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Subject: 
Re: LEGOfactory.com launches... and it's big!
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.lego
Date: 
Wed, 10 Nov 2004 20:59:12 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Marc Nelson, Jr. wrote:
   In lugnet.lego, Eric Kingsley wrote:
   While I think this is a good idea I have found the software fragile. I cannot save at all, it just shuts down the program. I find it very difficult to line up the 8x8 plates/roadplates next to each other. I am going to try reinstalling the software but so far I can’t say I have had much luck.

Eric Kingsley


I also had problems with lining up pieces. Here are some things that helped me:

Thanks, placing pieces I have figured out. I can now sporadically save with some manual preferances set but it is very sporadic and the graphics are real flakey. I love the idea but I am runing on a pretty beefy Windows XP machine and these problems are very disappointing.

Eric Kingsley

  
  • Adjust the mouse sensitivity in the LDD configuration program. This will help with the “floaty” feeling of the pieces.

  • Wait a second before jiggling the piece again - sometimes just holding the piece still will cause the autoconnect feature to kick in.

  • Change your viewing angle.
Hope that helps!

Marc Nelson Jr.

   In lugnet.lego.announce, Jake McKee wrote:
   Posting on vacation, yep I’m that dedicated! :)

I just got this note from colleagues and couldn’t stand waiting a week to post about it!






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  Re: LEGOfactory.com launches... and it's big!
 
(...) Problems like these are most often the effect of the video card and the video drivers. I have NVIDIA GeForce2 MX (I think), DirectX 9, resolution 1152x864, 32 bit colour, updated drivers, and absolutely no problems with video or saving. Make (...) (20 years ago, 11-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)

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  Re: LEGOfactory.com launches... and it's big!
 
(...) I also had problems with lining up pieces. Here are some things that helped me: Adjust the mouse sensitivity in the LDD configuration program. This will help with the "floaty" feeling of the pieces. Wait a second before jiggling the piece (...) (20 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)

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