generator Plugin)
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(...) That is probably one of the most complete LCad color lists available, but it is focused on original LDraw and LDLite standards. I use L3Lab for quick viewing and L3P/POV for high quality renderings. And tires look *much* better in POV when (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: List of Colors (Re: Wheel Generator Plugin)
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(...) Is this what you want? (URL) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | List of Colors (Re: Wheel Generator Plugin)
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(...) For the Wheel Generator I used a list of colors taken from LDDesignPad, but it contains many colors (almost) never used. Does anyone knows a list of most common colors together with the LDraw-number and RGB-value? About a default color for (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Need help on Delphi: Using a form in a dll
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(...) There is an update of LDDesignPad, check Carsten's website: (URL) well Niels (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) You should grab the LDAO source code, it's all handled in one class file. Of course, it's overcomplicated (I never do anything simply). What I did in LDAO was to write the DAT code to a temporary file, then write another temporary LDR/DAT file (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: What about a tool that unsorts all parts of a mdel
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(...) Uh oh! Doesn't LEGO Creator have an explosion function? They've probably got a patent application in the works for it, so you might as well just give up on that idea. ;^) (...) That one might not be patented yet. Better hash it out before the (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: What about a tool that unsorts all parts of a mdel
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I've been thinking of a tool that creates an "Exploded View" with empty space between all parts. However a literal interpretation would be quite fun, too. There would be a blast center, and adjustable parameters for part speed, bounce, and amount of (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: What about a tool that unsorts all parts of a mdel
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(...) We've talked about this several times before. For example: (URL) as far as I know, nobody has implemented anything yet. It is an interesting topic however, which explains why it comes up every now and again. Perhaps if we pose it as a (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: What about a tool that unsorts all parts of a mdel
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(...) That's what MLCAD's Favorites folder is for. Drag a part in the parts list to the favorites folder, create your own pile. -Tim (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Well I'm afraid is not what I want Lpub is nice but is not what i'm talking about i'm talking about something like in the 6000 idea book in the fisrt pages use se all the pieces for building the house all over the ground, I'll show you all a picture (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes so I can have an image of all part like if you where playing on the floor but and you are building a "house" and you see all parts all over the floor but in this case all over the image. (...) (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) If that's what is meant, that would be useful if you need to generate pics at each step with the parts being added during that step. Of course LPub does that for you now so it may not be as big a deal as it once was. If that's not what was (...) (22 years ago, 29-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Wheel Generator Plugin (Was: Need help on Delphi)
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(...) Yes, it's really great! I had to edit the ini file by hand to make it work though. No big problems. Some suggestions: How about having a default color for every holder, wheel, and tyre? Also, I would like the special rubber colors defined in: (...) (22 years ago, 29-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: What about a tool that unsorts all parts of a mdel
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(...) Do you mean that you want to take all the parts that comprise a .DAT model, and spread them out evenly on the "floor"? So that the output .DAT file would have all the same part lines as the original file, albeit with the placement and (...) (22 years ago, 29-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | * LDrawDesignPad LDDP 1.2 released *
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Hello! New version is out now. Get it at (URL) ! + = New feature * = Bugfix - = Removed feature Changes since version 1.1 + Setup installer + "Send To" entry + Saves LDDP.exe path to registry (check plugins-Readme.txt in Sample folder) + Added (...) (22 years ago, 29-Sep-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Need help on Delphi: Using a form in a dll
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(...) Files page should be updated. ...119b is a broken link, but I found (URL) (22 years ago, 29-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | What about a tool that unsorts all parts of a mdel
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Has anyone made or think on making a tool that un sorts parts of a ldr model? It whould be cool to make a screenshot of a model that is build and then you se the same parts used of the same model all over you don't need to worry if your parents want (...) (22 years ago, 29-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Need help on Delphi: Using a form in a dll
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(...) I had the same problem first, too. You have to use (and download) the other version of LDDesignPad LDDesignPad119b.zip That version works well with plugins! Niels Karsdorp (22 years ago, 29-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Step 1: I tried LDDesignPad, and it worked. Step 2: I copied PluginMinifig.dll (471 kb) into the Plugins folder. Step 3: I tried LDDesignPad, and it crasched at startup: "Illegal operation". Step 4: I removed PluginMinifig.dll from the Plugins (...) (22 years ago, 29-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Can someone give me the quick and dirty lowdown on how to interface a file editor to L3Lab? (e.g. how LDAO and LDDesignPad do it) -Orion (22 years ago, 28-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Here's how to install a plugin for LDDesignPad: -Take the supplied DLL and put it into the Plugins folder in the LDDesignPad directory It's as simple a that. To use the plugin, select it under the Plugins submenu in the Tools menu. -Orion (22 years ago, 28-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Need help on Delphi: Using a form in a dll
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(...) Could you consider either making a standalone version of the Wheel Generator or a very easy-to-follow tutorial on how to plug in plugins? Someday I would love to try to write a plugin myself, but that seems distant for the moment. /Tore (22 years ago, 28-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Sorry to have bothered, I have found a way myself now. (Didn't think about the possibility to use nil as AOwner when calling TForm.Create..) Anyway, it's a Wheel Generator to create matching wheel holders, wheels and tyres, all alligned. It (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
