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Subject:	Sticker Generator for LDRAW / MLCAD
Newsgroups:	lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce
Followup-To:	lugnet.cad
Date:	Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:26:23 GMT
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I would like to share my sticker generating tool, that I created to convert bitmap images into flat part files (stickers / decals) for use in ldraw based CAD programs and rendering programs. Here is an example of what it can do: <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2637508> Here is a screenshot of the program: <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2637509> If you'd like to try it, I would really appreciate comments and suggestions for improvement. Also, I have included source code, so you can make your own changes or make sure that it is indeed a safe program to use. If you do make changes, I would really appreciate you sending them to me. Download in zip format from here: <http://www.scottwardlaw.com/sticker_generator.zip> Thanks, Scott

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		Re: Sticker Generator for LDRAW / MLCAD
(...) Very cool! May I add a link to this from my (URL) page? I suspect the desktop program does not have the size/speed restrictions that limit my script. Jim (17 years ago, 23-Jul-07, to lugnet.cad, FTX)

		Re: Sticker Generator for LDRAW / MLCAD
I have just tested your prog. It seems to me that you put for every pixel one quad. This produces an enormous amount of bytes in a file. There was already a prog that was called bmp2dat. If you could rearrange the quads that are direct beside into (...) (17 years ago, 24-Jul-07, to lugnet.cad)

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