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How do you make your Delphi apps that can show you a preview of what you a building or making in dat format? I tryed with something like winexec(ldraw model.dat -ms) but is not good as it runs ldraw and changes screen to full 320 x 240 and then back (...) (22 years ago, 8-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Post-processing huge [POV] text files in Delphi
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(...) Now that you mention it, I remeber you said that when we met at your home. Is there really any point trying to teach me something? :o) (...) In a way, that makes sense. Many POV statement span over multiple lines. (...) I'm having a look at it (...) (22 years ago, 8-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New tool for making minifigs
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(...) I'm making a similar program but it's a plugin for LDDesignPad. Here's a couple of thing I'm incorporating: - Neckwear and footwear - Custom rotation of the indiviual parts - Possibly a picture preview, similar to my DAT curves plugin. Here's (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Post-processing huge [POV] text files in Delphi
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"Tore Eriksson" <tore.eriksson@mbox3...wipnet.se> skrev i meddelandet news:H22M7n.J3D@lugnet.com... (...) when (...) only (...) into?). My first attempt would be to use a TStringList: with TStringList.Create do try LoadFromFile(...) ; {edit the (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Post-processing huge [POV] text files in Delphi
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(...) They are (at least in practice) standard Unix commands. You can probably find binaries for your favourite operating system somewhere on the net. Play well, Jacob (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Post-processing huge [POV] text files in Delphi
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(...) WinScript? POV??? /Tore (For very simple stuff like unconditionally adding a line in the beginning or end of a file, I use the 'Copy' command in DOS.) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Post-processing huge [POV] text files in Delphi
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Thanks Roland! I think that's exactly what I was looking for. Sometimes I wish there were a dictionary or cross-reference for people that know what a keyword is named in one programming language. Pressing F1 is a good thing - but only when you know (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Post-processing huge [POV] text files in Delphi
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(...) Have you considered using `diff` and `patch` to handle this? l3p ... model.pov cp model.pov model-modified.pov $EDITOR model-modified.pov diff -u model.pov model-modified.pov model.patch ... l3p ... model.pov cp model.pov model-modified.pov (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | New tool for making minifigs
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I made a preview of a minifig maker called Ldraw Minifig Factory here (URL) the screenshot I want to know what you all think of it before I code it. Just forgot to let you know all that I just got a laptop an IBM 770z the only problem is that it (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Post-processing huge [POV] text files in Delphi
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You could use the 'text' type and process the reading and writing line by line manly insteat by using tstringlist, I asume. quick code for quick copy: var infile, outfile: text; line: string; assignfile(infile, 'bigfile.pov'); reset(infile); (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Post-processing huge [POV] text files in Delphi
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Very often, I have just changed a little detail in a model converted to POV by L3P. Then after I run the model through L3P again, I have to manually set all the modifications not handled by L3P arguments again. I try to make a utility program to fix (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | [ANN] LdGLite Launcher .82
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I have released LdGLite Launcher .82. What is new: The all important ICON! You can now specify the ldglite binary path. The filenames are displayed instead of the paths. LdGLite .95f. (URL) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | LDMC site moved AGAIN. :-)
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It is official and live: (URL) skippy! If no one cares, I am going to change the name to LDMC -- LDraw Mac Community. I'll slowly redo the site to reflect that it is a community now instead of a campaign. We're a community, right?.... right?..... (...) (22 years ago, 7-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Delphi and ldraw
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"Eduardo Vazquez Harte" <eduvazhar@terra.es> skrev i meddelandet news:H1yu3w.AKw@lugnet.com... (...) You can't. Period. Windows doesn't virtualize DOS graphics, only the DOS text screen. (It was possible in OS/2, but there are many other things (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Delphi and ldraw
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I try 2 ways more I can't do it. (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Delphi and ldraw
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(...) I don't think you can avoid the full screen with LDRAW. It's a fullscreen DOS program, which means Windows turns over the entire VGA hardware to LDRAW when it's running. If you don't want to use the fullscreen, you'll have to use a program (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Delphi and ldraw
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How can't I run avoiding ldraw to run in full screen? I'm using delphi 6 this is what I use to test WinExec(pchar('C:\le...draw\ldraw car.dat -MS '), SW_SHOW); (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for August 2002
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(...) guy who rendered that in LDraw should get a prize or something! Just kidding, Jon; I love the scene. The purple zapper effect is very nice, as is the background and overall composition. Bravo! (And thanks for the nod in the credits). Dave! (22 years ago, 4-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | ldraw.org MOTM & SOTM Winners for August 2002
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Wow. Another summer gone... And the winners of the August MOTM and SOTM are: Anshul Sirur's chess model "Checkmate" and Jon Palmer's Spiff-inspired scene "THE SCUM BEINGS CLOSE IN!". Vote on the September entries here: (URL) Terry K -- (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDMC site moved.
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(...) Um, ok. Can I get mac@ldraw.org as a forwarding email too?... I like mac.ldraw.org. That way I dont' have to revamp the entire site before I can put it up. I do want to redo the site. I believe Matt G. wanted to also, and almost got it all (...) (22 years ago, 1-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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