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Re: Do we need public part submission information ?
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Thu, 26 Oct 2000 08:07:05 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, James Jackson writes:
> In lugnet.cad, Manfred Moolhuysen writes:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I've posted this message to the group CAD/Development/Organizations/LDraw
> > before, but got no response there. I try it a bit higher in the hierargy,
> > but set the follow-up back to cad.dev.org.ldraw, agreed ?
> >
> > I think we should put up a resource with some submission info somewhere.
> > I suspect some part authors only post on Lugnet and/or the Parts Tracker and
> > don't submit their part because they don't know they should do so.
> > What about something similar to this:
> >
> >
> > 1- Where to submit finished part for voting:
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> partsref@home.com
> >
> > This is a special adress to submit dat-files, once you're convinced it's good
> > enought to withstand democratic forces. Also, this is the -only- place where
> > you can enter your dat-files to the voting process that might result in its
> > release as an official part.
> > It's generaly a good idea to ask for a second opinion on your part before you
> > submit. The Lugnet discussion group cad.dat.parts is ideal for this purpose.
> > see http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dat/parts/
> > Please remember we don't scan for possible new canidates on Lugnet. After
> > you've incorporated the remarks recieved there, you still have to submit your
> > part personally at the given E-mail adress.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 3- Terminate the file with a singe line only containing a 0 (zero) and no
> > linefeed.
> >
> >
> > Editorial notes:
> > Is 64 characters correct ?
> > Why point 3: it just seems logical to me (no, I don't have pointed ears :-),
> > to standardise this bit also.
> > And perhaps some minimum required quality standards added, although I
> > personally would not know what to say there.
> >
> > Greetings, M. Moolhuysen.
>
> Thank you for submitting this important piece of information for us. I myself
> have several parts ready to submit. (Half of those ARE official, such as the
> 1980s solid minifig head and the Old 4 x 10 x 2/3 Car Base. (see Model #6390,
> Main Street.)
>
> James J.
Here is some expantion of point 2: I've added sentence 3, 4 and 5
2- Format of the obligatory part header:
0 <part description>
0 <part number>.dat
0 <Author>
0 Un-Official Element
Replace any <...> with the appropriate information. The length of the first
line, with the part description, may not exceed 64 characters, the 0 and the
space in front included. In almost any case this description should begin
with one of already existing part categories, you can view a list of these
at http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/ . Most parts description state their
overall dimensions count in studs. When a dimension number is less then 10,
you have to put a exta space in front of it, this to insure that small
numbers get sort before large numbers.
The fourth line should always be as stated, to indicate that the part hasn't
been officialised yet. When the part gets included in a official update, the
update manager will use this line to show release information.
Greetings, M. Moolhuysen
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