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Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp
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lugnet.cad
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Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:00:15 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Lee Gaiteri wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Anders Isaksson wrote:
> > Lee Gaiteri wrote:
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> > > then SketchUp could mock up a part
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> > Is Sketchup good when making things with precise dimensions? I've played a
> > bit with it, and it's easy to draw *something*, but I didn't find an easy
> > way to get precise dimensions (and it's all too easy to change things with
> > the mouse).
You can add dimension objects, which get "linked" to points you specify, so as
you change the size of the object it's linked to, the dimension is automatically
updated. Not the perfect solution, but does allow for reasonable accuracy.
> Many modeling programs I've looked into over the years (I don't currently use a
> 3D modeler because of this) don't allow that level of precision, no. However,
> with complex parts like hair, manually adding a zillion lines and triangles
> isn't all that feasible. As far as conditional edges go, my edger utility can
> handle adding those, but the rest is quite hard. Neither LDraw Design Pad nor
> MLCad is able to simply move a vertex, split an edge, etc. I'm tempted to write
> my own program for this, but I think it'd be easier to design an LDDP plugin
> than write a program. I've been compiling a list of functions that no current
> editor I've seen has:
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> - Split a quad into two triangles
> - Split an edge
> - Easily move a vertex
SketchUp can do all these quite nicely. It can split a quad into 2 quads too if
you need to. All you do is add a line where you want to split, and you can drag
the line as needed. I think it would be a great tool for modelling complex
surfaces like minifig hair, if an export to DAT funtion can be written.
ROSCO
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 | | Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp
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| (...) I got the following mail from Jim (the author of the LDRAW import plugin): (...) Hello Anders, I've been reading the posts in the lugnet.com/cad news about my LDraw SketchUp Plugin. Thanks for the posting. I have uploaded a new version with a (...) (18 years ago, 30-Oct-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: I found an LDRAW importer for Google SketchUp
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| (...) I haven't tried it either, though I haven't seen anything else to compare it to. I did manage to find one user review on a download site that says it's good, but it works best on light-colored objects. (...) Aye, there's the rub. (...) Many (...) (18 years ago, 26-Oct-06, to lugnet.cad)
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