 | | Re: Custom Built LEGO Sets in 2002 —Eric Joslin
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| | | (...) Because some of use aren't so uptight about model designs that we feel the need to "protect" them from TLC, and would actually very much *like* to have instructions for our models, without having to suffer through an anitquated home-brewed CAD (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Custom Built LEGO Sets in 2002 —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) Well, the data format is a bit arcane but I'm not sure I'd characterise MLCad (to pick my favorite) as "antiquated"... it's pretty slick. But that's just my opinion, of course. It's been years since I last played with AutoCAD. I'd ask this, is (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: Custom Built LEGO Sets in 2002 —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | | | (...) I have to admit, my LEGO CAD experience is limited to a single program. I picked what appeared to be the most popular and best supported, and dove in. Way too user-unfriendly, IMHO, so I didn't bother to check out what seemed to be the bit (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Custom Built LEGO Sets in 2002 —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | (...) Which one? If you say "LDraw" I swear I am gonna give Tim Courtney 100 lashes with a wet noodle next time I see him. www.ldraw.org puts WAY too much emphasis on ldraw itself which is arcane, hard to use, and well, antiquated. Oh, and did I (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.cad)
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| | | | | | | Re: Custom Built LEGO Sets in 2002 —Jon Kozan
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| | | | | | (...) Hello - anyone ?!? Who do you think is going to make the program for this thing? Let's see?... Eric Harshbarger ... ????!!! Isn't he responsible for the Mosaic program...?!?! Isn't he the guy who LEGO features in their newsletter? Isn't he the (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Custom Built LEGO Sets in 2002 —John Jensen
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| | | | | (...) A bit harshly worded there, but basically I agree. If I was able to create something real nice (which I don't think has happened yet) I too would like a set of instructions for it, because although I was able to as a kid to assemble the 850 (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Custom Built LEGO Sets in 2002 —Frank Filz
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| | | | (...) If you had read my whole note, you would have seen that I'm not saying TLC shouldn't have a CAD program (I think they should), what I'm saying is that the data file should not be the input to the parts ordering, that should just be a parts (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Custom Built LEGO Sets in 2002 —John Jensen
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| | | | (...) Sorry, I can see now that I was a bit unclear here... It wasn't an idea, but a fear:) If Lego is going to let us play digitally with every brick they have (and I'm actually not sure they are) you can be certain that they will go to some (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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