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"Tim Courtney" <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message
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> Hi everybody -
>
> A few of you are curious about the new default file format the latest
> version of MLCad uses, .LDR. I will attempt to explain this to eliminate
> any confusion.
>
> For a while we (website organizers and core contributors) have wanted the
> file extension for LDraw models to change. DAT is problematic because its
> an ambiguous file format, many different programs use it. To identify • more
> with LDraw, we chose LDR.
>
> The extension change is just that. Nothing changes in the actual file
> format. It allows an LDraw model file to be distinctive from other files.
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> Programs such as L2P and L3P should still work with .ldr, I see no reason
> why they shouldn't.
I forgot to add, DAT will always be compatible, and should always be
compatible. LEdit has .DAT hard-coded (and we have not found a copy of its
source to date, it cannot be changed). All programs should read .DAT, if
its not a direct option to open or save to in Windows, it can still be
opened/saved to by selecting 'All Files.'
If my post is incoherent, that's cause its 1:40 am. ;-)
-Tim
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