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(...) folder on the web when I looked at it. Marlon - nice airlock! -Tim (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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I submitted without the "3D" immediately after the "=" sign. Maybe this is something with the submittal process. Please open the mindstorm folder, remove the "3D" from the address in your address bar, make it go, and tell me what you think. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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(...) That's wierd His link worked for me. But the link you quoted didn't. Where did you get the '3D' from?? His original message didn't have it. try: (URL) _ ---...---ooO( )Ooo---...--- Kyle J. McDonald (o o) Systems Support Engineer Sun (...) (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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(...) ...looks like pictures of Mindfest to me ;-) Check the link. Can't wait to see the airlock! -Tim (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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(URL) provide feedback. This is a Moonbase-style airlock design. (22 years ago, 28-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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More commonly, "Hear, hear." In this media, maybe it should be, "Read, read." To more closely match the olde English, maybe, "Lo, lo," which means "Look, look." In whichever form it is stated, however, I must admit to strong agreement with the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.cad, Willy Tschager writes: <Snip> Here, Here! I'm a casual user of the LDraw line, using MLCad to look at different MOCs around the community. But, I'm constantly plagued by "Part Number ... Not Found! Continue Loading?" An auto updater, (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.general)
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Hi Willy - (...) Yes, getting started can be difficult for some new users. We've tried to put up clear instructions, but some still struggle with that. There should be a solution - but there's other issues at play too. See below. (...) This is a (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.general)
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hi folks, after ages I've got a new computer (waiting three days 'til my radiocity got rendered has become unbearable ;-) and reinstalled all my favourite lego-cad-progs. as usual it was a painstaking process: unzip the original ldraw-package, the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Feb-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.general)
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(...) What about running an external viewer program in polling mode during your MLCAD session for those quick zooms and odd viewing angles that might be difficult to achieve with MLCAD? You could even set it spinning in an ldview window to see it (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) You cannot. View mode will always "zoom to fit (the complete) model" automatically. If your specific problem comes from the fact that in the initial steps of a large model, the parts are too small to make out, you can use submodels to work (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hello Tim, Your problem is simple: Mosaic generator creates a model with one brick per pixel in the original image, so you are trying to create a mosaic with 640*480 bricks (more than 300000 !!!) (the figures above assume using 1x1 bricks) Reduce (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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It indeed takes a while to get the picture to load, but eventually it does. When I click OK, nothing happens... well MLCad stops responding. Then after a view minutes the preview of the mosaic appears. You have to be patient, I guess. But on my 2.4 (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I think you cannot. Drag the viewpane you want to "zoom" in to its maximum size. That's it I'm afraid... Jaco "Jake McKee" <sink@countersinkdg.com> schreef in bericht news:H9GMq9.64F@lugnet.com... (...) MLCAD? (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Ok, this is strange. Still can't get it to work. It finally loaded the picture into the preview, took forever to churn through me tweaking the settings, and finally, to experiment with it, I click OK. From there, it starts to redraw the main (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Well, this attempt just went through... strange, it took quite a while. It was hanging before... -Tim (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Has anyone else gotten Mosaic Generator to work? I tried loading a 640x480 BMP, and it just gives the hourglass and ultimately doesn't respond. Thanks! -Tim (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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All, Does anyone know if/how you can zoom in when you are in the View mode of MLCAD? Thanks! Jake --- Jake McKee LEGO Enthusiast Webmaster - B.I. Portal (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Since the whole Town category is gone (renamed), I suggest to rename it too. (...) It is already on the PT (URL) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) The name-change fix got stalled out on the Parts Tracker, because the general feeling was that we should actually fix the part, not just approve the name-changed-but-still-broken file. That interchange happened some time ago, and I no longer (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) May be the PT could give us some clues: (URL) willy (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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First Shouldn't part 3962 Town Radio be renamed to Minifig Tool Radio? The version that is now in the libray displays wrong in MLCAD (and in all other programs for that matter). The handle is (still, again?) open. It has a gap! I can remember an old (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Bug: unfortunately the neckware does not up the head. So forget it for space minifigs (because of airtanks). Use Orion LDDP minifig plugin instead. Damien (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Concerning the minifig generator: GREAT tool!!! But can it be made so, that it remembers the last settings you made? And can the Town radio 3962 be added to the hand accessories? Jaco (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hmm. This is a new post but it ended up under another with the same subject! I am posting it again... "Jaco van der Molen" <jmolen@globalxs.nl> schreef in bericht news:H90o8x.4pH@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Yes. You can edit the file MLCad.ini -Orion (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Concerning the minifig generator: GREAT tool!!! But can it be made so, that it remembers the last settings you made? And can the Town radio 3962 be added to the hand accessories? Jaco (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Øyvind, I don't think there is a way around this situation in MLCAD. I added PLIST BEGIN IGN meta-command to LPub, to ignore the second occurrence of parts, but I know of no way to do this in MLCAD. Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.inst)
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This is a bit old thread, but I wonder if sombody can answer me how this Buffer Exchange command affects the partlist? I just found out how to make subassemblies and then put the subasembly part into the main model by first using Buffer Exchange (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.inst)
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While MLCadding (is that a new verb?) on the weekend I came across a couple of bugs in MLCad pertaining to comments: 1. When I add, edit, or delete a comment line, the render windows are refreshed. This is unnecessary, and very painful when editing (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi All, Is there a version of the 2 x 2 x 2/3 (x85?) silver reflector dish anywhere? Either an official or an unofficial version? I'm in the final stages of LDrawing my train, and I can't seem to find the piece anywhere. I searched lugnet and (...) (22 years ago, 1-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Thanks for the link. I think I'll be able to use this in a number of places - there are several rubber bands wrapped around the stacks on top of the engine, and well as some around the chassis. I'm thinking I might also be able to simulate the (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Thanks for the link! I've downloaded the file, read through the readme.txt, and will definitely be using this. It is essentially exactly what I was looking for ... I'm sure I'll be able to simulate nearly all of the hoses, pipes, and conduits (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) This page has a spreadsheet for modeling curved nets. Perhaps that might help with modeling string since the real nets are made of string? (URL) always have trouble finding that page because a google search for ldraw and net doesn't pick it (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) And the missing link is: (URL) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Here's a page with some tools for modeling rubber band belts. (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi Shaun, I have written a program called lsynth, which does many bendable things like: flex-system hoses, pneumatic hoses, flexibe axles, ribbed hose, electric and fiber optic cables. The program is called LSynth and is available (URL) I'm also (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi All, I've been working diligently on LDrawing my Hudson 4-6-4 Steam Engine ((URL) and am finally running up against the seemingly impossible: Is there a way to modify pieces so that they bend and curve? So far, I've replaced bent flex-tubing with (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: *** Start celebrating .... NOW
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(...) This sounds like a shortcut in the algorithm. If the bezier function is f(t), it does not have the property that |f(t) - f(t+d)| = c for all t, d given. I've corrected for this in my algorithm by using some simple optimization to find a (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Some progress - myself and a CAD expert mucked about a bit until we realised the obvious thing I was missing, the fact that the control point coordinates are specified relative to the end points and not in absolute coordinates! Jennifer (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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