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Hmm, you could use the IFPOV and ENDPOV statements: 0 IFPOV 0 text { ttf "arial.ttf" // check your fonts directory for the proper names 0 "place your text here" // well, place your text there 0 1, // thickness of text (text will be 3D, dunno what (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: True Type fonts and LDraw files
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(...) MLCAD indeed has a BACKGROUND meta commmand that places an image as a background. This image always faces the "camera", indepedently of the view angle. It will not work in al instances (it might get obscured by the model), but it is the only (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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It is not only about adding text to a 3D world or a 2D render of it, but also about arrows. Arrows are (can be) used to point to a specific part or a group of parts. What about when this (these) part(s) are not visible in a different camera (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hmm, I have to check that out at home. What version of LDDesignPad do you use? I haven't tried the newest version myself, yet. Do more people have this problem with the PluginWheelGenerator 1.1 or is Marek the only one? (Or does noone else use (...) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Parts Update 2002-05 Now Available
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(...) Okay, update posted. Enjoy. (URL) (22 years ago, 3-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Parts Update 2002-05 Now Available
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(...) I have uploaded new copies of the .exe files, now created with the same version of ARJ as was used for previous releases. Could those XP users who had problems please try the new complete.exe. Apologies for the inconvenience. Chris (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 24-tooth Technic gear confusion - Part(s) 3648, 3648a, x187
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Thanks all. For now, I guess I will use just 3648 and indicate the appropriate version in the notes column. Hmm...maybe I need to add "learn how to create LDraw parts" to my ever-growing LEGO ToDo List (although I somehow suspect that 3648 might not (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv)
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I was assuming that the user knows the view angle as well as any MLCad rotation steps that are in place when laying out the building instructions, but maybe this is too much work. If I do it as a post processing step, then the user is going to have (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Not necessarily. I don't always use the default viewpoint when rendering. (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) As far as I know, you can't do that, but I suppose you could do it with a new META statement. (...) I think there might be some LDRAW programs out there with a notion of a floor or background image. Those are 2D objects that may or may not (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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