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Re: [ldraw.org] L3P Question
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Tue, 20 Apr 1999 08:34:58 GMT
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On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 09:42:46 GMT, "Lars C. Hassing" <lch@ccieurope.com> wrote:

> Terry Keller wrote on Saturday, April 17, 1999:
> > On Fri, 16 Apr 1999 08:34:26 GMT, "Lars C. Hassing" <lch@ccieurope.com> • wrote:
> > > > Terry Keller wrote:
> > > > Which reminds me, would it be possible to add an option to
> > > > L3P so that it produces just a basic model file, no camera
> > > > or lights, to use as an include file in a master file?
> > > > I do that a lot.  Chop the camera and lights out, then cut
> > > > & copy the final Object line into my scene file.
> > > 
> > > Sure.
> > > BTW, do you use the Bounding Box and model center info at the
> > > end of the POV file ?
> > > /Lars
> > 
> > I don't.  But it might be useful for some people.  (what
> > could it be used for?)
> 
> Well, it tells you the extent and position of the model,
> which I find indispensable when trying to place several
> models in a scene.
> /Lars


That makes sense.  I will take a closer look at it.  I have gotten into the
habit of using LEdit coordinates as a reference for scene locations.  Done
right, it is a handy way of figuring out translation coordinates for various
elements.

-- Terry K --



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  RE: [ldraw.org] L3P Question
 
Terry Keller wrote on Saturday, April 17, 1999: (...) Well, it tells you the extent and position of the model, which I find indispensable when trying to place several models in a scene. /Lars (27 years ago, 19-Apr-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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