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Re: sub-part alignment
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lugnet.cad
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Thu, 6 Jun 2002 01:15:54 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Geoff Gray writes:
> Hi All. I am getting more familiar with MLCAD and the creation of LDRAW
> models every day, but one thing I cannot figure out yet is how to set up the
> alignment of sub-parts. Now I am sure I am using the wrong name for this,
> so let me explain. If I create a small car, or a bridge truss, etc that I
> want to use over and over, I save the DAT file and then load it as a custom
> piece in the final drawing. However, when I bring the model into the new
> drawing, invariable it is not centered or it is oriented the wrong way. I
> can easily enough rotate or move it, but I'd like to set it up so that all
> of my sub-parts files have a uniform orientation and a ceter at the 0,0,0
> point. What is the best way to accomplish this?
This happens to me all the time. You think I'd've learned better by now. :)
The best thing to do is to make sure you keep the model centered as you
create the sub-part file. :)
If you've finished the model (or part of it), and you realize it's
off-center, you can reposition it by selecting all of the parts in the
model, then use the arrow keys to move them around.
Steve
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| (...) Hmmm. I can certainly do that. What determines the center? The problem I think I am running into is understanding where MLCAD is creating the center. Does it create the center of the picture based on the center of the first object placed? and (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad)
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| Hi All. I am getting more familiar with MLCAD and the creation of LDRAW models every day, but one thing I cannot figure out yet is how to set up the alignment of sub-parts. Now I am sure I am using the wrong name for this, so let me explain. If I (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad)
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