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[crossposted to lugnet.cad/lugnet.general; followups set to lugnet.cad]
Paul Gyugyi's LDLITE is this week's Cool LEGO Site of the Week pick:
http://www.lugnet.com/cool/
I encourage anyone and everyone who runs Windows to get LDLITE -- especially
if you already have LDraw. You won't regret it!! :)
Here's the CLSotW review-text...
LDLITE is a magnificent new piece of software which displays LDraw-
style models on your screen without your having to launch LDraw. Its
input is any .DAT file -- which can come from a disk, a web page, or
even an e-mail message or a newsgroup -- and its output is a colorful
and beautifully shaded graphic image in a window on your screen. You
can even watch the elements be drawn step by step.
Once you have LDLITE, you wonder how you ever lived without it. When
it is set up work with your web browser, it is possible for you to
click on a .DAT-content link and see a model before your eyes seconds
later. Clicking a link and seeing a model is, by itself, nothing
revolutionary, but what is so wonderful about all of this is that the
.DAT content is 50 times more compact than GIF imagery, and you are
not limited to preselected views or time-steps. Moreover, since .DAT
content is text-based, it is perfect for inclusion in e-mail and
newsgroup messages.
LDLITE uses LDraw parts files directly, so you do need to install
LDraw before LDLITE will function. Please refer to Bram Lambrecht's
excellent LDraw & LEdit Tutorial for more information about LDraw.
Once LDraw is installed, there are additional configuration steps for
LDLITE which are explained on Paul's page. You may need to consult a
DOS or Windows expert for some of the steps (budget in a couple hours
and a large pizza).
LDLITE is currently available only for Microsoft's Windows, but Linux
support is in the planning stages.
--Todd
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