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Quoting Don Heyse <dheyse@hotmail.spam...away.com>: (...) couldn't you say the text "box" is anchored in a point in space, and ALWAYS faces the camera? Or is there a situation where there's more than one camera at the same time? (I don't know much (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The one thing to watch out for here is that floating text will only look right when viewed from a particular angle. Don't forget that LDraw files contain 3D data which can be viewed from all directions. Text annotation seems to me more like a (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | True Type fonts and LDraw files
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Hi, I've been doing a lot of work on automating the creation of building instructions lately, and have been studying various LEGO Constructopedias. There are places where LEGO uses text to anotate things in their step images (like 180 degree (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 24-tooth Technic gear confusion - Part(s) 3648, 3648a, x187
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Hi, Two comments: 1. Checking Technica might help (URL) Also, maybe cross-posting to technic and robotics might have been a good idea ... people there tend to know a great deal about Technic parts - specially when earlier, more fragile ones have (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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16 - Adam Howard User since: 1997 Author since: 1998 Parts made: 4, +2 modifications Programs I use: Rhinoceros- 3D modeling dxf2dat LDAO Wordpad Notepad Excel L3P L3Lab LDView LDLite MLCad LEDIT (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 24-tooth Technic gear confusion - Part(s) 3648, 3648a, x187
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(...) In general, I do what Steve tells me to do :) I do agree that everything should be the "generic" number unless it's specifically known to be a certain revision. I believe that's how things are on peeron now - the only thing that has x187 is (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: 24-tooth Technic gear confusion - Part(s) 3648, 3648a, x187
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Lance Hopenwasser writes: [snipped description of the situation] (...) *Eventually*, I'd expect there to be a 3648a and a 3648b. That is, if the other version is ever rendered for LDraw (assuming it hasn't already). In LDraw, when (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Glass... to BFC or not to BFC?
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(...) Yes it does. (...) Right. Steve (22 years ago, 30-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw.org Parts Update 2002-05 Now Available
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This fifth update for 2002 contains 199 files, including 116 new parts. As always, along with the new parts, there are various fixes, new primitives, and name changes. The Parts Tracker is now up and running again, but the 2002-05 parts preview (...) (22 years ago, 30-Nov-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev) !
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| | Re: Glass... to BFC or not to BFC?
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Doesn't the BFC "spec" mention transparency? The renderer can easily tell when something is transparent, and do BFC processing (or lack thereof) appropriately. This is necessary for correct handling of standard parts that are sometimes transparent, (...) (22 years ago, 30-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | [Parts Tracker] Working on Update 2002-05
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I'm going to be working on Update 2002-05 this weekend. During this time, the Parts Tracker will be shutdown for file submissions and review posting. Thank you for your patience. Chris (22 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Capitalization of filenames
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(...) Basically, the LDraw filenames should be considered case-insensitive. The only time I'd want to have uppercase .DAT extensions is to references to STUD*.DAT that should always be drawn, regardless of stud-drawing mode. This is an old (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Glass... to BFC or not to BFC?
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(...) Right. For some renderers. Basically, in standard LDraw renderers, the backside surfaces can still be culled, because multiple layers of transparent surfaces look the same as a single layer. In renderers that produce darker/more opaque areas (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Capitalization of filenames
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(...) If you want to stay on friendly terms with people using case-sensitive file systems, you stick to lower-case file names. Play well, Jacob (who uses case-sensitive file systems ;-) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 24-tooth Technic gear confusion - Part(s) 3648, 3648a, x187
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I am really confused about the variations on the 24-tooth Technic gear which appear in quite a number of the sets I am attempting to inventory/verify. First of all there seem to be two major variations: the earlier one has three axle holes, and the (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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Bernd Broich (uploading parts as bbroich) * user since April 2001 * author since 2001 * parts made so far: official: 22 tracker: 25 thereof prim.: ~5 fixed parts: ~10 in progress/not released: 7 * programs: parts authoring: textpad: line (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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14 - Jaco van der Molen User since: 1995 Parts Author since: 1997 Parts made: 14 parts Programs I use (to LDraw and make parts) -LEdit -Editpad -MLCad -L3Lab -LDView -POV-Ray 3.5 -Excel -Emacs -L3P(AO) -LDLite -JavaScript -LDDesignPad -More (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Capitalization of filenames
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I think the reason for the capital .DAT extension is because LDraw was original DOS. If you install the original package under windows, all directories and files will be capitals as well. Furthermore I do not experience any problems with lower or (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Capitalization of filenames
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It seems like a while back, parts were supposed to have the extension ".DAT". But I'm seeing that all the links on ldraw.org seem to point to files with ".dat" at the end. What's the scoop- are lower-case filenames considered ideal now? Which ldraw (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Glass... to BFC or not to BFC?
