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Re: Another LPub question, this time about nested callouts
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Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:33:42 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Soh Chio Siong wrote:
> Joel Hoornbeek wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> > It's me again, with another LPub question. Do any of you have any examples of
> > nested callouts (such as are referred to here:
> > http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/?n=8748 and here:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kclague/LPub/callout_example.jpg) but with the
> > 0-1 placement instead of pixel placement? I've been doing a couple of tests
> > trying to get nested callouts to work, but so far I haven't been able to get the
> > third level .ldr file to display in the generated callout. I've tried to find
> > the examples that I could in .cad and elsewhere, but I haven't had much luck so
> > far.
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> Hi, fellow LPub enthusiast!
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> I, too, have spent a considerable time trying to get LPub multi-level
> callouts
> working.
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> The problem was trying to follow the script that was given at:
> http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/?n=8748
> which generated "parameter incorrect" and other dreadful errors.
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> I then realise that the script was meant for a developmental version on
> Kevin's own PC and not
> the released version of LPub.
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> So I amended the ldr files to match the commands given in the LPub's
> Help document and they worked.
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> I have posted the jpgs and amended ldr files to Brickshelf so others can
> have a go:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/cssoh/LPub/
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> Hope this answers your prayers.
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> P.S. I still have not been able to get the row or column separator lines
> to show up, though.
Here is a working example of nested callouts. Its been on brickshelf for a long
time, but all my spare time has been consumed by non-LEGO adventures.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=42337&n=48/ucogv.mpd
I got these results with LPub:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/kclague/mm-walker/ucogv.jpg
While the callouts are not nested, there is no different between the first level
callout and callouts nested in the first level callout.
I'll try to work up a nested callout example for Dark Helmet:
http://news.lugnet.com/technic/?n=11432
Kevin
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| (...) I found the ucogv.mpd example needs two additional files to work properly: arrow.dat - to draw the arrows um.ldr - to substitute for the complete micromotor in parts list image. Also you need to set minimum camera distance to say 750. With (...) (21 years ago, 23-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) Hi, fellow LPub enthusiast! I, too, have spent a considerable time trying to get LPub multi-level callouts working. The problem was trying to follow the script that was given at: (URL) generated "parameter incorrect" and other dreadful errors. (...) (21 years ago, 22-Oct-03, to lugnet.cad)
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