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Re: MLCAD Suggestions
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Fri, 8 Dec 2000 07:12:14 GMT
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John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
G57oqH.20r@lugnet.com...
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> "Michael Lachmann" <m.lachmann@xpoint.at> wrote in message
> news:G56o7M.9Fr@lugnet.com...
> > 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):
> > >
> > >
> > > 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.
> >
> > Uhhh, this bit is hard, after importing MLCad discards all references to • the
> > original file from which the data where imported.
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> Perhaps you could bring up the find file dialogue so that the user could
> choose the file from which to "refresh" the submodel.
That's possible to do ... if it helps I will implement this.
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> > > UNDO! A working undo feature would really be great, even if it only
> > > "undoes" basic move and rotate actions.
> >
> > What I can offer is something slow, but I do not have a fast working • ready
> > yet.
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> 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.
The UNDO will be slow and eat some memory - the only practicable way I see
until now is that MLCad keeps several copies of the last n-changes in memory
and retrieves them on request. This retrival would be as fast as the
redrawing of the hole model is - means slow.
This slightly affects the program so far that it allocates memory to keep
this information.
But I can offer this to be an option so someone can turn on/off the undo.
> >
> > > 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 :-)
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>
> 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.
I will check that
Michael
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| (...) Instead of just on/off, why not have the option be for setting n...the level of undos from 0 to some arbitrary number (possibly with some limit)? --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| "Michael Lachmann" <m.lachmann@xpoint.at> wrote in message news:G56o7M.9Fr@lugnet.com... (...) Newsbeitrag: (...) I (...) sub-models (...) just (...) would (...) the (...) Perhaps you could bring up the find file dialogue so that the user could (...) (26 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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