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At 09:00 PM 6/2/99 +0000, Steve Bliss wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Jun 1999 16:06:07 GMT, Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote:
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> > This raises an important question. We should have a standard format for
> > submodels for the TLG models. MPD or inlining? Given my limited
> > knowledge, which is more user-friendly? can LDraw/LEdit/LDLite read an
> > inlined file without the user having to do anything? I know you have to
> > expand an MPD to the original dat files before you can see the submodels.
> > Which do you all prefer?
>
> I'd recommend going with MPD. LDLite will render a (properly formatted)
> MPD file, and the MPD format allows downloaders the possibility of
> splitting the file back into its separate pieces. Inline is a one-way
> operation.
Sounds good to me. If you could, Steve, include an mpd compiler and
splitter in the next version of LDAO that could make things easier for users.
Oh, and what is happening with the rumored but illusive LDraw II project??
-Tim Courtney
ldraw.org Project Coordinator
http://www.ldraw.org
http://www.zacktron.com
AIM: timcourtne
ICQ: 23951114
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