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    Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp —Lee Gaiteri
   (...) I haven't tried it either, though I haven't seen anything else to compare it to. I did manage to find one user review on a download site that says it's good, but it works best on light-colored objects. (...) Aye, there's the rub. (...) Many (...) (18 years ago, 26-Oct-06, to lugnet.cad)
   
        Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp —Ross Crawford
     (...) You can add dimension objects, which get "linked" to points you specify, so as you change the size of the object it's linked to, the dimension is automatically updated. Not the perfect solution, but does allow for reasonable accuracy. (...) (...) (18 years ago, 27-Oct-06, to lugnet.cad)
    
         Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp —Anders Isaksson
     (...) I got the following mail from Jim (the author of the LDRAW import plugin): (...) Hello Anders, I've been reading the posts in the lugnet.com/cad news about my LDraw SketchUp Plugin. Thanks for the posting. I have uploaded a new version with a (...) (18 years ago, 30-Oct-06, to lugnet.cad)
    
         Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp —Jim Foltz
     Hello, I just wanted to say hi and that I am trying to work on the plugin everyday. Even so, it's a slow process. I have some basic functionality but there are a lot of problems. Right now, it's posible to import primitives, parts, and models. (...) (18 years ago, 2-Nov-06, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
    
         Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp —Travis Cobbs
      (...) If you look at LDLoader/LDLQuadLine.cpp in the LDView source code, you will find my code for fixing the winding of bow-tie quads. (Specifically, look at LDLQuadLine::swapPoi...IfNeeded.) If the algorithm I use isn't apparent, or you're not (...) (18 years ago, 2-Nov-06, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
     
          Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp —Jim Foltz
      (...) I can't find it anywhere. I downloaded the source from: (URL) Is this the right zip file? (18 years ago, 2-Nov-06, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
     
          Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp —Travis Cobbs
      (...) No, that's not the right version, and doesn't have the file. You can get the latest release's source from here: (URL) I'll update my downloads page to include direct links to the more current source. It's obviously confusing at the momemt. (...) (18 years ago, 2-Nov-06, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
     
          Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp —Travis Cobbs
      Just FYI, I updated the LDView downloads page, and it's now much more clear how to get the current LDView source code. The source code section of that page is here: (URL) --Travis (18 years ago, 3-Nov-06, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
     
          Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp —Jim Foltz
       (...) Thanks Travis, I will have a look. In the mean time, I have been using the blog to announce the importer/exporter updates. (URL) Sketchy Endeavors>. (18 years ago, 3-Nov-06, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
     
          Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp —Jim Foltz
      (...) Tanks Travis, I got it working. Your code was neat and clear; you must do it professionally. Here's a before and after: (2 URLs) (18 years ago, 4-Nov-06, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
    
         Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp —Travis Cobbs
     (...) A note on colors. Some LDraw tools (including MLCAD, LDView, L3P) support arbitrary 24-bit color specifications. Use the following in place of the color code for colors you don't recognize: 0x02RRGGBB The RRGGBB part is the hex version of the (...) (18 years ago, 3-Nov-06, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
    
         Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp —Jim Foltz
     (...) Thanks for the tip. I plan on having a custom pallet in SketchUp with all the ldraw colors available. Of course, you can create your own colors too. A custom color will get exported as you describe below. (...) I'd use 50% in that case. (...) (18 years ago, 4-Nov-06, to lugnet.cad)
   
        Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp —Sven Moritz Hein
   (...) Hi Lee, for the last four years I've been working on a program to do things like that - move vertexes easily, handle the winding, add mathematically simple shapes like circles in an easy way, calculate the intersction line between two (...) (18 years ago, 4-Nov-06, to lugnet.cad)
 

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