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Yes it true .... You'll need: L3P and Povray (L3P is an example there are others as well, but I realy like this one since it's easy to use ...) Make sure they are installed properly then start MLCad. Load your model and select Export from the file (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | POV and Raytracing?
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I am getting the feeling that separate programs are needed to generate POV or Raytraced pictures of models created in MLCAD, is this true? If so, where can I find programs to do this and what do I need to do in MLCAD to get them to work? -- ~mek~ (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | 2 bugs in non-bugfix version (not sure if in BF release)
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I noticed two annoying bugs in the non-bugfixed version when i was working on a model yesterday: 1. when on edit mode, if you click on the 3d-view and rotate it, the viewpoint resets to 0,0 at center as soon as you release the mouse button. this (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | *** New bug-fix release of MLCad ***
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Hy MLCad fans! Sorry for the delay, but due to technical problems with my PC, and another business-trip I didn't have the time to respond in time. Now the bug-fix release is available at my web-page (URL) the complete package or just the update (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi Michael, Finally, I have some more time to work on my .dat to .ps project. I am still wrestling to get the *.dat file read into arrays. Could you tell me how you did this? Maybe with an example. I don't wont to re-invent this Wheel(!) again:) I (...) (24 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Need additional parts for 8001
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(...) Have a look on (URL) for the robot leg and the foot. Check also Tore's Temporary Parts Tracker on (URL) Klein A Mindstorms fan. (24 years ago, 22-May-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Need additional parts for 8001
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Hi all, I'm trying to create an MLCAD version of model 8001 (Battledroid). I'm now at step 11 of the instruction booklet and I realize that all the parts are not currently available in MLCAD (or I do not know where to find them). Specifically, I'm (...) (24 years ago, 21-May-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Sv: Annoucement and Questions (Icons)
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I have almost finished my suggestion for some new icons. But then I had doubts about the size of them. Are they 15x15 pixels, 16x16 or ... ? -- Djelle alias Mogens Sørensen ___...___ E-mail: Djelle@email.dk ICQ: 38701158 Web: (URL) Lachmann (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Sv: Bugfix Release of MLCad & More
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(...) There are still the First, Previous, Next, and Last buttons on the tool bar. It's your decision of course. I can adapt to anything. Whatever you decide, It's still a great tool. -Chuck (24 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Sv: Bugfix Release of MLCad & More
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I could enable the roation for the view-mode as well, but than you loose the step walking in this pane!? Michael Chuck Sommerville wrote in message ... (...) the (...) normal (...) Mechs (...) that (...) I (...) mode (...) did (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Bugfix Release of MLCad & More
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Carbon 60 wrote in message ... (...) Could we perhaps get this thread out of lugnet.trains? Follow-ups to: lugnet.cad.mlcad Thanks Frank (24 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bugfix Release of MLCad & More
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ok, i've found a few bugs myself, and i have a few suggestions: closing the picture generator window, once a large picture has been loaded, or sometimes just loading a large picture, yields a page fault: MLCAD caused an invalid page fault in module (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Bugfix Release of MLCad & More
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(...) I can't find your known errors page but here's a couple: The Help on V1.9 doesn't work. If MLCAD can't find a particular file more than once it asks for everyone occurance - maybe you can create a 'Don't ask me about this file again' (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Sv: Bugfix Release of MLCad & More
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(...) I'm sorry Michael, My problem was that I was confused about what mode I was in. It appears that you can only rotate the 3D model in Place mode, and not in View mode. When I run MLCAD, it comes up in view mode, and then I have to switch to (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Different arangement in view- and construct-mode
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I had this thought about MLcad: What about having different settings (not settings in the menu) for view-mode and construct-mode (place/move/size)? So that you could arrange viewports (window), toolbars and part-viewer differently. I would like to (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Sv: Bugfix Release of MLCad & More
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Since you are waiting already, I will report a bug. When I try to rotate a model in the 3D view using the mouse, it fails when the model is complex. It pauses for a little while, then just returns to normal mode. It never goes into wireframe mode. (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Sv: Bugfix Release of MLCad & More
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(...) <SNIP> Yep, you are right ==> corrected it already ... but I'm waiting now for two days! until I release it (just in case :-) Also I'm currently directly talking to Axle because of this rotation dialog problem. Michael (24 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Bugfix Release of MLCad & More
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In lugnet.cad, Axel Poqué writes: <SNIP> I changed the numbers until L3lab loaded the part without complaint, then tried (...) mouse (...) says (...) done (...) program. (...) Agreed: Pressing CANCEL is ignored by MLCad ==> bug I could see a problem (...) (24 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bugfix Release of MLCad & More
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(...) This is the right behavior (at least until now) if you select absolute rotation angles. In this case MLCad ignores all view angles and uses the specified one instead. The rotation end step reverts back to the original rotation angles. Michael (24 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bugfix Release of MLCad & More
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(...) I'm sorry, but I have found just another bug as it seems: I was trying to to fix the singular matrix error in the minifig torso subpart and had figured it had to do with som missing number in the rotation matrix. I changed the numbers until (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.trains)
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| | Sv: Bugfix Release of MLCad & More
