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  Re: LPub 2.3.0.7 available (ldGLite working and looks Marvelous)
 
(...) ldglite crops the images before writing them to a file. LPub does no cropping when rendering with ldglite. When rendering with LDView, LPub crops the images. Which renderer were you using when you see the cropping problem? (...) You're (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: LPub 2.3.0.7 available (ldGLite working and looks Marvelous)
 
(...) It was rendered with LDview and parts [LDrawPart 3957:0], [LDrawPart 104:15] and [LDrawPart 4215a:39] are cut (3957 and 104 at the top and 4215a at the bottom). I note that the two cut at the top are tall and thin whilst that cut at the bottom (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: LPub 2.3.0.7 available (ldGLite working and looks Marvelous)
 
(...) Yes, the crop routine only checks the alpha channel when cropping. LPub used to crop using the RGB channels, but alpha channel is much more reliable. That is one of the many reasons I liked transparency. I'll check to make sure I don't have a (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: LPub 2.3.0.7 available (ldGLite working and looks Marvelous)
 
(...) Please note that the LDView beta will make transparent parts 100% transparent due to a problem with its alpha channel handling. That means that the entire transparent part will be cropped away unless you have edge lines turned on (and (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: LPub 2.3.0.7 available (ldGLite working and looks Marvelous)
 
(...) Just tested it and that seems to fix the problem. Looks a whole lot better too. Tim (20 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: LPub 2.3.0.7 available (ldGLite working and looks Marvelous)
 
(...) Great! One thing you do have to keep in mind when using LDView as the renderer is that LDView's background color will show through transparent pieces to some extent. The LPub background will also show through, but the color calculation that (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)

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