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Any luck yet? (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: *** MLCad V1.9 Release 4 ***
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Try pressing Ctrl + D in MLCad :-) Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: 93tplsgdj1u81mn024uf...4ax.com... (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Shhh! You don't have to tell Michael that! Maybe he'll change the I command in ML-CAD, but make it work the *other* way! ;) Steve (24 years ago, 30-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Nitpicking: I inserts a duplicate of the current part at the same coordinates, *but* with the default orientation (1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1) --Bram Bram Lambrecht.........Br...L@JUNO.com (URL) (24 years ago, 30-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) In LEdit, the I keystroke inserts a duplicate of the current part/line. To insert a different type of part, you have to key IP<number><Enter>. Steve (24 years ago, 30-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Keyboard command I launches the part window to allow you to enter the part number. So far I know LEdit expects the part number following the I and then creates a new part .... this is what MLCad does as well. The P command is used to change a (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Michael Lachmann <michael.lachmann@maxmobil.at> skrev i en nyhedsmeddelelse:Fww...net.com... (...) been (...) I'm most honoured for being able to bring my little contribution to this great project of yours. And I'm glad you found some of my icons (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: *** MLCad V1.9 Release 4 ***
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(...) Mike, One small bug I notice, is when you use the keyboard command I, it launches the part window vs. starting a new part like in LEdit. P also launches the part window (as it should). -Tim (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I would like to mention that the new tool-bar icons of MLCad V1.9R4 have been drawn by Mogens Sorensen and I think they are realy nice! In this way I say "thank you very much" for doing this. Michael (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | *** MLCad V1.9 Release 4 ***
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Hy to all MLCad users! After a quiet period I finaly present the (hopefully) last bug-fix release of version 1.9. Sure there will be a lot more in the future but I would like to keep bug-fixes an exception :-) Please download this version from my (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Bugs in MLCad V1.9R3
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Yes this is true, will be fixed as well ... Michael Will Hess wrote in message ... (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Bugs in MLCad V1.9R3
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(...) view Here's another part-movement bug for you. When moving multiple parts the keyboard ALWAYS defaults to the fine grid setting, regardless of which grid you're currently using. Using the mouse to move the same group of parts still operates (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Bugs in MLCad V1.9R3
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Hy MLCad users! The following bugs are currently known in the mentioned version and will be fixed with the next release: 1) Movement of parts is somehow weard and wrong when done on the screen 2) Movement of parts using the tool-bar follows the part (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Thanks for this bug-report, I'll have a look at them and fix them with the next release. Michael Jonathan Gevaryahu wrote in message ... (...) landscape (...) deciding on (...) an (...) surrounding (...) bug, (...) in (...) landscape (...) (NOT (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I have noticed two additional bugs in mlcad, involving the fractal landscape and picture generators. When using the fractal landscape generator, and pressing 'ok' after deciding on a particular image, the program crashes. always. ditto when using (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: 2 bugs in non-bugfix version (not sure if in BF release)
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(...) oops. sorry. it works fine now. Jonathan Gevaryahu Jgevaryahu(remove)@hotmail.com (24 years ago, 22-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Gracias. The 32-bit version worked without a hitch. I had tried the 16-bit version yesterday and it crapped out every time. The ~50Mb file was produced using primatives, but i went back and did it the normal way and came up with a much more (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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"Jonathan Johnson" <lightfoot@earthling.net> writes... (...) I'd recommend L3P (available at (URL) Lars C. Hassing, but you should ask Lars (mailto:lch@ccieurope.com) if it can really handle .dat files THIS big (although the docs say that the win32s (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I've got a .DAT file that's ~50 Mb after exporting if from MLCAD. Is there anything that can convert a file this large (and potentially much larger) to .POV format? For your piece of mind, rendering this beast is not an issue. It will be done on our (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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That one worked, Thanks. -- ~mek~ (remove cc from atkincc to email me) Lars C. Hassing wrote in message <960381933.509740@ns.cci.dk>... (...) language (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Mike Kelly wrote... (...) My Danish free homepage provider seems to have some problems, so you'll have to wait a while for the new v1.2 version. Meanwhile grab v1.1 from (URL) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Thanks for the pointers. Unfortunately, all the links I tried for L3P failed with a foreign language error message (I think it was an error message anyway). Any other suggestions? -- ~mek~ (remove cc from atkincc to email me) Michael Lachmann wrote (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: 2 bugs in non-bugfix version (not sure if in BF release)
