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    Thread: Proposed change to !CATEGORY
Post: RE: Proposed change to !CATEGORY

Orion Pobursky Wrote: (2026-04-03, 20:22) -- There isn't any I'm aware of. It would just make things more explicit. It would also avoid new author confusion since the two word categories require a st...
Chris Böhnke Official File Specifications/Standards 13 1,340 2026-04-09, 2:48
    Thread: James Jessiman Memorial Award for 2025 awarded to Rolf Osterthun
Post: RE: James Jessiman Memorial Award for 2025 awarded...

Congratulations!
Chris Böhnke LDraw.org Announcements 7 1,326 2026-03-20, 23:28
    Thread: 2026 LDraw.org Steering Committee Election Results
Post: RE: 2026 LDraw.org Steering Committee Election Res...

Congratulations everyone :D
Chris Böhnke LDraw.org Announcements 8 1,288 2026-03-20, 23:26
    Thread: Part request Part 16280 (folded)
Post: RE: Part request Part 16280 (folded)

Magnus Forsberg Wrote: (2026-03-16, 17:21) -- Roof? Isn't that a pick-nick blankett? Folding it would create a bunch of useless, unseen layers. No good. So how do we do it? A thicker box with lot...
Chris Böhnke Part Requests 19 2,841 2026-03-16, 23:26
    Thread: 71613/30346c01 too high?!
Post: RE: 71613/30346c01 too high?!

Ok, finally on the PT (sort of): https://library.ldraw.org/parts/51692 Should be usable for most purposes as it currently is without much issues; just missing a few non-plastic internals. I wil...
Chris Böhnke Part Requests 24 14,433 2026-03-16, 23:04
    Thread: 71613/30346c01 too high?!
Post: RE: 71613/30346c01 too high?!

I kinda get the desire, but there's been only one shortcut for that type of thing at the moment, so it feels a bit unusual... It also raises questions about how this would be used correctly in a mode...
Chris Böhnke Part Requests 24 14,433 2026-03-09, 23:13
    Thread: 71613/30346c01 too high?!
Post: RE: 71613/30346c01 too high?!

Ok, quick status update, since this is taking longer than anticipated: The big complicated Bottom piece is almost finished (which was the main issue) Top Cover already complete Battery Cover, Bu...
Chris Böhnke Part Requests 24 14,433 2026-03-08, 23:08
    Thread: Complex Figures (Duplo/Technic/Fabuland)
Post: RE: Complex Figures (Duplo/Technic/Fabuland)

This is actually what I had in mind: includes the (up to 27) different combinations, for easier download and quicker implementation into models. It also would allow to use the "correct" external...
Chris Böhnke Official File Specifications/Standards 6 1,497 2026-02-17, 4:04
    Thread: Holographic Materials
Post: RE: Holographic Materials

N. W. Perry Wrote: (2026-02-17, 2:48) -- It just occurred to me, for holographic effects, could you simulate something similar to lenticular printing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_printin...
Chris Böhnke Official File Specifications/Standards 6 1,543 2026-02-17, 3:20
    Thread: Existing Part Edit Requests
Post: RE: Existing Part Edit Requests

That part has seen many revisons by Lego themselves. Do you know which version your's is from? At first glance I'd say it's simply a "molding relict" which is typically not rendered in LDraw. It lo...
Chris Böhnke Parts Authoring 161 406,288 2026-02-12, 2:24
    Thread: 30305c01 Rock Monster (Rock Raiders)
Post: RE: 30305c01 Rock Monster (Rock Raiders)

Nice, thanks!
Chris Böhnke Part Requests 19 17,021 2026-02-09, 17:20
    Thread: 30305c01 Rock Monster (Rock Raiders)
Post: RE: 30305c01 Rock Monster (Rock Raiders)

I would be sort of interested. While I have quite a few of those, I don't have a 3D scanner (yet)... Would be good if all 4 parts (top, bottom, arm, inner structure) could be scanned. The 2 scre...
Chris Böhnke Part Requests 19 17,021 2026-02-08, 20:57
    Thread: Complex Figures (Duplo/Technic/Fabuland)
Post: RE: Complex Figures (Duplo/Technic/Fabuland)

Magnus Forsberg Wrote: (2026-02-01, 13:45) -- We made all the Fabuland figures because it was fun to have a complete set of the all characters, but when we started adding the Friends characters it pr...
Chris Böhnke Official File Specifications/Standards 6 1,497 2026-02-01, 19:47
    Thread: Complex Figures (Duplo/Technic/Fabuland)
Post: Complex Figures (Duplo/Technic/Fabuland)

I came across this while trying to look for colour errors in the Fabuland Figures. How shall complex figures be handled in the library? Note that this is not something exclusive to a much older ag...
Chris Böhnke Official File Specifications/Standards 6 1,497 2026-02-01, 0:20
    Thread: LEGO Botanicals
Post: RE: LEGO Botanicals

10349 Happy Plants - 217 pcs. (box) / 217 pcs. (instructions) *Release: June 2025 OMR compliant Missing Pieces: none Other Issues: none
Chris Böhnke Official Models 2 5,790 2026-01-26, 22:16
    Thread: Castle Ninja / Robber
Post: RE: Castle Ninja / Robber

And done: https://library.ldraw.org/parts/51229
Chris Böhnke Part Requests 2 983 2026-01-25, 22:47
    Thread: Discussion - proposal to extend !TEXMAP specification
Post: RE: Discussion - proposal to extend !TEXMAP specif...

Regarding the "material" aspect: Main problem with the material properties will likely be to include the reflective properties ("shinyness") of metallic "ink" colours (82 Metallic Gold, 80 Metallic...
Chris Böhnke Official File Specifications/Standards 60 12,294 2026-01-24, 9:13
    Thread: 2026/2027 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
Post: RE: 2026/2027 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call f...

I, Chris Böhnke, nominate Nils Schmidt.
Chris Böhnke LDraw.org Announcements 50 10,593 2026-01-24, 8:59
    Thread: 2026/2027 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
Post: RE: 2026/2027 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call f...

I, Chris Böhnke, nominate Rene Rechthaler.
Chris Böhnke LDraw.org Announcements 50 10,593 2026-01-24, 8:57
    Thread: 2026/2027 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
Post: RE: 2026/2027 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call f...

N. W. Perry Wrote: (2026-01-19, 20:01) -- I, N. W. Perry, nominate Chris Böhnke. -- Thank you both, I accept.
Chris Böhnke LDraw.org Announcements 50 10,593 2026-01-24, 8:52