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ldraw newbie
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lugnet.cad
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Thu, 3 Jun 2004 20:08:12 GMT
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Hi all,
I finally gave Ldraw a try, primarily to help me make instructions (though in
the future I'll probably use this in the design stage for larger models). Right
now I am just using the simplest features on Mac Brick CAD v 2.3b1, on a Mac
using OS X.2.
Anyway, I started with the buffalo design I just put up
(http://news.lugnet.com/announce/moc/?n=2062), and I ran into some questions.
1. In this pic:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Hietbrink/Bricktales/Miscellaneous/buffalohunt/ldrawbuffalo2.jpeg
you can see that the basic 2x3 slope (in red) is messed up--there's a stud
sticking up through the slope. I used a patterned slope to get the job done,
but was wondering how I could use the basic slope? I am only using the original
parts library, so I am sure that revised pieces have been designed.
2. With all the studs-on-top elements I had no problem getting things lined up,
but you may be able to see in this picture:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Hietbrink/Bricktales/Miscellaneous/buffalohunt/ldrawbuffalo3.jpeg
that the headlight bricks and the slope that make up the head stick half-way
through the 2x3 plate they are on (which is, in turn, hanging from a technic
pin). Mac Brick Cad only allows me to move bricks by certain intervals, which
makes it impossible to get elements to correctly line up. This was even worse
when I tried to rotate elements by values other than 90 degree increments.
3. How do I get this to make instructions? I know that I could simply take
away a few bricks at a time, export as jpegs at each point, and then put them
all together in proper order in photoshop, but there appears to be an option to
export "as instruction sequence". When I choose this option, though, I simply
get 6 jpegs of all the same photo.
If it helps for any of these questions, the raw data form is here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Hietbrink/Bricktales/Miscellaneous/buffalohunt/ldrawbuffalo.ldr
Thanks,
Bruce
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 | | Re: ldraw newbie [DAT]
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| (...) Hi Bruce! First, I have to admit I'm not familiar with Mac Brick CAD or even Mac. But I downloaded the buffalo ldr file and analyzed it in Windows Notepad. Step one: I changed the colour of the 3039.dat (Slope 45 2x2) to 47 (=Clear). I noticed (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: ldraw newbie
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| (...) I don't know why it looks like that, but using part 3209.dat works fine for me for a basic 2x3 slope brick. Do you know what number you were using? (...) I had a look at the file and I see the head is a bit mixed up. MBC has a few answers (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jun-04, to lugnet.cad)
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