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They are partly corrected in V1.9R3 but I'm still working on a better version, regarding the colors, they should work since V1.9R2.... Michael Jonathan Gevaryahu wrote in message ... (...) on a (...) viewpoint (...) NOT (...) move (...) doesn't (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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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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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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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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| | THE POSTSCRIPT PROJECT
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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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(...) 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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(...) <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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| | Sv: ===== MLCad V1.8 IS AVAILABLE =====
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Thanks for the new upgrade. It looks fabulous now, with no missing surfaces and the 3D-drag-rotation. It doesn't feel right to use though. Imho it should rotate according to where you take grip on the model. Like if you grip on the right side and (...) (25 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | BFC Test Files (was: ===== MLCad V1.8 IS AVAILABLE =====)
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[X-FUT lugnet.cad.dev] (...) [snip rest of announcement] (...) everyone saw it: I've uploaded a set of files which have been cleaned and marked up, according to the existing BFC proposal. The file only includes some basic 1x and 2x bricks, a couple (...) (25 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ===== MLCad V1.8 IS AVAILABLE =====
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Well, thank you Michael. MLCad 1.8 seems to work well. Mouse rotation and translation are very useful. Direct insertion of lines triangles and quads will give me a big help in parts creation. I hope you could soon add precise rotation functions to (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | ===== MLCad V1.8 IS AVAILABLE =====
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I proudly present: MLCad V1.8 Beta 1 ===...=== New Features: - This version supports the unofficial BFC meta commands - provides basic functions for using LDraw primitives (lines, triangles, quads and optional line commands). - The model shown in (...) (25 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Greetings I just added a new Feature Article to ldraw.org. Here Jonathan Knudsen, author of The Unofficial Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS Robots, explains his techniques for designing building instructions using LDraw, MLCad, L3P, and POV-Ray. Check it (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, George Manousakis writes: <SNIP> (...) MLCad V1.8 will support unlimited selections (no limit on any number of parts). With that I stopped drawing all the rectangles and display the outer bounding box only. The crosses are still (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Hello, Reading that you are working at MLCad v1.8 i'd like to ask if its possible to select multiple parts without the bounding box appearing around them, since it prevents the user to select parts that are inside this box. I know that you can (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi Michael, Michael Lachmann <michael.lachmann@maxmobil.at> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: FrpML4.8ny@lugnet.com... (...) four (...) and (...) Great! Ok, I will stand by.... (...) -- Ciao, Joachim. (Homepage: (URL) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) it (...) I've tried some weeks ago to build a small viewer compatible to the MLCad dat format extensions, using OpenGl. The result was: It was not much faster, and I was loosing all the features, build in into the 3D-Drawing engine of MLCad. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) why don't you add opengl support? for people with acceleration ( not me :( ) it would be MUCH faster, with little or no quality loss Jonathan Gevaryahu Jgevaryahu(remove)@hotmail.com (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) step precession-level from no studs, over lines (like LEdit), coase studs and normal studs. First speed measurements indicated a increase of up to factor 10! Please stand by, I will try to release this version as soon as possible. Michael (25 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi, working on a big project, I got a problem: I build, using many subparts, that have to be only placed around in the scene. But all editors go VERY slow, because of the amount of pieces (I know I could do it with an calculator and text editor). (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Help! - MLCAD won't read 754.dat
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(...) Okey-day. Consider them deleted. Steve (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Help! - MLCAD won't read 754.dat
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:s1m5bs49sah2vvq...4ax.com... (...) is (...) *valid*, (...) next (...) Steve, Those two lines can just be deleted from the file. That's probably what you meant by cleaning up, but just to (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Color Palette
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Joel Hoornbeek wrote... (...) The LDraw colors are 0-15, 32-47, 256-511 (and of course 16 and 24). New "unofficial" colors were defined for LDLite, 17-23, 25, 57. These have been adapted by MLCad and will soon be by L3P too. See also (URL) C. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Color Palette
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As long as somebody is answering questions about color, maybe you can answer mine too. I've recently started using L3P as my conversion tool, and I've been quite happy with the results. However, it doesn't like some of the MLcad colors, such as (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Color Palette
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Is there a way to make the color palette larger so that it displays more then 16 colors at once? Alternately, is there a way to move the colors around so that I can put the ones that i use more in the first 16 slots so that they show up in the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | MLCAD multiple selection
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Hello, I am using MLCAD for a few days now, and i have a problem with selecting multiple parts that are close together. The program displays a bounding box around the selection and its not possible to select other parts that are close/behind to your (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCad Suggestions