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(...) They require a different approach to optimization - visibility culling, not backface culling. You're right in thinking they should not be BFC. The exception I think might be a full box - which gets composited twice in a polygon system like (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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Tony Hafner (uploading parts as hafhead) * user since early 2002 * author since late 2001 * parts made so far: 18 new parts in official releases (mostly Duplo) various fixups in old parts (~4?) 10 more new parts on the tracker or ready for (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Glass... to BFC or not to BFC?
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When authoring "glass" parts, should I include BFC statements? It seems like we wouldn't want to cull because all surfaces should be visible from any direction. On the other hand, BFC is a performance optimization and transparent surfaces are (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Need Part Number - Slope Brick Round 1 x 6 x 1 with 2 Studs on Top
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I intend to create this part for LDRAW, but cannot find a part number anywhere. Does anyone know the part number? (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Wanted: An AutoTouch Utility
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(...) It could work, but it would be very hard to find the lines I'm currently working on. The railroad switch is well over 300kb, and growing... And I don't think LDSShell is MPD compatible either. /Tore (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Wanted: An AutoTouch Utility
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(...) While working on the part you could have it all zipped into an MPD. /Lars (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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Ross Crawford (uploading parts as rosco) * user since 2000 * author since 2002 * parts made so far: several some here (URL) primitives made so far: none * programs (no particular order): LDAO MLCad LDView L3Lab WordPad / NotePad L3PAO L3P POVRay / (...) (22 years ago, 24-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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11 - Chris Dee (nickname: cwdee) * user since: 1997 * author since: 1998 * parts made so far: 141 with my name as Author in the official install * programs used for authoring parts: LDAO PFE (Programmers File Editor) Notepad (small fixes) L3Lab (my (...) (22 years ago, 24-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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(...) project, hm ... so far we have reached number 10. CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! I bet there are workin' more than 10 people on this project. come on LURKERS you can make it!!! have your comin' out. (22 years ago, 24-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Wanted: An AutoTouch Utility
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(...) It works exactly the way I want it to! Thanks a lot! /Tore (22 years ago, 24-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Wanted: An AutoTouch Utility
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(...) Here you go Tore. I quickly whipped this up in Delphi. It works on my computer, let me know if it works for you. (213K download) (URL) (22 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Fully revised LDraw primitives reference now on ldraw.org
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(...) So I've updated the link in (URL) (22 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Wanted: An AutoTouch Utility
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Could anyone make a program with a timer you can set, either by command line argument or with a Win32 GUI (doesn't matter which), to perform a Touch (update time stamp) on a file every n seconds? (n could be 2-120 sec, default=5) Or does anyone know (...) (22 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Fully revised LDraw primitives reference now on ldraw.org
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(...) I agree - Chris (22 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Fully revised LDraw primitives reference now on ldraw.org
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(...) alone. But any links to it should be updated to point at the new page. Steve (22 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Fully revised LDraw primitives reference now on ldraw.org
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(...) Well sure, if I wanted to be sensible about things! Those are good suggestions, though--thanks. Dave! (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Fully revised LDraw primitives reference now on ldraw.org
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(...) Hi Chris, Now this is done, perhaps you can remove now the old primitives reference at the following link: (URL) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Use of box.dat primitive
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(...) I have taken several looks at it, and finally I've decided to repent. /Tore (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Use of box.dat primitive
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(...) Then I invite you to take a look at the new primitives reference (URL) let me know if you feel this needs to have more information. Chris (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Use of box.dat primitive
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(...) Forgive me, for I have sinned. You are absolutely correct. It has been too easy to just use the box.dat instead of experimenting with the other ones, not knowing if they go from -1 to 1 or just from 0 to 1 and in what axises. And, of course, (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Track designer .... where is the source code ...
