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"blessing" <blessing@icefog.net> wrote in message news:Gp05x8.Jx4@lugnet.com... (...) how (...) Yep. We don't want to start from the very beginning in each tutorial. They should build off of each other. This would be a step up from 'how to make my (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"blessing" <blessing@icefog.net> wrote in message news:Gp05FI.J6z@lugnet.com... (...) explain. (...) LOL :-) I haven't taken the time to read the animation/clock tutorials yet for POV...all I've done in it so far is mess with camera positioning and (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:GovBt3.LJv@lugnet.com... (...) point to POV's tutorials for more advanced topics) (...) I'll take that if I can assume that the person reading it already knows how to create the model. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:Gouuys.FA5@lugnet.com... (...) creating the file with l3p and then adding POVs clock function,by hand. if you don't know what the clock function is,its too hard for me to explain. :-) Gary (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I'd like to (co)-write this one. Jeroen (23 years ago, 26-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"blessing" <blessing@icefog.net> wrote in message news:Gous88.A17@lugnet.com... (...) write (...) Ok, here's a list of topics I think are needed for tutorials. If anyone can think of more, please post them here. - How to make images of your models (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I think Tim is right on this. LDAO's file management functionality is very handy for use with LDraw and LEdit, but it's not really a tool of choice for most Windows-people. *I* still use it that way (well, I use both LDAO and Windows (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Me too. But between Peeron, the improvements in MLCad's organizational scheme and just generally knowing the parts better I don't use it as much as I used to. But the VEC is a good thing for novices. (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GouxnK.Kyp@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) ways (...) My process is very similar to Larry's although I have a couple of Unix shell scripts thrown in the mix to do some (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Tim, I'm no whiz with Ldraw, MLCad, POV-ray, or any of the other tools. I'm just a mid-30's guy who likes to mess around with this stuff. But, I do a fair amount of technical writing (user guides, SOP's, etc.) as part of my job. I'll volunteer my (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I don't know about everyone else but I do not. I work in MLCad (using an .mpd to keep it all together and organized but outputting .dat files as needed) until things are captured, then I use a variety of home made .bat files and command line (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"blessing" <blessing@icefog.net> wrote in message news:Gous88.A17@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) write (...) I probably know less than you do about POV animations. Anyways...I'll try to get that list out later today. Right now I have to run a few (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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*Scroll down please. Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:Gotzu5.D9G@lugnet.com... (...) Merry Christmas to you too!! <BIG! snip> (...) Well I'm still trying to learn all of this stuff too, but I'd love to write something for you. (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"Eduardo Vazquez Harte" <eduvazhar@terra.es> wrote in message news:GouJ5F.J19@lugnet.com... Hi Eduardo - (...) stuff. (...) Sounds good. Let me know when you're ready via email. A note on how to best format them for me (for you and for everyone): (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"richard marchetti" <blueofnoon@aol.com> wrote in message news:GouEot.BxD@lugnet.com... Hi Richard - (...) tools (...) Thanks!! I put you on my list (buahahaha!!). BTW - thsoe emails about a month ago just *died*. I never took the time to revive (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Merry Christmas to you too, I'm afraid the won't be any LEGO bricks for me this year main reason is I'm goin to get some DVD's and a DVD table to have then in place. (...) You do from me. (...) I hope next year is not like this year we had too (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Tim: I just wanted to say that I would like to contribute to some of the more novice tutorials once I get a little more proficient with some of the tools I am using. I actually think about it all the time, esp. if I am messing with Mlcad, etc. And I (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi everyone! First off, Merry Christmas! Virtual bricks are great, but I hope there are many real bricks under your tree this year! :-) If I have everyone's permission, I'd like to run at the mouth again. ;-) Everyone's heard it before, just not (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Got it. I'm in the middle of a FAQ rewrite, among my many current projects. -Tim (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Steve (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) alright!! thanks to the voters and congrats to cale on the garden tour scene. for fans of the shinkitsune, here is another alternate model for another life on mars set: (URL) g (...) (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) You might want to update the front page of Ldraw.org. The picture for the MOTM is correct, but the caption still shows your AH-64. Likewise, the SOTM picture is correct, but the caption is wrong. -Duane (23 years ago, 4-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Just a reminder... Voting for the Model/Scene of the Month now commences promptly on the first of each month and runs through to the end of the month. So it is there and waiting now at: (URL) Terry K -- (23 years ago, 2-Dec-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi All, Time to announce the winners for November... MOTM: Joseph Gonzalez for his "Shinkitsune" mech. SOTM: Cale Leiphart for "A Garden Tour". Congratulations to both for a job well done. And see both the winners at: (URL) don't forget, with the (...) (23 years ago, 2-Dec-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !