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Ralph Hempel writes: <SNIP> I'm thinking about rewriting the portion where MLCad displays the parts tree and the parts preview ... I thought about using resizeable tool-boxes ínstead of the panes, which makes it possible to have (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCad Suggestions
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Ralph Hempel writes: <SNIP> (...) that (...) First there is a similar option existing already: Press 'I' and a dialog will pop-up, here you can enter the part number (with .dat) pressing ENTER or OK will insert the part. This (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | RE: MLCad Suggestions
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One thing I forgot to add was the ability to right-click the part preview (part select) window and have it float behind the actual MLCad window, or maximize until you select your part. The part preview should show as much info as possible. This (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | MLCad Suggestions
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(...) Hi all. I've been looking around for a while now for a decent CAD program for modelling some of my work. I looked at MLCad some time ago and it was pretty decent even then! Back then, Michael was thinking about doing an RCX/Cybermaster (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCad Grouping Feature Specification
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(...) Completely different approach then... I used the Raytrace software "Imagine" on the Amiga (quite some time ago) In Imagine there was a similar thing, objects break down in groups and groups break down in faces and faces break down in points. (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCad Grouping Feature Specification
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SHIFT + Left klick will not work, since this is commonly used for extended selections. e.g. Click on a part, than SHIFT click on a part 3 lines below the first part and all parts between get selected too. Also CTRL + left klick is used already, (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCad Grouping Feature Specification
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(...) I prefer the toolbar the most and the shortcut as close second. (...) I would like to see it like this: Normal left click selects the group the part belongs to. If the part doesn't belong to a group select the part itself instead. Shift + left (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | MLCad Grouping Feature Specification
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Since many people asked for a grouping feature in MLCad, I would like to ask what you think is usefull and how the grouping feature should work. My suggestions so far: - User selects one or more parts and either selects GROUP from a menu or hits a (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCad Suggestions
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(...) z- (...) Hi Michael I am very interested in doing this, however i am not a genius in programming, its a hobby (together with lego of course) not a profession. It could take a while before things are going. But if you have the patience... I (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCad Suggestions
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Guido Heunen writes: < SNIP > (...) Cool, how about writing a plug-in for MLCad? If you are interested than just drop a note here, and I pass on the information required for a dat->xxx converter. It's still not finished but we (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCad Suggestions
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(...) DAT->PostScript (...) MLCad (...) that (...) I would like to try to write a DAT->postcript converter if no one else is doing it. But give me some time. I just got a phostcript manual and it seems fairly easy to write a phostcript file. I just (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCad Suggestions
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Michael Lachmann wrote... (...) Sorry, they do seem to work on NT too. I assumed Index was something à la Index in DevStudio/Help/Search... And I cannot tell any difference whether I click on "Contents" or "Index". /Lars (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCad Suggestions
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(...) BFC is for Back Face Culling. There's been some attempt to define an extension to LDraw, allowing the parts library to include information needed for BFC. There's a semi-formed proposal at (URL). Looking at the revision date, it's exhibiting a (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Help! - MLCAD won't read 754.dat
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(...) Thanks for pointing those out. I think those lines should be viewed as *valid*, but not *well-formed*. I'll clean them up, and put the correction in the next parts update. Steve (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCad Suggestions
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(...) Ok, thank you, I will implement this into the program. But wy does index and contents not work for you, or in which case? Michael (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCad Suggestions
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"Michael Lachmann" wrote... (...) If it fails, you could try launching the user's preferred browser by calling: ShellExecute(0, "open", "MLCAD.htm", NULL, NULL, 0); However, you will miss the Index and Contents buttons (which I cannot get to work (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCad Suggestions
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(...) You must be doing some interesting optimizations for the drawing? It doesn't seem any harder to render the last N parts than the first N? (...) I also noticed that when you delete a part, MLCad jumps back to the start of the list. It would be (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCad Suggestions
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(...) alternate (...) ... (...) I agree it's better than the current system and not really modal operation but I still find it unintuitive. There is no obvious reason why vertical movement should be zoom and horizontal movement should be pan. Worse, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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