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I was reading through bits of Ldraw.org and came upon this section: (URL) this note under "Colors." "Colors 256-512 are dithered colors. Only line type 1 is allowed to use colors 256-512." Is that correct? In other words, I can't make an irregular (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: modeling monorail ramps (TrackDraw)
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(...) ... (...) ... The solution I came up with is that a single button press on the Monorail toolbar adds both ramp halves to the layout. The pieces are individually selectable, though. If a layout designer wants to 'dead-end' a monorail track run (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: modeling monorail ramps (TrackDraw)
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(...) The top and bottom ramp pieces are designed to fit together, they do NOT join up physically with any other of the monorail pieces. You may just as well design both together. Michel Magnan (21 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts Tracker outages in next few days
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(...) Things are progressing on 2003-03, but it will be another few days before I can make the downloads available. I have been conscious of getting the Parts Tracker up and running again whilst I finalise the release. This will contain 314 files, (...) (21 years ago, 15-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | [PT] Letter Bricks - Common Keyword?
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(...) Hmm, yes, maybe it's best. But I'd really like to have them categorized, but otoh that means a LOT of work. IF we make this effort and categorize the blue series, I think we should settle with two variants: one small bold (disregard sans or (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | [Parts Tracker] Security Change underway
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Note to all Parts Tracker authors and reviewers: I have started changing the scripts to authenticate user privileges against your general ldraw.org login. So far, I've just updated the submit script. What this means is that you must be logged in to (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev) !
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| | Re: [PT] Moving Letter Bricks
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(...) Ah. OK, then - I'll definitely leave all these as a single set, instead of trying to categorize them into the different (known) typefaces. Steve (21 years ago, 11-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [PT] Moving Letter Bricks
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(...) Fixes are posted to the PT. /Tore (21 years ago, 11-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [PT] Moving Letter Bricks
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(...) No, those are just my mistakes. (21 years ago, 11-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [PT] Moving Letter Bricks
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(...) Is that why blue ink quads on some of the letters is overlapping the background color in certain places? It makes the ends of the letters in 3005-C.DAT and 3005-J.DAT twinkle a bit when you move the bricks around in ldglite. Don (21 years ago, 11-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [PT] Moving Letter Bricks
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(...) Sounds like a good idea. To make things even more complicated, I recently won an eBay lot with numbered 3005's with a narrow font I've never seen before! (URL) (22k) I recall another problem with the letter bricks: Most of them are compromizes (...) (21 years ago, 11-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | [PT] Moving Letter Bricks
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See: (URL) Tore asked (jokingly) if we were done moving parts yet, and if there was a plan. No, we're probably not completely done, and there's something of a plan. If you look on Peeron for Duplo 2x2 tiles, there is a fairly complete set of pattern (...) (21 years ago, 11-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Primitive Generator program update
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Another update for the Primitve Generator program is available. Version 1.9.49 Released 12/08/2003 Fixed a bug that would name cylinder files with a size number. Also found a bug that occasionally rotates the generated part around Y, So watch out (...) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: * LDraw Design Pad LDDP 1.52 released *
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(...) Well I finally got around to trying this out! And I like it! Have a couple of suggestions though (only little ones!): The readme.txt file still has info on installation, that still talks about un-zipping a ZIP file - I think this section (...) (21 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | * LDraw Design Pad LDDP 1.52 released *
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Thank you to our users for the constructive feedback! Download it here: (URL) (LDDP) is a tool for editing and handling LDraw files in a very comfortable way. Features are: -Fully customizable editor with syntax highlighting -Open multiple files at (...) (21 years ago, 5-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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Steve, Finally got this to work... on my Mom and Dad's PC... (It still doesn't work on my PC at the office, FWIW.) :P Just thought you'd want to know... Franklin === Raw === Name: 'Franklin Cain' Userid: 'fwcain' Roles: 'RS' POSTNUKESID: (...) (21 years ago, 29-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | works in progress
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Just wanted to let you know (and claim "squatter's rights" ;) that I'm working on a couple more minifig accessories: (URL) Franklin (21 years ago, 28-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Parts Tracker outages in next few days
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Please expect some availability outages on the Parts Tracker in the next few days, as I begin work on the next parts update. I am not able to set any expectations as to the likely delivery date of 2003-03, as this will be the first time I have (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.announce) !