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(...) Looks like I *was* wrong about the DOS mesa after all. Apparently the AllegroGL folks have picked up the slack. So If anyone is nutz enough to want a DOS version of ldglite you can get it at: (URL) limps along in DOS mode under Windows 95 with (...) (23 years ago, 10-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Terry: (...) I thought so too. And except for a short while (enough to catch three messages though), it seems to have worked. Jacob (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) 449kb? I do? I thought that email was being forwarded to me. -- Terry K -- (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Shhh! Split-second makes the org sound more efficient. Besides, I didn't mention the time zone of the server. So anyone in the U.S. that waits until the stroke of midnight will be impressed when the pages are ready and waiting. :-) -- Terry K (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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I think the new scheme looks great! Having the contestants up for a prolonged period makes the site more worth visiting at all times. Besides, seeing the wide variety of contestants probably makes it more encouraging for newbies to submit their (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Quick request - could everyone who has contributed to LDraw.org in one way or another please check the credits page: www.ldraw.org/credits/ And let me know if your name is not on there and should be. Please email me (tim@ldraw.org) with a note to (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Yeah, I looked DOS Mesa and if I recall, it was no longer being maintained. I could be wrong about that though, but the CVS logs on SourceForge seem to contain many references to removing "old and broken DOS build support". Don Don (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Don: (...) Interest in the original LDraw and LEdit programs. ;-) (...) Mesa doesn't work on DOS?!? According to: (URL) is among the supported systems (through contributed drivers). Jacob (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Whoah! DOS version? Where did that come from? I think I asked about that once upon a time but there wasn't much interest. (URL) problem with a DOS version is finding decent opengl and glut support. I went as far as tracking down a possible (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Rick: (...) There were some problems with the e-mail system on the LDraw.org server (mostly due to a damaged disk on our firewall), which should have been solved by now. Send a message to both <sparre@ldraw.org> and <sparre@sslug.dk>, if you suspect (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Terry, I emailed you my entries almost two weeks ago. I sent another email, forward of the one on 10-21, today and it bounced back? What is up? Rick (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Mark: (...) No. :-( (...) I think LDGLite is fully LEdit compatible by now (and works on Linux/Alpha systems), so it is probably worthwhile to look into adding the (if any) missing features to LDGLite. I don't know if LDGLite is distributed in a DOS (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Terry: (...) Don't worry. I didn't notice it myself anyway. It was much more worrying that you wrote "a split second after midnight", when it is actually a whole minute after midnight. ;-) Play well, Jacob (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Is the source code for either LDraw or LEdit available? It would be nice if somebody updated them to be able to view .MPD files or made it so LEdit could handle type 5 lines. (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) DANG! I did it again. That's Jacob Sparre AnderSEN, not SON. My apologies Jacob. -- Terry K -- (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Here goes. Thanks to our sys-admin Jacob Sparre Anderson, the new voting system for the Model/Scene Of The Month is up and running. It looks the same, but works differently (and much easier to manage). Details: Voting starts promptly at the turn of (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LDraw Demonstrations at LEGOWORLD 2001, Zwolle, Netherlands
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Hi everyone - I just posted Jaco van der Molen's account of the LEGOWORLD 2001 event and his LDraw demonstrations on LDraw.org. Check it out: (URL) Courtney - tim@ldraw.org (URL) - Centralized LDraw Resources (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad, lugnet.loc.nl)
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Today LDraw.org announces it will be holding several sessions at BricksWest 2002, the LEGO event designed for Adult Fans of LEGO, their families, and children of all ages. The event will be held in Carlsbad, CA, the home of LEGOLAND California. For (...) (23 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !!
