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(...) Dunno if it helps, but you can use L3P and find the view you like. The view matrix which corresponds to that view can then be found under the Test -> Statistics menu item. Fredrik (23 years ago, 23-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Great, thanks! But I sort of (as Kevin does) need the way to generate the rotation matrix from a dialed in rotation value... if someone has a spread that does that, it would be nifty. (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Just my 2¢: The 3D angles (in degrees) in MLCad can be found under Settings>General>Cha...>Documents tab. They are indeed 23 and 45 degrees. --Ryan (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Those numbers are the values of a rotation matrix about the X, Y and Z axis. (Search for "rotation matrix" on google.com for an explanation.) The -A syntax has been around since ldraw.exe and is documented in ldraw.doc as well as the ldlite (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) 895 (...) What I'd like to know is exactly what each of those numbers stands for (X rotation? what? Is it in th help somewhere and I missed it?) so next time I need a custom one I don't have to spend an (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Yes, that's it. Or so close as not to make a difference. THANK YOU!!!! This may actually be a candidate for the MLCad helps unless I'm the only person who ever wanted to render at the same rotation MLCad uses. (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Yeah, you're right, it looks more like a 45 degree turn followed by about a 23 degree tilt. Try this: -A0.707104,0,0.70710...1,0.650895 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) If it's just differently rounded then that's not it. (the one Don gave wasn't it either I don't think, the initial rotation should be 45 degrees rather than 60, I think... ) If I could get MLCad to tell me what matrix it was using for a (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) We had a discussion about the "natural" and "oblique" matrices about a year ago where it turned out the "natural" matrix did some rather UN-natural shearing. (URL) mlcad is using this matrix: 0.5,0,0.866025,0.433...5,0.433013 Which is a 60 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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If you look into LDraw.ini, you'll find the post: Natural=0.625,0,1.07...1.25,0,2.5 quite similar to the one you asked about (I call it Larry here): Larry=0.63,0.00,1.08...,0.00,2.50 They're just differently rounded. /Tore (Tip of today: You may add (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Does anyone know the values for the default 3D view that MLCad uses expressed similar to -A0.63,0.00,1.08,0.5...,0.00,2.50 (this is the parm string to LDLite that gives you "Natural" if you selected it from the LDLite view selection pulldown) It's (...) (23 years ago, 22-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi Jeroen, MLCad does currently not support including mpd's into other files! The result when doing it are uncontrolled. Alternativly you can extract all the files from the mpd and import them into another project. Regards, Michael (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi, I searched the newsgroup but didn't find this, so I hope I on't ask something for the 1000th time: I created a MPD-model (sik.mpd). Everything OK with that, converting to POV goes well so no problems there. But when I place the file ("add part" (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Ryan, In your case there is no need for the base package. In normal cases it's required in order to have all the parts of the base package and the updates. Therefor MLCad checks the following in order to validate a "base path". Unless you fullfill (...) (23 years ago, 7-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Hi, Michael, I have a question. Why is it that MLCad requires the LDraw/LEdit package to be installed in order to run? I'm curious, because I have made a K'nex parts library available on my website and it would be nice if someone who wasn't into (...) (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Fredrik Glöckner made this part. You can find it here: (URL) 6578 tyre can be found on lugnet.cad.dat.parts or here (URL) Klein A Mindstorms fan. (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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I'm looking for the like in 8218, the small technic wheels, but they don't seem to exist in MLCAD. Not in Lugnet part ref either for that matter... It's 2994 on this page: (URL) it simply not exist, or have I just been looking in the wrong places? (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Correction: When you press "Preview" on the Windows screensaver control panel, moving the mouse doesn't stop the screensaver. But, when the screensaver comes up on its own later, moving the mouse does cancel it. Jason J Railton (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Michael - Great program. I love it, and I have it on my PC at work now. (...) I found this too. It's a little bit unexpected, particularly if someone else here needs my PC. (...) That would be great. (...) Good idea - each model would then take a (...) (23 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Less then 90 degrees, around 45... Thanks, josh (23 years ago, 29-Sep-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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