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Re: Part Authoring
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Wed, 1 Dec 1999 15:02:21 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, John VanZwieten writes:
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> Mike Poindexter <lego@poindexter.cc> wrote in message
> news:FLtys4.KB8@lugnet.com...
> > Has anyone tried to make new parts with MLCAD? I would like to learn how • to
> > do them and then contribute to the LDraw library. I am assuming right now
> > that it can only be done with Notepad and saved then viewed with MLCAD, but • I
> > don't know.
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> I use LDAO's Editor for creating parts. It has many helpful extensions to a
> regular text editor, plus you can instantly view the results with LDLite.
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> -John Van
I mainly use the LDAO editor for authoring. I find the highlight-CTRL-drag
extrememly useful for copying coordinates from one line to another. The dynamic
update of the LDLite rendering is invaluable, but on occasions have used MLCad
due to its less invasive installation requirements - it seems to be a fully
independent executable - but also to get simultaneous multiple views. I find
the range of magnifications is a bit restrictive for part authoring - but then
I do try to do some very detailed parts !!
In the LDAO editor I've not figured out how to control the viewpoints available
in the bottom-left pulldown on the editor window, so often resort to saving the
source and launching another LDLite session from the LDAO main menu with my
customised viewpoint. Am I missing something obvious, Steve ?
Chris
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| (...) I don't think you're missing anything obvious. The LDAO editors look at two sections in ldraw.ini for which views to include in that dropdown, [Views] and [View Moves]. A view has to be defined in both sections. [Views] gives the viewing angle (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Part Authoring
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| Mike Poindexter <lego@poindexter.cc> wrote in message news:FLtys4.KB8@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) I (...) I use LDAO's Editor for creating parts. It has many helpful extensions to a regular text editor, plus you can instantly view the results with (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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