Hedgie Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Hi all, I have created building instructions for a remotely controlled car and my girlfriend tested them. She says they're really good Although I primarily created the instructions so I could rebuild the model later, I figured it would do no harm to share them here as well. You can download both the LDraw model file and the PDF building instructions. If you have any questions I'll be glad to answer. Quote
camaudio Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Nice model, thanks for sharing How well does the XL motor perform? Quote
timslegos Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Great design, do you have any real life pictures? tim Quote
dhc6twinotter Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Intriguing suspension design. I like it! Good looking instructions. What software did you use to create them? Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Intriguing suspension design. I like it! Good looking instructions. What software did you use to create them? Lpub. Edited January 31, 2013 by Alasdair Ryan Quote
DLuders Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 @ Hedgie: Thanks for sharing your MOC's Building Instructions! Are there any pictures of your creation (besides the LDraw file and PDF instructions), and some additional information about it? Would you consider posting your MOC on Rebrickable.com ? People are often looking for good Lego Technic creations that are fun to drive but are not too complex. Quote
Soluzar Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Looks nice. The kind of thing I'd enjoy building. It would be great if there was a part list on Rebrickable, though. It's a nice, convenient way to find what parts you need. Quote
dhc6twinotter Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Lpub. Thanks, looks like I have a lot of learning to do. Quote
Lipko Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 This looks like a very well designed model, looks fun to build. Congratulations! Quote
BeO Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Very nice, saving the pdf for later. Thanks :) Quote
Hedgie Posted January 31, 2013 Author Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Intriguing suspension design. I like it! Good looking instructions. What software did you use to create them? I created the model in MLCad and the instructions in LPub. The image on the frontpage was rendered with POV-Ray after exporting from LDview. I installed all these tools with the LDraw All-in-one installer. @ Hedgie: Thanks for sharing your MOC's Building Instructions! Are there any pictures of your creation (besides the LDraw file and PDF instructions), and some additional information about it? Would you consider posting your MOC on Rebrickable.com ? People are often looking for good Lego Technic creations that are fun to drive but are not too complex. Thanks for the suggestion! I have submitted the model to Rebrickable and I am currently awaiting moderation... Meanwhile, here's a video of the pickup truck in action. Sorry for the low quality, I only have a phone to record videos. Edited January 31, 2013 by Hedgie Quote
DLuders Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 @ Hedgie: You will be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to upload your MOC to Rebrickable. You can use your LDraw file to automatically upload all of the parts. It may take you 5 minutes to do everything (linking to your PDF Building Instruction File, your video, LDraw file, etc.) You WILL need a good photograph of your MOC, however. Quote
Alasdair Ryan Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Nice pick-up,you should change the 5.5 long axle to a 4 with stop or a 3 with stud. Edited January 31, 2013 by Alasdair Ryan Quote
Hedgie Posted January 31, 2013 Author Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) @ Hedgie: You will be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to upload your MOC to Rebrickable. You can use your LDraw file to automatically upload all of the parts. It may take you 5 minutes to do everything (linking to your PDF Building Instruction File, your video, LDraw file, etc.) You WILL need a good photograph of your MOC, however. You're right, I really was surprised by the ease-of-use of Rebrickable. The user interface was quite amazing, automatically finding the parts and easy to review them. Some programmer has quite a bit of work invested in that! Where could I find some more information about how it works behind the scenes? Nice pick-up,you should change the 5.5 long axle to a 4 with stop or a 3 with stud. Yeah I know.The reason is that the 5.5 axle 'locks' in place so it can't be removed by pulling it. Also, the 5.5 axle gives the wheels much less "flex" because there are two bricks holding it in place. What I really need is an axle 3.5 with stop... Edited January 31, 2013 by Hedgie Quote
Balrog Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Thank you for the instructions. Though I will not build the model (lack of RC components), I will take a good look at it and steal some elements ... ehem ... draw some inspiration for the build I am currently on. Quote
technicmad Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 You're right, I really was surprised by the ease-of-use of Rebrickable. The user interface was quite amazing, automatically finding the parts and easy to review them. Some programmer has quite a bit of work invested in that! Where could I find some more information about how it works behind the scenes? I have indeed put a considerable amount of work into it, and it sounds like its worth it when I hear feedback like this :) I have some writeups in the blog on the site, but it doesn't get very technical if that is what you were after. Happy to answer any specific questions though. Quote
Hedgie Posted February 2, 2013 Author Posted February 2, 2013 I have indeed put a considerable amount of work into it, and it sounds like its worth it when I hear feedback like this :) I have some writeups in the blog on the site, but it doesn't get very technical if that is what you were after. Happy to answer any specific questions though. Whoa, I feel like I'm meeting a celebrity. I love your work! Your site looks great, is easy to use and has many great features. What I'm particularly curious about is how it works so fast. It seems that for every "rebricking"-request, you'll first have to search the database for all the parts a user has, and then search through ALL the parts lists of ALL sets in the database to find matching sets. If there was a desktop program with a "rebrick" feature, I wouldn't be suprised if I'd have to wait a few minutes for this process to complete. Yet, you're doing it in milliseconds for hundreds of users concurrently. How is that possible?! BTW, the pickup truck is now visible on http://rebrickable.c...ic-pickup-truck Quote
DLuders Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 @ Hedgie: Thanks for sharing your MOC on Rebrickable , and to Technicmad (Nathan Thom) for hosting it on his excellent website! Quote
technicmad Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 Whoa, I feel like I'm meeting a celebrity. I love your work! Your site looks great, is easy to use and has many great features. What I'm particularly curious about is how it works so fast. It seems that for every "rebricking"-request, you'll first have to search the database for all the parts a user has, and then search through ALL the parts lists of ALL sets in the database to find matching sets. If there was a desktop program with a "rebrick" feature, I wouldn't be suprised if I'd have to wait a few minutes for this process to complete. Yet, you're doing it in milliseconds for hundreds of users concurrently. How is that possible?! BTW, the pickup truck is now visible on http://rebrickable.c...ic-pickup-truck I'll probably write some technical blog posts sometime to explain some of it, but need to keep a few secrets to myself :) The simple answer is that I've spent around 20 years in IT obsessing over performance tuning, with half of that being specific to databases. The downside of this is that the code can get quite complicated and hard to modify, as I've discovered in a big way this weekend with some additional features I'm working on! Quote
agrof Posted February 3, 2013 Posted February 3, 2013 :thumbup: Very good job, and THANK YOU for sharing! Quote
Hedgie Posted February 3, 2013 Author Posted February 3, 2013 (edited) Don't be afraid to share your secrets. We're living in the information age. We can share anything of value with the whole world. There might be a little devil on your shoulder saying "keep it to yourself, otherwise someone will steal your ideas" but that's nonsense. Ideas should be free, and brilliant executions on those ideas -- like technicmad did with Rebrickable -- are what counts. That's the reason I'm sharing my building instructions. Please all share them! Edited February 3, 2013 by Hedgie Quote
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