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Again I would like to know what the status is concerning the source code of Track Designer. A few months ago there was a large discussion on this ... Guido (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Use of box.dat primitive
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Hello all, I'm a bit concerned about several parts submitted to the Parts Tracker that use the box.dat primitive (the one with all faces and edges present), where other primitives would have been more appropriate. It seems to me that in several of (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Fully revised LDraw primitives reference now on ldraw.org
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(...) And I flagged your article for the spotlight. :) (...) Whoof. That's a bit of work, isn't it? ;) Steve (who should be reviewing a couple of cone primitives...) (22 years ago, 16-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Fully revised LDraw primitives reference now on ldraw.org
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(...) I can think of two options: 1. Download complete.exe, to get all the updated files at once. 2. Hit (URL) (use the actual file names in place of nnnnnnn) to get each specific file you're interested in. Steve (22 years ago, 16-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Fully revised LDraw primitives reference now on ldraw.org
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(...) Clarity is already at top. Definitely a reference. Thanks Chris, Damien. (22 years ago, 15-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Fully revised LDraw primitives reference now on ldraw.org
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(...) This is a fantastic resource, far beyond what I'd hoped to see in this regard; I was just expecting a text list. Is it currently possible (or are there future plans to make it possible) to download a zip of all official primitives? I notice (...) (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Fully revised LDraw primitives reference now on ldraw.org
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This was very educational. I feel less lost now in the P folder. (Note: the reference uses the word 'flout' correctly.) -Erik (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Fully revised LDraw primitives reference now on ldraw.org
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(...) Wow! Very nice work, thanks for sharing this with us all. (22 years ago, 14-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Fully revised LDraw primitives reference now on ldraw.org
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After some considerable delay and many promises to complete this, I have now made available a fully revised and restructured LDraw primitives reference. It is in the reference section of the Parts Tracker. (URL) official primitives are included, (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev) !
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| | Re: Ring and Axle Hole fit
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(...) I have already submitted the fixes for all the axle related primitives to Steve -Orion (22 years ago, 12-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ring and Axle Hole fit
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(...) Well spotted. There are some bad approximations to the 6LDu radius 16-agon in the axlehole.dat primitive and these appear to have been carried forward into other derivatives. Looks like a well-bounded project for someone to take on? Two (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Any Oberon programmer here?
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Oberon is a development environment originally by Niklaus Wirth (Turing price awarded inventor of Pascal) and can be downloaded here for a large variety of platforms: (URL) reason why I highlight Oberon is because we need a component technology and (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig Generator Plugin for LDDesignPad Version 1.3
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(...) Your part records have the following form name:num.dat You add ":" at the end of "name" but when extracting "num.dat" you scan ":" from the start!! As a result I can't extend MiniPart.ini because all unofficial parts in my Parts directory have (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Ring and Axle Hole fit
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Is there a reason why the axle hole primitives don't fit exactly to the ring/cylinder/edge primitves placed around them? Is this a program anomaly or decimal place issue? Is there a reason why most of the axle holes are carried to 2 decimal places (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig Generator Plugin for LDDesignPad Version 1.3
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(...) Great! All seems ok now. I only regret the absence of a "x10 increment". Another great plugin that justifies LDDP just by itself. Thanks Orion, Damien (22 years ago, 6-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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(...) Scala jewelry! TWS Garrison (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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Okay, here's my list 10 - Niels Karsdorp (uploading parts as nielsk) * user since 2002 * author since 2002 * parts made so far: several ((URL) primitives made so far: some cones * programs (no particular order): LDView MLCad WordPad LDDesignPad LDAO (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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I'm not a big contributor or fixer, but I'm planning on changing that as time allows. 9 - Jack Hawk * user since 1999 * author since 2002 * parts made so far: 1 (more planned for this winter) * programs (no particular order): Vim (using custom Vim (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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One of the less impressive parts editors: 8 - Jacob Sparre Andersen * user since 1997(?) * author since 2001 * parts made so far: 1 fix, 1 mock-up * progs: (in no particular order) vi ldglite l2p pov-ray +custom Ada programs Play well, Jacob (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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7 - Bram Lambrecht * user since 1997 * author since 2000 * parts made so far: 3 parts, 2+ fixes, 8+ patterns * progs: (in no particular order) Editpad MLCad L3Lab L3P LDView LDList POV-Ray 3.5 MegaPOV Others occasionally... (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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OK, here's my bit: 6 - Steve Bliss (ldraw-nick: sbliss) * author since sometime in 1997, more or less * parts made so fare: Using Windows search, I turned up 187 *.DAT files with my name in them. I didn't try to verify how many of those are (...) (22 years ago, 5-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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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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| | Cylinder Primitive conditional lines
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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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| | BFC Utility Inconsistencies
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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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| | LDDP Plugin Wanted: Inliner
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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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| | Re: Callin' all numbers
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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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(...) 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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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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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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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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