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(...) MLCad doesn't currently use ldconfig.ldr but other apps should (l3p, ldview, etc..) Specifying the number they recognise should be enough. (18 years ago, 9-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.color)
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(...) I downloaded the ldconfig.ldr file and replaced mine in case it was outdated. There are two colors in the file that look like what I need: 0 !COLOUR Stone_Gray CODE 71 VALUE #A3A2A4 EDGE 0 0 !COLOUR Dark_Stone_Gray CODE 72 VALUE #635F61 EDGE 0 (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Using Stone Colors in LDraw/MLCAD
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(...) In your LDraw install directory (usually C:\LDraw), there should be a file of color definitions, ldconfig.ldr. You can also find it at (URL). This file includes RGB values for colors, that might work better than the values on the colorguide (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.color)
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(...) I found this link just yesterday or the day before, and I was glad to see that the three stone colors were on it. Now I have the RGB values, although the RGB for Dark Stone Grey doesn't seem to work too well. (...) Light stone grey seems to be (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.color)
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(...) That sure is the truth! POV was rendering one of the stone gray colors as green. Thanks for the tip, Tim. - David (18 years ago, 6-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.color)
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(...) Hi David, As far as I can work out, MLCad does not currently support the colours defined in ldconfig.ldr. It doesn't seem to work for me anyway. But you can define custom colours in your models, using the colour dialog you get by clicking (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.color)
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(...) Hi David, The only way I've found is to use some other colours for them and then remap the colour definitions in POVray. l3p doesn't like the colours and converts them completely wrong. Tim (18 years ago, 6-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.color)
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| | Using Stone Colors in LDraw/MLCAD
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I would like to use the following colors in MLCAD: 1. Light Stone Gray 2. Medium Stone Gray 3. Dark Stone Gray I have been attempting to find or create these colors in MLCAD, but I have not been fully successful. I’ll also be rendering with these (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Building Template in MLCAD?
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(...) You may be able to find something like what you're looking for here: (URL) (18 years ago, 14-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Building Template in MLCAD?
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I found this LEGO graph paper here: (URL) then thought I could take a schematic of a vehicle like this: (URL) scale/overlay a transparent version of it on the LEGO graph paper to use as a template to assist in the creation of the LEGO. Then I (...) (18 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Feature question
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(...) Only the ways shown by Orion and Ross are working at the moment. I was thinking about such a feature long time ago, but failed with internal problems regarding the colors. The point was that it wouldn't be hard to limit the number of pieces (...) (18 years ago, 1-Mar-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hello, Perhaps you already know the model from BrickShelf or 1000Steine, but still I want to show it here, too: (2 URLs) It is a German 5 tons military transporter. I combined old and new gray in it (I never did this before and I never wanted to do (...) (18 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.modelteam, FTX) !
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(...) Another way to do that is to use the favourites functionality of MLCad, but you still have to keep count of parts & colours. And you still have to create the list manually. ROSCO (18 years ago, 17-Feb-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) The short answer is no, the only product that support limited pallettes in LDD. The more complicated answer is yes, but only in a very limited way. You could create you own custom parts.lst file containing only the parts you want in it and (...) (18 years ago, 17-Feb-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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This just came to me as I'm trying to assemble some CAD A-wings to compare new/old/unofficial creations. Is there a way to download a set inventory list from somewhere (peeron?) so that those parts are the only ones you have to work with? It also (...) (18 years ago, 17-Feb-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | MLCad.ini 2005-01 Update Now Available
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Hi, I just updated the MLCad.ini file accordingly to the latest LDraw.org parts update 2005-01. The .ini file defines the parts available in MLCad's minifigure generator. Download the file from my website: www.holly-wood.it/mlcad-en.html bye, w. (18 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad) !
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| | Re: How do I specify colors not part of MLCAD?
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(...) If you click the "More" button next to the 16 standard colour buttons, you get a dialog that displays all MLCad's colours. The colour box can be scrolled to reveal them. Hovering your mouse over a colour swatch pops up the colour name, (...) (19 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: How do I specify colors not part of MLCAD?
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(...) You'll find that many of the colors on that list are already recognized by MLCad. For instance, if you type 383 in as a color number, and then hit Tab, it shows Chrome as the color name. Of course, this isn't all that helpful, since you had to (...) (19 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: How do I specify colors not part of MLCAD?
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Thank you for the info Travis. Is there a configuration file or a way I can enter all these color values into MLCAD so each time I use it the appropriate color names and color numbers are already in the MLCAD color picker? - John [SNIP] (...) (19 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: How do I specify colors not part of MLCAD?
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OK, I think I found a partial answer to my question. It looks like I can cross reference LEGO part colors to LDRAW color numbers here: (URL) opens another question for me though. Is there a way I can change MLCADS color list so that it will have all (...) (19 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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