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| (...) I could provide a MLCad specific bitmap element very quickly. This element could be sized, moved and rotated. Internaly MLCad would handle this element like a normal quad. The disadvantage of this would be that no other program would be able (...) (24 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | | | | | Re: File management
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| I have separate directories in which I store models. example: /models /mine /fire /space /others /Tim Courtney /Terry Keller /TLG /s1234 /s2345 This is basically how I do it. This is where I store all dats and mpds. hope that helps. Ryan (...) (24 years ago, 30-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| When making official models (and unofficial models for that matter), there are minifigs, submodels, and sub assemblies to deal with. You put them all together in one .mpd file, but then you also have these other files left in the \Models directory. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
| | | | | Re: Sub-models
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| :-) Michael Ryan J Farrington <ryanjf2@juno.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: 20000825.091555.-987...uno.com... (...) (24 years ago, 26-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | | | Re: Some TLC folks use LDraw, MLCad (Was: The Artemis Project)
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| (...) I believe their use of the software is cumbersome and limited, because even though they have state of the art CAD systems, they still print out LARGE sheets of brick graph paper (~6' wide plotter) with images on them and trace the studs. Plus, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | | | Re: Some TLC folks use LDraw, MLCad (Was: The Artemis Project)
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| (...) Well, Entirely possible, but not necessarily... I know of many Industrial Designers & Architects who use very state-of-the-art CAD/CAID software at work, but use very cheap & limited software at home for their personal creativity... Why? (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | | | Re: Some TLC folks use LDraw, MLCad (Was: The Artemis Project)
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| (...) Well, its clear that the LCAD advancements are the BEST we've seen of any 3D Lego design program, with the exception of the illusive TLC instructions program (which, from what I've seen, I wouldn't be surprised if it was VERY limited). So, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | | | Some TLC folks use LDraw, MLCad (Was: The Artemis Project)
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| (...) Wow. Somebody pinch me. This is about as close to unofficial endorsement as you can get! Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | | | Re: Sub-models
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| (...) Wow, thanks! Now I can put minifigs in all my models. A whole world is opened... --Ryan ---...--- -- E-mail: Ryanjf2@juno.com -- Amateur Radio call sign: KB1FOB ---...--- (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | | | Re: The Artemis Project
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| (...) Yes, I have thought of Sourceforge... The only reason I didn't propose it right off the bat, is that given that *I* won't be doing any programming, I didn't feel like it was my right to decide how the code would be offered. Sourceforge (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | | | Re: The Artemis Project
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| I agree, having an Open Source cad project would be a very good thing. I definetely recommend taking a look at (URL) It's a free site sponsored by VALinux for hosting Open Source projects. It provides everything from cvs repositories and bug (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | | | Re: The Artemis Project
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| (...) Hehehe, well, That's not necessarily a *good* thing :) But it's true, I used screenshots of Photoshop to composite the interface screens, as that was what I had at hand. It also looks like the best interface I have seen, (...) He has. I'm not (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| Karim, I happen to like the look of the user interface. It definitely has the "Adobe" look and feel. It also looks like the best interface I have seen, although it looks like it adds a little to the learning curve. Of course, added power comes at (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | | | Re: Help! Need advice please!
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| (...) <SNIP> Yes, they are saved in the model. In case of MPD each sub-model has it's own rotation points which are saved within the sub-models. Michael (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad)
| | | | | Re: Help! Need advice please!
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| Hi Michael, I found this would be very usefull at least for the beginning. Do you intend to save the user defined rotation point in the model ? (...) Marc Klein A Mindstorms fan. (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad)
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| Hy, As some of you might know, I'm currently implementing the possibility for a user defined rotation point in MLCad. This is the actual situation for the new version: From a menu/toolbar/shortcut the user can open a dialog where the type of (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad)
| | | | | Re: Sub-models
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| (...) Create another sub-model 'Multipart/New Model' and drag the remaining models from the tree-section Document into the drawing area - that is the new sub- model. Michael (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | | | Sub-models
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| I have some models to which I want to add minifigs as sub-models, but I can't figure out how to insert them as MPD files. When I select Multipart>New Model, I can build a minifig, but can only view one model at a time from the Active Model bar. How (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | | | Re: A bug?
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| (...) It's probably easier to provide a "flush cache" option in the editors. By "Easier", I mean easier for both developers and users. Steve (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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