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The 2008-01 LDraw parts library update has been now been released.
This release is complete re-issue of the official library, up to and including
the last (2005-01) parts update, with the primary purpose of aligning the
library with the Contributor Agreement. This clarifies the redistribution status
of the part files within the library, and standardises the file headers.
To this end, a total of 90 files have been excluded from the re-distributable
library because we have been unable to contact the original author or persuade
them to affirm the Contributor Agreement. The current community of LDraw part
authors is working to re-create those parts so that they can be added to the
re-distributable library in a subsequent parts update.
In addition to separating the parts that are not re-distributable, We have taken
the opportunity to separate two additional classes of part files and make their
installation optional in a new Windows installation package.
- Alias parts : generic colour versions of parts that are physically identical
to parts in the core parts library, but have a different part number, either
because of production differences between opaque and transparent parts or due to
evolution of the part numbering scheme.
- Physical colour parts : hard-coded colour versions of parts or composite
parts.
No new parts are included in this update, but its release does now make it
possible to restart the more regular publication of additions to the library.
Minor changes have been made to part descriptions as part of the header
standardisation.
You can download the update for Windows systems by going to
<http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates> or the LDraw.org download page at
<http://www.ldraw.org/Downloads-req-viewdownload-cid-1.html>. Work is continuing
to make this update available for Mac and Linux users.
Chris Dee (LDraw Parts Library Administrator)
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In lugnet.announce, Chris Dee wrote:
> The 2008-01 LDraw parts library update has been now been released.
>
> This release is complete re-issue of the official library, up to and including
> the last (2005-01) parts update,
Great news, and eagerly awaited for many moons. Thanks and congratulations to
all of the contributors.
Dave!
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Chris Dee wrote:
> The 2008-01 LDraw parts library update has been now been released.
> http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates
A big Thank You to the whole team! Now we can start waiting eagerly for the
next Ldraw Parts Update again.
--
Anders Isaksson, Sweden
BlockCAD: http://web.telia.com/~u16122508/proglego.htm
Gallery: http://web.telia.com/~u16122508/gallery/index.htm
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In lugnet.cad, Anders Isaksson wrote:
> Chris Dee wrote:
> > The 2008-01 LDraw parts library update has been now been released.
> > http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates
>
> A big Thank You to the whole team! Now we can start waiting eagerly for the
> next Ldraw Parts Update again.
OH, please do not wait. Please go to the PT and review and review and review!
Now that the way is clearly structured we need all reviewers and authors back on
the PT.
cu
mikeheide
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> OH, please do not wait. Please go to the PT and review and review and review!
>
> Now that the way is clearly structured we need all reviewers and authors back on
> the PT.
I chime in with Mikeheide: please come in and author and review!!! Sometimes we
feel a bit lonely ;o)
Philo
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In lugnet.announce, Chris Dee wrote:
> The 2008-01 LDraw parts library update has been now been released.
>
> This release is complete re-issue of the official library, up to and including
> the last (2005-01) parts update, with the primary purpose of aligning the
> library with the Contributor Agreement. This clarifies the redistribution status
> of the part files within the library, and standardises the file headers.
Congratulations on getting this out, and thank you very much for all the hard
work you and the other admins put into this. It's very much appreciated.
> In addition to separating the parts that are not re-distributable, We have taken
> the opportunity to separate two additional classes of part files and make their
> installation optional in a new Windows installation package.
>
> - Alias parts : generic colour versions of parts that are physically identical
> to parts in the core parts library, but have a different part number, either
> because of production differences between opaque and transparent parts or due to
> evolution of the part numbering scheme.
>
> - Physical colour parts : hard-coded colour versions of parts or composite
> parts.
While I understand the reasoning behind this, I personally would recommend
removing these choices. They make it so that anyone who chooses not to install
the alias or physical color parts will be unable to load files created by others
that use those parts. It seems to me that that will just lead to user
confusion.
> You can download the update for Windows systems by going to
> <http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates> or the LDraw.org download page at
> <http://www.ldraw.org/Downloads-req-viewdownload-cid-1.html>. Work is continuing
> to make this update available for Mac and Linux users.
