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LDRAW Package format?
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lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev
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Sun, 8 Jan 2006 11:07:05 GMT
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Hi everybody,
yesterday someone sent me an e-mail and asked for the instructions of one of my
models. I asked myself: Shall I render all the steps of the instructions via
LPub - which takes a long time? Or shall I just send him the mpd-file and a link
to ldraw.org, where he can download the LDRAW package?
I didn't like both possibilities.
The solution would be a "package" including:
- the mpd file including all the part files needed
- a viewer to show the instructions
Did anyone try to create such a package? I imagine a viewer like Ldglite (which
is able to show models step by step) . The LDRAW package wouldn't be needed
because the parts were already included in the mpd-file.
IMHO this would be the best possibility to give LEGO instructions to people who
don't have LDRAW.
My question is:
Is any LDRAW viewer able to show mpd files without the LDRAW parts library -
when the parts are included in the mpd file? Perhaps the main poblem would be
the sub-directory /s that cannot be included in a mpd file.
Any ideas? (Or other suggestions how to show mpd-files to non-LDRAWers?)
Leg Godt
-Sven
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: LDRAW Package format?
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| (...) Who said that? It's not specifically disallowed in the MPD spec and LDView/MLCad both work fine with s/ and 48/ in the file names. I just tested LDView by changing the LDRAW directory to an empty directory and used a self contained MPD file (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: LDRAW Package format?
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| (...) LDLite will do work, but it does bark at you when there's no setting for the LDraw directory. Clicking Cancel gets you past that prompt, and then LDLite draws the file as best it can. (...) I think your idea for a packager is very good. I'd be (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jan-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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