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Re: IMPORTANT - [ldraw.org] Official Model Repository
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Sat, 12 Jun 1999 20:12:42 GMT
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Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> writes:
But ideally the only submodels would be the official submodels
in the instructions.

All LDraw submodels that are not official sub-models can be inlined and
then the separate parts moved around to keep the order of attaching
pieces correct.
Ideally, an instruction generator should be able to go through the main
DAT file and create instructions almost identical to the official
instructions.  IE, STEPs and submodels should be added at the correct
times.  That way, when the instruction generator encounters a submodel,
it can change the background color temporarily, draw the submodel steps,
change the background color back to the original, and finish drawing the
rest of the model.
--Bram


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(...) This is a complex issue. The thing is, what is easy to click together with Lego could be difficult with LDraw. I would say LDraw uses submodels much more often than Lego would in its instructions. Say for example an angled wing assembly like (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)

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