[LSC] LDraw File Spec -Initial public comments

[Lars C. Hassing]

There's also this one I made for L3P:
http://www.hassings.dk/l3/l3p/l3globe2.jpg
http://www.hassings.dk/l3/l3p.html#l3globe
I could make one without the globe.
/Lars


Chris Dee skrev:

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> William

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> You have the orientation correct, but maybe an illustration like at 

> http://www.ldraw.org/library/primref/ might be clearer. IIRC, I even 

> drew this as an LDraw dat file.

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> Chris

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> *From:* lsc-bounces at ldraw.org [mailto:lsc-bounces at ldraw.org] *On 

> Behalf Of *William Howard

> *Sent:* 08 September 2007 09:32

> *To:* LDraw Standards Committee

> *Subject:* Re: [LSC] LDraw File Spec -Initial public comments

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> How do I upload a picture to LDraw?

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> Diagram for 8a and 8b

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> http://www.brickish.org/members/files/whoward/LDrawCoordsSystem.png

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> Can someone just sanity check this

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>     ----- Original Message -----

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>     *From:* William Howard <mailto:william at howard-family.fsworld.co.uk>

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>     *To:* LDraw Standards Committee <mailto:lsc at ldraw.org>

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>     *Sent:* Friday, September 07, 2007 8:27 PM

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>     *Subject:* Re: [LSC] LDraw File Spec -Initial public comments

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>     >I'll try to update the spec with the easy ones from here (and

>     hence shorten the list) over the weekend

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>     I've made some of the easier edits (not uploaded the changes

>     anywhere yet) and removed them from the list.  I've also removed

>     the ones we have agreed not to do or are already in the spec.

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>     The reduced list is below

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>     I reckon I can do 1d, 1e, 3b, 9a, and 9c easily over the weekend.

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>     I have enough graphics background to make a first attempt at 8a and 8b

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>     BUT 5d is well outside my comfort zone so someone else (Travis?)

>     will have to take this on

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>     William

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>     1) General

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>     d) File Type section needs dividing into Official and Unofficial

>     WH: AGREE - but the Official section needs moving to the Parts

>     Library Header spec

>     TC: NEUTRAL

>     LCH: NEUTRAL

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>     e) Common verticies paragraph needs a diagram

>     WH: AGREE - Needs a diagram

>     TC: AGREE

>     LCH: AGREE

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>     3) Filenames

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>     b) The spec should not define what is permitted in an official

>     filename (ie part file), but this text should be moved to the

>     library header spec

>     WH: AGREE

>     TC: AGREE

>     LCH: AGREE

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>     5) Matrix operations

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>     d) Give matrix example(s) and mathematical example

>     WH: AGREE

>     TC: AGREE

>     LCH: AGREE

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>     8) Axis orientation

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>     a) Explain the "handedness" of the axis

>     WH: AGREE

>     TC: AGREE

>     LCH: AGREE

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>     b) Explain that -y is up

>     WH: AGREE

>     TC: AGREE - (For these, a diagram would probably be useful.)

>     LCH: AGREE - yes, an image is worth a 1000 words...

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>     9) Meta commands

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>     a) META commands can do a lot and it should be stated at the

>     beginning.

>     WH: AGREE

>     TC: AGREE

>     LCH: AGREE

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>     c) "Write/Print" should note that this is not allowed in official

>     parts files

>     WH: AGREE - but interesting to note that some want the spec to

>     include parts and some don't!

>     TC: DISAGREE - Should have one spot in spec where we link to

>     "rules for official parts" in separate document, and keep them out

>     of spec entirely.

>     LCH: DISAGREE (but agrees with TC's comment)

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