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(...) It sounds like you've ended up with files in the wrong folders, and it doesn't matter how many times you run the Scan command, since MLCad has no idea which files should be where. It just assumes you placed them correctly, and updates its own (...) (17 years ago, 20-Jun-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) It sounds like maybe the LDraw directory you have selected in MLCad isn't your real LDraw directory. Go into MLCad and check where it thinks the LDraw directory is (Settings->General->......->LDraw base path). If that differs from where you (...) (17 years ago, 20-Jun-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) Thanks Travis. I tried your first suggestion with no success. As for your second, I already have LDView. It seems like several people have had the same problem. What about uninstalling the whole LDraw package and then reinstalling? How do I go (...) (17 years ago, 20-Jun-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) a tutorial how to customize the MLCad.ini file with a spot on the scan of unofficial folders can be found here: (URL) w. (17 years ago, 20-Jun-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) If you want it to find parts in the Models directory, the MLCad.ini in the following zip will probably make that work: (URL) the MLCad.ini file from the zip into your main MLCad directory (in Program Files by default). If you already have an (...) (17 years ago, 20-Jun-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) I'm not exactly sure how to make sure the parts are in the correct directories. As for the "Scan Parts" command I have run that multiple times.What happens is that MLCAD will say a file can not be found but when I search the file is indeed in (...) (17 years ago, 20-Jun-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) Not long ago, I had the same problem. Try this: - Make sure that the downloaded subfiles are in the correct directories: some subparts belong to "\PARTS", while other subparts belong to "\PARTS\S" and so on. - After each download, run "Scan (...) (17 years ago, 10-Jun-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) Hello William, Would you be using unofficial parts (or models using them)? In that case you are also missing unofficial primitives. One radical solution is to download the whole set of unofficial files here: (URL) doing so, be sure to read (...) (17 years ago, 10-Jun-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) Well, I finished the model I was working on and tried your suggestion. After completing the manual download instructions I tried to download a part that I tried unsuccessfully to download a while back. Unfortunately I still have the same (...) (17 years ago, 10-Jun-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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(...) Thanks Steve. I'm not computer illiterate, but I'n not exactly computer fluent either. I'll try what you've suggested. One question before I do though: If parts from older versions are overwritten and I reinstall complete.exe, will it (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jun-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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