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In lugnet.cad, David Laswell wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Darrell Urbien wrote:
> > Aack! This would've been a nice part to http://news.lugnet.com/cad/?n=11732
> > 3D Scan.
>
> Hmm, yes it would have. So would other parts with weird curvy surfaces like
> the flame/seaweed piece (considering the fact that the first dragon's body
> parts have all been completed, I'm surprised that I can't find that part
> anywhere).
That one is under "Minifig Flame"
-Orion
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In lugnet.cad, Darrell Urbien wrote:
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Aack! This would’ve been a nice part to 3D Scan.
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Hmm, yes it would have. So would other parts with weird curvy surfaces like the
flame/seaweed piece (considering the fact that the first dragon’s body parts
have all been completed, I’m surprised that I can’t find that part anywhere).
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I could try to have one of my students take a stab at it in 3DStudio or
Rhino, though. If I can get ahold of one to look at I’ll put the part on my
list of “requests”.
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I doubt you’ll find it in stores anymore, but Bricklink prices are pretty
reasonable, as long as you’re not going after the white ones.
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In lugnet.cad, David Laswell wrote:
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3. And finally, this is a long shot, but I’ve got to ask anyways...does
anyone have any plans to make a DAT file for the
Ninja wrap?
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Aack! This would’ve been a nice part to 3D
Scan. But short of FedExing the part to me at my hotel (as I don’t have one on
hand) that’s probably not gonna happen..
I could try to have one of my students take a stab at it in 3DStudio or Rhino,
though. If I can get ahold of one to look at I’ll put the part on my list of
“requests”.
(I realize no one will really take my offer to model parts digitally seriously
until I produce some DAT results... Hey, I’m working on it!!)
Darrell
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I downloaded copies of LDraw and MLcad a few days ago, and I’ve been building
digital versions of a few of my models, but I ran into a couple of problems:
1. Using MLcad, I couldn’t get this
piece to close flush to this piece.
There was either a little gap at the top (just enough to be annoying), or a huge
gap at the bottom (enough to really stand out). I haven’t tried out any of the
other interfaces, but I juggled the numbers by hand a bit, and I was able to
come up with a clean match after about 4 tries. If anyone is interested in
borrowing the numbers, here’s the DAT file:
0 ROTATION CENTER 0 0 0 1 “Custom”
0 ROTATION CONFIG 0 0
1 0 -39 -48 -4 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 30200.DAT
1 57 -76 -121 -5 0 0.686637 -0.727 0 0.727 0.686637 1 0 0 2418B.DAT
0
2. While I was building my latest model, I discovered that part
#2463 has portions inside the lower
corners that aren’t shading with the rest of the part. I noticed this because
when I attached it to a different colored part, I could see the studs through
the gaps on the outside of the base, but I couldn’t on the model (yes, I checked
to make sure the studs were lined up correctly). If you look at this from
either outside angle, you can see that the portions of the yellow studs that are
sticking up inside of the part are still visible, but there’s a thin black line
intersecting them, which is where the interior panel isn’t shading with the rest
of it. Is that intentional?
0 ROTATION CENTER 0 0 0 1 “Custom”
0 ROTATION CONFIG 0 0
1 0 4.477 -131.572 -9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2463.DAT
1 14 -35.522 -106 1.477 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3005.DAT
1 14 4.478 -106 -38.523 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3005.DAT
0
3. And finally, this is a long shot, but I’ve got to ask anyways...does anyone
have any plans to make a DAT file for the Ninja wrap?
If you’re only replying to part of this, please FUT only to the appropriate
groups.
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Dear folks!
As of today I have started to collect pieces for my model of the Deep Space
9 station from the same named Startrek series. I created this model way back
completely digitally in MLCad, but I am attempting to make it for real! The
model is featured on my Brickshelf account
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=sjaacko
So far I have sorted out many parts I own from my own collection to built it
and to see what I need.
I got the "space shuttle" wings and some other common parts I did not own.
