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(...) Are you familiar with the make utility? It allows you to describe an arbitrary set of modules, with their associated interdependencies, and then re-build only the modules which have changed and modules dependant upon them. Of course, using (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) That's fine with me. The only downside is applying updates. When new parts are released for LDraw, I don't update individual partsref images and pages, I just regenerate the whole shebang. So any manual edits would probably get overwritten. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
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One thing I noticed with the DAT explorer is that POV rendered images look _MUCH_ better with the lossless PNG format thatn with JPEG. Perhaps appropriate use of the JPEG smoothing function would help the the tests I did looked bad even at 100% (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) IMHO, the best thing is having both (a) super-quick-loading GIFs and (b) high-quality POV JPEGs, and then letting the user decide which one to view. A while back, someone even suggested having spinning/rotating POV-rendered images for each (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Starting out in Ray
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If you are running Windows 95/98/NT and have 1) installed POV-Ray for Windows ((URL) and 2) copied l3p.exe ((URL) to e.g. C:\Windows (or to any other directory in your PATH) and 3) installed LDraw in e.g. C:\Lego\LDraw then type in a DOS-box (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Jamie Obrien: [ asks for a ray tracing howto ] While we are waiting for a good ray tracing howto you could have a look at this information: (URL) somebody could write a short ray tracing howto, I am sure Tood could be convinced to host it under the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: The embossed Lego logo
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(...) Very cool--I'll try it out when I get home. Thanks for your help! Dave! (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Dave Schuler: (...) If you choose the maximum quality setting in l3p you should get the LEGO logo on the studs. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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On some POV-ray Lego images I've seen the Lego logo rendered on each stud; forgive a potentially simple question, but how is this done? I expect I'm missing something fairly basic, but my renderings show only smooth, flat studs. Any suggestions? (...) (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) You know what, I actually think you are right. :-) (...) Yes. I'd like to try my "walk through" on a larger scene, which could actually be walked through, but the computer running the program doesn't have enough RAM to render a large model. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad)
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(...) I agree walking through or around a model is a pretty cool idea, but I get frustrated by how slowly I walk :) I think a few set views would be great to get an overall image of the model. Then if I wanted to see details or interiors, I could (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks! I was a bit worried that all the arrow-buttons are be a bit confusing. They probably are, too, at least in the beginning. While Kevin Loch's interface lets you move in specified directions, my interface is more in the "Doom" tradition, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad)
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[X-post lugnet.cad for more exposure] (...) The interface looks great! I like the many options and corner views. The 'figs are a nice tough too. Now you just need to add more models! It's a pity it's slow... Just one suggestion/idea: How about (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad)
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(...) That was what I suspected. I simply wanted to play around a bit with the idea, just for the fun of it. I don't have any computer hooked up to the net which is powerful enough to do this on a large scale, so I can't take over the project. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.general)
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I haven't released the source yet because it's not ready for prime time. I will release the source under GPL when I feel it's ready. (part of my hesitation has to do with CGI security concerns). Actually, if someone who knows C and has a real fast (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.general)
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(...) I didn't get any answer from Kevin, so I made my own DAT explorer program. It was about time I learned to do some Perl CGI stuff anyway. The interface is slightly different from Kevin's, but I've borrowed many ideas. I've credited him on the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Mike Stanley skrev i meddelandet ... (...) Thanks! Not much happening for the moment, Jenny (9 months), work and life takes most of my time My latest pic if from august, (URL) for the moment I'm tiring of water... Heightfield landscapes are much (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) I bet I'm not alone in hoping you post various sizes of whatever renderings you make with the info Bram provided. I like your stuff a lot also. (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad.ray)
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Bram Lambrecht skrev i meddelandet ... (...) Thanks! -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad.ray)
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