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Neat idea. I'm a bit of an exeption if you look at the programs I that use. 5 - Manfred Moolhuysen (very rarely used alias: moom) *user since 1997, author since february 1998 *primitives made so far: 5 + 2 fixes of other peoples primitives *parts (...) (22 years ago, 2-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Cylinder Primitive conditional lines
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(...) There was a discussion on this very topic about 6-8 months ago. Look here: (URL) here: (URL) can't remember what the final result was because the sphere primitives got involved. I thought the answer was to put *different* type 5 lines at the (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Cylinder Primitive conditional lines
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(...) I noticed the same for fraction cone primitives (1-4). I have created a simple Excel Spreadsheet to create cone primitives with any radius (outer = inner + 1). I have only uploaded some 4-4 cone primitives to the PT because I was unsure of the (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I noticed that some of the fraction cylinder primitives (1-8, 2-4, 3-4, 3-8) are missing a conditional line at one end. The 1-4 cylinder has type 5 lines at both ends. Is there any reason for the missing type 5 line? If so, why? Is there any reason (...) (22 years ago, 31-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | * LDrawDesignPad LDDP 1.3 released *
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Hello! New version is out now. Get it at (URL) ! + = New feature * = Bugfix - = Removed feature Changes since version 1.2 v1.3 10/26/2002 + Looking for parts.lst instead of LDraw.exe for location check of LDraw parts * Drag and Drop fixed + Changed (...) (22 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BFC Ceritfied Parts Question
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(...) Usually, but not always. (...) The key is that in BFC-land, the important part of the relation between the parent file and the subfile is whether or not the parent wants to invert the subfile. If the subfile has an obvious orientation (...) (22 years ago, 23-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BFC Utility Inconsistencies [DAT]
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The invisible faces cannot be seen in many other parts, so I think it's a primitive. Here's the 3001.dat I'm using: 0 Brick 2 x 4 0 Name: 3001.dat 0 Author: James Jessiman 0 Original LDraw Part 0 LDRAW_ORG Part UPDATE 2002-03 0 BFC CERTIFY CCW 0 (...) (22 years ago, 23-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BFC Utility Inconsistencies
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I personally edited 3001.dat to be BFC compliant. I'd be interested if it's not done correctly. If you have a Parts libray as of at least this past spring, I would think you'd have the 3001.dat that I 'fixed'... Well I think it got approved around (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BFC Utility Inconsistencies
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Well, a lot of them. 3001.dat, box.dat ... They show invisible faces in BFCTool. Well, it's been a while since I've installed the original parts library that came with LDraw. Maybe some of the files have changed since then. I'll try that. Thanks, (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | BFC Ceritfied Parts Question
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I've notice a few parts on the Parts Tracker that are BFC certified, but some of their component primitives are not. Can justifiably I certify these parts? If I can, why? What if the part is BFC certified and then later on the primitive is BFC (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: BFC Utility Inconsistencies
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Do you have any particular parts that demonstrate the inconsistencies you are seeing? -Kyle (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Problem with LDraw-Mode and LDDP Bezier Curve plugin
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(...) I don't believe you! (...) Ok, fair enough. I've added the feature to add the "control lines". Put (setq ldraw-bezier-draw-control-lines t) in your .emacs file, and download the latest source from (URL) test it. Fredrik (22 years ago, 22-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Using Thomas Foote's BFCTool and L3Lab I get different results in regards to BFC. Can anyone explain this to me? (22 years ago, 22-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDDP Plugin Wanted: Inliner
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(...) Oh boy, am I embaressed or what? I even discussed this feature once... :-o /Tore Should get some sleep maybe... (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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Orion Pobursky (aka BillTheFish) PT User Name: OrionP User since 1998, Author since March 2002 Parts authored: 16 + some part fixes Programs used for authoring: MLCad (Viewing and editing) LDDP (L3P -check error clearing) Notepad (For qick text (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDDP Plugin Wanted: Inliner
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(...) LDDP already has a built in inliner. The button for it is in the toolbar. It's the window with a plus sign icon. -Orion (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Yes I know ,I could do it myself, but I'm busy with lots of other stuff. :o) /Tore (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | numbers report - 21 Oct. 2002
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Section Totals 159 certified files. 153 files need admin review. 221 files need more votes. 241 have uncertified subfiles. 136 held files. 910 files total. For comparison: 2002-10-21 - 159 / 153 / 221 / 241 / 136 (910) 2002-08-07 - 213 / 222 / 160 / (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Problem with LDraw-Mode and LDDP Bezier Curve plugin
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(...) Ok, ok! I admit it. I am a moron. I either read something else that I got out of the google cache, or my eyes glazed over and I lost focus before I got to the important parts. Thanks for the short version though. Now I get it. (...) That's why (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(Hope I got this thing right...) 3 - Tore Eriksson(nicks: SimLego, TE) * author since way back when. At least 1997, probably 1996. * parts made so far: 200+ * programs used for authoring parts: LDS (I never make a part without using LDS) LDSShell (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Problem with LDraw-Mode and LDDP Bezier Curve plugin [DAT]