I will keep you posted on the progress!
Jaco
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.announce, Willy Tschager wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > generating hoses, chains and electical cabels has never been easier - even for
> > people with little CAD experience. Check out this tutorial about MLCad's newest
> > feature and go down to the nuts and bolts of the prog:
> >
> > www.holly-wood.it
> >
> > "Synth" well!
>
> Slick presentation, great work. One nit, you may want to mention what versions
> of the software this tutorial prereqs. Also is there an order dependency on
> which one has to be installed first?
good point. I'll fix it with the next site update. anyway to give a short answer
now: mlcad 3.11, lsynth 2.0, no specific order needed, but it is wise to install
mlcad first to spot errors with the part-library.
> I agree with Kevin, you rock! Thanks for sharing!
:-)))
w.
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> In lugnet.announce, Willy Tschager wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > generating hoses, chains and electical cabels has never been easier - even for
> > people with little CAD experience. Check out this tutorial about MLCad's newest
> > feature and go down to the nuts and bolts of the prog:
> >
> > www.holly-wood.it
> >
> > "Synth" well!
>
> Willy,
> THanks so much for this tutorial. It is awesome that you put the work into
> it. Greatly appreciated.
I'm glad you like it! praise from the code-god itself saves my day :-)))
> >
> > w.
>
> Kevin
w.
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In lugnet.announce, Willy Tschager wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> generating hoses, chains and electical cabels has never been easier - even for
> people with little CAD experience. Check out this tutorial about MLCad's newest
> feature and go down to the nuts and bolts of the prog:
>
> www.holly-wood.it
>
> "Synth" well!
Slick presentation, great work. One nit, you may want to mention what versions
of the software this tutorial prereqs. Also is there an order dependency on
which one has to be installed first?
I agree with Kevin, you rock! Thanks for sharing!
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In lugnet.announce, Willy Tschager wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> generating hoses, chains and electical cabels has never been easier - even for
> people with little CAD experience. Check out this tutorial about MLCad's newest
> feature and go down to the nuts and bolts of the prog:
>
> www.holly-wood.it
>
> "Synth" well!
Willy,
THanks so much for this tutorial. It is awesome that you put the work into
it. Greatly appreciated.
>
> w.
Kevin
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Hi folks,
generating hoses, chains and electical cabels has never been easier - even for
people with little CAD experience. Check out this tutorial about MLCad's newest
feature and go down to the nuts and bolts of the prog:
www.holly-wood.it
"Synth" well!
w.
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Michael Lachmann wrote:
> Ken,
>
> this sounds like a bug in MLCad. I'll investigate that.
> The other point is that the next version of MLCad will support the offical
> color definitions based on the LDraw.org color standard.
>
> In the mean time you can do the following (so far I remember correctly, and
> no functionallity was destroyed by me).
>
> Add a part to a new project, and click on the "M" button in the color-bar.
> Now define your colors as you like, and save them as "Default Colors".
>
> Best regards,
> Michael
Thanks Michael, I'll give that a try (and I'm looking forward to the next
version as well)
Ken
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Ken,
this sounds like a bug in MLCad. I'll investigate that.
The other point is that the next version of MLCad will support the offical
color definitions based on the LDraw.org color standard.
In the mean time you can do the following (so far I remember correctly, and
no functionallity was destroyed by me).
Add a part to a new project, and click on the "M" button in the color-bar.
Now define your colors as you like, and save them as "Default Colors".
Best regards,
Michael
"Ken Bailey" <kmbailey@paradise_NO_SPAM_.net.nz> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:I0L08B.1Aqy@lugnet.com...
> Can anyone answer this question ?
>
> Why does this happen.
>
> If I use a colour from the "More" section of the colorbar toolbar eg; Sand • Green
> (378) or Sand Blue (379) that show as their correct names when I view them • in
> the parts section at the top of the main construction window, then, when I • go to
> "Extras-Report-Pieces" and view the report it shows the colours as • "unused" ?
