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Re: Disappearing Parts in MLCAD
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lugnet.cad
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Sat, 8 Nov 2003 17:13:05 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, James Loewen wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Orion Pobursky wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad, James Loewen wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I was wondering if someone could help me out. For some reason
> > > certain Ldraw parts seem to have disappeared from the parts
> > > selection in my copy of MLCAD, most notably some of the technic
> > > liftarms. It happened a while ago, so I reloaded the complete
> > > parts catalog from Ldraw.org, and was able to use the parts
> > > temporarily, but they seem to have disappeared again. I searched
> > > through all the parts to see if they had been relocated under
> > > different categories, but didn't find them. If anyone has an idea
> > > on how to fix the problem, I'd appreciate it.
> > >
> > > -James
> >
> > Try this:
> >
> > Open MLCad
> > Goto File -> Scan Parts
> > When MLCad prompts, select yes to writing a new Parts.lst file.
> >
> > This probably will fix your problem
> >
> > By the way, did this problem occur after you installed a parts update?
> >
> > -Orion
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> Well, it seems to have organized some things, but I'm still
> missing some parts, most noticeably the 7 and 11-long technic
> liftarms.
Ahh, there's your problem. The 7 and 11 long liftarm aren't offical parts yet
and I suspect that the case for the other parts your missing as well.
If you want the 2 liftarms, here's the urls:
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/x55.dat
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/32525.dat
I recommend you not put unoffical parts in you PARTS directory but instead keep
indiviual copies in the directories of the models that use them. Add them as
you would a submodel as they won't show up on the parts sidebar in MLCad.
-Orion
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| (...) Well, it seems to have organized some things, but I'm still missing some parts, most noticeably the 7 and 11-long technic liftarms. To answer your question, I have installed some new parts lately, including some unofficial ones. (I hope these (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad)
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