Once you have a zip available (assuming that's your plan), don't forget to
update http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptreleases.cgi. Also, don't include the
Windows Installer version in that list, since although the list does include EXE
files, they're all self-extracting ARJ files, and the Windows installer
obviously isn't a self-extracting ARJ, which is the only supported data type
other than ZIP in that list.
Once again, thanks for all your hard work. Also, please don't interpret the
above paragraph as impatience on my part. I just want to make sure it doesn't
get forgotten about.
--Travis
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In lugnet.announce, Chris Dee wrote:
> The 2008-01 LDraw parts library update has been now been released.
>
> This release is complete re-issue of the official library, up to and including
> the last (2005-01) parts update, with the primary purpose of aligning the
> library with the Contributor Agreement. This clarifies the redistribution status
> of the part files within the library, and standardises the file headers.
>
> To this end, a total of 90 files have been excluded from the re-distributable
> library because we have been unable to contact the original author or persuade
> them to affirm the Contributor Agreement. The current community of LDraw part
> authors is working to re-create those parts so that they can be added to the
> re-distributable library in a subsequent parts update.
>
> In addition to separating the parts that are not re-distributable, We have taken
> the opportunity to separate two additional classes of part files and make their
> installation optional in a new Windows installation package.
>
> - Alias parts : generic colour versions of parts that are physically identical
> to parts in the core parts library, but have a different part number, either
> because of production differences between opaque and transparent parts or due to
> evolution of the part numbering scheme.
>
> - Physical colour parts : hard-coded colour versions of parts or composite
> parts.
>
> No new parts are included in this update, but its release does now make it
> possible to restart the more regular publication of additions to the library.
> Minor changes have been made to part descriptions as part of the header
> standardisation.
>
> You can download the update for Windows systems by going to
> <http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates> or the LDraw.org download page at
> <http://www.ldraw.org/Downloads-req-viewdownload-cid-1.html>. Work is continuing
> to make this update available for Mac and Linux users.
>
> Chris Dee (LDraw Parts Library Administrator)
Great News these days!
Many thanks to Chris in special because the main work remains to him.
Just one thing should be mentioned more clearly. There are only a very few parts
that needs rewriting. The others are on the PT. The current list of parts that
still need a rewrite can be found at http://www.ldraw.org/Article468.html.
cu
mikeheide
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In lugnet.announce, Chris Dee wrote:
> The 2008-01 LDraw parts library update has been now been released.
Very cool! Even watching from the outside, I know this has to have been a long
hard process, so I thank everyone involved with this release!
Jeff
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In lugnet.announce, Chris Dee wrote:
> The 2008-01 LDraw parts library update has been now been released.
>
> This release is complete re-issue of the official library, up to and including
> the last (2005-01) parts update, with the primary purpose of aligning the
> library with the Contributor Agreement. This clarifies the redistribution status
> of the part files within the library, and standardises the file headers.
>
> To this end, a total of 90 files have been excluded from the re-distributable
> library because we have been unable to contact the original author or persuade
> them to affirm the Contributor Agreement. The current community of LDraw part
> authors is working to re-create those parts so that they can be added to the
> re-distributable library in a subsequent parts update.
>
> In addition to separating the parts that are not re-distributable, We have taken
> the opportunity to separate two additional classes of part files and make their
> installation optional in a new Windows installation package.
>
> - Alias parts : generic colour versions of parts that are physically identical
> to parts in the core parts library, but have a different part number, either
> because of production differences between opaque and transparent parts or due to
> evolution of the part numbering scheme.
>
> - Physical colour parts : hard-coded colour versions of parts or composite
> parts.
>
> No new parts are included in this update, but its release does now make it
> possible to restart the more regular publication of additions to the library.
> Minor changes have been made to part descriptions as part of the header
> standardisation.
>
> You can download the update for Windows systems by going to
> <http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates> or the LDraw.org download page at
> <http://www.ldraw.org/Downloads-req-viewdownload-cid-1.html>. Work is continuing
> to make this update available for Mac and Linux users.
>
> Chris Dee (LDraw Parts Library Administrator)
A hearty congratulations and thank you for all this hard work.
This is a significant achievement!
Kevin
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Chris Dee wrote:
> The 2008-01 LDraw parts library update has been now been released.
Very nice work, thanks to all involved.