>
> Is this a (minor) bug ?
>
> If this is a bug, can the program be fixed so that the report will show • the name
> of the colour in the report ?
>
> Also, if someone posts the rgb etc figures for any new colours (eg reddish
> brown) how can I make MLCad "remember" these figures so I don't have to • re-enter
> them every time I re-start MLCad.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ken Bailey
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Can anyone answer this question ?
Why does this happen.
If I use a colour from the "More" section of the colorbar toolbar eg; Sand Green
(378) or Sand Blue (379) that show as their correct names when I view them in
the parts section at the top of the main construction window, then, when I go to
"Extras-Report-Pieces" and view the report it shows the colours as "unused" ?
Is this a (minor) bug ?
If this is a bug, can the program be fixed so that the report will show the name
of the colour in the report ?
Also, if someone posts the rgb etc figures for any new colours (eg reddish
brown) how can I make MLCad "remember" these figures so I don't have to re-enter
them every time I re-start MLCad.
Thanks
Ken Bailey
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Hello,
> [SCAN_ORDER]
> 1 = SHOW <LDRAWDIR>\Parts
> 2 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\Parts\s
> 3 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\P
> 4 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\P\48
> 5 = SHOW <LDRAWDIR>\NewParts
>
> And the parts in NewParts showed up in MLCad without having to use Scan • Parts.
> I just wanted to let you know this worked.
> I'll be waiting for the patch.
This one does indeed work for me too.
just downloaded version 3.11 and adjusted the .ini, this time without the
backslash and it is still working :-)
Keep up the good work, Michael!
Greetings
Maico Arts
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Hi,
MLCad V3.11 is a bug-fix release to V3.00 and corrects the following bugs:
1) Scan path function causing crash and not working correctly
2) Hide Feature doesn't change modified attribute
3) Bug when removing sub-models from mpd projects
As usual MLCad can be downloaded from
http://www.lm-software.com/mlcad/
Best regards and happy playing,
Michael
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Michael Lachmann wrote:
> Hi to all MLCad users.
> The following scan order section in MLCad ini will work if ALL PATHS ARE
> RELATIVE to the ldraw base directory. Any other path, also full paths will
> not work. I believe the errors happened when I rewrote the stuff during
> discussion about this feature.
>
> Important also is that you insert a backslash after <LDRAWDIR>!
>
> [SCAN_ORDER]
> 1 = SHOW <LDRAWDIR>\Parts
> 2 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\Parts\s
> 3 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\P
> 4 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\P\48
> 5 = SHOW <LDRAWDIR>\unoff\parts
> 6 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\unoff\parts\s
> 7 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\unoff\p
> 8 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\unoff\p\48
>
> the example assumes that the directories listed are below your ldraw base
> directory!
>
> I'm going to release a patch release quickly.
I just did a quick test:
[SCAN_ORDER]
1 = SHOW <LDRAWDIR>\Parts
2 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\Parts\s
3 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\P
4 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\P\48
5 = SHOW <LDRAWDIR>\NewParts
And the parts in NewParts showed up in MLCad without having to use Scan Parts.
I just wanted to let you know this worked.
I'll be waiting for the patch.
Niels
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Hello Willy
> hi,
>
> it is working smoothly on my win2000+SP4 with the following config:
>
> c:\Programme\MLCad\MLCad.exe
> c:\Programme\MLCad\PARTS
> c:\Programme\MLCad\PARTS\s
> ...
> c:\Programme\MLCad\Eigene_Parts
>
>
>
> [SCAN_ORDER]
> 1 = SHOW Parts
> 2 = HIDE Parts\s
> 3 = HIDE P
> 4 = HIDE P\48
> 5 = SHOW UnofficialParts
> 6 = HIDE UnofficialParts\s
> 7 = SWOW Eigene_Parts
I will try this kind of setup again.
If it works for you, it should work for me too!
