 | | NXT parts for MLcad
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I want to use parts from Mindstorms NXT in MLcad? Does anyone know where I can find that? /Magnus (17 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Mozaic generator
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Hi all, Anyone experience with the MLCAD build-in mozaic generator? Are there any restictions on the picture to convert, and what are the possibilities? I remarked on my first try that the picture on the imageview wasn't much like the original! Any (...) (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Import Mlcad-file to another cadprogram
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(...) Does ProE accept .DXF files? There is a utility called DAT2DXF. Browse around on the LDraw.org website and you should find it. -Duane (18 years ago, 19-Dec-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Import Mlcad-file to another cadprogram
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I want to import my MLcad-file into another CAD-program, "Proengineer". Do anyone know if it is possible and how to do? /Magnus (18 years ago, 19-Dec-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Missing primitives after part update.
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(...) Is there a "scan parts" command somewhere in the mlcad file menu? Maybe that'll fix it. Otherwise, you might get a better answer for this in the mlcad newsgroup, so I'm sending you there. (18 years ago, 14-Dec-06, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | dat file for wedge piece 50955 and 50956
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Hello dear fellows! For the instructions of a new model I would need .dat files for the newer wedge pieces: (URL) 50955 ((URL)) and (URL) 50956 ((URL)) Unfortunately it has not been made yet. However there exist the wedge pieces for: (URL) 42060 (...) (18 years ago, 10-Dec-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad.mlcad, FTX)
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| | Re: MLCAD Partslist errors
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(...) I also have another solution, which may be of use. See (URL) this message>. Martin (18 years ago, 10-Dec-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, FTX)
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| | Re: MLCAD Partslist errors
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(...) Hi Ludo, That is a known problem, see (URL) will also find that every sub-model is always counted, even if it is not included in the main model at all - MLcad currently just reports every part in the file itself. Until MLcad is fixed, you can (...) (18 years ago, 9-Dec-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | MLCAD Partslist errors
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Hi, I recently build me a new freightcar,and build it also into MLCAD. See : (URL) The MPD file can you find in this folder: (URL) Because of identical repeating parts as the left/right side and the boogies, created i those parts as separate parts (...) (18 years ago, 9-Dec-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | My first atempt on MLCad...
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Hello, during the last month I spent some time working with MLCad. After I had read "Virtual LEGO" it was quite easy to use. So here is my first result: (2 URLs) And here is the deep link to the (URL) as pdf-file. This is the (URL) complete folder> (...) (18 years ago, 6-Dec-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.cad.mlcad, FTX)
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| | Re: Flexible hose generator enhancement
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(...) Thank you very much Dean ! (18 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Flexible hose generator enhancement
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(...) I just select the previous one, CTRL+D and adjust from there (moving it down the list if necessary) (18 years ago, 18-Aug-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Flexible hose generator enhancement
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It could be a good idea to keep in memory the last points coordonates inputed in the hose generator. I said that because I use it a lot and I must adjust my hose many times to find the good way and each time I must rewite all coordonates even if I (...) (18 years ago, 18-Aug-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Feature question
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(...) The way I handle this is to manually drag all the parts to the 'favorites folder' Then I copy the file to all the computers I use. This works well to limit the number of parts I have to search through. I give this file for the common sets to (...) (18 years ago, 18-Aug-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Feature suggestion - auto-add optional line
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"William Howard" <william@howard-fami...rld.co.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:J457E5.71w@lugnet.com... (...) This should not be to hard, I'll keep it in mind for the next version. Michael (18 years ago, 18-Aug-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Feature suggestion - auto-add optional line
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If I have two triangles selected A-B-C and B-C-D adding a conditional/optional line primitive should pre-populate the dialog boxes with B-C-A-D (18 years ago, 17-Aug-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: 3 problems - help appreciated!
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(...) Willy, thanks so much for your prompt response, you've just saved me throwing my PC through the window! :-)) (18 years ago, 16-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: 3 problems - help appreciated!
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(...) * open lg_3185.inc in povray (it can be found in your lgeo folder) * go to line 255 (yes, line 255, the second entry) where you read: "#declare lg_3185 =" * substitute: "#declare lg_3185 =" with "#declare lg_3185_clear =" (without quotation (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | 3 problems - help appreciated!
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Problem 1. I keep having a problem with Povray stopping. It has a yellow line on the code "lg_3185_clear". Any ideas? I am using MLCad, Lpub, and now L3Paddon. Problem 2. My minifigs don't seem very round (eg heads have hard angles rather than (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Seeking Lugnet community help for a freeware computer game
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(...) Thanks Willy - your INI file will make my game a LOT easier to build. :-) (...) Yes, I'll have to upload a pic of the model vs the original in a week or 2, when it's done. Gabriel (18 years ago, 15-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Seeking Lugnet community help for a freeware computer game
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(...) all! and some extra parts you wouldn't count into minifig parts at first sight like the 2x2x2 slopes. unfortunately you cannot generate any skeletons or battle druids 'cos the arms are hard coded. no drop down box for these two: (4 URLs) mr. (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, FTX)
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| | Re: Using Stone Colors in LDraw/MLCAD
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(...) Victory! I used this method to get the stone colors, and everything is turning out right. In conclusion, here are the three stone hex numbers: Dark Stone Gray: 0x02635F61 Medium Stone Gray: 0x02A3A2A4 Light Stone Gray: 0x02E5E4DE I've been (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Using Stone Colors in LDraw/MLCAD
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(...) That's correct. The "next version" of L3P will support it, as far as I know, but it's impossible to say when that will be out. LDView does support it, and LDGLite might. However, the current L3P does support 12-bit dithered colors 24-bit color (...) (18 years ago, 10-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Using Stone Colors in LDraw/MLCAD
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(...) I'm pretty certain l3p doesn't recognise bley (or ldconfig.ldr) unfortunately. Tim (18 years ago, 9-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Using Stone Colors in LDraw/MLCAD
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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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| | Re: Using Stone Colors in LDraw/MLCAD
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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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| | Re: Using Stone Colors in LDraw/MLCAD
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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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| | Re: Using Stone Colors in LDraw/MLCAD
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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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| | Re: Using Stone Colors in LDraw/MLCAD
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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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| | Re: Using Stone Colors in LDraw/MLCAD
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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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| | MOC: MAN 5t military transporter
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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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| | Re: Feature question
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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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| | Re: Feature question
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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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| | Feature question
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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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