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(...) It looks like they have put the zero point of the parts in one corner, not in the center point as in LDRAW. OTOH, when you are tilting a part (up arrow) it's not rotating around the same point, but that may be an effect of the snapping. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I'll try that. (...) Picture 4 2x2 bricks together as a square. (2 bricks wide, 2 bricks long) So you have a model that is 4 studs x 4 studs. If I were to rotate one of those, around its own corner, it would move itself out of that 4x4 (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I raised it - I set it at about 1.5, if I remember correctly. (...) Yeah, I think that's a feature, not a bug. (...) They always seem to rotate around the corners for me as well. I'm not sure what you mean by "moves the piece out of the (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I agree. I think it's absolutely fantastic that they've included a Senior category (...) I'm hoping to do so, but am still struggling with the LDD software. :( Best regards, Allan B. (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Marc, Good information, thank you! Quick follow-up questions. (...) Raise or lower the sensitivity? (...) Will try that. (...) I tried playing with that a bit, but my test model was just a bunch of random pieces, I'm still trying to get the (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) is indeed useful (comparing LDD to other color palettes), I was talking about the specific "Competition Pallet" (of parts) - i.e. what you are allowed to use to make your contest entry. You know, come to think of it, maybe "pallet" is the term (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) The competition has two age groups, under 13 and 13 and over (Junior and Senior). The finals will have 10 Grand Prize winners: 8 juniors and 2 seniors. They're wisely seeding it so the kids don't get trounced by the adults. And they're making (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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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 (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) If it's 5% of the "profit" then the designer might conceivably ending up owing money to LEGO... ;) Why wouldn't retail outlets carry them? Micro town sets? Excellent point-of-sale impulse buy object, especially since it looks like they'll fit (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Yeah, a Mac or Linux version would be nice, but we will never see them. I don't have any inside info, but I would assume that TLC's programmers did the following things: * Deeply based the software on proprietary Microsoft-specific techonology that (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Doubt? I'm sure this will be a new micro-scale LEGO town product line. TLC is putting quite some effort (i.e., $$$) in this project. Rick Anyhow... just my 2 cents. (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Just found out the drawback of having a cool job with a company I believe in... "employees not elgible"... oh well. Everyone else (who doesn't work for LEGO)... "Design like there's no tomorrow!" -Scott Lyttle (22 years ago, 9-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Hi Jake, hi Ray, (...) as a Linux user I also don't like this restriction. I don't mind much that the software doesn't run under Linux. But I do mind if this is used to exclude non-MS-Windows users from community activities. Please allow entries in (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Are you (general MAC-you, no one person in particular) trying to tell me (a PC-user) that MAC's don't have emulators to run non-MAC software on a MAC? I find that hard to believe. I even have an emulator to run MSX-games on my PC. I believe a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) In another news item about this i read: (...) I think even when someone is 99 years old he/she is above 12 years old ;-) Niels (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) It looks like those are Lego color numbers. Using your list and the info from my Color Tree pages, I've made this conversion chart: (URL) let me know of any updates/errors. Hope that helps, Clark (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.cad, lugnet.color)
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(...) I'm also a Mac user, and am bummed that I won't be able to try this. Something hits a nerve anytime anyone brings up the market share issue. Granted, Apple's market share is pretty low among BUSINESS users. In schools and homes - which is (...) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Ok. I give up to use my ISP server. Please, get the file at brickshelf: (URL) (22 years ago, 10-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.cad)
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