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Re: (Mac) BrickDraw3D update
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lugnet.cad
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Tue, 5 Jun 2001 11:51:00 GMT
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Hmm.. Some how I missed the original post....ah-well
I too would like to tell you that I really apreciate the work thats going
into this project. 2 copies running at the same time? ok.
Long Live The Mac!!
Gary
Member#801
Christopher Masi <cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu> wrote in message
news:3B1C4904.14638707@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu...
> Erik Olson wrote:
> >
> > I just took a chance -- posted yet another update without noting it on • the
> > web page.
> >
> > Selecting bricks is 2 times faster. Dumb bug.
> >
> > Also, if you open a file named like "*.CGI" it renames the file for you, • to
> > a more
> > sensible name if the file contains either a FILE or NAME keyword. You
> > commonly get these files named LDRAW.CGI if you click on the "DAT" link • for
> > models posted on LUGNET. I hate renaming those files so I put this • feature in.
> >
> > Mysterious: I have got a 33% speedup in drawing when running 2 copies of • the
> > app at once. Passing strange...
> >
> > http://olson.pair.com/brickdraw3d/
> >
> > In lugnet.cad, Erik Olson writes:
> > > Feb 19, 2001 BrickDraw3D update.
> > > This is an LDRAW compatible program I am developing for MacOS 8 and 9.
> > >
> > > In this version:
> > >
> > > Much, must faster at loading multi-file models like the circus and • centurion
> > > examples.
> > > (Still no mpd support.) Maybe some new color issues with submodels.
> > > The drag behavior is changed (and it will change again...)
> > > There's a file loading progress window. (Still no Save function.)
> > > Subparts load ok. Bowties are fixed. At last, Minifigs look great!
> > >
> > > There's a complete, up to date parts archive in Stuffit format you can • download.
> > >
> > > Go to the web page:
> > > http://olson.pair.com/brickdraw3d/
> > >
> > > This is still a development stage program, but it works pretty good as • a viewer.
> > > It's not an editor, yet.
> > >
> > > In the near future, a "stable" version will have a web page under • www.ldraw.org.
> > > (I'm not sure there is a stable version yet.)
> > >
> > > -Erik
>
> Erik,
>
> Just started following lugnet.cad, and noticed that only one person had
> responded to your post. I just wanted to say that your efforts are • appreciated
> by me, and this latest version is very cool. I remember feeling very • lukewarm
> about the first release of BrickDraw3D that I tried, but I am impressed • with
> this one. I really like the ease with which models can be rotated.
> So, it will be faster if I am running to instances of the program? OK, • I'm game...
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
> --
> See some of my LEGO creations at http://cmasi.chem.tulane.edu/~lego/
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