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Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Sat, 12 Jun 1999 15:15:24 GMT
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Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> writes:
> Thought - with this system, how are you going to distinguish between a
> model (component in a set) and a component of a model (commmonly known
> as a submodel)? There should then be two letters after the set number,
> or a letter and a number (ie. SXXXXa1 or MXXXXa1) where a would be the
> model and 1 would be the submodel. If it is the whole model the 1 would
> be omitted. What do you think of this? Leaving it open like you did
> could cause some confusion..
What about the following, considering a set with instructions for one or
more alternate models as well:
sXXXX-YY.dat
display file, XXXX is the set number, YY is the year, shows all models
and alternate models, possibly with 0 CLEAR inbetween.
sXXXX-a.dat main set of instructions, first model.
sXXXX-aa.dat main instructions, first model, first component (submodel)
sXXXX-ab.dat main instructions, first model, second component (submodel)
etc.
sXXXX-b.dat main instructions, second model.
sXXXX-ba.dat main instructions, second model, first component
etc.
sXXXXaa.dat first alt. instructions, first model.
sXXXXaaa.dat first alt. instructions, first model, first component
sXXXXaab.dat first alt. instr, first model, second component.
etc.
I hope that's clear enough :) This system would also allow official
alternate models without instructions (ie those on the back of the box)
to be included when someone figures out how to build them.
This could lead to giant MPD files for every set, though, making me
wonder if ZIP wouldn't be a better format. (Maybe both?) With ZIP, you
could also create a directory for every model's submodels. Then you
wouldn't be limited to only 3 characters for naming all the components.
eg:
sXXXX-YY.dat same as above, but references to components
changed to use the directory
sXXXX-YY\main-a.dat same as sXXXX-a.dat above
sXXXX-YY\main-aa.dat same as sXXXX-aa.dat above
sXXXX-YY\alt1-a.dat same as sXXXXaa.dat above
sXXXX-YY\alt1-aa.dat same as sXXXXaaa.dat above
sXXXX-YY\alt2-a.dat same as sXXXXba.dat would be above
Unfortunately, using ZIP means the files will not be directly viewable as
MPD is. You would have to download and unzip instead of just opening
LDLite from the browser. Maybe MPD could be improved to support
directories? Or does it already?
Whew, I'm done.
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com
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