Minor issue I'm having:
During install mklst.exe fails, vista won't run it (even when using
compatibility mode), I'm using Windows Vista 64bit.
I this little program still native msdos? Maybe someone could compile it
to a win32 console application?
Is there a way to get a list of the excluded parts without using mklst.exe?
Roland
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In lugnet.cad, Roland Melkert wrote:
> During install mklst.exe fails, vista won't run it (even when using
> compatibility mode), I'm using Windows Vista 64bit.
>
> Roland
I ran into the same issue. Running the .exe in Administrator mode (right click
on the icon, choose Run As Administrator) took care of the problem.
For MLCad users, I also had to run MLCad in Administrator mode to do a scan for
new parts so that the new parts list file would be written.
-Elroy
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Elroy Davis wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Roland Melkert wrote:
> > During install mklst.exe fails, vista won't run it (even when using
> > compatibility mode), I'm using Windows Vista 64bit.
> >
> > Roland
>
> I ran into the same issue. Running the .exe in Administrator mode (right click
> on the icon, choose Run As Administrator) took care of the problem.
>
> For MLCad users, I also had to run MLCad in Administrator mode to do a scan for
> new parts so that the new parts list file would be written.
>
> -Elroy
Thanks for the tip, but it still won't run. I think it's a 64 bit issue
incombination with native msdos applications. Because eg L3P, whom is a
win32 console application, runs fine.
Roland
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In lugnet.cad, Roland Melkert wrote:
> Thanks for the tip, but it still won't run. I think it's a 64 bit issue
> incombination with native msdos applications. Because eg L3P, whom is a
> win32 console application, runs fine.
Yes, for 64bit editions of Windows, Microsoft completely removed support for
16bit DOS and Windows 3.x software. This is causing problems even with some
early 32bit software, that started in 16bit mode and then choose if continue in
16bit or going 32.
This is something that must be addressed, because some new PCs are being sold
with Vista 64bit because they have 4 GB or more of RAM (you can't use more than
3-3.5 GB with 32bit Windows, depending on your hardware), and of course this is
going to spread out.
Regards,
Gabriele
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In lugnet.cad, Roland Melkert wrote:
> Elroy Davis wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad, Roland Melkert wrote:
> > > During install mklst.exe fails, vista won't run it (even when using
> > > compatibility mode), I'm using Windows Vista 64bit.
>
> Thanks for the tip, but it still won't run. I think it's a 64 bit issue
> incombination with native msdos applications. Because eg L3P, whom is a
> win32 console application, runs fine.
I think the mklist.exe included in the zip file here is built for win32.
http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/?n=8997
You could give it a try on 64bit Vista.
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Don Heyse wrote:
> I think the mklist.exe included in the zip file here is built for win32.
>
> http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/?n=8997
>
> You could give it a try on 64bit Vista.
Thanks, that one works just fine.
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In lugnet.cad, Roland Melkert wrote:
> Chris Dee wrote:
> > The 2008-01 LDraw parts library update has been now been released.
>
> Very nice work, thanks to all involved.
>
> Minor issue I'm having:
>
> During install mklst.exe fails, vista won't run it (even when using
> compatibility mode), I'm using Windows Vista 64bit.
>
> I this little program still native msdos? Maybe someone could compile it
> to a win32 console application?
>
> Is there a way to get a list of the excluded parts without using mklst.exe?
>
> Roland
I'm also interested in a list to see before i deside if i install the Non CA
parts or not.
I guess a list with a small picture on LDRAW.ORG could be possible?
Anyone can reffer to this list, and once the part is re-written, it can be
deleted from this list.
Just an idea.
Ludo
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In lugnet.cad, Ludo Soete wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Roland Melkert wrote:
> > Chris Dee wrote:
> > > The 2008-01 LDraw parts library update has been now been released.
> >
> > Very nice work, thanks to all involved.
> >
> > Minor issue I'm having:
> >
> > During install mklst.exe fails, vista won't run it (even when using
> > compatibility mode), I'm using Windows Vista 64bit.
> >
> > I this little program still native msdos? Maybe someone could compile it
> > to a win32 console application?
> >
> > Is there a way to get a list of the excluded parts without using mklst.exe?
