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Re: So what *IS* a Building Instruction anyway?
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Date: 
Tue, 23 Jul 2002 18:36:21 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Jacob Sparre Andersen writes:
> [ XFUT lugnet.cad ]
> 
> Steve Bliss wrote:
> > Sure -- I'd say an accurate ldraw file is a very detailed document,
> > specifying exactly what is in a model, and how it's put together.
> 
> Yes, but sometimes it is not exactly in an ideal form for
> the renderers we have at hand today. It would for example be
> practical, if it was possible:
> 
>  * to tell the renderer that something ought to be
>    rendered as a sub-assembly.

Hmm.  LDAO can do this.  Or, it used to be able to.  In the HTML instruction
generator, it would scan for 0 SUB meta-statements in the main text.  the 0
SUB line(s) would reference files that the HTML-IG would render as an inset
subassembly.  I think the HTML-IG has been broken for awhile now...

>  * to tell the renderer to show different steps
>    from different angles.

MLCAD can do this, but you haven't read about it...

Both operations you mention would be very nice things to be able to do, as a
native feature of the LDraw modelling-language (as opposed to the LDraw
parts-language, both of which would be variations of the general LDraw
graphical description language).

Steve



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  Re: So what *IS* a Building Instruction anyway?
 
(...) If you get around to fixing it, then I would appreciate it, if you could seperate the code in operating system specific and non-operating system specific parts. Where is the syntax for the "SUB" meta-statements documented? Play well, Jacob (24 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.cad)

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[ XFUT lugnet.cad ] (...) Yes, but sometimes it is not exactly in an ideal form for the renderers we have at hand today. It would for example be practical, if it was possible: * to tell the renderer that something ought to be rendered as a (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.cad)

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