 | | LDMC site moved AGAIN. :-)
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It is official and live: (URL) skippy! If no one cares, I am going to change the name to LDMC -- LDraw Mac Community. I'll slowly redo the site to reflect that it is a community now instead of a campaign. We're a community, right?.... right?..... (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for August 2002
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(...) guy who rendered that in LDraw should get a prize or something! Just kidding, Jon; I love the scene. The purple zapper effect is very nice, as is the background and overall composition. Bravo! (And thanks for the nod in the credits). Dave! (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for August 2002
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Wow. Another summer gone... And the winners of the August MOTM and SOTM are: Anshul Sirur's chess model "Checkmate" and Jon Palmer's Spiff-inspired scene "THE SCUM BEINGS CLOSE IN!". Vote on the September entries here: (URL) Terry K -- (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDMC site moved.
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(...) Um, ok. Can I get mac@ldraw.org as a forwarding email too?... I like mac.ldraw.org. That way I dont' have to revamp the entire site before I can put it up. I do want to redo the site. I believe Matt G. wanted to also, and almost got it all (...) (22 years ago, 1-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDMC site moved.
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(...) Yeah, it sounds like a good idea to me. For a totally separate site, it could be mac.ldraw.org, or we could stuff it in the current nav layout under www.ldraw.org/community/mac/ -Tim (22 years ago, 1-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDMC site moved.
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(...) Why don't you ask about moving the content to ldraw.org? Seems like a reasonable place for it... Don (22 years ago, 1-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Parts tracker sick?
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(...) Looks like the subpart got mis-handled in the rename. It should be OK now. Chris (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Parts tracker sick?
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Or is it me? when I went to this part (URL) clicked on either (URL) get a dead link... (is this the right group to ask?) (22 years ago, 31-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Yet another idea - Portable LDraw system
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(...) Go for it. :) I was taking the approach of grepping the part files for author names, and boiling the list down from there. Steve (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Yet another idea - Portable LDraw system
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(...) [...] Looks good, short and sensible. (...) Shall I do it? Or do you expect to find time to do it soon? Play well, Jacob (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Yet another idea - Portable LDraw system
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[XFUT: lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw] (...) The current text of the license is: ===...=== LDraw.org Parts Library User License version 0.9, May 3 2001 This library is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Mindstorms Parts?
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Thanks. The ones I'm looking for seem to be in Electric; it looks like my initial install was bad; I cleared it out, reinstalled, updated, etc. and all the Mindstorms stuff is there. Sorry for the bother =) -Brendan "Ross Crawford" (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Mindstorms Parts?
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(...) Hi Brendan, Most of the Mindstorms parts are listed under the Technic categories. Hope this helps. ROSCO (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Mindstorms Parts?
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I've seen a bunch of models out there that use the Mindstorms parts (e.g. the RCX) but I can't seem to find them in the Ldraw site files. Where do I get the parts files for Mindstorms? I would love to do some modeling but need Mindstorms parts to do (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | [Parts Tracker] Coming Soon: Email Notification!
