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Re: questions about parts
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lugnet.cad
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Thu, 17 Aug 2000 13:36:17 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Rob Stehlik wrote:
> Hi, I am very new to the L-Draw scene and have a few questions about the parts.
> I just recently downloaded MLCAD and I like its format a lot. What I am
> wondering is where to get new parts that don't seem to be in the 'complete'
> file I downloaded at the L-Draw website.
There are a few links on the www.ldraw.org site to unofficial parts (but
I'm not sure how up-to-date these links are). Probably the best place to
find files is at <http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dat/parts/>.
> Can I dowload individual parts files?
Sure. You can either put them in your ldraw/models/ directory or in the
ldraw/parts/ directory.
One thing to remember: if you get some unofficial parts, and the parts are
later made official, the parts might be changed -- they might be moved or
rotated.
> (I am looking for newer Technic and mindstorms parts such as sensors,
> mini motor, micro motor, and the RCX)
Look under 'Electric' parts. See
<http://www.lugnet.com/cad/ldraw/parts/ref/electric.html>. The motors and
RCX are done. Some of the sensors, too.
> Once I get the part files, how do I go
> about including them with my existing parts list?
If you put the files in ldraw/parts/, just use MLCAD's 'Scan Parts' command
on the File menu.
> Also, if there are parts in
> my list that I will never use, and want to get rid of, how do I remove them?
You could delete the .DAT file from ldraw/parts/. But that seems like an
extreme solution, a bit of overkill.
I don't think MLCAD allows you to reorganize the parts list. Maybe in a
future version.
Steve
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