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[LDS] Is the keyword PLOT free?
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Thu, 20 Jan 2000 13:09:32 GMT
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A new version of LDS is just about ready to be uploaded.
I have added a new function that has no real name yet, but I think PLOT
is a candidate.
What it does is hard to explain, but I'll try:
It plots the coordinates of a curve and creates an array list back in
the .LDS file.
It has no efect on the output .DAT file
Syntax:
PLOT @Pnn [sectors total_sectors] x y z a b c d e f g h i
Example:
PLOT @P10 8 16 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
will modify the .LDS file to:
'PLOT @P10 8 16 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
P10 10 0 0
P11 9.239 3.827 0
P12 7.071 7.071 0
P13 3.827 9.239 0
P14 0 10 0
P15 -3.827 9.239 0
P16 -7.071 7.071 0
P17 -9.239 3.827 0
P18 -10 0 0
This is useful when primitives can't be used because of pattern
complexity.
Together with Anders Isaksson's brilliant LDS Shell*, parts authoring is
made easier!
My question is: Is the keyword PLOT reserved somewhere in the world of
LCAD, or may I use it?
Or could someone suggest a more adequate name to it?
/Tore
*) LDS Shell is a shell program that has an Edit window to the left and
an LDLite window to the right. Extremely useful, even for authoring .DAT
files directly for those unfamiliar to LDS.
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 | | Re: [LDS] Is the keyword PLOT free?
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| I believe PLOT is currently unused by all known LDRAW utilities. I'm not too keen on the compiler modifying the source file, but that's your decision. So <sectors> is how many points to generate, and <total_sectors> is the total number of sectors in (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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