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Re: Official model repository situation
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Fri, 16 Feb 2001 19:53:40 GMT
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Ok, let me ask this then, do programs such as Ldlite, MLCad, etc accept ,mpd
files and automatically split them or is there still the need to split the
.mpd manually? I haven't used MLCad much basically because I've become so
proficient in LEdit and also the pc I use for cad modelling is only a 486,
so it's not the best for using MLCad. So I'm not as aware on what it can and
can't do as most of you others.
If 8+3 format is not a problem for the newer programs or if the .mpds have
to be split manually anyway, then I'd suggest using XXXXM-YYYY as the
filename; XXXX being the set number, M being the optional modifier, and YYYY
being the four digit year of production. We could also add OMR- as a prefix.
I personally have no preference over either of these.
Ideas? Questions? Comments?
Ryan Dennett
In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> Sproaticus writes:
> > Why *not* accept long filenames for model names? I think that the current
> > generation of tools (LDLite, MLCad, etc.) are sufficiently good enough --
> > and we don't necessarily want to restrict Un*x and Mac users as
> > well.
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> LDraw and LEdit can't read MPD files without first splitting them, so I see
> no reason to limit MPD filenames to 8.3. Long filenames will be much more
> readable and easier to organize, which is what we're looking for in
> filenames for OMR models. Possible example MPD (or ZIP) filename:
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> OMR-XXXX-YYYY.mpd
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> where XXXX is the set number and YYYY is the release year. You could still
> stick to an 8.3 convention for the files that make up the MPD in case
> someone needs to split the MPD for reading in LDraw or LEdit.
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> > I'm a die-hard LEdit bigot, but with the latest version of
> > MLCad, I've been finding myself using LEdit less and less.
>
> Heh, me too :)
> --Bram
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> Bram Lambrecht
> bram@cwru.edu
> http://home.cwru.edu/~bxl34/
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| (...) Ya, I totally agree on an (optional or maybe not optional) M part -- it's incredibly is helpful for sets with the same number that also came out in the same year -- for example 1974 Star Quest, 1974 Smuggler's Hayride, and 1974 Flyer Cracker (...) (23 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | RE: Official model repository situation
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| (...) LDraw and LEdit can't read MPD files without first splitting them, so I see no reason to limit MPD filenames to 8.3. Long filenames will be much more readable and easier to organize, which is what we're looking for in filenames for OMR models. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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