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Re: Demo of part manipulation in isometric view
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Thu, 31 May 2001 16:50:15 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Gary Williams writes:
> Hello again (long time no post).
>
> I'm in the process of developing my own DAT-based CAD program. One of the
> things that frustrates me about MLCAD is the apparent inability to drag
> parts around inside the isometric view--you're forced to use an orthagonal
> view.
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> I wrote a program to demonstrate how I intend to allow part manipulation in
> the isometric view of my CAD system. In it, you can move parts in the
> horizontal plane by dragging with the left mouse button, and you can move
> parts vertically by dragging with the right mouse button.
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> If anyone is interested in testing this interface to see how well it could
> work, you can download the demo at this url:
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> http://www.wizardhat.com/demo/Demo.exe
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> Pretend that the yellow cube is a 1x1 brick. :) The simple graphics are
> something that I just cobbled together for the demo, and should not be taken
> as an indication of what the final product will look like.
Nice interface. Like it!
I was wondring if you planned to rlease the source code... (GPL of course?)
as I was considering a similar interface for a different (non-lego) program...
> Comments are most appreciated. (Is this part-moving method usable, or is it
> awkward?) Of course the user will eventually have the ability to move parts
> using the keyboard, or by dragging in an orthagonal view, or from an
> alternate isometric view.
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> -Gary
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