Thanks
> Maico, your dutch version is no longer working 'cos 3.10 is no longer • supporting
> the old language-dll version 1.1. jaco van der molen is currently • upgrading the
> dutch dll to 1.2 (in case he is not too busy with his brand new MOC, the • biggest
> he ever did - it weight 3 kg something ;-)
Hmm, I think we will see it at LEGO World...
About the language dll, I think I have read something about that, but no it
is confirmed, thanks
> hope it helps,
Let's hope so!
Greetings
Maico Arts
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Hi to all MLCad users.
I just found a realy serious bug in MLCad, I must say I don't know what I
did when I implemented the search-path feature but at least during testing
my mind completely failed and I didn't see any obvious bug.
I'm realy sorry about that!
However there is exactly one methode to get it working, doing anything
different from what is written below can cause MLCad to crash, or the
feature will simply not work at all.
The following scan order section in MLCad ini will work if ALL PATHS ARE
RELATIVE to the ldraw base directory. Any other path, also full paths will
not work. I believe the errors happened when I rewrote the stuff during
discussion about this feature.
Important also is that you insert a backslash after <LDRAWDIR>!
[SCAN_ORDER]
1 = SHOW <LDRAWDIR>\Parts
2 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\Parts\s
3 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\P
4 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\P\48
5 = SHOW <LDRAWDIR>\unoff\parts
6 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\unoff\parts\s
7 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\unoff\p
8 = HIDE <LDRAWDIR>\unoff\p\48
the example assumes that the directories listed are below your ldraw base
directory!
I'm going to release a patch release quickly.
Best regards,
Michael
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Maico Arts wrote:
> Hello Michael and Niels,
>
> I just checked for myself, I have the same problem.
> paths for me are: D:\lego\ldraw\MLCad_V3.10
> the unofficial parts are here:
> D:\lego\ldraw\unoff\parts
> and
> D:\lego\ldraw\unoff\p
>
> First I had a longer name for "unoff".
>
> Here is the part from the mlcad.ini:
>
> [SCAN_ORDER]
> 1 = SHOW Parts
> 2 = HIDE Parts\s
> 3 = HIDE P
> 4 = HIDE P\48
> 5 = SHOW d:\lego\ldraw\unoff\parts
> 6 = HIDE d:\lego\ldraw\unoff\parts\s
> 7 = HIDE d:\lego\ldraw\unoff\p
> 8 = HIDE d:\lego\ldraw\unoff\p\48
>
> For me it is not working either.
> btw: the language file is also not working anymore...
>
> Greetings from the Netherlands
> Maico Arts
>
>
>
> > I am aware of that it is a new function in version 3.10.
> > When I select Help, About MLCad it shows
> > MLCad Version 3.10
> > Copyright (c) 1999-2004 by Michael Lachmann
> >
> > I just installed MLCad 3.10 on Windows XP Home Edition,
> > and changed the SCAN_ORDER section in MLCad.ini.
> > Launched MLCad.exe and selected File, Scan Parts.
> > Also no success.
> >
> > Do other users of MLCad 3.10 have this working?
> >
> > Niels
hi,
it is working smoothly on my win2000+SP4 with the following config:
c:\Programme\MLCad\MLCad.exe
c:\Programme\MLCad\PARTS
c:\Programme\MLCad\PARTS\s
...
c:\Programme\MLCad\Eigene_Parts
[SCAN_ORDER]
1 = SHOW Parts
2 = HIDE Parts\s
3 = HIDE P
4 = HIDE P\48
5 = SHOW UnofficialParts
6 = HIDE UnofficialParts\s
7 = SWOW Eigene_Parts
Maico, your dutch version is no longer working 'cos 3.10 is no longer supporting
the old language-dll version 1.1. jaco van der molen is currently upgrading the
dutch dll to 1.2 (in case he is not too busy with his brand new MOC, the biggest
he ever did - it weight 3 kg something ;-)
3.10 currently supports solely german, italian and (thx to miguel) spanish.
hope it helps,
w.
www.holly-wood.it
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