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"Michael Horvath" <mikehorvath@juno.com> wrote in message news:GrCL99.n5B@lugnet.com... (...) Interesting thought, but I would *much* rather see these formatted to Adobe PDF first if we're exporting them off of the site at all. In fact, I think PDF (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Tutorials - Categorization, Storage, Indexing, etc...
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I thought it would be a good idea if the tutorials were available for download in Microsoft Help format. I slapped one up onto the web as an example. Check it out. Here's the URL: (URL) also thought that writing tutorials to fit in Microsoft Help (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LUGNET CAD Group Structure (Was: Re: LDraw.org Tutorials - What to include)
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"Jeroen de Haan" <jeroendehaan@mac.com> wrote in message news:GrBy90.Eqx@lugnet.com... (...) I think we'll compartamentalize that restrict that info to the RNDR series. (...) Before thinking of that, the structure of the lugnet.cad.* heirarchy needs (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Tutorials - What to include
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(...) Turning lights into shadowless lights is already beging covered. I suggest you try to focus on just the basics for 100 level tutorials. Think of the user as someone who is afriad to even touch the MOUSE. Just show him/her the basics to get a (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi all, For the RNDR 101 and CONV 101 should I include some basic POV-Ray editing (colours, background, turning lights in to shadowless lights) or is that more a RNDR201 thing? And can we have a lugnet.cad.tutorial group? or is that a bit too much? (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi Manfred - The link is fixed, thanks. -Tim (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hello Team, On Ldraw.org I've just found another broken link: On the homepage: (URL) the left side/second from top frame that contains links to "Reference", "Download", "Community", "Parts Library" and lots of "smaller" links, a link named "Parts (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"Sproaticus" <jsproat@io.com> wrote in message news:Gr99Iy.2DF@lugnet.com... (...) Good idea! I already felt the need for it with the few tutorials up there. (...) I agree. I am going to write a guide to the LDraw.org HTML format, citing certain (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Okay, responding to my own post here... AND quite late, to boot... Here's my wish list for tutorial categorization: 1. Each tutorial should get its own directory. This prevents everyone clashing namespaces and working with ungainly filenames -- and (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Heya, just a quickie, The color table on LDraw.org (1) is kinda broken, it seems to be missing the edge-color info. Compare this with the end of the old LDraw FAQ item #27 (2). It would also be cool if the color list were to list the LDraw colors in (...) (23 years ago, 9-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Parts Tracker - Using L3P-check to scan submitted files
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I finally formatted the material about L3P messages vs. part files and put it under the reference area of the Parts Tracker. (URL) If you don't have L3P installed on your computer, you can check your part files at: (URL) This script must upload your (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Lighting(Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) Nope the're just plain point lights with an RGB value of 1,1,1. There are five lights in my scene. (URL) first four are used for the torches one being just out of the picture to the right. I placed one light inside each 1x1 round brick. The (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Limits on participation in MOTM/SOTM? (Was: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) One of those "me too" replies. But I have to agree with Jacob and Steve. At this point, limiting seems counter-productive to me. Notwithstanding this months avalanche of entries, we usually have a small number of entries. Setting furthur (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MLCading (Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) Good point. But not even counting the ease of making backgrounds, Space, or "Science Fiction" in general, has always been a popular topic for rendering. Just take a look at the IRTC entries.(1) Even though that competition has clearly defined (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Steve Bliss (...) Cool! And thanks Tim for being willing to do that. In case anyone is wondering, here's a link to the K'nex parts library page: (URL) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MLCading (Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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"Anthony Sava" <savatheaggie@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gr4KxB.D65@lugnet.com... (...) aroung (...) If you render your models in POV, you directly interface with it. Unless you use L3PAO's render when finished converting option... When I (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Limits on participation in MOTM/SOTM? (Was: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) I agree with Jacob, here. No limits. If we start getting large numbers of entries each month, I might change my mind -- at least, make it clear that the contest admin can ask people to "unsubmit" entries that are too similiar to recent (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Well, I have to say that this is much more gracious than I dared hope! My site is somewhere between "god-awful" and "really lame," but I hope to embellish it somewhat whenever I get off my posterior. Let me know if anything on the site as it (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"Steve Bliss" <partsref@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:hmq26uc4vm7ggq4...4ax.com... (...) Sounds like a good idea. It can become a section of the Links page. One thing I have to do is put back the linking images (make new ones first), and get Bram (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) with LDraw". It could like to the page made by Dave! And, it could link to the KDraw pages (er, those K-nex files were put on the web somewhere, weren't they?). This would allow LDraw.org to remain within the spirit of being LEGO-focused, (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MLCading (Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) In (...) I'm sorry you had to nit-pick, because you're wrong about