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The following notice was emailed to all Parts Tracker users today. If you did not receive this email, please contact me by email. If you've got questions, comments, etc, let's hear them! :) Steve ===...=== Hello! You are recieving this message (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MOTM and SOTM winners for July 2002
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(...) I'm sorry, I wasn't precise enough. What I was suggesting was something a bit more "nuanced" than a straight rollover. (which I have requested in the past) Rather than just requesting a rollover no matter what, my next entry will carry a note (...) (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MOTM and SOTM winners for July 2002
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(...) I hadn't noticed that. Is it possible to post a permanent rollover request, so I don't have to remember it whenever I have submitted a model or scene? Play well, Jacob (22 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MOTM and SOTM winners for July 2002
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(...) Rollover requests are SOP. But the submitters must request a rollover, and few ever do. -- Terry K -- (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MOTM and SOTM winners for July 2002
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(...) Yep. But what is going to happen this month is fine, I guess... I wouldn't change the rules out from under this month's entry. They win. :-) Going forward... This may be too complex but perhaps you could roll over those previous month entries (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MOTM and SOTM winners for July 2002
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(...) Hi Larry, There is only one. At least that was all I had - there may have been more, but my email crapped out. So yes, that one will be a default winner. I've not given a lot of thought about what to do when there is only one entry. Or no (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) I'd like to weigh in on this issue. I like using the .ldr extension for everything. I also like being able to refer to another MPD file (with the .ldr extension) from within an MPD file. I also like being able to call the the first subfile the (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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I think I am going to load referenced subparts only and use the first one of recursive mpd files, ignoring the rest for now for LD4DModeler's MPD support. Roland. (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) I can appreciate your concern. For now, let me develop a document that treats the two specs as variations. If you're unhappy with my results, we could easily rework it into two totally separate standards. BUT, IMO, a new standard that breaks (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) Good point. I like the idea of a clearly defined new version of the file format. This would be a good point also to rename multi-part files in the second version to something relating to .LDR - perhaps .MPL could make the distinction? -Tim (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) Or perhaps MPD and LD2. We have discussed the time for a new, not LDraw compatible standard years ago. I don't like the idea of an "almost LDraw compatible" standard. Isn't it better to go all the way with maybe type 6, 7, 8... commands than (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Paths, explicit drive references, and the case of file names
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(...) I would rather say that I had been lucky with the design of the program. I don't think I had to change much to make it work as you requested, but you can compare this and the previous version of the source code. Play well, Jacob (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) [...] That looks like the right solution. Play well, Jacob (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Paths, explicit drive references, and the case of file names
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(...) Wow! That was fast! :) Steve (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) No, I hadn't. I was taking the view that MPD files are not compatible with LDraw, and I was not too concerned with making them 'more compatible'. See my other recent message for a suggested way to standardize both "LDraw-ready" and "never (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Paths, explicit drive references, and the case of file names
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(...) Okay. I have made that an option with the latest edition of my MPD splitter: (URL) Here is my list of how software can handle this, in order from least (...) Except for the option of prompting before creating a directory, I have implemented (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) Have you considered that that means that MPD files will no longer be able to be rendered by LDraw? (or have I overlooked something?) (...) Yes, but it is a single-level subroutine system like in C. (I complain about it in C, but that is (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) These are good points. Perhaps we should define the spec with two levels: "strict MPD" and "expanded MPD". Strict MPD would require everything necessary to render files with ldraw: - All names on FILE statements follow the DOS filenaming (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev) !
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) Because we ought to differentiate between files that can be processed directly by LDraw, and those which have to be filtered through another tool (a MPD splitter) before LDraw can render them. If we decide to scrap LDraw compatibility, this is (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Paths, explicit drive references, and the case of file names (Was: MPD spec)
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(...) :-( I have fixed my MPD splitter. The updated version will show up on: (URL) tonight (or early tomorrow). Play well, Jacob (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Paths, explicit drive references, and the case of file names (Was: MPD spec)
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(...) I tend to disagree. Given that the whole point of MPD files is to allow LDraw files to be more portable across multiple machines, I think absolute paths should be disallowed. It doesn't make sense to me to allow absolute paths in a file format (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) I disagree with this. Or, if we keep this approach for MPD, I'll want another standard language extension for embedding "macros" in LDraw files. I tend to view (and use) FILEs in MPD files as "subroutines", and I'd prefer they were designed to (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) I wasn't here for the .ldr extension discussions, so this may well have already been covered, but why not ".ldr"? It seems to me that any tool with built-in support for the .ldr extension should also support the MPD format. And the MPD format (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) Me too. And originally, you actually had to split a MPD file before you could view the contents. I would prefer that we stick to this way of treating MPD files as if they are splitted/unpacked before their content is processed. (...) That is (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD spec
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(...) I think so, too. I see MPD files almost like ZIP files. I know that there are differences, like inside WinZip you can generally only view standalone files without unzipping them first. (The reason I reignited this thread was I wanted to make (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Paths, explicit drive references, and the case of file names (Was: MPD spec)
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(...) why not just say any of the following (':', '/' and '\') can be used as a delimiter, and it doesn't matter which you use - it's up to the program to translate any of those to the correct one for the OS? (...) defenitly! :) Dan (22 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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