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Subject: 
Re: Custom Minifig Torso DAT files.
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dat.parts
Date: 
Mon, 7 Apr 2008 03:32:20 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Steve Bliss wrote:
   In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Eric Kingsley wrote:
   I have been working at creating some custom Minifig Torso DAT files for LDraw.

Neat!

   If you are interested in any of the DAT files you can find them in this Gallery...

http://www.trains-n-town.com/mediagallery/album.php?aid=23&page=1

   If anyone in the LDraw community has tips on integrating images into a Quadrilateral I would love to here them.

For further work on custom torsos, I recommend grabbing the program called Quad 2 Dat. This is a fairly easy 2D program, made specifically for people creating LDraw patterned parts. The main problem with Quad2Dat is that it’s somewhat buggy -- you should save your work often.

Steve

Thanks Steve,

I took your recommendation and tried Quad2Dat. I can see what you mean about it being buggy (and incomplete). It is too bad development on it didn’t continue it seems to have a lot of potential.

For simple images I can see it being useful but some of the more complex ones it is still difficult. I just can’t seem to be able to keep from overlaping Quads.

What would be nice is if one of the preexisting tools allowed you to insert an image into a given Quad. LDraw Design Pad comes close but it seems to distort the image in order to fit it into a Quad. It would be nice if the tool would resize the image proportionally and inserted it into the Quad without distortion.


-Eric



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  Re: Custom Minifig Torso DAT files.
 
(...) If it's any help, (URL) this torso DAT file> already contains borders which leave a nice rectangular opening in the front. Just delete everything that follows those lines and you may have an easier time adapting your images to fit the (...) (16 years ago, 7-Apr-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)

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  Re: Custom Minifig Torso DAT files.
 
(...) Neat! (...) For further work on custom torsos, I recommend grabbing the program called Quad 2 Dat. This is a fairly easy 2D program, made specifically for people creating LDraw patterned parts. The main problem with Quad2Dat is that it's (...) (16 years ago, 6-Apr-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)

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