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(...) BZZT Wrong Answer. Don't forget model team, some train sets and there is even a castle set with alternate model instructions -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Exactly my point. 'Official' "alternate" models are the models that can be made using the pieces supplied in the set, and instructions are given in the instruction manual that comes with the set. this would include Technic sets and Technic (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi, (...) I agreee. (...) Maybe I don't remember correctly, but until now I assumed that the term 'alternate model' refers to those models in the instruction booklet that can be built from the same set of parts. Just to clear my understanding, (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@cats.nbi.dk> wrote in message news:Pine.OSF.3.95.1....nbi.dk... (...) same side of the line defined by the last two points. (...) on the same side of that line. (...) Nice job, guys, on correcting this long-standing (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Like I mentioned in my reply to Tim, giving the .dat the same name as the .mpd gives even more consistency. The .mpd is named xxxxa-yy.mpd so if we name the .dat the same way, it has all the basic information(#, modifier, year) and the user (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Hi, (...) My opinion is that it is better idea to use ?xxxx??.mpd or ?xxxx??.dat as main filenames, than main.dat. My pros: This is the first level file of a set and this should at once orient the viewer what set he/she is viewing. It does not waste (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) before we decided for sure to go to MPD and the submodel names we decided to go with. Like Todd said, that format easily crumbles, but we are now talking about the name for only the complete set's file. (...) What I'd really like to see is it (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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In some recent discussion with Ryan Dennett on creating some resources for the OMR, he brought up what he felt was a discrepancy in the file naming convention. We discussed this and felt it appropriate to approach the group to see if 1) we should go (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Good suggestion. I think its one that I've tried before, but I didn't get a reply back. But last I heard, Steve Bliss was having contact with them and they were having trouble getting a picture of him scanned. So we may have some luck here. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Lars: (...) Done. (...) You too. Jacob (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Jacob, you forgot to correct item 5: (...) into 5: Draws a line between the first two points, if the last two points are on the same side of that line. Have a nice week-end ;-) /Lars (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Lars: [ reminded me of an old correction to the LDraw FAW ] Thanks. I have (finally) changed it. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote... (...) Well, I think the FAQ is still wrong: (...) Draws a line between the first two points, if the projections of the LAST TWO points onto the screen are on the same side of an imaginary line THROUGH the projections (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I personally prefer "line defined by" instead of "line between" in that particular paragraph, but it's ok. If you changed anythink else in the FAQ, I haven't reread it to check. See ya. Rui Martins (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Chris and Rui: I have corrected the FAQ. Please check that I didn't add some new mistakes meanwhile. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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Why don't you write to James' family, his old e-mail was still working last I knew and they were answering from it. They might have one that someone could scan or might already have a digital one somewhere. it's worth a shot! Tamy (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) only (...) Yes the correction is needed. The first two point define the line, the last two are the reference points. Chris (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) This made me go look at the FAQ, and I found the following inconsistencies in the FAQ. in Topic "LINE TYPES" we have (the FAQ has): (...) which I think its wrong in the line starting with "5: Draw ...." and further ahead in the FAQ (section (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) That sounds like a good plan. There are several resources regarding parts creation, including the post from John and a post earlier last week from Chris Dee. Also, you submitted to me your parts creation tutorial. If someone would like to work (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) - snip - This is all good reference for a tutorial, but IMHO we should all get together for a tutorial based upon all our expiriance with creating parts. From there a tutorial can be written? This is an idea but it will take longer for that (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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