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Re: MLCad.ini and Unofficial parts
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Date: 
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:23:48 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Jetro de Chateau wrote:
> I'm not sure if I'm missing something...
> 
> I have a LDraw\Unofficial folder with all the unofficial parts and MLCad.ini
> with the lines corresponding to the location of those unofficial parts
> uncommented. I open MLCad, scan for new parts and write a new parts list. Now,
> when I open certain folders in the parts tree, MLCad complains parts are
> missing. These are all 48/ and s/ parts and the parts are present in the
> unofficial folders. Even if I inform MLCad of the existence and location of
> these folder (by including some lines in MLCad.ini) it keeps complaining the
> parts cannot be found.
> 
> It appears the only way of making sure MLCad finds them is by copying them into
> the official parts folders. This doesn't seem to make much sense, because in
> that case why should I inform MLCad of the location of the unofficial files in
> the first place.
> 
> Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

I don't know what you're doing wrong, but MLCAD does NOT expect the unofficial
parts to in parts.lst.  It scans those folders at startup for parts.

--Travis



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  MLCad.ini and Unofficial parts
 
I'm not sure if I'm missing something... I have a LDraw\Unofficial folder with all the unofficial parts and MLCad.ini with the lines corresponding to the location of those unofficial parts uncommented. I open MLCad, scan for new parts and write a (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jun-09, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)

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