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Re: Building Template in MLCAD?
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lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad
Date: 
Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:20:06 GMT
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In lugnet.build, John O'Keefe wrote:
> I found this LEGO graph paper here:
> 
> http://www.wamalug.org/projectpaper.html
> 
> I then thought I could take a schematic of a vehicle like this:
> 
> http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/fighter/f18ef/f18_schem_02.gif
> 
> and scale/overlay a transparent version of it on the LEGO graph paper to use
> as a template to assist in the creation of the LEGO.
> 
> Then I thought wouldn't it be cool if you could do that in MLCAD! Is there
> functionality for doing such a thing?
> 
> The only way I thought you could so something like that would be to use the
> custom sticker tools for MLCAD and then take the image and create a sticker
> from it. When I tried to do that it took forever and created an enormously
> LARGE file.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas on how to get an image into MLCAD so it could be used
> as a template for building a LEGO creation?
> 
> Best Regards,
> John

You may be able to find something like what you're looking for here:
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Quadrant/3864/legotools.htm



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I found this LEGO graph paper here: (URL) then thought I could take a schematic of a vehicle like this: (URL) scale/overlay a transparent version of it on the LEGO graph paper to use as a template to assist in the creation of the LEGO. Then I (...) (21 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)

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