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Re: Color Defining Systems Summary?
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Fri, 4 Jun 2004 16:02:03 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Tore Eriksson wrote:
> I think that there are a number of different systems for defining new or custom
> colors in the large number of LCad programs, right? Most of them are considerate
> towards original LDraw and other tools that are not supporting that system. But
> I think some will generate errors, like very high color numbers, maybe
> hexadecimals, and maybe even defined colornames in string format(?)
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> Does anybody have an overview of what system there are and what software support
> it?
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> Is there already a summary somewhere that lists systems and supported by...?
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> Is there any system recommended by... well, the LDraw "authorities"?
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> My personal interest in this issue is to be able to freely define my own custom
> colors, and preferably other properties like finish, for Modulex parts that
> seems to have come in an endless number or colors, for clones, or even for other
> things than building blocks.
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> I use Notepad, L3Lab, L3P, L3PAddOn, and POV, and like to define the custom
> colors in the ldr model file I edit in Notepad, if possible. The colors don't
> need to come out right in L3Lab, but I don't want error messages or invisible
> parts. Is that possible? I guess the possibilities of L3P is the key to the
> answer?
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> Well, enough with question for now.
The LSC is almost done with the !COLOR meta-statement that should satisfy your
need once L3P and MLCad support it. You can read the current draft here:
http://www.ldraw.org/article/299
-Orion
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