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| | Re: Updating MLCad.ini
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(...) In fact, pretty good IMHO. We could distribute language dll's together with small readme files - let's say readme_german.txt for instance and add the information into that file. I guess it would be also nice place to add (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Updating MLCad.ini
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(...) Translations of the inifile's comments could be included in an additional help file or something. Just an idea Niels (21 years ago, 24-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Updating MLCad.ini
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(...) hi, andrew westrate has written a cool perl-script, which automatically compliles an .ini file based on a mpd. find the updated MLCad.ini below. the file has been tested against the latest part update 2003-02: non unofficial parts warning. (...) (21 years ago, 24-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Updating MLCad.ini
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(...) i edited my ini file for the following items: ( some may be unnoficial parts.) minifig hand accesory- goblet camera camera with side scope town cup town loudhailer weapon bow and arrow minifig suitcase town signal holder as well as maybe (...) (21 years ago, 23-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Updating MLCad.ini
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(...) I agree, but hey - ; ; ===...=== ; Fichero para ser leído por MLCad V3.00 o superior ; ===...=== ; Las líneas que empiezan por ; son comentarios ... ; Las líneas vacías se ignoran ; Las siguientes secciones definen los elementos utilizados por (...) (21 years ago, 23-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Primitive Generator program update
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An updated Primitve Generator program is available. There have been several small changes, mostly unnoticable. The main reason for this relase is I noticed that edge/circle primitives were being created using color 16, It should have been 24. Added (...) (21 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Primitive tolerances
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(...) Generally parts only need to be authored to 3 decimal places. We decided on 4 DPs for the scalable primitives so that they could be scaled x10 without degrading the quality of the part. One could argue that p/48 primitves should be coded with (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Primitive tolerances
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(...) My understanding was that primitives should have 4 decimal places of accuracy. However, whether or not this is the case, I think that any decimal places that are included should be accurate including appropriate rounding. Just my 2 cents. (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Primitive tolerances
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Can someone tell me what kind of accuracy tolerances we should be working within when it comes to scalable primitives? (URL) have placed a hold vote on this ring. Most all the numbers are within .0002. Is that acceptable or should the numbers be (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Updating MLCad.ini
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Hallo back! First we should contribute the work that doesn't have visible result - this is fine example. I didn't check how does it look yet, but i am heading to do it. About translating the .ini file comment - I was considering about it when (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) Franklin, Did you ever try deleting your ldraw.org cookie? I'd really like to get this worked out, but I shouldn't switch over the security if you won't be able to use the PT. Steve (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Updating MLCad.ini
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hi folks, before LDraw.org will come up with it's massive parts update 2003-3 I'd like to check that the current MLCad.ini is up to date. I added the new 2003-parts at the bottom of thier approriate section. once I got them confirmed I'll sort the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Ldraw on Pocket PC like devices
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I think I found a good solution but as I don't have a PC pocket yet but I'll be checking them and I'll try to get one, anyways the solution for ldraw in a handhelp pc can be by using (URL) yes I think but I know is a lot 30mb I was thinking on a (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: * LDrawDesignPad LDDP 1.51 released *
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(...) seeing if we can overcome this. (...) I wasn't aware this was changed but %0 is the correct parameter you want (...) There really is no plugin submission process. For now, you just post them on your webspace and advertise. Maybe in the future (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: * LDrawDesignPad LDDP 1.51 released *
