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Subject: 
help! Ldraw part files
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lugnet.cad
Date: 
Mon, 8 Feb 1999 17:48:43 GMT
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Ok, typically, I try not to think of myself as stupid, but there's obviously
something I'm missing here.  When I open .dat files here using Ldlite, one of
two things almost invariably happens:

1) It comes up blank.

2) The model draws, but the message line at the bottom informs me that part
#xxxx wasn't found, ignoring.  This often happens several times.

I've been to the James Jessiman Memorial, downloaded and installed all the
parts files in order, according to the instructions, and yet I seem to be
missing a good 1/4 of the parts that people are using.  Are there parts files
elsewhere?  Is there some sort of setting I'm unaware of?  Am I just too stupid
to live? :)

Any help (URL's, etc) would be appreciated.

Thanks!

James
www.shades-of-night.com/lego/



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  Re: help! Ldraw part files
 
About missing files: did you download and install the original LDraw files? I think just under half of the parts are in the three files: ldraw.exe (it's a compressed archive, not the ldraw.exe rendering program) lp97-13.exe lp97-14.exe There are (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)

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