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If I'm not mistaken, LeoCAD uses a different parts format than LDraw. Why does it do this? Why not use the native LDraw parts library? (Excuse my ignorance if that applies.) Is it possible to convert LDraw part files to a format understood by (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Re: Parts library for LeoCAD
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(...) Because LeoCAD is (or should be) able to render pictures in realtime, so it uses some optimizations that would be too slow to do with standard LDraw files. It also stores some more information, like the position of the studs and the places (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Re: Parts library for LeoCAD
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(...) Ok, something like that would be useful to have, I think. I would feel claustrophibic if I couldn't convert new parts into the LeoCAD format. How about the other way around? Can ordinary DAT files be extracted from the LeoCAD format? And can (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Re: Parts library for LeoCAD
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(...) I removed it to avoid confusion but it looks like people do not want to wait for the library updates. :) (...) I've never thought of doing that (I can't see a reason for it). The only parts that LeoCAD have that are not included in LDraw use (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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