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(...) Kevin, the packages ships with an outdated LSynth.mpd file. Could you please include this version: (URL) it looks like Inno doesn't copy the constraint parts to <LDrawDIR>\Parts and the synthesis parts to <LDrawDIR>\Parts\s. There is popping (...) (16 years ago, 4-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Willy, Thanks for bringing this up. LSynth setup does not put the parts in the LDraw directory. I'm open to suggestions as to how to do this, even if I have to write a program to do this process. I included all the parts in a zip file in (...) (16 years ago, 4-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I would suggest asking the user to select the LDraw directory as part of the setup process (in addition to the install directory). I can't remember if InnoSetup makes this easy to do or not. --Travis (16 years ago, 4-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) A quick glance at the InnoSetup help makes it appear that this will require Pascal scripting of a new wizard page, which is unfortunate. On the flip side, one of the InnoSetup examples (CodeDlg.iss) shows how to create a custom wizard page. (...) (16 years ago, 4-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Cool, a new lsynth is finally grinding it's way through the release process. If it helps, I have a small executable using Lars' portable LDrawIni.c code (same as used by ldview?) that finds the ldrawdir and prints it out on the command line. (...) (16 years ago, 4-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) A note on those run-time libraries. LDView doesn't require them because I have selected Multi-threaded (/MT) as the Runtime Library on the C/C++ -> Code Generation preference section (instead of the default of Multi-threaded DLL (MD)). This (...) (16 years ago, 4-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks Travis! Another gem. I've changed LPub and LSynth to use /MT. Kevin (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I'd like the LDrawIni.c code and executable very much. I'll cut a new release once I've got the parts install stuff working. I think the LSynth parts should go in unofficial. Anyone object? Kevin (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) LDrawIni.c/LDrawIni....DrawIniP.h are all in the LDLoader directory of the LDView source tree. As far as I know, the files in LDView match the ones Lars has (although he may now have newer version). I was able to convince him to incorporate (...) (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) You're welcome. One word of warning, though. QT probably uses the DLL version of the run-time library by default, so you need to make sure you build it to use the static version in addition to setting that option on the LPub project itself. (...) (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) You can find the LDrawIni.c code in the svn repository here: (URL) I can't seem to upload web page updates to the sourceforge. Apparently they changed things around again and I'm getting a "permission denied" error when I try to use scp. Oh (...) (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Kevin, if they go into Unofficial no call for MKlist is required since MLCad and LDView load them anyway when the paths are set. At this point you might think about a <LDrawDIR>\LSynth or <LDrawDIR>\Unofficial\LSynth folder. People using (...) (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I've read about setting the path for unofficial parts in the MLCad.ini but haven't been able to figure out how to do this for LDview. Can anyone point me to a link on how to do this? For now I'm using MPDWizard to include all unofficial parts (...) (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) In LDView, use the File->Extra Dirs menu item to add to LDView's parts search path. --Travis (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I have a setup program (for a product at work) that is doing more or less exactly this (asking for an extra folder, where the default value is found by searching the registry). It was quite a long time ago that I wrote it, so I may need some (...) (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks! Jetro (16 years ago, 5-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Kevin & co, I just tried to install LSynth and ran into two problems. I did go through the tutorial and troubleshooting page, but couldn't find anything about it. The first problem is that it seems that not all necessary parts are included (...) (16 years ago, 14-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I can quickly address the second issue. After I released it, I recalled that MLCad seemed to assume that LSynth was installed in something like <blah>\bin\lsynthcp.exe. I remember being disturbed by this choice at at the time, because it (...) (16 years ago, 16-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) LS02.dat is included in this package: (URL) make sure you also download the newest LSynth.mpd from: (URL) (16 years ago, 17-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) But I did... that is, the release I downloaded a few days ago did it automatically, so I do have <blah>\bin\lsynthcp.exe. I tried also to remove it out of bin, rename it to LSynth.exe (as I saw on a screenshot in Willy's tutorial), but nothing (...) (16 years ago, 17-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) So, tried to do a fresh install of more than just LSynth, and it now works like a charm! It helped to have the newest MLCAD *blush*. No idea on how I managed to still have 3.11 installed. Sorry guys! Cheers, Matija (16 years ago, 26-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I'm glad it worked! Kevin (16 years ago, 26-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Willy, The recent ldraw part update seems to have remotivated me a bit and so I found myself (finally) with some time to examine the lingering problems with the tread synthesis. Starting with the TECHNIC_CHAIN_TREAD_38 as seen here: (URL) (...) (16 years ago, 7-May-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Don, excellent news! I also plan to move the 3.0 betatest page to its permanent location at holly-wood.it adding download for the constraints and the latest LSynth.mpd so your efforts come at the right time. w. (16 years ago, 7-May-09, to lugnet.cad)
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