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I've been using (URL) Bricksmith> quite regularly recently (it's a great program, Allen). I thought it would be neat to share some ideas about how to get the most out of it, and I'd like to invite anyone else with similar hints to contribute them to (...) (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) I made some custom rotation icons for the Bricksmith toolbar to go with the XYZ-RGB color scheme of the coordinate axes. This is what they look like: (URL) Bricksmith toolbar with XYZ-RGB colorized rotation icons>> I would like to submit them (...) (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) I colorized the "nudge" toolbar icons to match the rotation icons: (URL) Colorized Nudge Icons>> Installation is the same as for the rotation icons described above. (URL) ArrowE+.tiff> (X+) (URL) ArrowW-.tif> (X-) (URL) ArrowS+.tiff> (Y+) (...) (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Ah! I see James Reynolds has already written an excellent article on this topic: (URL) Animatable Models>. Recommended reading for more details on this approach to LDraw modeling. Jim (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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Jim DeVona wrote: [...] Bricksmith doesn't display coordinate axes. However, (...) [...]> (...) Hey, That's cool. I still am using the same old computer, so LDGLite is the LDRAWing tool of choice for me, but never the less, that is a cool trick. (...) (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Wow, you need an upgrade almost as bad as I do. I'm still using a PC with Windows 95 on it. Here's another set of axis that've been around for a while now. They're not as big, but they're labeled so you don't have to remember which color is (...) (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yes, and I'm finally publishing another that goes into more detail today if my publishing scripts would only work... James (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad)
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(...) I continue to use ldglite, too, primarily for its indispensable "hoser" function. Incidentally, I do have some trouble with 1.0.18 on my Intel Mac. The display doesn't seem to "update" properly except briefly after being obscured by a menu, (...) (18 years ago, 22-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hey, cool axes. Yes, I'm still really using ldglite. Hoever, I just got a new MacBook! Hey, I wonder if the new development tools will compile a a "fat" binary of ldglite. I'll have to look into that when I have the time. Chris (18 years ago, 25-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks. I love to have happy users! (...) Good gosh, someone is even digging through my CVS repository! The reason you're not able to commit anything, incidentally, is because you are not listed as a Developer on my project. Anyway, if you (...) (18 years ago, 27-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) I hope you are not alarmed that someone has been snooping around in there! :) In fact, I hadn't actually tried to commit anything; frankly, I'd just left that as an exercise for anyone else who thought the colorized icons were handy (which (...) (18 years ago, 27-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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