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Re: [ldraw.org] Progress
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lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
Date: 
Wed, 2 Jun 1999 23:47:55 GMT
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Not only cutting and pasting, you have to know where the last line of an
inlined
file is.
Scott R Dennett wrote in message <199906021848140350.020DBDA1@agate.net>...
> On 6/2/99, at 5:11 PM, blisses@worldnet.att.net wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 1 Jun 1999 16:06:07 GMT, Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > 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.
> > 
> > Steve
> 
> Actually, Steve, it isn't one way if you don't mind doing a little cutting
> and
> pasting :) So if you really think MPD is that much better than what you
> did,
> where can I get it to see if I like it, I mean there must be some sort of
> program to MPD and un-MPD, I've never seen it anywhere. Is this MPD thing
> as simple as inlining?? I like inlining because it's easy and you can view
> in
> Ledit, which I do 99% of the time. With MPD you have to split it to view in
> 
> Ledit, am I correct??
> 
> Ryan
> "Build or build not. There is no try." - Lego Master Yoda
> 



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  Re: [ldraw.org] Progress
 
(...) Actually, Steve, it isn't one way if you don't mind doing a little cutting and pasting :) So if you really think MPD is that much better than what you did, where can I get it to see if I like it, I mean there must be some sort of program to (...) (27 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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