me. I did not mean that I was going to 'LDraw' my dragons. Yes, I know that MLCad is a gui program that makes LDraw easier to use (at least for me), but I don't go aroung (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MLCading (Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) I was hoping someone would say this. =) I know that creating 'earth' backgrounds is much harder than space ones. So on this note perhaps those artists that create non-space themes this month would be willing to write a tutorial or two for the (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | RE: MLCading (Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) I think this is because Space is relatively easy to render compared to a scene on the ground. It takes quite some practice and knowledge of POV-Ray to get nice lighting and a good background in a scene if you need to include a ground plane, a (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MLCading (Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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"Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gr4EvA.L7t@lugnet.com... (...) LOL :-) (...) In (...) Well, Ahui, I wasn't going to say anything here. But definitely glad I have a loyal convert to back me up ;-) I hope the wording I am (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | MLCading (Was Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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I'm going to be Tim C. Jr. here and say it... MLCading? (...) Anthony, don't you mean you are going to "LDraw" all four of your dragons. Yes, I'm a newly converted LDraw System of Tools person. I think we should start using the proper namings when (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002
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(...) showcased. It all comes down to what is the purpose of the contest/showcase? If the purpose is to showcase the absolute best models, then there should be no limits at all on participation, other than that a model which has won already should (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I think that putting any more constraints on the submissions would be counter productive. We (I, in this case:) want to see as many contestants as possible and don't want to impose any restrictions on the kind of work submitted. If someone (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Added a couple new news items - a mention of LCD and a BricksWest update. Check it out: (URL) soon I'll throw a new poll up. Any suggestions for questions? -Tim (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Limits on participation in MOTM/SOTM? (Was: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002)
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(...) I disagree! The objective with MOTM and SOTM is to show off the best LEGO renderings (preferably with LDraw based tools, I suppose) we can make. The only kind of "limit" I can imagine is that you have to put together a description of _how_ you (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote in message news:GqzAus.MIE@lugnet.com... (...) No prob! (...) Hmmm... I don't see that on mine, but what I do see is the 'View Polls Page' link is VERY tiny, unreadably small on my IE5.0 for Windows. The (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"Anthony Sava" <savatheaggie@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gr3v12.GG8@lugnet.com... (...) Yep, Brad was another example I was thinking of, but forgot to mention it. He does some absolutely incredible stuff no doubt!! I'm just wondering if it is (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I thank you for coming to my defense. Yes, the two dragons are different. In fact, they are very different when you have them up close. However I will admit that from a distance, as they are in the pictures I sent in for MOTM, they do appear (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) No, no formal rules. (...) Well... I think Anthony Sava's two dragons are different. Similar, but different. And Cale Leiphart's entries are quite different. Somewhat similar in theme, but only broadly. You could also cite Brad Hamilton's (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | To all PAST winners of of the LDraw.org MOTM or SOTM
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Hello to all, Just a short request. In the conversion to the new LDraw.org site format, it occured to me that many of the past winners in the archive could use a little "oomph". What I would like to see is a little more in-depth coverage of your (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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"Terry K" <legoverse@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gr3Cun.4q8@lugnet.com... (...) Cool :-) Hey - here's something I wanna bring up with everybody. There are a few people up for voting right now who have won recently, with models/scenes of the (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Vote Now! LDraw.org MOTM/SOTM for February
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Eat an energy bar now.... The voting pages for LDraw.org's Model & Scene of the Month are ready and waiting at: (URL) are a LOT of entries this month. Its going to be tough. Perhaps even grueling. So get on over and do your civic duty. Now you know (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !
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| | ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for January 2002
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A little late.... The first winners for 2002 are: Model of the Month - Ralph Döering's "My House". A beautiful virtual version of the building Ralph lives in. I would like to see more of this one. Ralph, any more images we could link to? Scene of (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Known bugs on the site and how to report new ones
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"Tutorials: Introduction to Creating LDraw Parts" contains a missing link to "which primitives are available" (3rd paragraph). Best regards, thanks for your work ! Philo (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: errata - bad link
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(...) Sorry - the filetypesfaq page is still under construction. When I put up the numberfaq page, I thought the filetypesfaq would be available very soon afterward. My bad. Steve (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) please don't say that :) though with Galeon (which is mozilla based) it looks ok, so it passes that test. FUT to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad)
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