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Works fine here too! But the result files easily gets _BIG_... Philo (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Need help on Delphi: Using a form in a dll
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Hello, I am creating a plugin for LD Design Pad How do I use a form in a DLL? Niels Karsdorp (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
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I figured out how to get it statically linked. I was able to transfer (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Idea for a meta-statement
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As a part author, I would *love* to see a POLYGON meta-statement. It would allow any number of points, and could be concave or convex (but not bow-tied). This would allow part authors to (more) easily construct surfaces, because they would just need (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Rotation of Systems
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(...) Yup, you remember correctly. Actually, I solved my problem after looking at your code. -Orion (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Rotation of Systems
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(...) Actually, if I remember right, the Minifig Modeler in LDAO uses LDLite statements for placement and rotation. Of course, it's been awhile since I was in that code, so I could be hallucinating... 0 TRANSLATE <to end of arm> 0 ROTATE <wrist into (...) (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
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Gack! I'll have to put together a release package to get out all the borland libraries that are needed I guess. Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
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Hi Kevin, When I try to test Lsynth, my system (Win2000 french) complains that CC3250.DLL can not be found. Is it a standard component or is it specific to your program ? Philo www.philohome.com (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I've created a small web page showing you the basics of lsynth, some example pictures, and a zip with example LDR files that specify syhnthesis, as well as the program lsynth. Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Wow, sounds pretty exciting! Thanks for the update, I can hardly wait! (22 years ago, 23-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Here is an update on formalizing synthesis. For now, I'v decided to make the synhtesizer a stand alone program that runs at a command prompt like L3P. The program is called lsynth. It takes two command parameters: source LDR name amd destination LDR (...) (22 years ago, 23-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) To teach myself this system, I read the LDraw FAQ, as well as the comp.graphics.algorithms FAQ. I found those resources very useful. Fredrik (22 years ago, 22-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello to everyone, I'm nearly done, well not 100% but nearly done as it can be use this new program "edraw" for making ldraw models "DAT LDR" well specially LDR as it is not planned to be for part authors "for now" but is for user that want to make (...) (22 years ago, 22-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Well I fix it myself but I how but is fixed Thanks all soon I'll show you all the cool editor powered by ldglite. (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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[X-posted to .mlcad] (...) While I can't help because of what Orion revealed here (I'm no programmer!), perhaps Michael Lachmann can help. I have discovered that a simple way to (as a user) rotate around one object's origin is to select the origin (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Lets try it with vectors. Calculate the vector V from the arm origin to the hand origin. Rotate this vector about the arm origin (by angle A) to generate vector W. Subtract V from W to generate displacement vector X. Add the displacement (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Here's a clarification of my question: I'm creating a minifig generator plugin for LDDesignPad (possibly a stand alone version as well). I'm having trouble rotating the arm,hand,tool assembly about the origin of the arm. Using an inline procedure (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Hello to all, Thanks to all for helping me before still need help I made this thing to sum position and add pluss -20 LDU but I can make it work 100% something is wrong can someone check it and tell me how to fix it? XXXXXX DELPHI CODE XXXXXX begin (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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To make rotation work like you want, you have to move the group to the origin of the MLCAD space, rotate the group, then relocate the group to where it started. Kevin (...) figuring (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) How about this? s.origin = singlepart.origin For (each part) diff.origin = part.origin - s.origin part.origin += diff.origin rotate part about part.origin part.origin -= diff.origin Scribble the movement on paper and see if it works. I think (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Actually, I am wanting to know how to do this programmatically (i.e. with rotation matricies) -Orion (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Put the system of parts in a sub-model, with the origin at the point of rotation, then include the sub-model and rotate that. HTH ROSCO (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I've been puzzling with this for days and I give up. Here's my problem: I can rotate a single part about it's origin but I'm having trouble figuring out how to rotate a system of parts about the origin of a given part in the system. Can someone (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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"Eduardo Vazquez Harte" <eduvazhar@terra.es> skrev i meddelandet news:H2nHw2.GBC@lugnet.com... (...) edits. (...) const CtrlAndSpace = [#0..#32]; var s: string; p, q: integer; begin s := ListBox1.Items[ListB...temIndex]; p := 1; while (p < (...) (22 years ago, 18-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I am having a problem. The first time I used it, I just opened a .dat file, generated instruction images, and although it took a while, everything worked just fine. After that I created both times of webpages. Then, I thought, hey, I should (...) (22 years ago, 19-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.inst)
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(...) If you don't want to use the ExtractStrings function then do this: StringList := TStringList.Create; i := 1; String1 := ''; String2 := ListBox.Items[ListBo...temIndex]; while i <= Length(String2) do begin if String2[i] <> ' ' then begin (...) (22 years ago, 18-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi Eduardo, Have you considered asking the nice folks on the delphi newsgroup? (URL) might have better luck with this sort of question if you ask them. I suspect only a small percentage of the readers of the lugnet.cad.dev group know a whole (...) (22 years ago, 18-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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