> >
> > Roland
>
> I'm also interested in a list to see before i deside if i install the Non CA
> parts or not.
> I guess a list with a small picture on LDRAW.ORG could be possible?
> Anyone can reffer to this list, and once the part is re-written, it can be
> deleted from this list.
>
> Just an idea.
>
> Ludo
Have you missed this message http://news.lugnet.com/cad/?n=15542 ?
Exactly what you wants to see can be found at
http://www.ldraw.org/Article468.html
So most parts are now on the PT (because it is a rewrite the parts needs to be
certified before they can be issued).
I would welcome you and also other to participate in certifying process.
cu
mikeheide
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In lugnet.announce, Chris Dee wrote:
> The 2008-01 LDraw parts library update has been now been released.
>
> This release is complete re-issue of the official library, up to and including
> the last (2005-01) parts update, with the primary purpose of aligning the
> library with the Contributor Agreement. This clarifies the redistribution status
> of the part files within the library, and standardises the file headers.
>
> To this end, a total of 90 files have been excluded from the re-distributable
> library because we have been unable to contact the original author or persuade
> them to affirm the Contributor Agreement. The current community of LDraw part
> authors is working to re-create those parts so that they can be added to the
> re-distributable library in a subsequent parts update.
>
> In addition to separating the parts that are not re-distributable, We have taken
> the opportunity to separate two additional classes of part files and make their
> installation optional in a new Windows installation package.
>
> - Alias parts : generic colour versions of parts that are physically identical
> to parts in the core parts library, but have a different part number, either
> because of production differences between opaque and transparent parts or due to
> evolution of the part numbering scheme.
>
> - Physical colour parts : hard-coded colour versions of parts or composite
> parts.
>
> No new parts are included in this update, but its release does now make it
> possible to restart the more regular publication of additions to the library.
> Minor changes have been made to part descriptions as part of the header
> standardisation.
>
> You can download the update for Windows systems by going to
> <http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates> or the LDraw.org download page at
> <http://www.ldraw.org/Downloads-req-viewdownload-cid-1.html>. Work is continuing
> to make this update available for Mac and Linux users.
>
> Chris Dee (LDraw Parts Library Administrator)
First I'd like to say how pleased I am that the bulk of the parts are under the
new license. It's been a long process but I think the legal flexibility offered
should really help LDraw.
I was hoping Chris would let someone else post this announcement so he could be
given the full credit he deserves in the annoucement but alas he's taken on more
work for himself. This has been a massive task and he has contributed the bulk
of the work. Thank you very much for your selfless contribution, Chris.
Some special thanks is also due for Willy Tschaeger who has stepped in on many
occasions and also, of course for all the parts authors who've helped build the
library.
Tim
PS. And I've been asked to extend thanks from Peter Morris who isn't active on
LUGNET but is a happy user of LDraw.
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In lugnet.announce, Chris Dee wrote:
> The 2008-01 LDraw parts library update has been now been released.
>
> This release is complete re-issue of the official library, up to and including
> the last (2005-01) parts update, with the primary purpose of aligning the
> library with the Contributor Agreement. This clarifies the redistribution status
> of the part files within the library, and standardises the file headers.
>
> To this end, a total of 90 files have been excluded from the re-distributable
> library because we have been unable to contact the original author or persuade
> them to affirm the Contributor Agreement. The current community of LDraw part
> authors is working to re-create those parts so that they can be added to the
> re-distributable library in a subsequent parts update.
Many thanks for this looooong awaited update !!!
> In addition to separating the parts that are not re-distributable, We have taken
> the opportunity to separate two additional classes of part files and make their
> installation optional in a new Windows installation package.
>
> - Alias parts : generic colour versions of parts that are physically identical
> to parts in the core parts library, but have a different part number, either
> because of production differences between opaque and transparent parts or due to
> evolution of the part numbering scheme.
>
> - Physical colour parts : hard-coded colour versions of parts or composite
> parts.
As author of SR 3S Builder, I say that my software is not going to fully support
these kind of colored parts and, as Travis Cobb says, they could cause problems
and confusion to people not going to install these addons.
> No new parts are included in this update, but its release does now make it
> possible to restart the more regular publication of additions to the library.
> Minor changes have been made to part descriptions as part of the header
> standardisation.
