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Re: Building in Layers
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Fri, 6 Dec 2002 12:51:44 GMT
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I think Will means during building. Thus Edit mode in MLCad.
MLCad can generate grayed out step pictures though.
Settings > General > Change >> Tab Viewing: Edit parts view type
- Off
- Highlight
- Grayed old
- Transparant old
Jaco
"Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> schreef in bericht
news:H6oApH.L16@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Will Chapman writes:
> > I am building sculptural instructions in MLCad, and I create them
> > topographically (layer by layer with each layer as a step).
> >
> > I use Top & Side views predominantly, and as move from layer to layer, • I'd
> > like to see the previous layers ghosted or grayed out. This is so that • in
> > the top view, I can differentiate between the current layer's bricks & • the
> > ones below.
> >
> > Note: The color of the previous layers' bricks should still be • identifiable,
> > but the saturation greatly reduced (ie. high brightness, low contrast)
> >
> > Is this possible in MLCad?
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> Not possible in MLCad but you can do this using LPub. It will create
> building instrcution images with the previous steps in a different color
> and/or faded.
>
> -Ahui
> LDraw Help Desk
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| Jaco, you are correct. I meant "during editing". I did come up with a quasi-isolution: I grouped each layer's bricks, which allows me to easily set hide each layer. Then, when I need a quick placement reference, I click group in model parts list (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| (...) Not possible in MLCad but you can do this using LPub. It will create building instrcution images with the previous steps in a different color and/or faded. -Ahui LDraw Help Desk (24 years ago, 6-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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