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(...) By the way, I forgot to say that it is rather easy to view the direction towards the control points, if you want to. I insert the coordinated for the end and control points as a comment, e.g.: 0 Bezier, n= 50 l= 130.02 ( 0 -5 0 ) ( 0 -73.09 0 (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Problem with LDraw-Mode and LDDP Bezier Curve plugin
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(...) It is fairly well described here: (URL) I push the control points back and forth until the length of the curve is correct. This is done by numerical integration, and is rather CPU intensive. (...) Oh, you've already read it? It's not true that (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Problem with LDraw-Mode and LDDP Bezier Curve plugin
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(...) I am also curious how ldraw mode generates the control points. Lately I've been working on a hoser for ldglite based on some code donated by Chris Daelman (which was based on the hoser spreadsheet). I've been experimenting with with ways to (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Willy Tschager writes: <who all works on this> In the interests of making this info more useful I included info on my generic usage of the CAD tools too. I got into authoring because I needed a patterned part "yesterday" and (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Callin' all numbers
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hi everybody, I just flicked through the history of ldraw (URL) wondering how many people work on this project, but sadly I got no answer. well, the easiest way to get some figures would be to ask some of the admins, but I also would like to know (...) (22 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
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Chuck, This is a good idea. I'll put it on the list. Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 20-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Problem with LDraw-Mode and LDDP Bezier Curve plugin
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(...) This is a very difficult situation to model. The fact that the end points are parallell make it difficult. Since there is little or no slack for the curve to curve itself in this case, you must make sure that the length of the curve is not (...) (22 years ago, 20-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Problem with LDraw-Mode and LDDP Bezier Curve plugin [DAT]
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This question is mostly for Fredrik but anyone else that wants to chime in is welcome. Have a look at this rendering: (URL) some reason these flexible axles didn't create right. They have a kink in the middle instead of a smooth transition. I (...) (22 years ago, 20-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Question about part 6233
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(...) I seem to remember that I wrote those primitive files for that part, then I didn't want to go through the headache of getting the primitives approved. Or maybe I thought they wouldn't be very useful primitives. So they were probably inlined as (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Question about part 6233
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I was looking at part 6233 tonight and noticed a number of primitives that are inlined. I restored the part to the non-inlined state and did not notice any change in the part. As there is not one listed in the part header, is there a reason for the (...) (22 years ago, 18-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Wedge Brick 2 x 4 parts?
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I've been using the Wedge Plate 2 x 4 parts for some time now but has anyone made or is currently making the Wedge Brick 2 x 4 parts? I searched LUGNet and the PT but could not find them. If noone claims them, consider this post an intent to author. (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Has anyone made this part?
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Well, I posted it here, but it was incorrectly oriented and needed a better part number for it. (URL) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Has anyone made this part? [DAT]
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Has anyone made the part I've modelled here as a mockup? If so, is it on the Parts Tracker? -Orion 0 Untitled 0 Name: Unknown.dat 0 Author: Orion Pobursky 0 Unofficial Model 1 16 0 0 -50 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 stud.dat 1 16 0 0 -70 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Formalizing a method for handling synthesizable parts
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(...) L3P supports conditional in-line POV primitives. You could use a low polygon count for tools like Ldraw and MLCAD, but have POV primitives for perfect objects in the ray-traced images. Here is an example of a torus: (URL) (22 years ago, 15-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ldraw-mode.el external viewer suggestion
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(...) Hmmm, I actually like this suggestion. That's where I tend to put ldraw related utilities when they don't come with source code. (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig Generator Plugin for LDDesignPad Version 1.2
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(...) Actually, I just changed the order to be whatever the order is in the INI file -Orion (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig Generator Plugin for LDDesignPad Version 1.2
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(...) Add an entry to the INI-file, where the sorting order can be set. Then everybody can set his/her own preferrable sorting order. Everybody happy! Niels (22 years ago, 14-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Well, MANY programs suggest that they want to be a subdirectory of the LDraw installation directory (although perhaps yours doesn't... at least LDLite, LDAU and MLCad used to if they don't any more I dunno). That directory by default is (...) (22 years ago, 13-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ldraw-mode.el external viewer suggestion
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(...) Fine, I'll use that. In the mean time, I advise you to put something like this in your .emacs file on your Windows system: (setq ldraw-viewer-path "C:/projects/ldglite/ldglite") This will override the default ldglite path. Fredrik (22 years ago, 13-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ldraw-mode.el external viewer suggestion
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(...) No, I just keep source code I'm working with in a subdirectory off projects. There really isn't any default location for it on Windows because I don't provide an installer, just the executable (or source) in a zip file. I suppose the canonical (...) (22 years ago, 13-Oct-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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