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Re: 'exploding' models in ldraw
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Fri, 10 Sep 1999 10:03:33 GMT
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John Matthews:

Is it possible to bring a full model into ldraw and then
explode it back into the pieces that form it?

I don't think I understand this (but I think I have a
solution to your actual problem).

I am trying to build a house in a cad program (MLCad 1.4)
and would think that once I get 2 courses of bricks down,
it would be efficient to insert the the same model
(renamed of course) into my 2 courses model,position it,
'explode' the model and PRESTO! I have 4 courses built
ready to go to 6, swap out some bricks for doors and
windows then continue on to the roof.

You should use what we call "sub models" in LDraw-lingo.

Build three models:
- Basement/street level (basement.dat)
- One floor             (onefloor.dat)
- Roof                      (roof.dat)

Now you can make a single storey building like this
(assuming 7 bricks/floor):

1  16  0 0 0     1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  basement.dat
1  16  0 -168 0  1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 1      roof.dat

Or a four storey building like this:

1  16  0 0 0     1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  basement.dat
1  16  0 -168 0  1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  onefloor.dat
1  16  0 -336 0  1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  onefloor.dat
1  16  0 -504 0  1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  onefloor.dat
1  16  0 -672 0  1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 1      roof.dat

Play well,

Jacob

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I looked around and could not find myself an answer to this question. Please forgive me if I have missed something obvious. Is it possible to bring a full model into ldraw and then explode it back into the pieces that form it? I am trying to build a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)

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