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(...) Some more dates: September, 1999 Datsville (at first LCADville) was born. Although Datsville never went as far as I (and others) would like to have seen it go, I think it made an important contribution to seeing what could be done with LCAD. (...) (23 years ago, 19-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Parts Tracker - Using L3P-check to scan submitted files
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(...) [snip] (...) [snip] (...) No, they should be fine. If you use a line like 0 END ROTATE (upper- or lower-case), that would cause the error message. Maybe we should have specified (back in the day, too late now) that meta-commands all have to (...) (23 years ago, 19-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Yes, I believe they are. I haven't rechecked lately to see if anything has changed. If I get a chance in the next few days I will recheck it. (...) I understand and agree. I will cease making any comments on them. (...) really? ok. (...) Paul (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Looks good. (...) I have used the phrase "0 end of subpart", "0 end of file", etc in some of the parts I have made. Will these get rejected? I usually always try to keep them lowercase. (...) I'm not sure about this one. I feel that new parts (...) (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Steve: (...) I assume that L3P reports the relevant lines, so it is trivial to remove one of the offending ones. (...) Right. Set a reasonably large threshold (0.1?) and reject based on it. Jacob (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) [snip areas of agreement] (...) Which is sloppy, but not a killer error. (...) I didn't list the non-coplanar message with the "reject" group is because the thresholds of coplanarity are variable, not fixed. So we need to agree on what level (...) (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Steve: (...) [...] Seems okay. (...) [...] Seems okay. (...) I would say yes. The last two definitely should, since they indicate unneeded resource use. The first one should really be split in to two triangles, if it really is intended to be (...) (23 years ago, 18-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hey y'all- I'm just sort of starting to get to adding L3P-check'ing to the Parts Tracker submit function. I took a look at the documented messages, and tried to sort them out according to whether or not any particular error was cause to reject a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) And I want to say "Thank You!" to Paul for doing this -- Lars Hassing has performed a similar service in the past, emailing the L3P messages to part authors. We[1] are in the process of incorporating L3P into the part submission function. I (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I've taken some time away from the process of posting the backlog of parts to the tracker. I will get back to finish the job, but other tasks have higher priorities. Basically, I needed to finish developing the Parts Tracker.[1] It didn't make (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message news:GLBGz8.12E@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) Are you still going through the parts that had already been submitted prior to the new parts tracker too? Just wondering as the only part I've (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Ok, I'm the guilty party who posted such notes on the tracker. :) I still pass a part with these errors. Some of my earler parts have these too. L3P issues several "warnings" many are not required to correct to get passed. What I am watching (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Hmm. I interpret this like the lawyer's question, "Is that when you stopped beating your wife?" It's not really yes or no. The totally accurate answer is: there are no 2D objects in LDraw. The polygons we model are just the 2D surfaces of 3D (...) (23 years ago, 17-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I started working on it in June 96, at that time I had my own set of bricks all hardcoded into the program but a few months later (don't ask me when) I asked James if I could use his .DAT files in LeoCAD and converted them to my own format. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"Bram Lambrecht" <bram@cwru.edu> wrote in message news:MABBIBJJFOJIOHD...wru.edu... (...) Heheh... (...) Added that you intro'ed the tutorial in Sept 98 (and I will link to it). Snipped cool history tidbits on LDraw/LEdit. (...) It would be neat if (...) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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WARNING "6260.dat" Line 7: Row 1 all zeros: & 1 16 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4-4edge.dat Does this mean that we are forced to incorrectly turn 2D objects into quasi-3D to make them pass the tests? /Tore (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(XPOST lugnet.cad, FUT lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) One of the usability challenges I've been having with the new Parts Tracker is knowing what's been going on. There are about 360 active files now[1], and it's hard to see new files and reviews being (...) (23 years ago, 16-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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(...) [snip] (...) Yeah, I was in there - part 30055, Fence spindled 1 x 4 x 2 was my first. Followed by 2593, Wheel Hard-Plastic Medium (was that the first use of subpart files?). But I think Tore was the only author other than James to have a part (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) A bounch of Makelist clones with various compability and functionalty... :o) /Tore (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) At first, James made his own standalone SL2LD converter based on the info I sent him on SimLego's binary .LEO file format. (The last original ldraw.exe package file still contains the conversion list). He had plans for an LD2SL converter too, (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Wow this is long... (...) In late 1996 or early 1997, I asked James if he wanted to collaborate with me on a tutorial for a ThinkQuest entry. Turned out he was ineligible since he was 25 years old. He mentioned "Tim" as a possible partner, but I had (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hello - I'm working on one of the ideas I discussed with the Jessimans at Brickfest this year. While we were making up the powerpoint presentation for the talk at the event, we thought it would be nice to develop a complete history of the LDraw (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.people) !!
