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(...) like I used to on (...) I had this difficulty too :-) Click on the "More" button to bring up the color dialog box. Click on the slider to the right of that dialog box to access the transparent colors. Hope that helps, Will (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Having loaded MLCad I can't select transparent colours like I used to on V1.5. Any suggestions as to what I've done. (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I too was just playing around and realized you can't "snap" any angle besides 3-D. Am I too missing something?? Brett (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: L-CAD Parts Messages (was: Suggestion for ML-CAD Plug-Ins)
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(...) Nah. The only VB concern is if outgoing messages will be translated down to single-byte codes from the VB default double-byte. But if it doesn't happen automatically, the data can be filtered through a byte array first. Steve (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Reading Part-Lists (was: Suggestion for MLCad Plug-Ins)
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Steve Bliss skrev i meddelandet ... (...) Well, I supposed I asked for it :-)) -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L-CAD Parts Messages (was: Suggestion for ML-CAD Plug-Ins)
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Steve Bliss skrev i meddelandet <+PCaOHXM4TXRXiZv7pF...ax.com>... (...) assuming (...) only (...) Not really, assuming a very long message *really* works, but I suppose there is no reason why it shouldn't. Multi-message is always more complicated (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: I need help with MLCad
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(...) Well there you go then. (...) I have a perfect record. I've never been turned down when I asked for a part to be created. Before you attribute that to my godhood, I should point out that I've never asked. :-) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Nope, not to lcdp. Only postings of part files should go there (but follow-ups to part-postings are allowed). To request parts, post to lugnet.cad or lugnet.cad.dev. Historically, requesting parts has been a low-percentage game. But sometimes (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Hmm. Keep a list of field names in a text file. This list maps the field names in various inventory lists to the actual field names. Ex: Part,Part PartID,Part PartNo,Part Name,Name Desc,Name Color,Color Colour,Color Quantity,Quantity (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The second approach went beyond the event horizon. (...) One long message with line separators. As long as WM_COPYDATA permits, assuming WM_COPYDATA specifies a limit. <reads doc> Yeah, there's a limit. We can only have 2^32 bytes in the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: I need help with MLCad
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(...) All the official parts can be downloaded from (URL) and pre-release parts are often posted to lugnet.cad.dat.parts Specifically the bow and stern sections of the large hulls have yet to be done, but some of the new SW parts have recently been (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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yes that helped, thank you. and yes they were LDraw Pieces I was looking for. Just wondering If/Where I could download them. (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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What kind of help do you need, it wasn't clear to me. (...) Yes. Before you installed MLCad you should have obtained and installed the latest parts files. When a new update comes out you update your parts files as usual, then run a utility function (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | I need help with MLCad
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I now have succesfuly downloaded and installed MLCad. It is a great program. I assume since MLCad uses the LDraw parts that I can download the updates for LDraw and somehow be able to update my parts file. Help would be appriciated. Also I am (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Steve Bliss skrev i meddelandet ... (...) (where's the second approach?) (...) information. (...) Of course! Why didn't *I* think of that? (message type 2) (...) as (...) parts, (...) One long string with line separators? Or a multi-message approach (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I like that idea. (...) Yep. The idea is for LDAO to be both a source and sink for dragged parts. (...) Two approaches: 1. Allow multiple formats for the string being passed in the WM_COPYDATA message. One format is the one you're already (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Ok here are the real minimum hardware requirements for MLCad (V1.7 Release 2): - Any computer running with Windows 95/98 or NT - Harddisk mainly depends on the operating system plus arround 100 MB (for dat files and swap-space) - Graphic card (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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It will probably work but you will HATE it at that speed. (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) As I stated before, the computer is a 486 66MHz. It has 8MB of RAM. Barely enough to run Win95. As far as video and graphics cards, I don't have a clue anymore. I would like to think that I could use it for MLCad, otherwise it's probably (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Steve Bliss skrev i meddelandet ... (...) We'll think about it later... (...) When a (...) Sounds like a good idea - I'll test it when Real Life permits. Will LDAO also allow drag *from* LDAO to xxx? By using the same protocol you could use LDAO (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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If it has 32 MB you should be OK... but OK or not OK turns on what you feel minimum performance is. CPU and memory will both help rendering performance, I suspect, as will the speed of the graphics card. note that I am guessing here. (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Cool. Uhh, what about color? Augh! I don't want to think about that right now. (...) OK, I'll work on getting this feature added to LDAO. (...) How about if LDList accepted the dragged parts as well as supplied them? When a part is dragged (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) in the basement with Win95 as my OS. I'm just wondering if anyone has determined what the minimum requirements are. That would save the hassle (small, I know) of installing MLCad and finding out the 486 is too slow. -Duane (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Steve Bliss wrote in <lugnet.cad.mlcad> ... (...) displayed (...) dragged (...) Piece o' cake! I gave it an hour... LDList ver 3.6 can load a set description, containing a lot of lines like: <count> <piece number> and will limit the display to the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Taking Pictures of Models
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How do I take pictures of a model from different angles, e.g. side, front, and top? I am so sorry this is such a stupid question, but I need some help. And yes, I am that stupid not to have figured it out yet? Please have pity! ;-) Mladen Pejic, (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) a (...) in. (...) Yeah, it would be better if it was supported by MLCAD, either directly or via the drag and drop protocol or something similar. I was just thinking in terms of plugins because that's what we were talking about, and it really (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) That would be a cool thing, but I don't think it would make sense as a plug-in. There's been discussion of having a protocol for dragging parts between L-CAD applications, it would be cool to have an "LD Palette" program which displayed all (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) into (...) How about this: a plugin that can restrict the parts available when building a model to a particular set, and keeps track of how many piece of each part are left. Bascially mimicing the way models are made from real sets. I think (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Yep, MLCAD is a Windows program with Windows menus, buttons, and all that. --Bram (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi, Quick question. Is ML-Cad the most windows-like in terms of porgrams. The MS- DOS LDRAW format is a little bit to complicated for me. Aaron (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) A 'hoser' plugin would be awesome for bendable pieces! Steve (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Sorry for the delayed reply. I agree that plug-ins should have more functionallity than just playing the roole of a format converter. What I could imagine is chaining the plug-in into the read processing of a dat/mpd file, that allowing the plug-in (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) i'm running a PIII 500 with 128M and a voodoo3 3000... *love* the performance i see from MLCad (and *love love love* the voodoo 3000 for Q3, unreal, etc)... running the VEC creation in LDAO is also a dream.. i used to start it and leave it for (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I'm looking to do some upgrading here at home (gotta love that tax return), and am interested what I can add/change to improve my MLCad performance. Is it strictly processor driven or can a beefier video card help out? With 256mb of RAM, I think (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Michael Lachmann <m.lachmann@xpoint.at> wrote in message news:FnyBpI.5HD@lugnet.com... (...) In my other life, I write what is essentially a plug-in for mechanical CAD systems. I also use plug-ins in other applications, like PageMaker. The common (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I'm happy to hear the general agreement for plug-ins. I agree defining a standard, valid for other programs too, would be the best scenario. The idea to choin the plug-in into the rendering pipe-line is a good idea, but has to be well defined. I (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) [snip] (...) Love the idea! I think something like this is just what we need to be able to consolidate cad utilities into one easy to use interface. For example, there could be L2P and L3P plugins written so you can access them from MLCad in a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | MLCAD 1.7 Release2
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Hi, I'm a newby and isn't familiar to any drawing system that we have at this moment. I made today my first model with MLCAD, witch is great, but every coin has a back side. some remarks: 1)Personally, i find the help file not enough detailed on how (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I would very much like to customize MLCAD, but it is not clear to me what these plugins are going to allowed to access. Don't you need an API or something? What am I missing? See also detailed comments below. Michael Lachmann <m.lachmann@xpoint.at> (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Installation Problems with MLCad Version 1.6 and 1.7
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I released version 1.7 Release 2 this night. In general it is not required to download this version unless you are a new user of MLCad. The program crashed only after it has been installed for the very first time! Regards, and good play :-) Michael (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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