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(...) Sorry I didn't get a chance to test out the beta, but I've got some feedback now if that's ok. Maybe it's because I use the Windows Large font option, but the options dialog boxes are a bit of a mess on my system. They come up with some text (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) What it means is say I include an image from peeron.com in my post on lugnet, using the FTX image tag. Now, when you view my post via the web interface, your browser will go to peeron.com to get the image and display it to you. When your (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) "3rd party cookie blocking" is my firewall programs's term not mine. I looked up what exactly this is in the help file of the program and here what I got: A third-party cookie is a type of persistent cookie that is placed on your computer, not (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Math Problem Again
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(...) Yes, I saw that, too. (...) Thanks for the offer, but I have already made a working spreadsheet. :) Now, all I have to do is try to automate it with some VBS. /Tore (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Math Problem Again
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(...) Hey! cool! where was this info when I wrote my calculator program? It would have made it alot easier. The calculator grew into a slightly different purpose though. it was for helping determine where to trim lines and quads at intersection (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) Yeah, no cookies. The only time I've touched any cookie code is in pnauth.cgi, and that's only retrieving a cookie already set. Steve (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) I'm not sure I'm understanding what you wrote, let me double-check. "3rd party cookie blocking" is like preventing google.com from retrieving a cookie set by amazon.com? If that's so, it's very odd -- the code in pnauth.cgi is not doing (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Math Problem Again
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Ronan Webb wrote: 8<------ (...) Yes, it's very late. I'd better get myself some sleep first, and have a look at it tomorrow. Thanks a lot! /Tore (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Math Problem Again
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(...) (URL) you how to derive the equation of a plane passing thru the three points (x1,y1,z1) (x2,y2,z2) (x3,y3,z3) The standard equation of a plane in 3 space is A.x + B.y + C.z + D = 0 (where the "." means times) So given three points in space (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | * LDrawDesignPad LDDP 1.51 released *
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Hi! This is mostly a maintenance release. Thank you to everyone who gave feedback on version 1.50! Download it here: (URL) (LDDP) is a tool for editing and handling LDraw files in a very comfortable way. Features are: -Fully customizable editor with (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Math Problem Again
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You are given three 3d cooridates. This makes a triangle in 3d space. The z values may all be three different, so it may be rotated in almost*) any direction. I am just interested of the plane; the surface it makes. Now, we have a forth point, with (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) What I meant was that the _current_ PT system does not use cookies, only basic HTTP auth. PostNuke does use cookies, of course. Dan (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) I dont think that's so odd. I had to disable the 3rd party cookie blocking feature of my firewall in order to get the script to work for me. Obviously, the Ldraw site sets it's cookie on my computer just fine but the PT Auth script choaked (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) Now that's odd! The parts tracker doesn't set any cookies, as far as I know? Steve? (...) Right - so it seems that you have a problem overwriting your old cookie from ldraw, for some unknown reason. If you could delete that cookie, there's a (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) How? The Parts Tracker can set cookies just fine on my PC. So can Yahoo Mail, Live Journal, Steve Jackson Games (both the Pyramid e-zine and the MIB "secret resources" page), Nation States... The *only* site which is having trouble setting (...) (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) It sounds like you've got cookie trouble. You might try deleting all your cookies, then try pnauth.cgi again. Steve (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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Since other web sites can set cookies on this computer, I presume that LDraw.org's new security stuff can do so as well. (...) Microsleaze Internet Exploder... (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) (while I'm not Steve, I'll reply anyway :) (...) That's even weirder! Since it's the same SID that you had before, and by logging out/logging in you should have gotten a new SID. Are you sure PN can set cookies on your machine? What browser (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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Your program hates me, Steve... >:( Logged out, logged back in, hit the test page, same [censored] result... === Raw === Name: '' Userid: '' Roles: '' POSTNUKESID: 31284ced290e6ab2ba4c...4e40ce4435 === End Raw === You are not logged into the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) Odd - I don't see that SID in the database. When did you log in? Did you log out? (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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=== Raw === Name: '' Userid: '' Roles: '' POSTNUKESID: 31284ced290e6ab2ba4c...4e40ce4435 === End Raw === (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Interesting question...
