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Re: LSynth within LPub
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lugnet.cad
Date: 
Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:08:58 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Galen Kannarr wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > Is LPub running an embedded LSynth or is it finding the executable on my
> > computer?
> 
> No.  LPub and MLCad uses the lsynth already on your computer.

How do they find LSynth?  I don't think it is on my path and I don't remember
telling either LPub or MLCad where LSynth is installed.

> I highly recommend you work with LSynth in MLCad and get things like you like,
> and not use lsynth within LPub.

I would like to, but I have found it rather inefficient, perhaps because I do
not understand how to use MLCad properly.  Basically, I don't know how to "undo"
an LSynth run without manually editing the LDraw file, deleting the synthesized
elements and uncommenting the original control parts.  I have to exit MLCad and
perform the latter step in a text editor.  So tweaking the synthesized parts is
slow.

> > On an unrelated note, but while I have your ear, I should mention that LPub
> > does not always close the progress window when generating CSIs, PLIs, and
> > BOM.  I have not yet figured out what circumstances trigger that behavior.
> 
> I've wrestled with this nasty problem a fair amount.  I'll keep digging.

I wonder if it is related to the missing empty step (below).  Perhaps the status
box part of LPub expects one more thing to happen than the rest of it.

> > Also, tonight, when generating layouts, LPub fails to generate the final
> > completed layout image.  The status box says "Laying out page 46" but there
> > is no image 46.  I also notice that there is no image 46 in the images
> > folder. Strange.

Responding to your question in another post, yes, it turns out there is a
trailing step with no parts at the end of the model.  I will have to fix that!



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  Re: LSynth within LPub
 
(...) When lsynth is installed, the installer creates a registry entry specifying the path. (...) Hmm...... I understand your issue. I follow these steps: 1. Use MLCAD to add synthesis specifications. 2. Save pre-synthesis file to disk. 3. (...) (21 years ago, 26-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)

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  Re: LSynth within LPub
 
(...) <snip> (...) No. LPub and MLCad uses the lsynth already on your computer. I highly recommend you work with LSynth in MLCad and get things like you like, and not use lsynth within LPub. (...) I've wrestled with this nasty problem a fair amount. (...) (21 years ago, 21-Oct-05, to lugnet.cad)

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