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Re: Good graphical modelling tools?
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lugnet.cad
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Wed, 30 Dec 1998 18:52:23 GMT
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I'd recommend AC3D, which is a good wireframe-vertex editing
program, in both Windows and Linux versions. I've been thinking
about getting the newest version and making a .dat file output
plug-in.
AC3D page:
http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/users/andy/ac3d
-gyug
Bram Lambrecht wrote:
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> > I use Linux and Windows and was looking for a good tool for making new
> > parts for LDraw. LDLite and LDAO are okay, but I would really like a • way to
> > rotate the model on the fly (so I can render the part in LDLite then use • my
> > mouse to rotate the viewpoint).
> >
> > Also it would be nice if the program could display coordinates of
> > points as you moved the mouse over them (I make all the lines in the
> model >then fill in the faces after I have the lines to show the
> outline).
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> I think you'll have to write that program yourself - it doesn't exist
> yet. Maybe someone's working on something like that but I doubt it.
> Great idea though!
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> > Finally, is there a good program to construct models with from their
> > component parts? I have played with LeoCAD a bit and I like it except • for the
> > import mechanism from LDraw. I will probably stick with it but it is a • little
> > annoying to use.
> >
> > So does anyone have any suggestions?
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> BlockCAD has a limited number of pieces, but if you want to build houses
> and similar objects it would probably work very well.
> LEdit (comes with LDraw) is probably the best way to go. If you don't
> know how to use it, you can check out:
> http://library.advanced.org/20551/
> I hope that helps!
> --Bram
>
> Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com
> -------------------oooo-----(_)-----oooo-------------------
> WWW: http://www.chuh.org/Students/Bram-Lambrecht/
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| (...) way to (...) my (...) model >then fill in the faces after I have the lines to show the outline). I think you'll have to write that program yourself - it doesn't exist yet. Maybe someone's working on something like that but I doubt it. Great (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.cad)
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