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(...) Was there some reason that y'all didn't use <windir>\ldraw.ini? If for nothing else, it has the ldraw path. Steve (21 years ago, 27-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | LDraw & POV Parts (was: Re: Questions: 12 volt train track parts)
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(...) Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I *like* renderings with edgelines. They are very useful for building instructions, but even for non-building instruction images, the edgelines appeal to me. Maybe I've watched too many cartoons in my life. :) I'm (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Jeroen, (...) In fact, I dropped down to using radio_1. I'm not interested in 100% realistic pics, but I knew that what I was producing could look better. Thanks for the advice though. :) (...) light. Is there some magical way in which you (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Actually, as long as you are rendering your file manually in POV, you can delete all of those command line options. There're really only used by LPub with it's generating instruction images and LPub will add them back in automatically. -Orion (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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| | Re: Feature Suggestion
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(...) What I have done sometimes with an assembly of parts I use often is "hand" make the model in MLCAD and save it in the Models folder. When I want to use it in another model, I select Multipart>Import Model and choose the pre-made model. HTH, (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) D'oh! I'm such an idiot. I was so busy trying to find it in the code, I didn't even think to look on the interface for it. Thank you so much for saving my sanity! (...) Currently (with no manual intervention from me) it reads: LPub +W800 +H600 (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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(...) L3P generates color definitions based on the colors in your model. These are usually towards the top of the file after some declare statements. If you add the line: #include "lugnetcolors.inc" after the rad file include you should be good. If (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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(...) Yes, you got it exactly <snip> (...) In POV there should be a little drop down list in the upper left. It'll have something like 600x800, A.A. 0.3 displayed. This is where you set the picture size. Also, if there are any +W or +H commands in (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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(...) On your site, you mention the following: The declaration of this file should be made just before the color declares in you POV model file. Based on previous suggestions, I'm now using radio-1.inc for the radiosity settings etc. It includes an (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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(...) This seems ok to me in theory: quick ldraw parts and more detailed ray trace parts. The practice however brings up the question how are we going to build up and maintain a quality ray traceable parts library. LGEO or Anton's or .... (and how (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Ah, O.K. I think I see how this works. You're effectively telling POV-RAY, "here's a color file I want you to use. Now, here's what color you should assign that file to. In other words, when I say RED from now on, I want you to use that LUGNET (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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(...) Are you planning to support plugins via dlopen and dlsym? That'd be fantastic. I just modified my plugin test program to take a plugin name on the command line and ran some more of the lddp plugins successfully. (I think the bezier plugin (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Not in the plugins directory, in the directory of the program that calls the dll (...) Yes, we are currently working on a Linux port. --Orion (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That's great. So it should work if I make a plugins directory off whatever directory ldglite.exe resides in. I take it that's where you'd look for the lddp.ini file as well. Is the lddp.ini file a replacement for the lddp registry entries? (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ok, I quickly whipped up an include file for all the LDraw colors in the LUGNET Color Guide library. Find it here: (URL) under the Program Addins Section. It's down at the bottom. (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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(...) Unfortunately no. The component library I used for rendering, GLScene, is only available for Windows. Though I read that they were think of proting to Kylix. As soon as they relase a stable version, I'll work on it (...) I love for you to use (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hey, cool. Is there a linux port in the works? (...) I have questions. I think these plugins are pretty cool, so would it be OK to use them as plugins for the LEDIT mode in ldglite? I did a quick and dirty feasibility test and it looks doable. (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Niels, "Niels Karsdorp" <nkp.nkp@hetnet.nl> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:HH133z.1nG4@lugnet.com... (...) Maico is right, with his suggestions. Your suggestion would more rely on parts with complete assemblies, where you loose the possibility to (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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In lugnet.cad.ray, Allan Bedford wrote: <snip> (...) I found a much easier way to include these colors Add the following lines after the radiosity include statement. If you don't add them after the radiosity include, the colors will be overrriden by (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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(...) It's working but very,very slowly. If the POV clock hasn't stopped, then its still rendering. Like I wrote above, it'll take a long time to render on Rad Level 3. Try Rad Level 1 first and then, if you like the way the scene is set up, use (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jun-03, to lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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