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Re: [LDS] Is the keyword PLOT free?
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Thu, 20 Jan 2000 16:38:27 GMT
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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 a circle?
Steve
In lugnet.cad.dev, Tore Eriksson wrote:
> 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.
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> What it does is hard to explain, but I'll try:
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> 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
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> Syntax:
> PLOT @Pnn [sectors total_sectors] x y z a b c d e f g h i
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> /Tore
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> *) 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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| (...) Good. Then I hereby claim it. (...) I wasn't either, but then came LDS Shell, and I changed my mind. After the Redraw button is clicked on, the Editor re-reads the source file. (...) Correct, is there a better terminolgy? If those two (...) (27 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | [LDS] Is the keyword PLOT free?
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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