Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:45:26 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/ LDraw.org en-us http://www.ldraw.org/images/ http://www.ldraw.org/ admin@ldraw.org http://www.ldraw.org/Article564.html A quick reference to the candidates for the 2010/2011 LDraw.org Steering Committee (SteerCo) election. The information is drawn from posts on LUGNET and corrections are welcome, please email the webmasters. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:45:26 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article563.html The LSC has just ratified the LDraw.org Parts numbering scheme for parts with unknown numbers. It should allow to add parts to the library where the part number is not known. As the systematic that is used up to now has reached its limits this change is necessary. Please read also the FAQ for LDraw Part Numbers Michael Heidemann On behalf of the LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:10:10 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article561.html The BBC has just run an article on LEGO including a section on LDraw complete with an interview with our chief librarian Chris Dee. Thanks Chris for doing this and thanks to the BBC for highlighting the world of LDraw. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:53:46 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article560.html The LSC has just ratified the LDraw.org Localisation Guideline. It should be a guideline for implementing localisations for the LDraw System of Tools. Michael Heidemann On behalf of the LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:11:57 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article557.html I just updated the MLCad.ini file accordingly to the latest LDraw.org Parts Update 2009-03. The .ini file defines (among other thigns) the parts available in MLCad's minifigure generator. Download the file from my personal website: http://www.holly-wood.it/mlcad/ini-en.html Willy Tschager (LDraw Administration Team) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:41:48 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article556.html The 2009-03 LDraw parts update has been now been released. This update includes 561 files in the core library, including 269 new parts, and many more files updated with improvements for Back Face Culling support. A further 8 parts have been redeveloped by authors who have affirmed the Contributor Agreement, replacing files that were not redistributable. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:05:06 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article554.html The SteerCo is pleased to announce that the James Jessiman Memorial Award (JJMA) for 2009 will be awarded to Tim Courtney. Tim's work on behalf of LDraw cannot be understated. Upon the sudden death of James, the LDraw community was in turmoil. Tim spearheaded the effort to create and launch LDraw.org to enable James' legacy to endure. As chief spokesman for LDraw at many fan events, Tim brought an uncountable number of people into the LDraw community. Tim also lead the effort to formally organize LDraw.org by helping to create the Standards Committee, the Steering Committee, and co-authoring the LDraw.org bylaws. He, along with the Jessimans, also helped to create this award to recognize those whose efforts have furthered LDraw. More information on the JJMA can be found at: http://www.ldraw.org/Article222.html Orion Pobursky On behalf of the LDraw.org Steering Committee Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:04:38 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article553.html Congratulations to the winner of the November 2009 Part Of The Month contests: POTM - Best Part, Electric Power Functions IR Handset Incremental (Complete) by Philippe Hurbain (Philo) POTM - Most Desired Part, Tyre 37 x 22 ZR by Philippe Hurbain (Philo) The voting for the December 2009 contests is now open. You'll also find the SOTM and MOTM entries we've got during the year. Visit the voting page to cast your vote. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:45:05 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article552.html The winners of the 2009/2010 LDraw Standards Committee (LSC) election are (in alphabetical order by last name): Travis Cobbs Mike Heidemann Santeri Piippo Allen Smith Scott Wardlaw Congratulations to the new LDraw Standards Committee (LSC) members! Willy Tschager on behalf of the LDraw Steering Committee Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:22:01 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article549.html A quick reference to the candidates for the 2009/2010 LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) election. The information is drawn from posts on LUGNET and corrections are welcome, please email the webmasters. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:02:08 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article548.html It has passed another year since the last election of the LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) were held - and again the SteerCo missed the actual deadlines :-( Nominations are now open at LUGNET. All nominations must be received and recorded by November 14. Elections will be held from November 17 ‘til November 30. The LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) is responsible for maintaining semi-regular internal discussions on pending file format issues, the overall progress of the LDraw file format and new or proposed developments made by different LDraw-based software authors. They adopt new official standards by voting on them, and publish documentation on LDraw.org following such a decision. The LSC has documented and will document past, current and future LDraw File Formats. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:53:31 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article546.html The LEGO Universe Team has shared another batch of part shapes with the community, with the purpose to make them fit for the LDraw Parts Tracker. This time things are a bit different. The package we’ve got contains also shapes which are already official parts or at the PT for certification. You can help out sorting by comparing the part numbers with the official parts, the PT and the shapes we already have. More information can be found at the LDraw Wiki Willy Tschager LDraw Administration Team Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:16:28 -0400 http://www.ldraw.org/Article545.html LDraw models are great to look at, but are generally inappropriate for real-time rendering tasks such as video games. Here's why. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:31:57 -0400 http://www.ldraw.org/Article544.html The 2009-02 LDraw parts update has been now been released. This update includes 385 files in the core library, including 195 new parts, and many more files updated with improvements for Back Face Culling support. A further 8 parts have been redeveloped by authors who have affirmed the Contributor Agreement, replacing files that were not redistributable. Following substantial work by Scott Wardlaw and Willy Tschager the colour configuration file has also been updated. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:22:09 -0400 http://www.ldraw.org/Article542.html Congratulations to the winner of the June 2009 Part Of The Month contests: POTM - Best Part, Cone 4 x 4 x 6 Jagged with Inner Gear 24 Teeth by Philippe Hurbain (Philo) POTM – Most Desired Part, Cone 4 x 4 x 6 Jagged with Inner Gear 24 Teeth by Philippe Hurbain (Philo) The voting for the July 2009 contests is now open. Visit the voting page to cast your vote. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:04:21 -0400 http://www.ldraw.org/Article541.html I just updated the MLCad.ini file accordingly to the latest LDraw.org Parts Update 2009-01. The .ini file defines (among other thigns) the parts available in MLCad's minifigure generator. Download the file from my personal website: http://www.holly-wood.it/mlcad/ini-en.html Willy Tschager (LDraw Administration Team) Tue, 05 May 2009 06:15:45 -0400 http://www.ldraw.org/Article540.html The 2009-01 LDraw parts update has been now been released. This update includes 671 files in the core library, including 307 new parts, and many more files updated with improvements for Back Face Culling support. A total of 19 parts have been redeveloped by authors who have affirmed the Contributor Agreement, replacing files that were not redistributable. Tue, 05 May 2009 06:08:39 -0400 http://www.ldraw.org/Article538.html Congratulations to the winners of the March 2009 Model/Part Of The Month contests: MOTM, Brabham BT46B the fan car by Luca Rusconi (aka RoscoPC) POTM - Best Part, Minifig Accessory Satchel by Philippe Hurbain (Philo) POTM – Most Desired Part, Wheel 56 x 34 Racing Medium by Philippe Hurbain (Philo) The voting for the April 2009 contests is now open. Sorry, no MOTM or SOTM this month. So far we have only one entry for MOTM. Visit the voting page to cast your vote. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:50:13 -0400 http://www.ldraw.org/Article536.html Congratulations to the winner of the February 2009 Part Of The Month contests: POTM - Best Part, Technic Excavator Bucket 14 x 8 with 7 Teeth by Philippe Hurbain (Philo) POTM – Most Desired Part, Technic Excavator Bucket 14 x 8 with 7 Teeth by Philippe Hurbain (Philo) The voting for the March 2009 contests is now open. This month we have also a MOTM – Model Of The Month contest! Visit the voting page to cast your vote. Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:23:14 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article535.html In September 1975, during the Saturday qualifying session of the Italian GP, Niki Lauda set the pole position with his Ferrari 312T in front of team-mate Regazzoni. I was very excited when my father told me that the Monza circuit was not so far from home. I insisted until he drove me there! When we arrived at the circuit the crowd was already gone. I started screaming at the fences of the pit lane pretending to take a look at the race cars. Luckily enough a Ferrari engineer came by and took my hand to visit the garage: it was my first and closest contact with a real Formula 1 car. A car that was going to win the World Championship the very next day. Though my passion for race cars nowadays is quite moderate, I soon tried to build Formula 1 car once I came out of my dark age: first modifying some original LEGO Technic models, then focusing on the details like a modeller trying to work out new and original creations. My building approach has changed a lot compared to the one I used in my childhood: the usual shortage of time and space forces me to study and design the entire model before I start building, drastically reducing any improvisation. I was lucky when I discovered some dedicated 3D CAD software including comprehensive parts libraries and other useful design tools for renderings and building instructions. Before that, I was studying different building solutions using MS Excel! Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:29:27 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article534.html Congratulations to the winners of the January 2009 Part Of The Month contests: POTM - Best Part, Animal Monkey (Complete) by Andrew Westrate (westrate) POTM – Most Desired Part, Minifig Hat Fedora by Philippe Hurbain (Philo) The voting for the February 2009 contests is now open. Sorry, no MOTM or SOTM this month. So far we have only two entries for the MOTM and three for SOTM. Visit the voting page to cast your vote. Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:55:50 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article533.html The SteerCo is pleased to announce that the James Jessiman Memorial Award (JJMA) for 2008 will be awarded to Philippe (Philo) Hurbain. Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:39:03 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article531.html A quick reference to the candidates for the 2009/2010 LDraw.org Steering Committee election. The information is drawn from posts on LUGNET and corrections are welcome, please email the webmasters. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:46:47 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article530.html Per the LDraw.org Bylaws, Subsection 6.03(a), the 2008/2009 Steering Committee hereby calls for the community to nominate individuals as candidates for the 2009/2010 Steering Committee[1]. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:22:59 -0500 http://www.ldraw.org/Article523.html It has passed more than a year since the last election of the LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) were held – also because the SteerCo has missed the actual deadlines. Nominations are now open at LUGNET. All nominations must be received and recorded by November 14. Elections will be held from November 17 ‘til November 30. The LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) is responsible for maintaining semi-regular internal discussions on pending file format issues, the overall progress of the LDraw file format and new or proposed developments made by different LDraw-based software authors. They adopt new official standards by voting on them, and publish documentation on LDraw.org following such a decision. The LSC has documented and will document past, current and future LDraw File Formats. Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:26:34 -0400