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  Concerning LeoCAD
Posted by: Richard L. West - 2019-09-04, 23:41 - Forum: All Other Programs. - Replies (9)

Just a question, does LeoCAD have an option for color picker feature?  Will that included in next version of LeoCAD, just asking though?  Smile

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  New OMR WebGL Render Engine
Posted by: Orion Pobursky - 2019-09-04, 18:43 - Forum: Website Suggestions/Requests/Discussion - Replies (31)

As some may know, we're in the process of switching the WebGL engine from brigl to Lasse's buildinginstructions.js (or, as I have dubbed it, LDBI).

Since that last thread became a bit of a monster, here's a summary:

Here's a link to the test page:
https://www.ldraw.org/hidden-content/omr-render.html

If you want to see it in action on the OMR simply find an OMR file page and add "_ldbi" after files in the URL
Example:
http://omr.ldraw.org/files/1182
would change to:
http://omr.ldraw.org/files_ldbi/1182

Here's Lasse's stated priorities:

(2019-09-04, 7:31)Lasse Deleuran Wrote: A progress bar would be a great idea, but my attempts to create one have failed as it has decreased the loading speed significantly. I will have to check StackOverflow for some pointers.

There may be an issue due to the depth buffer issue mentioned earlier. I have also observed it with other large models which are not on wheels.

How is the general feeling of prioritization? Right now my list is:

1) Fix rendering issues (this includes what you mention here, but also the UV calculation as you can see there are still many warnings generated in the log)
2) Stud logos (while studs can easily be enabled by setting a parameter, my experience is that the file size doubles and rendering time doubles as well. I am working on a light-weight alternative)
3) Control buttons to set up camera, lights, etc.
4) Progress bar
5) Better support of transparency.
6) Support of illumination parts (such as glow-in-the-dark ghosts, etc.)
7) Distance-based blur for a more realistic rendering
8) Textures
9) Geometry culling (such as removing studs that cannot be seen)


And of course, everyone is welcome to take up a task and create pull requests - it is all open source / license free

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  Technic Panel Alignment
Posted by: Orion Pobursky - 2019-09-02, 15:12 - Forum: Official Models - Replies (2)

   

The alignment for the Technic Panel in relation to the Dark Grey axle in the above photo seems to off by more than I would expect. Since my parts are still in storage, can someone check this out for me? I've attached the sample LDR file.



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  Possible error in Official part 98282
Posted by: Alfred Schmitz - 2019-09-02, 11:53 - Forum: Parts Authoring - Replies (5)

Hello!

Between part 98282 and other bricks are distances visible (for comparison see part 50745).
Who can check this in detail and correct it if necessary?

(I don't know how to insert an image from PC Huh )

Best regards
Alfred



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  Technic 2000
Posted by: Orion Pobursky - 2019-09-01, 19:52 - Forum: Official Models - Replies (1)

Thread for Technic sets released in 2000

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  [LDPartEditor] 0.8.48 Beta Released (mouse button layout / PNGs from PT / 4K support)
Posted by: Nils Schmidt - 2019-09-01, 16:37 - Forum: Parts Author Tools - Replies (6)

Hey,

here is a new LDPartEditor release which let you swap the mouse button layout (for rotation and translation in the 3D view).


.png   mouseButtonLayout.PNG (Size: 4.38 KB / Downloads: 100)

I also provided an alternative 64-bit linux release since I had some problems with LDPE on another linux distro (Ubuntu).

[Image: imgDuke2.png]
As always, you can download LDPE from this page:
http://nilsschmidt1337.github.io/ldparteditor/

Changelog:
(3 new features and 2 bug fixes)

With this release you will be able to...

  • ...swap the middle and right mouse button assignment (view translation and view rotation)
  • ...get the PNG textures from the PartsTracker when you are using the PartReview tool.
    This is useful for the review of !TEXMAP patterns.
  • ...configure a viewport scale factor (this is only necessary for 4K screens with a high pixel density)

The following critical issues were fixed:

  1. Display issues on a 3840x2160 display: empty regions & misplaced cursor.
  2. The vertex window popup was causing an internal error (with no negative side effects for the user).

What will the next release 0.8.49 deliver? open multiple files / clever auto-completion / context menu for the text editor / usability.



The program was tested intensively with "real world" files.
However, it is still a beta version and something can go wrong in about 140.000 lines of code.

Make sure that you choose the right architecture for your OS and Java Virtual Machine (JVM) (64bit or 32bit).
A short guide how to check if a 64bit JVM is installed on your system is located at the bottom of this message.

