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Re: LPub 4 Status
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:11:23 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Willy Tschager wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
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> Hi Kevin,
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> > When you say unofficials and custom folders, what are you thinking? Since it
> > uses ldglite, there are some rederer features I do not have control over.
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> I was refering to the use of unofficial and custom parts and the possibilities
> to include them into BI without the need to store them in the <LDRAWDIR>Parts
> folder or include them in Parts.lst.
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> w.
You are more knowledgable on this topic than I am. As far as the assembly
images go, at least for now I'm at the mercy of LDGlite. I've made good use of
the superb document and specifications on LDraw.org. I want to thank all
involved in updating the specifications and website.
I did not find any "official" specification for alternate pathing of parts. I'm
very interested in implementing the standard, or the defacto standard, if I knew
where to find an explanation.
In PLI's, LPub displays the parts color name (from LDConfig), the part number
(yes, even on the Mac version Allan!), and the part title. Currently I get
these titles from PARTS.LST, but that is not sufficient, and it is a short
sighted implementation.
I also get part length from the titles, so supporting unofficials is important.
I got a Mac mini yesterday, so I'm at the bottom of the learning curve on
getting LPub going there. I know it is unix (which I know very well), but I did
not find make or the gcc tools (which I also know very well) using find.
I'm antsy to get going there. Any ideas on where to get started?
Kevin
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: LPub 4 Status
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| (...) LDView and MLCad shows a way for solving this issue. In the MLCad.ini you can define alternate search path for parts, so you do not have to mix official and unofficial parts. Also LDView has the possibility to search in different directories. (...) (17 years ago, 24-Mar-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: LPub 4 Status
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| (...) The LSC voted on that, and officially declined to specify an official location for unofficial parts. (...) You have to install the dev tools from the OS CD (DVD?) that came with your Mac. They aren't installed by default (which is probably a (...) (17 years ago, 24-Mar-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) Is PARTS.LST the file that gets generated by some DOS utility in the original LDraw distribution? You can't rely on that being present. Not being able to rely on a DOS utility, Bricksmith reads the part library and generates its own XML parts (...) (17 years ago, 24-Mar-08, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Re: LPub 4 Status
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| In lugnet.cad.dev, Kevin L. Clague wrote: Hi Kevin, (...) I was refering to the use of unofficial and custom parts and the possibilities to include them into BI without the need to store them in the <LDRAWDIR>Parts folder or include them in (...) (17 years ago, 23-Mar-08, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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