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| how do you apply graphics to an existing peice like oh say. (URL) totally do it if someone can point me to the info on how. -tk (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| (...) First, read the various FAQs on LDraw.org's site. Second, make a copy of the "main" DAT file; in this case, make a copy of "30249.dat". Then, open up your favorite text editor (I like Notepad), and load in your copy of the DAT file. In another (...) (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| (...) The thing to remember here is that artwork on parts are applied as graphic primitives, like lines and triangles. You can not apply a bitmap image to a part. The .dat format just does not support it. -Chuck (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| yeah... i'm that far already, and even have a primitive in a dat for a graphic already. any idea what the specs are like numerical unit to brick. in height and width. thanks -tk "Chuck Sommerville" <chucks@he.net> wrote in message (...) (21 years ago, 27-Aug-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| (...) We measure units in LDraw Distance Units (LDU). 1 LDU = ~1/64 in 20 LDU = 1 brick width/depth 24 LDU = 1 brick hieght => 8 LDU = 1 plate height -Orion (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| Well i have the graphics correctly sized against the part. all but the circle graphics... is there way to do this, that other people have used in the past. also the color is a gradient. how do you work with that? my question now is, do i need to do (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| (...) I'm just guessing here, but there's probably NOT a way to do this via LDraw proper. On the other hand, there's probably a way to make it work in POV-Ray, I just don't know how... (...) Yes, but the pattern does not go over the existing plane (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| (...) That is a great explanation, and its exactly what I did. Its reassuring to me that a couple of my more creative solutions, are probably the best way to take care of the issues I had. my only thing left to do is place the two circular areas on (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| (...) You might consider a series of concentric rings of different colors. If you don't mind the ongoing POV-primitive debate, or are only interested in using the part yourself, you could make the dat file show a solid grey circle for normal dat (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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