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Re: MLCad.ini and Unofficial parts
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Fri, 3 Jul 2009 08:07:46 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Chris Dee wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Jetro de Chateau wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Willy Tschager wrote:
> > > In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Jetro de Chateau wrote:
> > > > 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 is quite normal that MLCad complaints. As explained here:
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> > > http://www.ldraw.org/Article14.html
> > >
> > > the package with the unofficial files is updated every 3 minutes and includes
> > > also held files. You'll therefore also get parts like this:
> > >
> > > http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/2861.dat
> > >
> > > which is an extraordinary part but has some problems.
> > >
> > > RTFM! These are unofficial parts. They may be incomplete, or inaccurate, and it
> > > is possible that when they are officially released they may be changed in ways
> > > that could mess up any model you use them in. This is far more likely for Held
> > > parts than Certified parts.
> > >
> > > w.
> >
> > I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case, if the full unofficial file were
> > somehow incomplete , but if I dump all the unofficial files into the official
> > folder MLCad never complains.
> >
> > Jetro
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> Willy's explanation is correct. This part in the unofficial library references
> primitives that don't exist - anywhere (except maybe on the author's own
> system). So MLcad is unable to fully render it, even with a full copy of the
> unofficial library, and complains abount the missing files. The Parts Tracker
> just presents the incomplete rendering.
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> Unofficial files don't have to be complete, but this is unusual in missing so
> much.
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> Chris
The theory behind the explanation is sound, but I don't see how is applies in
this case. No files are actually missing: I can find all the files MLCad
complains about in my LDraw\Unofficial\P\48 folder, and when I dump all the
unofficial files in the LDraw\P and LDraw\Parts folders MLcad no longer
complains about missing files.
(I haven't of coarse checked each and every part individually, but I have
checked all the error messages I get against the available files)
Jetro
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| (...) Ran into more trouble today when I tried to use LSynth from MLCad. LSynth complained it couldn't find the necessary LS** part no matter what type of synthesizing I tried. When I copied all the LS** files that are in the unofficial\LSynth (...) (15 years ago, 15-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| (...) Willy's explanation is correct. This part in the unofficial library references primitives that don't exist - anywhere (except maybe on the author's own system). So MLcad is unable to fully render it, even with a full copy of the unofficial (...) (15 years ago, 3-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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