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Re: Is there a Part creating Tutorial?
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Tue, 13 Apr 1999 02:50:42 GMT
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On Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:11:16 GMT, "Jeff Stembel" <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote:
> Hi Everybody! This my first Intentional post to this group, and I hope it is
> in the right place.
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> I was wondering if there was an LDraw Part Creation Tutorial. I made some
> bitmaps of Starwars decorations, and I'd like to make them into actual parts,
> but I need to know how to make the rectangles that form the blank surfaces.
> Thanks!!
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> Jeff
heya, Jeff. :-)
Not any formal document. (1)
But I do have one _very_ important suggestion:
Do NOT use BMP2DAT for transforming bitmaps to ldraw code.
It was a nifty little tool when first introduced, but it does not produce
acceptable patterns for inclusion in an official update.
The quality level is just too poor. And besides, to do most patterns
correctly, the "face" of the part in question should be removed first. Then
the pattern is inserted in its place, and then blank areas left over are
filled.
Simply trying to "stick" the pattern on the surface usually does not work to
well.
-- Terry K --
1. If you do intend on making parts, I do have a short guide to *submitting*
new pieces. This is an attempt to simplify my job by standardizing dat files.
If you need this, let me know by email. jjmemorial@geocities.com
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| (...) I used the BMP to Dat converter that is in Steve's LDraw Add-on. Is that acceptable? If not, do you have any suggestions on what I should use? Should I *not* be making the patterns as bitmaps (i.e. use internal shapes instead)? (...) That's (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| Hi Everybody! This my first Intentional post to this group, and I hope it is in the right place. I was wondering if there was an LDraw Part Creation Tutorial. I made some bitmaps of Starwars decorations, and I'd like to make them into actual parts, (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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