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Re: LPub and Lsynth page for tracking enhancement requests and bug fixes
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Tue, 1 Apr 2003 15:11:26 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Jake McKee writes:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Kevin L. Clague writes:
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> > > - Basic Pause function (this may be handled just fine by POVRAY, but I'm not
> > > that familiar with it. Reason: When you are working off of one machine that
> > > I share, either I need to quickly check email, or let my wife do the same.
> > > When the computer is tied up with rendering for 2 days... well, it's not
> > > that easy.
> >
> > Seems simple enough.
> >
> > >
> > > - Advanced Pause function: Something that allows in the pre-set options
> > > before rendering begins to pause for x amount of time before going to the
> > > next sub-model. Reason: With large renders, or more specifically models with
> > > many subparts, it would be nice to be able to auto-pause between switches to
> > > new sub models for reasons above
> >
> > Simple also, as long as it is at *every* sub-model. Careful what you ask for.
>
> Maybe the simple way covers all the needs.
I was rethinking this one and thought I might just add support for LDraw's
PAUSE meta-command. You can place it wherever you want.
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> > > - To expand on this item from your list: "background images for construction
> > > images and PLI"... this should also include background color only for the
> > > sub models... which leads to my next point:
For performance reasons, LPub caches the part images once they are rendered,
so we would have to break this for different background colors on PLIs and
sub-model BOMs. It would just slow things down even more. Lets go for a
week for BI renders ;^)
> > >
> > > - Ability to modify settings per sub-model: It would be terrific to be able
> > > to change preferences per submodel in a model. Reason: I sometimes need to
> > > have different view angles on certain sub-models and not on others. Or
> > > perhaps I want to change the background color on one submodel to be a
> > > different color than another submodel (for use with assembly submodels). Or
> > > I want to be able to select an option to include a submodel's parts in the
> > > main BOM or not (for times when an instruction has alternative models). Or
> > > if you wanted to have a sub-BOM for a submodel (still calculated in the main
> > > BOM, but broken out by submodel, not by step/submodel)
> >
> > This is about 8 enhancement requests you know. Not just preferences per
> > sub-model, but also global BOM inclusion/exclusion per sub-model, plus
> > sub-model BOMs.
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> Yeah, I just started typing... :)
I had envisioned LEGO standard background colors for top-level model, first
level sub-model, second level sub-model, etc. for both construction images
and part list images (again this flies in the face of the simple image
caching scheme.) Where you provide the colors used at each level.
When you mention controls on specific sub-models, I think we're talking
about the controls being put into the LDraw files using new LPUB meta-commands.
> > You are welcome to run a vote.
Any news on the vote?
Kevin
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