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(...) I'm hesitant to make a forecast on when a release will be available. I've started on the program to create a release, but it's got over a dozen steps of varying complexity. I had thought I'd be able to knock this out over the weekend, but then (...) (23 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi, I am really glad to see that we're making great strides forward with the parts tracker and the parts review process. Any chance of getting an approximate date for the next Official Parts Release? (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Winners of LDraw.org's October 2001 Model/Scene Of The Month
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(...) The actual voting page files should now be named "model_form-<yyyy>-<mm>.shtml" and "scene_form-<yyyy>-<mm>.shtml" (although the visitors still should be directed to (URL) and (URL)). (...) Done. - And these pages are currently in use. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Winners of LDraw.org's October 2001 Model/Scene Of The Month
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Terry: (...) But only five days in February. (...) Yes. (...) Yes. (...) * Switch naming scheme for the voting pages, so the file names include year and month. * Create a "sorry, we're not ready for voting yet" page, which the server can put in (...) (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Automate. Love that word. (...) Nano-second breathing space. (...) So that gives me a week to prepare pages for the next month. OK. (...) So the prepared pages are posted prior to the 1st, and the system switches them at the right time? (...) (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Terry: (...) I can automate the hard parts. (...) What about letting the computer have the lack of breathing space? (...) I would rather choose: * Entry deadline on the 23rd of each month. * Voting commences on the 1st of each month (assuming that (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Thank you, Fredrik. (...) Hmm... My only problem is concerns about confusion (mine), and timeliness. Having voting going on back-to-back would require me to do a some juggling. And would require that pages get updated promptly at the turn of (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Fredrik: (...) Sound like a very sensible idea. (...) $ grep '^software' /etc/aliases software: tim $ Jacob (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) It was certainly well deserved! BTW, I think that one week voting time is a bit limited. It's also a bit odd to go and look for contestants, and only find them one out of four weeks. How about a scheme were the models were up for voting for (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi all, Sorry for being a day late, but I felt the need to have Jacob (the server admin for ldraw.org) verify the voting tallies. Not because it was close, but because I won. :-) (short pause here for a victory dance)... OK, <pant, pant) I'm back at (...) (23 years ago, 3-Oct-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for September 2001
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If anyone is having difficulty getting the .dat files for the Liquid Cathedral working, then contact me. There is apparently some confusion over the fiendishly difficult installation of files necessary for part 6002 (which is the Paradisa 1/4 dome). (...) (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Voting for October 2001
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Hi all, Voting is up and running at: (URL) Terry K -- (23 years ago, 25-Sep-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for September 2001
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Hi all, Sorry for the delay(s), here are the winners of LDraw.org's Model of the Month and Scene of the Month competitions: MOTM - Brad Hamilton's Liquid Cathedral SOTM - Duncan Jardine's Classic Space Congratulations Brad on yet *another* win. :-) (...) (23 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !
