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that dot is a Rotation point id suggest you to set it to hidden after setting it back to part orgain. -- And they said 'Computers will never be in general use' "Jake McKee" <sink@countersinkdg.com> wrote in message news:GELGz1.5nL@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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OK, well after months of using MLCAD to look at other people's creations, I have finally been bitten by the bug to make CAD models of my own stuff. However, as I get into MLCAD I have come up with a few things that I need some info on, as the Help (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) I'd also recommend people go here: (URL) download Patrick's awesome Illustrated Parts Catalogue. Makes it much easier to find those pesky parts no one can name! :] KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) This actually helps out a lot. Now I'll have an idea as to what I'm looking for. I'm sure this prevents a lot of "musical programs". Thank you. James J. P.S.: If only they'd make a similar fusion with 3D-rendering... "LDraw-Ray"... yeah, (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, James Jackson writes: <snip> (...) First, make sure you are using MLCAD version 1.99r1. It is far superior to all previous versions.... Now, there are two ways to fix this problem: 1) Run Mklist.exe (found in your LDRAW (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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there should be in menu somewhere that updates entire parts list. -- And they said 'Computers will never be in general use' "James J." <jejackso@memphis.edu> wrote in message news:GEJ1yq.6G0@lugnet.com... (...) few (...) know (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) As I understand it, 1 x 1 brick is "3005.dat", but due to a bad alphanumeric order, ALL of the lettered and numbered 1 x 1 bricks (3005-*.dat) come before "3005.dat". As for the 1 x 2 brick, the normal (unpainted) one is "3004.dat". The one (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Hit "Regenerate List"? Elaborate. Although I'm sure that it's a command I missed, but please tell me more. (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) I want to thank you and Simon for helping me. I've finished my first DAT and you can check it out if you'd like (be careful, it's space!): (URL) again! -- dataAndrew (URL) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) World Origin or Custom, which means that the piece is rotating around either (0,0,0) or some other point, probably outside the piece you're rotating. Have you selected just one piece or more than one? If more than one, the rotation point will (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) You are rotating it around a centre point which is represented by a cross that you will find somewhere on the model, you can grab this and drag it to the point around which you would like to rotate. Once you have performed the rotation right (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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OK, thanks all! Jaco (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Everytime I need to rotate a piece, it moves off the model. Then when I try to place it back where it belongs, it's off center (it's not completely on both of the studs). It seems hard to explain without a picture so let me know if you need one. -- (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) I know the version you mean. One important note about that: It was <NOT> LDAO that was the problem! Steve Bliss would never have let something like that through! The problem was the self-extracting installation program he packaged it in. He (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Yes, there is that. I am using an older version. I thought Steve had put back a stable (older) version on the download site but I may be wrong. I do have the install image for that older version around somewhere if folks needed it. It hasn't (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Is LDAO stable? The last time I installed it, I had to reinstall my machine... :-( (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) If regenerating doesn't do it for you, because you just can't remember that, for example, garage door slats are filed under Roller and not garage and not door and not panel and not slat.... (yes, I was trying to find these today, no comment on (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) That seems to have done it! Thanks! Jake --- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET Member #211 (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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did you hit regenerate list? mine was same way heh -- And they said 'Computers will never be in general use' "Jake McKee" <sink@countersinkdg.com> wrote in message news:GEHnoC.Ftz@lugnet.com... (...) brick, (...) I (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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All, I am starting to actually _create_ MLCAD based models and I am having trouble locating some of the basic parts. 1x1 brick, 1x2 non-printed brick, 45 Slope 2x2 non-printed and 1x2 tile with one center stud are just a few I am having trouble (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Bill, For every view except 3D, this is possible, but is not a one-step process. Step 1: Click on the piece you wish to center on in "Place Mode". (The square with the pencil and arrow indicates place mode.) Step 2: Change your model from (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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yes that would be very nice. -- And they said 'Computers will never be in general use' "Bill Fitzgerald" <wfitz@ptway.com> wrote in message news:GEH3J9.HEF@lugnet.com... (...) from (...) part (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Is there a way to set up MLCAD so that when I do a zoom in, say change from 100 percent view to 300 percent view, to have the view centered on the part that is currently selected? It is a minor thing, but something that i would like to be able to (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) from (...) library (...) rotation (...) That helps a lot. Thanks! Cheers, --Ryan (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Shure, I will take care on that. In the mean time you could move the part using the mouse and a small scale factor in the viewing pane. That should help a little bit. Michael (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) - Part Origin, is the absolute zero (0,0,0) point of the part itself. - Part Center, is the computed center of the part (e.g. the part ranges from (-2, -2, -2) to (+4, +4, +4) so the computed center is (+1,+1,+1). - The part rotation point, is (...) (23 years ago, 30-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Michael, Why is the Maximum Coarse movement limited to 100? If one is moving pieces long distances frequently, using the Enter Position/Rotation dialog box can become tiresome. Could you perhaps increase the limit to, say, 250 or so? Regards, --Ryan (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I am working on making some parts, and I have a couple of questions regarding rotation points. . What is the difference between Part Origin, Part Center, and Part Rotation Point in the Rotation Point dialog box (MLCad)? . Is the Part Rotation Point (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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"Trevor Pruden" <trevor_pruden@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GDtKKF.5yz@lugnet.com... (...) use (...) I don't know about the part, but MLCad supports both .dat and .mpd files. Dan (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Hi Everyone, This is my first time posting to these groups, but I am searching for a MLCAD part file for the arctic style walls that have the window in them. They come in blue and light grey in the arctic sets, and I would like to use them in my (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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It was the 'scan parts' step that I didn't do. Got it all worked out now, Thanks alot Tom Heverly (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Wha-hoo! That did it. Thanks alot Tom Heverly (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) You need to download the main library files. These are ldraw.exe (the original LDraw software) and complete.exe (the complete collection of LCAD part updates). These are both ARJ archives, in self-extracting packages (just like lcad0002.exe (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Well if your useing MLcad, go to 'file' and select 'scan parts'. This will ask you if you want to add any new parts it finds to the directory. When I installed MLcad I had to do this twice before I had all the parts that were soposed to be there! (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I'm trying to build my first L-draw / MLcad model, and my first step was to use a 1x10 technic beam, and since my parts list only has 1x2 and 1x14, my virtual creation stopped before it started. I'll bet there is a simple way to convert the 1x14 (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Tim, Color 24 in MLCAD was purposely made to be different that Dark Gray (8), the same way Color 16 is to be different from Light Gray (7). The problem is that it tends to make it them darker than both colors [7 & 8], leaving the Edge Color at (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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In addition to this I personally feel that the grey edge colour for black elements is too dark, it works for one black element but when you have a black model the joins become nearly invisible. Is it posible to create user defined custom colours (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Good Evening. I am writing to give my own suggestion about colors in MLCAD, based on pre-existing colors in LDraw. While some of the colors [when converting LDraw usage to MLCAD usage] turned out pretty well, others appeared so shockingly different, (...) (23 years ago, 23-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Thank you both very much, I must be cracking up as I was sure I had checked 'wedge', sorry to bother you. Psi (23 years ago, 17-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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"Simon Bennett" <simon.bennett@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:GBxKIw.4zu@lugnet.com... (...) is (...) Try 6565 and 6564 - Wedge 3 x 2 left and right. Dan (23 years ago, 17-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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