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Re: MLCAD Suggestions
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Thu, 7 Dec 2000 18:58:17 GMT
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"Michael Lachmann" <m.lachmann@xpoint.at> wrote in message
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> John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> schrieb in im • Newsbeitrag:
> G55op5.140@lugnet.com...
> > After several weeks of heavy MLCAD use, I offer these suggestions for
> > future versions (or perhaps these features are available and I just
> > haven't found them):
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> > Multipart Files: This part of MLCAD is just awesome! The one option • I
> > would like to see added is the ability to "refresh" one of the • sub-models
> > from disk. You have "remove model" and "import model" options, but to
> > "refresh" a submodel, I have to remove, then re-import the model, then
> > edit the reference in the main model. A "refresh" option that would • just
> > replace the contents of the sub-model with its contents on the disk • would
> > be great.
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> Uhhh, this bit is hard, after importing MLCad discards all references to • the
> original file from which the data where imported.
Perhaps you could bring up the find file dialogue so that the user could
choose the file from which to "refresh" the submodel.
> But you could modify the
> sub-model in MLCad - in that case the main-model will be refreshed
> automatically.
But consider the case where the same submodel is used in 5 model files.
If I change the subfile, then I have to make the changes in all 5 model
files by hand.
> > UNDO! A working undo feature would really be great, even if it only
> > "undoes" basic move and rotate actions.
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> What I can offer is something slow, but I do not have a fast working • ready
> yet.
Does it slow down the whole program, or is the undo operation just slow.
A slow undo would be preferable to none, but if it slows down the whole
program, its probably not worth it.
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> > And now for a real dream: inclusion of Ldraw-mode-like support for
> > flexible elements. If MLCAD could somehow utilize the programs that
> > create flexible elements, I'm sure we'd see many more people making • use of
> > these elements. They really add a professional touch to models.
>
> Can you explain in more detail, how this should work. Maybe you have an
> example where I can see something like this ... and then please tell me • how
> it works :-)
Check out
http://www.math.uio.no/~fredrigl/technic/ldraw-mode/index.html#bezier
where Fredrick Glockner has programmed Emacs to create flexible elements
based on the position of their ends.
As to the mechanics of including something like this in MLCad, it's beyond
me. But I would imagine that Fredrick or others working on similar
programs might be willing to lend a hand.
-John Van
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| ----- Original Message ----- From: "John VanZwieten" <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> <snip> (...) <snip> John, You can export the submodels into individual DAT files. MLCad will allow you to browse to a directory that you will put them in, and (I'm (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | Re: MLCAD Suggestions
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| John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: G57oqH.20r@lugnet.com... <SNIP> (...) That's possible to do ... if it helps I will implement this. <SNIP> (...) The UNDO will be slow and eat some memory - the only (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | Re: MLCAD Suggestions
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| (...) It depends on what kind mechanics you mean. I have no experience with programming in Windows, so that part beyond me. Regarding the mechanics behind the Bezier curve thingey, I would recommend looking at a tutorial/documentation I wrote here: (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: MLCAD Suggestions
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| John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: G55op5.140@lugnet.com... (...) Good idea, I will do something about this. (...) There will be something in V2.00 (...) I will see ... (...) Uhhh, this bit is hard, after (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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