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Subject:	Re: Things that are hard to do with LDraw and building instructions
Newsgroups:	lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad
Date:	Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:46:33 GMT
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:ID5A6J.190M@lugnet.com... > In lugnet.cad, Don Heyse wrote: > > 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. For that I've introduced the BUFFER EXCHANGE command, see developer specification on my web-page (http://mlcad.lm-software.com/Specification_V2.0.pdf). With that you can do exactly that. You might need GHOST commands as well. Also have a look at the sample models "Waggon1", "Waggon 2" ... I've provided which makes use of this features. Michael

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		Re: Things that are hard to do with LDraw and building instructions
(...) Yeah, in his first post Kevin said you could use Buffer Exchange and Ghost to acheive the effect, but it's not easy. This might be because those commands work on a series of images, but he's more comfortable thinking in terms of manipulating (...) (20 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)

		Re: Things that are hard to do with LDraw and building instructions
(...) Hi Michael, Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I use buffer exchange alot, and it works well for some cases, but not others. In the 8455 model, you start putting a hose in step 8, but you don't have enough of the model to hook up the other end of (...) (20 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)

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		Re: Things that are hard to do with LDraw and building instructions
(...) Michael, Is this something you would be interested in adding to MLCad? I could add it as an LPUB meta-command, but it would be best if it were an MLCAD meta-command that LPub supports. Kevin (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)

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