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(...) right click in the part preview window and select "Find...". this will open the search dialog. you can either search in part numbers or part names. also a match case function is available. once mlcad has found a part matching your criteria (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) By "partial description" I was thinking more on the lines of just bringing up any and all "2x2" parts. Anyways, I'm not sure being able to sort by full description is all that helpful. You've got "_Animal" vs "Animal", "_TECHNIC" vs "TECHNIC", (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) You can click on the "Part Description" header to sort by description, at which time you can also start typing and it will take you to the next part in the list matching what you've typed. ROSCO (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Can I make this a feature request then? This program is SOOOO addictive :) I'm just trying to model a Garratt locomotive from: (URL) its 4:30 AM! Thanks again. (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Whoops, the same feature is available for adding new parts by clicking Edit/Add/Part. I often have the Mode set to Pan instead of Edit (which disables the Add Part function, but not the Modify Part function), since you can still click/drag new (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) There isn't, but there's a way to work around it. If you drag any random part into the display panes, you can right-click on it and select Modify. This will bring up a list of parts in alphabetical order (not numerical order, so 410 will come (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) First, all your model, including all sub-models, as well as unofficial parts *must* be in the MPD file. Some MPD generators put the full paht name of the file in the MPD. This is unfortunate, because when you try to unpack it stuff can end up (...) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi all. Is there a part search box anywhere in MLCad? It would be useful to search on part of the description as well as the number without creating a custom part tree group. Thanks (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: LDraw Birds of a Feather session at the O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference Oct. 25th
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(...) Good luck! have someone take pictures and write an article for the site :-) -Tim (20 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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I'm mentoring several First Lego League teams. I built a sample lifting device using MLCAD to illustrate the principle of a parallelogram. I had it in sections and uploaded the mpd. I soon realized that I needed to upload the sub-models and have the (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Good. :) I've moved the changes to ptreleases.cgi, so that can now be considered a 'production' script. I'll write up some information about it, and add it to the Official Library page. (...) You're welcome. Though I must say, it took me long (...) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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If anyone is going to the O'Reilly Mac OS X conference next week, please come to the LDraw BOF, hosted by me! :D (URL) (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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Per Admin request..... Am sending to Admins via email, as well..... 0 Hinge 6 x 3 Radar/Blade/Spoiler/Panel 0 Name: 2440.dat 0 Author: John VanZwieten 0 Official LCad update 98-08 0 KEYWORDS Space, MTron, Blacktron, Blacktron 2, Blacktron II 0 (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Hi Steve, "Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@earthlink.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:I5Kr1I.D49@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) (URL). (...) new (...) This looks perfect! Thank you! Michael (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Thank you, it's so nice to read all these comments :) You know, I was few times in Germany and I think you can find that kind of atmosphere at German train stations too. Am I right? Bye, -- shaggie (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) I've tried with spotlight, but then the interior of the building get dark. Spotlight creates light like a reflector, not like a bulb. (...) This is much better idea, I have to try it. Thanks! (...) Oh, this is smart. I've used "light.dat" in (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: LDGlite and LPub (and maybe ldview?
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(...) That's cool. I didn't mean to actually cause you any work but thanks for the effort. -Orion (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Cool ... and full of atmosphere at the same time. Greetings from Germany Horst (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I always thought solid colors were confusing, especially where the pattern on the part happend to be of the same color. However, I just added support for a new user preference, allowing you to choose what color to use: (URL) that helps! Dan (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Maybe you could use a spotlight, so that the light from inside the building is not directed at the post? Or you could experiment with fade_distance and fade_power so the light doesn't reach that far, I did that in my 1998 Christmas Card, (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.cad)
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