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On Tue, 1 Jun 1999 16:06:07 GMT, Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> wrote:
> This raises an important question. We should have a standard format for
> submodels for the TLG models. MPD or inlining? Given my limited
> knowledge, which is more user-friendly? can LDraw/LEdit/LDLite read an
> inlined file without the user having to do anything? I know you have to
> expand an MPD to the original dat files before you can see the submodels.
> Which do you all prefer?
I'd recommend going with MPD. LDLite will render a (properly formatted)
MPD file, and the MPD format allows downloaders the possibility of
splitting the file back into its separate pieces. Inline is a one-way
operation.
Steve
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Message has 3 Replies:  | | Re: [ldraw.org] Progress
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| (...) Actually, Steve, it isn't one way if you don't mind doing a little cutting and pasting :) So if you really think MPD is that much better than what you did, where can I get it to see if I like it, I mean there must be some sort of program to (...) (26 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| (...) This raises an important question. We should have a standard format for submodels for the TLG models. MPD or inlining? Given my limited knowledge, which is more user-friendly? can LDraw/LEdit/LDLite read an inlined file without the user having (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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39 Messages in This Thread: ![[ldraw.org] Progress -Tim Courtney (2-Jun-99 to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: [ldraw.org] Progress -Tim Courtney (1-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: [ldraw.org] Progress -Tim Courtney (1-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: [ldraw.org] Progress -Ryan Dennett (2-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev)](/news/x.gif)
    ![Re: [ldraw.org] Progress -Tim Courtney (1-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)
    ![Re: [ldraw.org] Progress -Ryan Dennett (2-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)
      ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Tim Courtney (1-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Steve Bliss (3-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Fredrik Glöckner (3-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)
         ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Steve Bliss (3-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -John VanZwieten (5-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Terry Keller (5-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)
         ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Steve Bliss (7-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Terry Keller (7-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Steve Bliss (8-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Terry Keller (8-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)
      ![Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Jeremy H. Sproat (2-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Steve Bliss (3-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Jeremy H. Sproat (3-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Steve Bliss (3-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Jeremy H. Sproat (3-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Steve Bliss (3-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)
        ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Paul Gyugyi (7-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Steve Bliss (7-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -John Bauman (14-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: Lossless outlining (Was: [ldraw.org] Progress) -Steve Bliss (14-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)
      ![Re: [ldraw.org] Progress -Ryan Dennett (2-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: [ldraw.org] Progress -John Bauman (2-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)
       ![Re: [ldraw.org] Progress -Steve Bliss (3-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)
    ![Re: [ldraw.org] Progress -Terry Keller (3-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: [ldraw.org] Progress -Steve Bliss (3-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: [ldraw.org] Progress -Terry Keller (3-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)  ![Re: [ldraw.org] Progress -Paul Gyugyi (7-Jun-99 to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)](/news/x.gif)
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