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Re: Set Inventory Question
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Thu, 8 Oct 1998 16:05:39 GMT
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You can also use the following techniques for tracking down
part numbers:
1) Look at previously submitted inventories.
2) Install LDraw and all of the official parts releases. Use
makelist to generate a parts catalog.
3) To help you with the whole LDraw thing, install Steve Bliss's
LDAO package and use his catalog generator to create a visual
catalog. Mind you, your catalog is only as good as the part
releases that you installed under LDraw.
I have only inventoried a single set, and I found it to be a
rather laborious task to track down the part numbers for all
the pieces. After giving it some thought, I decided the best
thing to do would be create an application to help out with
this task. I have only just begun to think about what I want
to do. However, I am leaning toward a Windows application
with a spreadsheet into which you can enter the inventory,
edit it, store it, load it, and even mail it directly to
LUGNET. I know this doesn't sound too fancy, but the best
features will be:
1) The application will include a wizard to verify an
inventory.
2) The application will include something (maybe a wizard)
to help you find parts--both visual and fuzzy text search
capabilities. For example, you can tell it that your
looking for the that "1x16 beam" and it will find the
appropriate part number number.
If anyone has any ideas to make this application better, please
let me know.
John VanZwieten wrote in message ...
> There are several ways to find out part numbers. One is a parts reference
> page at: http://titan.informatik.uni-bonn.de/~uhlmann/partlst.html. Another
> way is the LDraw parts list, which will at least give you known part numbers
> and descriptions for elements which have been created for LDraw. As a last
> resort, you can send a .gif image (from a scan of the part) to Martyn
> Boogaarts at mjr.boogaarts@INDAUT.FNT.HVU.NL.
>
> Note that not all parts have know numbers (at least not know outside TLG).
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> Hope this helps,
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> -John VanZwieten
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> KJMRR wrote in message ...
> > Hi,
> >
> > If this is the wrong forum for this question, I'd be happy to redirect it,
> > if you will give me some pointers on where it should go. After looking • over
> > the forums I knew about, this one seemed most appropriate for this • question.
> > If I made a bad choice, I'm sorry. I'll know better next time!
> >
> > So, on to my question...
> >
> > I'm relatively recently back into Lego's, and I'm having a great time with • a
> > couple of little sets I recently purchased. One of the things I'd like to
> > do is to keep a complete inventory of what parts come in what kits. I see
> > that the Lugnut home page has a repository for set inventories. So, using
> > this as a basis, I have set out to inventory a small Technics set. Namely,
> > 8215, the Gyro-Copter.
> >
> > I think I've got a pretty good start on it, I looked at the other
> > inventories and Jim Hughes's Technics Element Registry, and I'm emulating
> > that format. I'd like to submit this inventory to the repository when I'm
> > done.
> >
> > My problem is that I can't find the 4 digit ID codes for most of the small
> > parts. Like the angle blocks, the axles, the gears or the some of the • small
> > tiles. I have found the ID numbers on the larger pieces and these match
> > what other people have recorded in their inventories.
> >
> > Where do people find ID numbers for these small parts? I could try to • match
> > other peoples descriptions and use ID numbers they have found. This would
> > work for some of the pieces (like axles and gears). But some of the • pieces
> > are a little hard to match only by description. And besides, I don't feel
> > that I can 'verify' the inventory when I'm relying on other peoples • numbers.
> >
> > So to date, I have left about half of the ID fields blank in my inventory.
> > Is still of any use to the repository? Or can someone help me figure out
> > how to determine the ID numbers for the remaining parts?
> >
> > Sorry for the long winded question. Just trying to learn.
> >
> > Kim Toll
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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