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I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp
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lugnet.cad
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Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:58:52 GMT
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Don't know if this has been mentioned here before, but I have found an LDRAW
import plugin, made by Jim Foltz(?), for the Google SketchUp program:
http://jim.foltz.googlepages.com/sketchupldrawimporter
I have only checked it on the CAR.DAT yet, but that works, even the colors
come through.
One important thing for international users: It barfs if your Windows is not
configured for a decimal *point* (it crashed SketchUp on my Swedish Win XP
until I changed the National Settings to DP).
If you haven't heard about it, Google SketchUp (http://sketchup.google.com)
is a free drawing program with many interesting properties. It's probably
not suited for LDRAW part authoring, but it can be a great way to play a
little in 3D with your model.
--
Anders Isaksson, Sweden
BlockCAD: http://web.telia.com/~u16122508/proglego.htm
Gallery: http://web.telia.com/~u16122508/gallery/index.htm
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| (...) Actually I wonder about that. I searched recently for good 3D modeler programs on the premise that using such programs could rapidly shrink part authoring time if done well. In the process I also found Pictomod3D ((URL) which looks like it has (...) (18 years ago, 26-Oct-06, to lugnet.cad)
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