>
> You can download the update for Windows systems by going to
> <http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates> or the LDraw.org download page at
> <http://www.ldraw.org/Downloads-req-viewdownload-cid-1.html>. Work is continuing
> to make this update available for Mac and Linux users.
>
> Chris Dee (LDraw Parts Library Administrator)
Sergio Reano
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In lugnet.announce, Chris Dee wrote:
> In addition to separating the parts that are not re-distributable, We have
> taken the opportunity to separate two additional classes of part files and
> make their installation optional in a new Windows installation package.
I was able to run this installation package under my Windows NT 4.00 operating
system.
However, there was one error during the installation, in the part where one
picks the destination folder.
Instead of the default location "C:\Ldraw" I've browsed to to "D:\Ldraw", but
this returned the incorrect destination path "D:\LDRAW\LDraw" as result. So, I
had to adjust the content of the destination folder field manually to avoid
creation of the extra "LDRAW"-folder.
With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen.
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Attention please:
Part 32172.dat has incomplete last line. Fix it
Also part 4220.dat has TAB char separator instead of spaces...
Thanks
Sergio
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In lugnet.cad, Sergio Reano wrote:
> Attention please:
> Part 32172.dat has incomplete last line. Fix it
You are right, the file is truncated. But this mistake is not recent, it already
appeared in LDraw.org Parts Update 2003-02
(http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates/lcad0302.zip). A corrected version is now
on PT (http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?s=32172)
>
> Also part 4220.dat has TAB char separator instead of spaces...
This is not a problem, "The whitespace characters allowed for keyword and
parameter separation include spaces and tabs." (see
http://www.ldraw.org/Article218.html#files)
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In lugnet.cad, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Sergio Reano wrote:
> > Attention please:
> > Part 32172.dat has incomplete last line. Fix it
>
> You are right, the file is truncated. But this mistake is not recent, it already
> appeared in LDraw.org Parts Update 2003-02
> (http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates/lcad0302.zip). A corrected version is now
> on PT (http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?s=32172)
> >
> > Also part 4220.dat has TAB char separator instead of spaces...
>
> This is not a problem, "The whitespace characters allowed for keyword and
> parameter separation include spaces and tabs." (see
> http://www.ldraw.org/Article218.html#files)
No changes were made to the content of the part files in 2008-01. This was
purely a header standardisation exercise, although minor changes were made to
part descriptions as part of this.
Chris
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Hi,
I'm the author of SR 3D Builder and I was thinking that the update were
including part corrections and fixes at least for the official parts, but I
understand that is a huge work.
Since my appl loads the whole part library to build images for all parts, it's
easy for me to find bad lines.
Here are some other personal consideration about part library:
- as I have already told in a previous post in this subject I don't think it's a
good idea to include optional parts in the installation of the update since this
can cause people not installing them cannot load some model.
- Personally I dislike pre-colored parts because they are not useful since you
can change the color of any base part and can generate confusion in newbie.
- "official parts" should be removed from "unofficial parts" library. This is
currently making a lot of confusion in choosing parts
- last and most IMPORTANT: If anyone has the time to translate part description
and put them in a separate file (in the format "PartFileName (TAB)
"PartDescription") for each language, I can make my application load this
translation without having to change part definition. This is a great step
forward for everybody
Please let me know your opinion
In lugnet.cad, Chris Dee wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad, Sergio Reano wrote:
> > > Attention please:
> > > Part 32172.dat has incomplete last line. Fix it
> >
> > You are right, the file is truncated. But this mistake is not recent, it already
> > appeared in LDraw.org Parts Update 2003-02
> > (http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates/lcad0302.zip). A corrected version is now
> > on PT (http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?s=32172)
> > >
> > > Also part 4220.dat has TAB char separator instead of spaces...
> >
> > This is not a problem, "The whitespace characters allowed for keyword and
> > parameter separation include spaces and tabs." (see
> > http://www.ldraw.org/Article218.html#files)
>
> No changes were made to the content of the part files in 2008-01. This was
> purely a header standardisation exercise, although minor changes were made to
> part descriptions as part of this.