  1. Download the zip-Archive
  2. Extract the archive content to the location of your choice
  3. On windows, double-click "run.bat" to start LDPE.
  4. On linux/mac, you have to excecute the shell script "run.sh" to start LDPE.
Please note that this software is in the beta stage. Although, this version was tested, there are already known issues  for this release. There is a potential risk of data loss.

You can search for updates if you do the following steps:

  1. On windows, double-click "update.bat" to search for updates.
  2. On linux/mac, you have to excecute the shell script "update.sh".
I listen carefully to your requests and possible complaints. Please leave me a message, with your thoughts and wishes to further improve the software.

LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.

System Requirements:


Minimum System Requirements:
  • 64-bit Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.8
  • OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  • Operating System (64-bit): Windows [7 or newer], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Video-Memory: 1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 100 MB
Recommended Requirements:
  • Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10, Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • OpenGL 3.3 compatible Graphics Card
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  • RAM: >4 GB
  • Video-Memory: >1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 512 MB
  • For a faster start, LDPartEditor and the LDraw™ library should be installed on an SSD.
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How to check your JVM version (32- or 64-bit):
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You can try on the command line:

Code:
java -d64 version

If it's not a 64-bit version, you'll get a message that looks like:
This Java instance does not support a 64-bit JVM. Please install the desired version.

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  LDraw.org at BrickCon 2019: We have a MOC display!
Posted by: Orion Pobursky - 2019-08-30, 16:04 - Forum: LDraw.org Announcements - Replies (2)

It's official, there will be an LDraw MOC display at BrickCon 2019 (Oct 3-6)!

Please read the rules and post your submissions to the following thread:
https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-23582.html

Also, please crosspost this announcement to any other fan communities you happen to be a part of.

Additionally, I (Orion), will be giving my standard LDraw.org presentation on a day to be determined (I requested Friday, Oct 4) and I recieved permission to use my owe hardware to have a live demo of software (LDCad and LPub3D).

See you there!

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  [LDCad] Custom flex object question
Posted by: Orion Pobursky - 2019-08-30, 13:35 - Forum: LDraw Editors and Viewers - Replies (4)

I guess this is a question for Roland but anyone else can chime in.

Attached is a template and donor parts for a custom flex object I created for 8458. It basically mimics 2 flex axles connected by a static part. The allows LDCad to position and rotated the connecting piece along the path curve. My question is this: can I make the axles on either side of the static center different lengths?



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  Duplo
Posted by: Philippe Hurbain - 2019-08-30, 13:05 - Forum: Official Models - Replies (4)

Duplo models.

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  MOC: EV3 robot moves like a computer Avatar in 2-Dim
Posted by: ivarsson - 2019-08-29, 12:13 - Forum: MOCs (My Own Creations) - No Replies

Hi.

I finally managed to build my EV3 omni/holonimic telerobot with anti collision-system. If you drive to close to anything it stop and reverse a bit, if needed. Sensitivity and reverse is adjustable.
I will equippe them with laser tag weapons and laser aim system and so on.
GIF picture on how it can work.    Smile
[Image: Ol2gkzL3Tl.gif]
It can be remote controlled over the internet with live camera stream, so it is a internet camera robot, (that moves like a computer avatar in FPS computer game).
It can be controlled over the internet from a mobile phone, ipad or computer, from a browser.
I plan to build a internet game so that you can log in to robots and have a game with them like in [color=#1e79a7]https://www.isotopium.com/  . [/color]
I did this on ADSL already 2005 and had people playing with my robots from all over the world.
Here is one guy in Australia that explain how it was 2005.
[color=#1e79a7]https://web.archive.org/web/20080220221155/http://www.roaringsnake.com/misc/article_tank.htm#[/color]


Google picture

You can build it  your selfe. 
You need a
1. Mindstorms robot 
2. Building instructions.  [color=#1e79a7]http://thetechnicgear.com/2014/04/howto-build-3-wheels-holonomic-robot-using-lego/[/color]
3. An android phone with a Google app called RoboCam.   [color=#1e79a7]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.proghouse.robocam&hl=en_US   [/color]
4. 3 Omni wheels and 3 Large Servo Motor.
5. 4 Ultrasonic Sensors 
6. You dont need laser tag weapons. There is a android app called RealTag that use picture analisys to detect hits.  


Questions?
Do you like the project? 

Youtube video




Regards MagI

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