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cross-posting from general (...) I remember a thread about user defined model-folders in mlcad: IMHO there should also be a folder for custom parts and not-yet-certified parts(parts-I-curren...y-author). As long as they are clearly marked I can't (...) (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) :/ (...) I've made added a blind dump to pnauth.cgi, so even if it thinks you aren't logged in, it might tell us some useful information. Please give it another try, and let me know what it says. Steve (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) Ah, but your PN userid was only in the PT-admin group. I've added your user to the PT-authoring and PT-reviewing groups. Try it again, make sure it's OK. Steve (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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Steve, No joy for me. I logged into the PT OK, as usual: (URL) (think I) logged into the "main" page for LDraw.ORG OK: (URL) no joy: (URL) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) I disabled my Firewall program and it works fine. Must have been something involving cookies. -Orion (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) I just tried it, and it works for me, logged in and logged out. It kind of sounds like the user data wasn't available at the time you tried the page. Could you try it again? One other thought - do you have session cookies enabled? The script (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) It just shows me as Admin, even though my PT privs are Admin,Submit,Review Chris (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) Steve, I'm getting an error: Software error: Failed to connect to DBI:mysql:database=p...=localhost using at ./PT.pm line 234 For help, please send mail to the webmaster (webmaster@ldraw.org), giving this error message and the time and date of (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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(...) Looks fine to me I have Review and Submit. It also displays something about POSTNUKESID whatever that is.... (...) Cool! Thanks for all your hard work! ROSCO (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | [Parts Tracker] PT-to-PN Authentication
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Hey all parts authors and reviewers (and admins)! I'm (slowly) working on modifying the webpages for the Parts Tracker so that it uses the same login/security as the rest of the ldraw.org site. I've got a simple page up that checks your privileges (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Bugs in LDraw Design Pad Version 1.5
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Hi Niels, I will take a look at it this week since i am on vacation. Thank you for your feedback. I have been away from the LDraw community for some time since I am moving at the moment and having a lot of real life stress and I guess I will survive (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A little lion I'm working on...
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(...) This is just a little post to say that my shield article has been posted to classic castle. Feel free to read it. (URL) Classic Castle> --Anthony (21 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Re: A little lion I'm working on...
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(...) Er... Oops! Sorry about that. Well, I'm one of your friends, right? :-) (...) That would be truly awesome! (...) As would that! Are you working geometrically or bitmapping? It would be nice if your stuff could be somehow transferred over to (...) (21 years ago, 30-Oct-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Bugs in LDraw Design Pad Version 1.5
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Having used version 1.5 for a couple of days now, I noticed a few things: * Find does not work. * Ctrl + arrowskeys ignores spaces between values (while it was so useful to jump through the numbers....) And a few minor things: * Find and Replace (...) (21 years ago, 19-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: List of "Star Wars" Minifig Patterns...
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(...) Check out this URL (URL) (21 years ago, 18-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: List of "Star Wars" Minifig Patterns...
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(...) Are these available for use/preview/whatever yet? I can't find them on the parts tracker. (21 years ago, 18-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw Design Pad Version 1.5 Released
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(...) (the broken file had a size of 1134 KB the working one 2793 KB). w. (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw Design Pad Version 1.5 Released
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(...) (URL) for me (2003-10-09, 23:30 GMT+2) -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw Design Pad Version 1.5 Released
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(...) That's strange, I just downloaded the file and it installed fine. I've uploaded a new copy to the server, please give it another try: (URL) (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw Design Pad Version 1.5 Released
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(...) get the same error. w. (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDraw Design Pad Version 1.5 Released
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(...) I get an error saying "The setup files are corrupted. Please obtain a new copy of the program." when I try to install the downloaded LDDesignPad150.exe Niels (21 years ago, 9-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Postscript output
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(...) I'll second that. Moreover, the EPS and PDF output (in addition to 'plain' PostScript) apparently supported by gl2ps would also be very nice. --Tom (21 years ago, 1-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Postscript output
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(...) Wow, this looks very cool! I'd love to see it implemented in an LDraw-based program. :-) -Tim (21 years ago, 29-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Postscript output
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I know the question of postscript output has been tossed around in the past a few times. Is it still something people want? Because it looks like someone has finally implemented a library that could do the trick for ldraw programs that render with (...) (21 years ago, 29-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Variants of Wheel Holder Brick (Wa: Rubber Colors Needed)