>
> Chris
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In lugnet.cad, Sergio Reano wrote:
> - "official parts" should be removed from "unofficial parts" library. This is
> currently making a lot of confusion in choosing parts
That has always happened in the past, and will presumably happen with the next
update. The parts tracker "unofficial parts library" only contains new
(unreleased) files and that have been modified since the last update. This
update was different, since it was just a header change and cleanup of the
previous one, so no parts were removed from the parts tracker. ("Just" in the
previous sentence wasn't meant to indicate the amount of effort involved, but to
show that no new or update files from the tracker were included.) When the
certified files on the tracker are put into the next update, they will be
removed from the tracker.
--Travis
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> When the
> certified files on the tracker are put into the next update, they will be
> removed from the tracker.
And they may come back on Tracker as a new version when an author improves an
already certified part. So often you have to deal with two version of the same
part, one official and one (improved) on PT.
Philo
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In lugnet.cad, Philippe Hurbain wrote:
> > When the
> > certified files on the tracker are put into the next update, they will be
> > removed from the tracker.
>
> And they may come back on Tracker as a new version when an author improves an
> already certified part. So often you have to deal with two version of the same
> part, one official and one (improved) on PT.
>
> Philo
The suggestion that fixes to already released official parts should not be in
the unofficial library download
(<http://www.ldraw.org/library/unofficial/ldrawunf.zip>) seems reasonable at
first reading, but we need to consider the wider implications.
For example, consider the following scenario: An officially released subpart is
changed (for example to move the stud definitions back up into the parent part
to prevent reflected logos) and all the impacted official parts files are fixed
and uploaded to the Parts Tracker. The revised subfile is then found to be
useful for a new part, which is posted to the Parts Tracker. If the unofficial
download does not include the revised subfile, then the new part will be
incorrectly rendered. If it does include the revised subfile, then it should
also include all the revised parent parts.
These kinds of dependencies get straightened out as part of the update release
process, so we would only issue the updated subfile if it and all its parents
were certified, but it highlights the folly of trying to use only part of the
unofficial libray.
I am concerned if there is widespread use of parts from the unofficial library,
and I would recommend that applications do not automatically perform a wholesale
download of the unofficial library.
The most obvious answer to this is clearly faster turnaround of fixes in more
frequent parts updates. We are working on that and thank you for your continued
patience.
Chris
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In lugnet.cad, Sergio Reano wrote:
Hi Sergio,
> - last and most IMPORTANT: If anyone has the time to translate part description
> and put them in a separate file (in the format "PartFileName (TAB)
> "PartDescription") for each language, I can make my application load this
> translation without having to change part definition. This is a great step
> forward for everybody
This has been on the LSCs laundry list for a very long time:
http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/org/ldraw/?n=3470&t=i&v=a
http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/?n=10294&t=i&v=a
and they even have a draft written by Jacob:
http://five.pairlist.net/pipermail/lsc/2005-March/000335.html
but if I remember correctly all the 1.0.0 and header stuff got into the way.
w.
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In lugnet.cad, Willy Tschager wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Sergio Reano wrote:
>
> Hi Sergio,
>
> > - last and most IMPORTANT: If anyone has the time to translate part description
> > and put them in a separate file (in the format "PartFileName (TAB)
> > "PartDescription") for each language, I can make my application load this
> > translation without having to change part definition. This is a great step
> > forward for everybody
>
> This has been on the LSCs laundry list for a very long time:
>
> http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/org/ldraw/?n=3470&t=i&v=a
> http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/?n=10294&t=i&v=a
>
> and they even have a draft written by Jacob:
>
> http://five.pairlist.net/pipermail/lsc/2005-March/000335.html
>
> but if I remember correctly all the 1.0.0 and header stuff got into the way.
>
> w.
Hi Willy,
I don't want to make my approach too simplistic, but if you try using my
program, it automatically creates a file called Parts00.lst in lDraw folder.
If anyone can translate it in any language and we choose a SIMPLE naming
Convention with no strange metacommand or anything else (For example
Part-IT.lst, Part-EN.lst, Part-XX.lst) then my application can open this
translated file for parts description and use them.
Note that it is not necessary to translate ALL part names (even if it is Highly
recommended): if the application finds the translations it uses them, otherwise
use native english ones.
IMPO, translating part name only it would be a great help anyway, even if
associated keywords are still not.
Byes
Sergio
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