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Re: Things that are hard to do with LDraw and building instructions
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Wed, 9 Mar 2005 18:31:03 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> Whenver I build a LEGO model, I always pay attention to things that they can
> do that we cannot, or we cannot do easily. One of the things that is very hard
> to do is, change the shape, orientation or location of a part added in previous
> steps.
> So far, in the LDraw file format, a usage of a type 1 record (line) is
> anonymous, meaning that the only way you can really identify a given part usage
> is by the line number that the part is on.
>
> What if we were able to assign a name to a given part usage in an LDraw file.
> This would allow selective deletions of specific parts anytime after the
> creation of the named part. After the deletion, we could instanciate a new part
> to take its place. This would work very well for hoses that are rebent or make
> their final connection many steps after the first connection.
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> We would only bother to name specific part usages, and the remainder of the
> lines would continue to remain anonymous.
I suppose you could use the mlcad GROUP meta-command to name your parts.
Then perhaps you could invent a SUBSTITUTE meta-command to substitute one
group for another? I don't know, it could work.
Enjoy,
Don
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