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    What would you want in a new LEGO(R) CAD System? —Alex Farlie
    I had some thoughts about what a new LEGO(R) CAD system should have and came up with following.(Please note these may have been previosuly suggested.) The new system would try to integrate the following: 3D GUI Interface - ( As in Block CAD) (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
   
        Re: What would you want in a new LEGO(R) CAD System? —Tore Eriksson
    (...) Using LDS Syntax as is or modified is OK with me. (...) I recall BrickCAD as used by a person that was contacted by lawyers from TLG was more or less forced him to abandon the project. It is possible that TLG will not tolerate a new L-CAD (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
   
        Re: What would you want in a new LEGO(R) CAD System? —Leonardo Zide
     (...) That was BriCAD, without the "ck". :) Leonardo (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
    
         Re: What would you want in a new LEGO(R) CAD System? —Bram Lambrecht
     (...) Wasn't the issue with BriCAD that the output was almost identical to official LEGO instructions? Was it just bullying, or did they (LEGO lawyers?) actually have a legitimate argument? DO you think they've calmed down a bit? (eg, they haven't (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
    
         Re: What would you want in a new LEGO(R) CAD System? —Alex Farlie
     (...) But that's true of any Lego(R) CAD Package with effort! I think they might also have wanted to protect their investment in Creator, It is clear(in thier eyes?) that Block CAD,L-Draw etc do not come close to Creator in reasonable terms. The (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
    
         Re: What would you want in a new LEGO(R) CAD System? —Bram Lambrecht
     (...) When I said identical, I mean the orientation of the model was the same, the shading was the same, the black outlines, black sided studs, etc, were all just like in official instructions. I don't think there's too much to worry about though, (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
   
        Re: What would you want in a new LEGO(R) CAD System? —Alex Farlie
     (...) Intention was to use a more VRML like syntax. (...) was more or less forced him to abandon the project. (...) appearantly accepts LDraw. I mean striking (...) something in its beginning is less contoversial. (...) I had choosen the name (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
   
        Re: What would you want in a new LEGO(R) CAD System? —Tim Courtney
   (...) I agree with Tore here. There is a trememdous amount of parts out for LDraw now and the .dat file format is unquestionably the most popular system for creating virtual Lego models on the internet. I would be against developing a new system (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
   
        Re: What would you want in a new LEGO(R) CAD System? —Bram Lambrecht
   (...) Same here--before I switch to something other than LEdit for modeling, the program I switch to will have to support ALL Ledit shortcut keys AND be faster. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 

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