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  Category Statement
 
I thought about making use of the category statement in MLCad. This would have allowed to group the parts by category rather than by name or something else .... ... but I did a quick check on the parts and found out that only arround 5% of the parts (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Category Statement
 
(...) I'd say there are no plans to add statements for all part files. The 'default value' for category is the first word in the partname. Since, 3001.dat doesn't have a 0 CATEGORY statement, its category comes from the part name, and the category (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Category Statement
 
I thought about a new feature in MLCad where the user can define his own groups to be show in the part preview and in the part tree. Each group will have a certain rule (search criteria) which assigns parts to this groups. The part assignment is (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Category Statement
 
(...) In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes: (...) I would like to add those headers to my part files. I remember I've asked this before, I did get an answer back then, but it wasn't very clear to me. I discontinued the thread, because I didn't have (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Category Statement
 
In lugnet.cad.dev, Manfred Moolhuysen wrote: Moving this one to the top: (...) CATEGORY provides a method to place all parts in a comprehensive classification system. KEYWORDS provides a method to associate potential search-terms with a part. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Category Statement
 
(...) By all means! I was secretly hoping that my questions would lead to such a type of action. Feel free to rearange them into a clear set of instructions. You've earned my gratitude again, M. Moolhuysen. (24 years ago, 11-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Category Statement
 
But this also tells me that I will wait before implementing anything regarding this topic! Michael Manfred Moolhuysen <moom@nospamchello.nl> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: FxJL77.4oo@lugnet.com... (...) basis (...) instructions. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Category Statement
 
OK, I've taken the Q&A that was posted awhile ago, and put it into an html file. Before placing it on ldraw.org, I'd like to hear any suggestions for improvement people might have (for one thing, I think it's too wordy). Anyway, I've tossed the page (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Category Statement
 
(...) First, good work ! I would replace the following : (...) BY: Q: What is the syntax for these two meta-statements? 0 CATEGORY <category name> 0 KEYWORDS <word1>, <word2>, ... , <wordN> For Now that's all See ya Rui Martins (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Category Statement
 
(...) Thanks. It's all to Manfred's credit -- he put out the list of questions that needed to be addressed. (...) Doh! OK, I'll fix this. Steve (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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