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(...) I don't understand your question. Are you asking how to include primitive in your parts or are you asking in general how to author parts in MLCad? -Orion (20 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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How do I setup MLCAD to create new parts using the primitives and pre-scaled primitives? (20 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Complete/recursive parts listings?
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(...) I think I got the MPD bugs fixed - try again, if you can get a chance? Better yet, compare it to the results from Travis' utility? Thanks! Dan (20 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Glad to hear it (mostly) worked. If you download it again, you'll get an updated version, and it should solve the "(null)" problem for comments. The comments will now be output to the "-flat" file. --Travis (20 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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I'm sorry this took longer than usuall but there were some modifications to the installer that took longer than planed. =( In any case the latest LDraw All In One Installer is now avaliable at: (URL) ***...*** NEW ITEMS The addition of the following (...) (20 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Edwin Pilobello wrote: (...) As much as I dislike being a 'topic cop', I need to state the following: This thread is off-topic for lugnet.cad.dat.parts. The lcdp newsgroup is strictly for the posting of unofficial part (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) Good idea; that would be really nice, but it doesn't seem to be possible? Or does anybody have a suggestion? As it is now, I use the (URL) LDraw Primitives Reference>, which seems pretty well updated. {Note:} There's a lot of new and better (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) This worked great. The resulting part counts correlated with some I'd calculated by hand. The only minor snit I observed was that comment lines show up as "(null)", but those were easy enough to strip out. Thanks, Travis, I really appreciate (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Getting started in Parts Authoring
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As suggested by Neils, I'm moving my inquiries on the basics of parts authoring to this forum. In CAD, I asked how to add a new MLCAD folder to store primitives, sized-up primitives and parts-of-other-parts. The reply was simple enough. It did have (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Challenge! Build Startrek ships to DS9 scale.
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(...) A greater challenge is to build a minifig scale Deep Space 9!!! LOL! You up for that? (20 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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(...) use the menu: Settings / Parts Tree / Tree Configuration... but this menu is not meant to list primitives. - damien (20 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) That assumes that you have primitives made for both the male and female connector, which I very much doubt is always the case. Studs are pretty much always going to be one of two types (solid or hollow, though many of the BIONICLE masks use (...) (20 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: wannabe parts author needs mentor
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(...) Great idea, but I think lugnet.cad.dat.parts would be a better choice for such questions. But I'd suggest that you start with some simple parts while you learn the basics. Personally I started with the duplo piece (URL) x250>. While you're (...) (20 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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(...) I am a programmer with an interest in implementing something like clickablibity. I think te best way to do it is to assign connecection rules to primitives or combinations of primitives. That way you may be able to derive most possible (...) (20 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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"Jaco van der Molen" <jmolen@zonnet.nl> wrote in message news:I2pnux.1y2v@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) > its buildt of just 5 bricks :) (...) The dish is 2.4cm in diameter. There is no partnumber on it and I'm not sure what set it came in. With a (...) (20 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.space)
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| | Creating a new MLCAD folder
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How do I create a new MLCAD folder (like Bricks, Technic, Plates, etc.)? I'd like to create a Primitives folder. For now, I took P.LST, edited each line with "PRIMITIVE " and merged it into PARTS.LST. I then copied the P folder into the PARTS (...) (20 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: question about people who are doing rapid prototyping of parts...
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Here's some follow-up. I sent the xpress3d.com quote info to the Rapid Prototyping discussion group I belong to (all RP Educators who take on jobs to help fund their programs). I got these responses so far: ***** I calculate the volume of materials, (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: wannabe parts author needs mentor
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(...) I think documenting my learning process "live" on this forum would be a great idea. I'll get myself organized and start posting my "part author" questions. Thanks! (20 years ago, 21-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) There isn't really a formal system of support but... All the parts authors are willing to help, if you ask. If you prefer not to discuss it here (and I prefer that you do so that other beginners can browse through you questions) then you can (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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Do we have a mentor program for wannabe parts authors? I've been studying existing parts files, printing out and stepping through "similar" parts and grinding my teeth on the prospect of spending all that time on a deep learning curve, etc. In the (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad)
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