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(...) There is also white, clear, red/black (URL) (21 years ago, 28-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: TrackDraw number formats
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(...) Although used to be aware this could be twelve point something as most germans are often exposed to english text formats . . . writing this on a cheque would definitly be read as twelve thousand threehundred and forty five. The point is used (...) (21 years ago, 26-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Variants of Wheel Holder Brick (Wa: Rubber Colors Needed)
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(...) Niels, There is also a Black, Clear, Clear Here's a pic of 6 of them (I'm missing the White/Clear/Red) (URL) have several such variations pictured in my Comparisons gallery on Brickshelf: (URL) that helps, Clark Visit my Vintage Parts pages, (...) (21 years ago, 25-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Color Definition for Dull Silver
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How about dropping the AA ? So far, IIRC, no-one has ever used it. If another value than the default (0x80?) is wanted, it can be put into the MATERIAL section: transparent=25% The we will use the familiar LDraw color codes for both EdgeColor and (...) (21 years ago, 25-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Color Definition for Dull Silver
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(...) Ok, I was agreeing with your proposal to make it optional and relegate it to the end of the line with the MATERIAL properties. And hopefully it'll never be used, except possibly to reproduce a texture that's stippled in real life like the (...) (21 years ago, 24-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) The Castle Walls (including the newly LDraw one) need to be renamed to be Panels. Also, the names for minifig parts (of which there are many) are a great mystery to me. E.g., Minifig Castle Helmet with Chin-Guard was recently officialized, but (...) (21 years ago, 24-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) You mean part 7049 ? I know the following variants: (Brick, Bottom, Shafts) White, Red, Red White, Clear, Clear White, Clear, Black White, Clear, Red Black, Milkywhite, Red Black, Clear, Red Several wheels (spoked and studded, regular and (...) (21 years ago, 24-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) This part is not only used in trains: 371 Tipper Truck (URL) 662 Dumper Lorry (URL) 856 Bulldozer (URL) 8848 Power Truck (URL) Niels Owning 2 in red and one in yellow (sets 171 and 662) (21 years ago, 24-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Actually, I want to keep dithering. (...) Shrug. I dunno. (...) I'm OK with AARRGGBB, if everyone agrees with that. I'd recommend that programs recognize a variety of semi-standard formats, specifically: #AARRGGBB 0xAARRGGBB AARRGGBB (...) (21 years ago, 24-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Witch one of them? I know by three variants only by heart and with some research, I will probably find more... :) (...) I think it would be great for Bricklink and such purposes. /Tore (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) So far it is worth less... ;-) (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) No it's not. If the render is old and not updated then it will never the ldconfig.ldr file anyhow, so the dithered colors in ledit and ldraw will never change. This is for the future. (...) That's still true, but you should be able to replace (...) (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) I think Bracket 3 x 2 x 2 would be the best alternative. Keep the space seat line, just use it a keyword. And although I sure it has been mentioned before, I think that all theme names should be relagated to keywords and not as parts (...) (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I seem to have a few of these white (sort of a chalky gray-white, in my collection) tires from the early 70's, but I have no idea which of my early sets included them. I always figured that the white color was simply a sign of degraded rubber. (...) (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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OR... We could pick up the old 0 TEXTURE meta-command? No need for new volour numbers? (URL) for replying to myself) (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) It's needed for backwards compability. Using an old/not updated renderer shouldn't make the rendering look awkward. But using a newer renderer should make it better. So is the case with grey rubber, black rubber, and electric conductor. When (...) (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) I saw that link at Brickshelf, too, and was very surprised. Never heard of that those tyres came in white. Samsonite maybe? I'm tempted to buy a couple just to satisfy my curiousity. Rubber belts have come in many colours, (URL) we need many (...) (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Ahhh, I see. How about Train Tipper End -Orion (who's getting really annoyed at the high server load errors) (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) **Warning: Obvious Political Joke** Well, duh. Tipper is the former would-be First Lady. **End of Obvious Political Joke** Also, I'm a tipper if the service is good. Dave! Wouldn't you like to be a tipper, too? (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) On that note, let me toss in my $2. I agree with Cary and Steve that dithering should go. Who needs it? The renderer should be able to convert from true color to dithered colors if the display is underpowered. If you must have it for some (...) (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray)
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Quoting Orion Pobursky <orion@pobursky.com>: (...) Something that tips? Like... the yellow car in set 2126 - those ends, are the ends of the tipper. (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I believe this is a tipper: (URL) It's a container that is designed to tip over to unload. (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) What's a tipper? Someone clue me in please. I feel that if I'm confused as to what a tipper is supposed to be, then others may also be just as confused (or maybe I'm delusional ;-) ) -Orion (21 years ago, 23-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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