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My other question is are there (...) I've spoken to Michael (Lachman) about the need for better control of angled pieces... it's easy to rotate a piece, but not to set the point of rotation.. my vote is for a point of rotation object that shows up (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Why is it that if I group objects together and then exit the program and come back the pieces are magically gone? I mean I'd like to group things to gether but I don't want to end up losing everything I've done. So far I've learned that the you (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi all, I downloaded MLCAD to my PC and ran into the following problem. I cannot seem to locate any of the basic bricks, e.g. a 1x4 or 2x4 etc. It seems like I do not have those in my downloaded file. Any ideas why that may be, or am I just looking (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi Michael; I get the same problem. When I drop a new part in the "list of parts in the model" it will show up at 0,-8,0 (or close to it depending on the size of the part- the "y" value will change, but x,z=0). I have tried selecting the "part which (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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[FUT lugnet.cad] (...) Umm, do you mean (URL)? In LDraw, it's called Technic Wing Back, which is not a very helpful name. Steve (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I guess it's somehow strange to use ... previous part is the part currently selected when you insert the new one :-/ so please try selecting the part which position should be inherited ... then add the new part by dragging it to the "list of parts (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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"Michael Lachmann" <m.lachmann@xpoint.at> wrote in message news:G2ErpI.5DH@lugnet.com... (...) I assume you mean to the list of parts in the model. When I do this, the part is inserted at 0,-10,0. I have the Document Settings for new unplaced (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Is this what you are looking for: 2744 Technic Wing Back -John Van "Matthew" <moulton@hscis.net> wrote in message news:39e99ded.769619...net.com... (...) (24 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) point I really need to go through and resort my list. -Matthew -(URL) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) By any chance, are you referring to one of these?... 2744.DAT Technic Wing Back (URL) Wing Front (URL) Ski (URL) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Um...I know I said I was going to LDraw the Black Hawk, however there was a piece that I could not find so I chose to do the Inferno instead. The dat file is below, along with a unrendered 4 perspective view of the ship. Right now I'm too tired to (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Well I finally decided to get with it and learn LDraw, etc, etc. Although when I went looking for it I found MLCAD...WOW! SO much easier to use, build, understand, etc, etc. I mean I went halfway through the tutorial and jumped right into making my (...) (24 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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You can drop the part to the part list, or add it from the menu, providing you configured it correctly in the settings. Michael John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: G2Dz1F.ADL@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) I like to support this question because I've been wondering the same thing for a long time now. (24 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Is there a way to drag a part from the part window into the model, and have it put in the same location of the previous part? Every time I drag a part into the overhead view, it ends up at z=0. -John Van (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Look for: 4276.dat, Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 2 Fingers 4275.dat, Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 3 Fingers Run the program "...\Ldraw\Mklist.exe", to create the text-file "...\Ldraw\Parts.lst", containing the descriptions of all parts in the (...) (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I can't find Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with 2 fingers and Hinge Plate 1 x 2 with three fingers. Can anyone help me? --Ryan Lugnet member #517 E-mail: Ryanjf2@juno.com Amateur radio call sign: kb1fob (24 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Thanks, this description helps a lot ... I will incorporate that into the one of the next releases ... Michael Travis Cobbs <tcobbs@san.REMOVE.rr.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: G2A60n.8Bn@lugnet.com... (...) which (...) NOT (...) size (...) MFC (...) (24 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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If you want, I can point out the pertinant sections of the LDView code which deal with this. I ran into similar problems, but managed to get the following behavior: 1. Records the window's normal (un-maximized) size in the registry; does NOT record (...) (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) I think most programmers have done something like this, when they are working on remembering window positioning. (...) Can you make it totally ignore maximization, and not save the new window position/size when the user maximizes? Steve (24 years ago, 11-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) instead (...) it's (...) Generally MLCad remembers the window-size and position when MLCad is closed and started the next time. I noticed big problems when MLCad was minimized when closed => then you just could minimize or maximize MLCad and (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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This is just a little nitpick, but I noticed that when MLCad starts up, it isn't maximized. It is set to fill the screen, but not actually in a maximized state. Occasionally i have accidentally gone to minimize the screen and instead dragged the (...) (24 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Thanks, that was the solution! ~ Michael (24 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Right, and you're probably delivering to a clientele that uses 19 inch or bigger displays with monster resolution like 1768 x 1280, in unix where you have more control over scroll bar width... (1) We are stuck on small displays, my laptop (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Only as an option or config item please, I don;t have the realestate to spend on scroll bars, they are too fat. ++Lar (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I downloaded the new LDRAW parts distribution the other day and now I get numerous errors similar to this one when I use MLCAD: File studel.dat not found, continue loading? I have encountered half a dozen or so similar errors. Ideas? Mike - (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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"Michael Zander" <jukaza@msn.com> wrote in message news:G1zAx6.G59@lugnet.com... (...) In MLCad go to the File menu and choose Scan Parts. If it says it has found new parts then let it create a new parts list file, you need to do this every time you (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Just searched for it. It's there. Hmm. (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote... (...) The clue is to prevent L3xx from finding 76.dat in PARTS. This can also be achieved by adding 76.dat to your MPD. /Lars (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) You might have installed some files incorrectly. Assuming you installed in c:\ldraw, look in the directory/folder c:\ldraw\parts. There should be about 1864 files in this directory. If you are short some files, look for a 3023.dat file. That's (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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"Michael Lachmann" <michael.lachmann@maxmobil.at> wrote in message news:G1yuEK.JC@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) the (...) one of (...) That is interesting! Hmmm ... I guess I am used to scroll bars from the tools (Electrical Engineering (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) <SNIP> (...) I removed them in an early version because most of the people didn't like the scroll-bars. However I could make them optional .. will see .. maybe in one of the future versions. Michael (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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"Michael Lachmann" <michael.lachmann@maxmobil.at> wrote in message news:G1ytHu.Kz4@lugnet.com... (...) in? (...) not (...) then (...) the (...) Thanks - that works for me! Any chance you could add scroll bars in a future version? Mike - (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Before zooming select a part which should be the center after zooming, then from one of the panes which should be zoomed press CTRL + SHIFT then press the left mouse-button. Move the mouse up or down to zoom in/out. Release the button if the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Is there a way to zoom into a specific area or scroll around once zoomed in? When ever I zoom in I get the center point of my model which may or may not (in most cases) be the area I want to look at in detail. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) file. (...) Hmm... maybe then I need to generate my own custom version of 76.dat by not resizing/scaling but instead reshaping it to be the right length. I need to look at that. (callit 76_26plates.dat when it is 26 plates long, etc.) Like I (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) [snip] (...) Okay, I scanned for new parts and I now can build with them. Thanks! --Ryan Lugnet member #517 E-mail: Ryanjf2@juno.com Amateur radio call sign: kb1fob (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) I don't seem to have it. I downloaded the parts that came w/ ldraw, and the other parts thing, "complete.zip". It seems to me like I am definitely missing some. How might I go about getting them? ~ Michael (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote... (...) No, I'm afraid this won't work. The 76.dat is NOT somewhere else, it is still in PARTS. You only move the referencing line type 1 to another file. (I take it you are referring to Steve's 112.dat) The clue is to prevent (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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