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That's what I call customer service. An extreme quick bug release :-) But maybe you were too quick. Because I found a new bug. Sorry :-) I tried your wagon, and found that when I go backwards in the buildingsteps, it draws all the parts in color, (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Bugfix Release of MLCad & More
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(...) When I tried to use a rotation step (first time), all 4 windows showed the rotated model in view mode, leaving me slightly puzzled. I don't know if that's the way it's intended to be. After the rotation end step everythings back to normal (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.trains)
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| | Bugfix Release of MLCad & More
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Hy to all, I just released V1.9R2 of MLCad which contains bug fixes for the mentioned errors. You can download the executeable or the whole package as you like from (URL) I've updated the model section on my home-page with an example mpd file (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.trains)
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| | MLCad V1.9 Errors
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Hy MLCad users! I'm sorry but also in this release murphy was with me .... and therefor MLCad V1.9 has the following now known bugs. I will release a bug-fix version of MLCad quickly. Sorry for that, Michael Help with IE4 > does not work (reported (...) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Sv: **** MLCAD V1.9 IS READY FOR DOWNLOAD ****
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I haven't had much time to use your program since the last release, but rendering speed seams to have dramatically increased. And that's really nice. I hate pointing at errors, when I really want to say that this is a absolutely great program. But (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: **** MLCAD V1.9 IS READY FOR DOWNLOAD ****
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Thank you very much, I really like the 3 steps of export. This allows for L3P Post processing before going into POV. When you add DLL plugin support, perhaps programmers can add sub model generators, like minifig editors or hose generators. Thanks (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | **** MLCAD V1.9 IS READY FOR DOWNLOAD ****
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I'm glad to announce the release of MLCad V1.9! New features: - A lot of bug corrections - Part Grouping - Automatic part upgrades in a model - Enhanced export functionallity with postprocessing - New text entry dialog for position and rotation with (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad) !
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| | Re: Annoucement and Questions
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(...) cool! <snip> (...) Something I am trying to do, to help in inventorying is adding some meta information to the parts DB - like type (which we already have), and some size info (fits in 4x4, 1x8, etc) - that way, if you know how big it is, you (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Annoucement and Questions
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In article <Ftv2Bu.DFJ@lugnet.com>, jmatthew@columbus.rr.com says... (...) Already done ! :-) Wait for MLCad V1.9 ! Michael (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Annoucement and Questions
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Michael Lachmann <michael.lachmann@maxmobil.at> wrote in message news:FttFtA.94s@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) have (...) find (...) I think finding parts is pretty easy and intuitive already, but showing a few more parts in the preview window (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: How does "Enter Rotation" work
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In article <FttJMD.46M@lugnet.com>, jae@interwrx.com.nospam says... (...) This is a bug in MLCad which I figured out when I implemented the new enter dialog for version 1.9. All I can say right now is: Sorry ... in normal cases it does what it says (...) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | How does "Enter Rotation" work
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I can't seem to figure out how the "enter rotation" option works when you right click on a part. I'll enter a value in and sometimes the rotation makes sense, and other times I can't figure out why its doing whats its doing. For instance I'll rotate (...) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Annoucement and Questions
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I've closed implementation phase for V1.9 of MLCad now, in arround a week I hope that I'm ready to release it. The new version will rotate the grid with part, means no wrong step sizes anymore :-) It will have a switch which allows to toggle the (...) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Printing from MLCad
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(...) Hi, currently there is no way to ommit printing the headers, but it's a hint for me to make them switch-able with the next release. In the mean-time the only way to print you model without the header is the following: Save pictures from your (...) (24 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Printing from MLCad
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Hi all, How can I print only and only the model? Without it's (file) name, title and stuff at the top and bottom "page x of x"...? -- Greetingz... Sjaacko (24 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Creating vector graphic files
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GREAT! I look forward to try it! Please let me know when you've finished? Greetingz... Sjaacko Guido Heunen <heunen@crys.chem.uva.nl> wrote in message news:Ft0q4s.5Mq@lugnet.com... (...) time. (...) that (...) from (...) in (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Creating vector graphic files
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Hi Jaco, I am currently working on a .dat to .ps converter. But it will take some time. Greetings Guido (...) (24 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Creating vector graphic files
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Sure, I know. But that is what I use now. What I would like is a tool that can directly export Illustrator format or postscript, for that matter, from LDraw in 3D! Thus my story on MLCad (I hope ML reads this) that is allready printing in vector or (...) (24 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Creating vector graphic files
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) There is already a .DAT to .DXF converter available for download on the net. (URL) not sure if this is what you're looking for or not, but I hope it helps. -Duane (24 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Creating vector graphic files
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Hi all! I posted this question on the 10th of December 1999 and had no reaction since, but I cannot imagine no one is interested in this... so here I go again, because I think this is one thing we must study! I would do it myself, but since I am no (...) (24 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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