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Real quick: See the parts list at (URL) === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === Here's the important part: There are a bunch of files submitted on the Tracker. All the submitted files -- whether they are new parts or just (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hmm. There isn't currently any guide to reviewing parts. But there should be -- at least a FAQ. I'll work on it. But the important thing is common sense - to check a file, get the matching part in hand, and compare the physical part to the (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Aaaah! Thanks for the explanation! (...) Well I've done it a bit at work, but nothing related to CAD or LEGO! Is there any info on obvious things to check, or anything like that? Or should I just try authoring some more parts first? Also, are (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Thanks, I'm working on getting more files online... (...) Nope, those are supposed to both be there. 2546p01 is the general file, the one we'll use most often. 81379 is an 'official shortcut' - 81379 is LEGO's number for the parrot piece, (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Hi Steve, looking good! Noticed that "Animal Bird with Parrot Pattern" appears twice - once with a "_" prepended as parts 2546p01 & 81379. Is this a bug, or has it been submitted twice? ROSCO PS: I've done 1 part, does that make me (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Yes, that's right. The moment you've all been waiting for. The new Parts Tracker is live and ready for action. Well, mostly. It's in a "pilot phase" -- think of it as a "gamma test". That means we're using real data, and it will have real results, (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !!
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| | DO-OVER --- September MOTM/SOTM
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Hi all, OK. Jacob has fixed things on the new server [ thanks, Jacob ], and patiently explained to me how it works, [ not an easy task :-) ] so the voting is back on. But it's a DO-OVER!! Starting from scratch, so get over there and cast your vote. (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Fredrik: (...) Correct. I have fixed it. Thanks for checking it. Jacob (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) find this text: root$ mv readme.txt /usr/local/share/ldraw/ ldglite.readme I think you want to remove the last space after the slash. Fredrik (23 years ago, 3-Sep-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LDraw.org MOTM/SOTM voting SUSPENDED
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Hi all, I need to temporarily suspend voting on the motm/sotm. Sorry for the inconveniance, but ldraw.org is being moved to a new server, and the voting pages kinda got left off. I started the voting pages at exactly the wrong time - when Jacob was (...) (23 years ago, 27-Aug-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Actually, we will have to suspend voting till this gets sorted out. Going to ldraw.org\motm\ now shows the pre-vote page with no access to the voting pages. So until we get the new server up and running, we will have to pause the voting. -- (...) (23 years ago, 27-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Terry: (...) "www.ldraw.org" is moving to a new server Tuesday and I have not had time to move the CGI programs used for the voting to the new machine. I am sorry for the inconvenience, Jacob -- (URL) (23 years ago, 27-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Thanks I hope to have a castle scene ready for next month. Cale (23 years ago, 27-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Too much? Did you conserve space by interlocking pieces? And yes, Cale's scene is great. I would describe it as being bucolic. -- Terry K -- (23 years ago, 26-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I won't even touch that one.. (...) Yawn... yep. I noticed (fairly late) that I had almost forgotten about the vote. So I sat myself down and dd it. -- Terry K -- (23 years ago, 26-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) much lego in the handbag...) Voting done, though. I must say Cale's "autumn" scene was amazing. If only lego did that... -Shiri (23 years ago, 26-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Oh no... (...) library ;-D <grin, duck, & run> (...) BTW - noting when you posted this....I take it you're still awake from last night? I just got up.... Tim.NH (23 years ago, 26-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | September LDraw.org MOTM/SOTM voting ready
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That time o' the month, Vote now or forever hold your pieces.... (URL) ya in a week, -- Terry K -- (23 years ago, 26-Aug-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Don: (...) :-) (...) Done. Jacob (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) switching it to version 0_9_1d? That's probably going to be the current version for a while. It's got the part inliner and most of the goodies I wanted to add to the LEdit emulation mode. Anyways, I've stopped working on the LEdit mode for (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"Jacob Sparre Andersen" <sparre@nbi.dk> wrote in message news:GI7M3y.E8n@lugnet.com... (...) Actually, the rating system never came into full effect. Right now, I leave it at whatever the author puts on it - which leaves it a bit skewed. Ideally, (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Great. I will have to take a look, because I still did not succeed to get things running on Linux :-( (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Fredrik: (...) Yes. It was just slightly confusing for me to get it to work with non-wrapped lines. Does it look better now. (...) I think it is whatever mood Tim is in, that decides, but Tim will have to answer that himself. Play well, Jacob -- (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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