 | | Newbie Question —Thomas Main
|
| | | I have modeled the 7834 Level crossing in MLCAD. The finished file is called 7834final.dat and contains two "custom parts" 7834fig.dat and guardhouse.dat. How can I get the two "parts" to show up as their constituent pieces in MLCAD so that I can (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| | | |
| | | | | Re: Newbie Question —Andy Lynch
|
| | | | Thomas, You can make your main file an MPD and load the extra models into it. On the Main Menu, select "MultiPart", then "Import Model...". That might do what you'd like. Hope that helps. ( Haven't interacted with you since Brickfest. :-) Hope all (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| | | | |
| | | | | | Re: Newbie Question —Thomas Main
|
| | | | Hi Andy, Hmmm...I can import all three .dat files that way, but I can't seem to combine them. For instance...if I copy the pieces that make up the minifig file and then change the active model to the guardhouse file, I cannot paste those pieces in. (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| | | | |
| | | | | | Re: Newbie Question —Andy Lynch
|
| | | | Ok, I think I understand. If I understand correctly, you just want to place the sub files into your main file so that they display in the correct place? Try this: Drop down the Active Model list, just above the list of pieces in your model. Remember (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| | | | |
| | | | | | Re: Newbie Question —Thomas Main
|
| | | | | (...) Yeah, the part I am having trouble with is the "normalizing" of parts. In my 7834final.dat file, I have two "parts" that are marked with a red circle instead of a green brick...these are the two submodels (7834fig.dat and guardhouse.dat) that (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | Re: Newbie Question —Mike Walsh
|
| | | | | | | "Thomas Main" <thomasmain@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GoI6sL.9y7@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snip ... ] (...) Isn't what Thomas is referring to known as "inlining"? I am also interested in this topic. Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Re: Newbie Question —Andy Lynch
|
| | | | | | | | ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> To: <lugnet.cad.mlcad@lugnet.com> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 4:24 PM Subject: Re: Newbie Question (...) seem to (...) minifig (...) paste (...) file (...) I (...) (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Newbie Question —Thomas Main
|
| | | | | | | | In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Andy Lynch writes: <snip> (...) Success! When I imported the model under the Multipart menu and then exported it using the export menu option, I was able to get the .dat file with individually selected pieces. I thought I had (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Newbie Question —Jason Hill
|
| | | | | | | | I'm having trouble following this discussion, could someone explain the steps required to get leg.dat (example filenames) to show up as it's parts in walker.dat? Thanks QBF "Thomas Main" <thomasmain@hotmail.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Newbie Question —Richard Marchetti
|
| | | | | | | | (...) Yeah, I am having trouble posting files myself for something along these same reasons -- how to post files that include submodels. I am trying to look at Steve Lane's Zoid model, and I surmise he is having a similar problem. -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Newbie Question —Steve Bliss
|
| | | | | | | | These sound like two different problems. (...) This is 'inlining'. To do this in MLCAD, do this: 1. Open walker.dat in MLCAD. 2. Use Multipart | Import Model... to import leg.dat into walker.dat. 3. Set the Active Model to walker.dat. 4. Use File | (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Re: Newbie Question —Ryan Farrington
|
| | | | | | reviving an old thread... Thomas Main wrote on December 17, 2001, (...) Thomas, I have written a tutorial which I am about to send to Tim regarding MPD's, exporting, and inlining. That should be of help. Best regards, --Ryan (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | Re: Newbie Question —Ryan Farrington
|
| | | | reviving an old thread... Andy Lynch wrote on December 17, 2001, (...) Here's another way, but it involves hacking a bit in the actual .dat code. In the main model file, insert the first brick of the sub model where you want it. Save the file. Then (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
|
| | | | |
