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Re: Straightening Up the MPD Format
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lugnet.cad
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Fri, 2 Apr 2010 06:53:40 GMT
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> What if we make a recommendation that new software with MPD support optionally
> includes parent object's file name in its MPD-internal name? And if the software
> has an unpack function, user may choose to keep that safer name or to restore
> its original name. Of course the program should not freak out when confronted to
> an MPD file made by older software.
I am not sure this is really necessary. The two "door.ldr" model must reside in
different folders, so if you encode relative path in file name it should work
(not tested with current tools though...)
Philo
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: Straightening Up the MPD Format
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| (...) I have been faced with this problem some time ago at my application MPDCenter. I had nearly the same idea but I decided to use "&&" to combine the files that should be in the same file because I do not expect any filename to contain "&&". (...) (14 years ago, 2-Apr-10, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: Straightening Up the MPD Format
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| (...) At the very least it works in MLCAD. I frequently use this to keep parts and subparts in the same file while authoring (87751.dat and s\87751.dat within an MPD file for instance). -Santeri (14 years ago, 2-Apr-10, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: Straightening Up the MPD Format
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| (...) I just tried your kd-bi.mpd that you have exported from LeoCad. Is that pure export? I am asking because those "embedded" files lacks an important line "0 Name: xyz". And for that MPDCenter does not recognize that files. cu mikeheide (14 years ago, 2-Apr-10, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: Straightening Up the MPD Format
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| (...) I tend to view MPD's as something between ZIP archives (without compression though) and file directories. I guess my idea is not yet supported - at least not by very many utilities - but I wish to add new files into already existing MPD model (...) (14 years ago, 2-Apr-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Straightening Up the MPF Format
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| Maybe it's time to straighten up the MPD standard. In (URL) it says: "So far, there are no clear scoping or namespace rules on MPD files. If you put a file named stud.dat in your MPD file, don't be surprised to see your stud.dat file appear on the (...) (14 years ago, 2-Apr-10, to lugnet.cad)
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