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Hello all I have built a multi part model in Mlcad and then use L3P add on to make a POV file. But it never renders the submodels. What am I doing wrong that makes POV not see the rest of the model? Dave (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: New Program for Handling MPD-Files
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Ok! Here is a new Installation with all necessary files! Please first uninstall and then install the new version. Here is also a link for direkt download (URL) (approx. 2.5 MB) Michael Heidemann (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New Program for Handling MPD-Files
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(...) OH DEAR! I am a little confused with my dll's. I have to upload a new version. Sorry for that! Upload will follow within the next 2 hour. best regards Michael Heidemann (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA2001 Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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In lugnet.animation, Stefan van Zwam wrote: [snip some stuff] (...) You're going off on James because his cool, amazing, exciting animation didn't tell a story? And then you're going to get down on the idea of creating new software tools to make it (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA2001 Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) What we try to do at brickfilms.com ("we" as in "most stop-motion animators", though I am somewhat more involved in Brickfilms.com's operation than some others) is to create movies in a more classical sense: story-based. What you have shown me (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: New Program for Handling MPD-Files
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(...) In lugnet.cad, Michael Heidemann wrote: (...) Good work Michael.. I was going to suggest you send a request to have this program added to the LDraw.org 3rd party software list but I'm afaird that it might not be ready for [PRIME TIME] just (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA2001 Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) The coming L3P has also these new options: -ic[<file>] no camera, optional include file -il[<file>] no lights, optional include file So, l3p -ic -il model.ldr model.inc might just do what you want, assuming you still want color and primitive (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | New Program for Handling MPD-Files
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On my homepage (URL) you can find the download for this program. Here is also a link for direkt download (URL) (approx. 2.5 MB) The program language is english only. If you have whishes for new releases please let me know. Michael Heideman (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Extracting the length of a flexible part from an LDraw file? How?
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Topic pretty much says it all here.. when a flexible element has been synthesized with LSynth, how can one extract which length (presumably a standard length) of that element would be most appropriate for the model? Thanks >> Mark (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
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(...) The problem with this (and with Briktrak) is that there are a few Bricklink parts whose numbers are not the same as the LDraw parts. There was an attempt a while back to normalize the numbering system across the main part cataloging sites but (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA2001 Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) Yeah, it'd be very cool if L3P had an option to generate include files instead of full scenes. That way, people could run all their various model files through L3P to generate the definitions in include files. Then they could use all those (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
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(...) I beleive that this is the hardest part of the automated 'from-CAD-to-shop' process. There are so many variables, obviously element avaialability but also price and geographical location. Also when using the By Shop sorting feature in (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Automated Inventory Ordering through Bricklink
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There is of course the option on Bricklink of uploading an XML file into your wanted list. If you could make a program that reformats an MLCad parts list into the required XML format you would be halfway there. I have tested this function with a (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) I think I mean... I don't remember! (...) Maybe, but that's not really the problem to me. (...) output files) is having to hunt down all the include files! (...) I'd say let's start with camera.dat and lookat.dat. If we make them with lines (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) I had no idea that L3Lab had POV output, in spite the fact that I've been using it daily for years! Hmm, very intersting. The alternative approach that comes to my mind is: * LDA creates a static MPD file and runs it through L3P. * The output (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: File queue of hold voted parts?
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(...) As an admin I will handle the renumbering of ####.dat to ####b.dat, but only if it is brought to my attention. At present I do not get automatically notified of all holds, but this is an enhancement I am working on. Please indicate (either (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) I'd agree with this. But what I do with an L3Lab output (which is how I generate my static images in POV from LDraw files) is immediately strip the camera and viewpoint stuff out and make it into an .inc file, my main file just includes what (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: What does MLCad check to determine if the "Original LDraw Package" is installed?
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Right, did not think of that. Leaving both P and S dirs does the trick. What I did now was a full new install of all parts, both official and unofficial in another directory than my official LDraw dir. I created a temporary directory for only the (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: LPUB - POV problem
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(...) Hi Ludo, Actually there is a check box the lets LPub automatically overwrite files when splitting MPDs. I'm not at my LDraw computer right now, so I cannot tell you what it is called. Kevin (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: File queue of hold voted parts?
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(...) Relatedly... 1) The only part I've uploaded thus far, a ####a, got a hold vote because it'd require moving the existing #### to ####b (with a ~Moved) file. Is this a valid reason to hold, or something the admin would do if it got approved? I'd (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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