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(...) For the moment, no. It's under development. The problem is to convert a set of triangle to a primitive. It is not always easy, but I will try ! I have an idea for cylinder, edge, disc. I can perhaps detect some simple one like stud.dat because (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) But that's true of any Lego(R) CAD Package with effort! I think they might also have wanted to protect their investment in Creator, It is clear(in thier eyes?) that Block CAD,L-Draw etc do not come close to Creator in reasonable terms. The (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) You've got that right! (...) I use CAD all day. I wish could model some of the more complex LEGO parts, since they would be easy to make in CAD and then convert them to LDraw. My only concern would be using LDraw primatives. Would the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I have developped stl2dat, an utilitary tool to convert .stl files issued from CAD software like Solidworks, Autocad, and many others to .dat files for ldraw compatible programs. It is still under developpment, but I think it could interest some (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Wasn't the issue with BriCAD that the output was almost identical to official LEGO instructions? Was it just bullying, or did they (LEGO lawyers?) actually have a legitimate argument? DO you think they've calmed down a bit? (eg, they haven't (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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