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Franklin W. Cain <fwcain@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:FMqxx1.8I3@lugnet.com... (...) Since you are having such a hard time with LDLite, may I offer suggestions for the "old fashioned" way of doing this in LEdit and LDAO. The same thing should (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: stupid question?
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(...) cut and paste the text out to a file <filename.dat> using notepad (or your favorite text editor) once the file is saved to disk, go to MLCad and choose File | Open and choose the .dat file that you saved. J (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Since I'm new to all this CAD design I have a simple but troubling question for me. I see all the Ldraw data complied into all these post throughout LUGNET. How do take what has been posted and put that into MLCad? I tried to cut out the info from (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: How to break up multi-dat files?
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Hi Jack, I used LDraw to make the model, so I'm not sure what the preview X's are in MLCad. I can help you with your other question though. There are a bunch of programs you can use to collect multi-part models into one file. The one I used is MP (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I apologize for lack of terminology. Here is the question: I downloaded the AT-ST model posted a couple days ago, and want to build it. But it is a "multi" file or whatever they are called, and only has 5 or so parts at the top level. I really want (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: help! trying to pose mini-fig arms
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(...) hehhe.. not *that*, alanis, is irony :Þ J (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: hoses
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(...) Ah, yes. Thanks for the correction! (...) I'm happy to hear that you liked it. I really want to finish off a few animations before I present it, though. So we'll see if I can get the time to do it during the Christmas holiday. :-) Fredrik (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: hoses
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Fredrik Glöckner wrote... (...) "hose-seg.dat" in both cases. Could you check that up, please? (...) to seeing that model. // Eric -- "The great thing about Lego isn't that you can build something out of it, the great thing is that you can build (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: hoses
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(...) I've also made a similar utility for GNU Emacs (available for free for most platforms). There is a description of the algorithm and a tutorial at (URL) need a PNG-enabled browser to see the Emacs screenshots. Sorry about that.) If all goes (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Normally, you would have to assemble each section of the hose manually, which could be tedious. There's a great utility you could use (if you have MS Excel) that will help you make realistic hoses (though I haven't had that great of results). (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) The straight hoses, and the sections of hoses, should be under the H folder. For bent hoses, you have to make those as submodel files, special for each model/configuration. Steve (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Yeah, it's the technic seat I need. It's a cool seat! You can attach stuff to the sides, and attach it to stuff via the back and/or bottom! Plus, it makes a great control seat or Lay-Z-Boy for minifigs if insert a little stud in the side to (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Help with M-Peedy utility
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(...) I got it to work, but receive Runtime error 76 when I try to merge a DAT file into an MPD and runtime error 383 when I try to split an MPD. I guess I'll keep experimenting and see if it works : ( mike (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yeah, I tried installing VB 4 Runtime Modules. Maybe they're the wrong type. As i recall there was another version of Visual Basic intended for developers. It was a slightly larger download, and I didn't think I would need it. Anyway, I'll try (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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Another not quite so rescent. Hmm not quite satisfied with the proportions with this one, but my son loves it. btw. take a look at the renderings at (URL) there a good reason why lp3 wont convert the "tehcnics thingy" used to keep the spare tire in (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Tractor with Trailer ('ere we go! ) [DAT]
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Finally!! It looks like I finally managed to get a hole through to here:) Grretings Mogens, are you checking the local groups? My latest creation in Ldraw is right here:) 0 FILE jj-twt.dat 0 MPD Author: Skurt 0 0 This .MPD was compiled using M-Peedy (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: help! trying to pose mini-fig arms [DAT]
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(...) Argh! There are TRANSFORM commands in there? What was I thinking when I wrote the cursed utility? Hmm. Assuming the worst, you can highlight the lines inside the TRANSFORM ... TRANSFORM END commands, then click the "Subfile" button (along with (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) would >LDraw represent a DAT which had layered images? For that matter, (...) If you layer the levels by a very small amount (.00001 or something), it'll render nicely in POV-Ray after being converted with L3P. However, it'll look awful in (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Help with M-Peedy utility
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(...) I seem to recall a certain Visual Basic DLL being required or something like that? --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) pay more to get Web access? Try Juno for FREE -- then it's just (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: part request or info
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[Replying in .cad & .cad.dev to a message posted in .cad.dat.parts; Followups to .cad.dev] (...) Just a reminder -- (not to pick on Michael or anyone in particular): The .cat.dat.parts group is for posting parts in LDraw DAT format, plus any (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad)
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