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Re: MLCAD Suggestions
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Fri, 8 Dec 2000 07:16:06 GMT
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Chuck,
do you mean a dll which generates some dat-lines to be included into the
model?
Than the idea is good, but the dll must be able to edit that as well. I mean
assume the user generates something from the dll, and later he desides to
change that. I would be bad, if the user has to delete this parts and to
recreate them. Better would be when the dll provides some callback - where
MLCad could tell the dll to do something which allows to modify such a
section.
Michael
Chuck Sommerville <chucks@he.net> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
G56ooD.A8w@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Michael Lachmann writes:
> >
> > > 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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> I suggest a DLL plugin system like Photoshop. MLCad could search the
> directory it was executed from for files with the appropriate file
> extension. These files would be loaded as DLLs. These could have handlers
> for returning a name to be added to a plugin pulldown menu. Selecting the
> plugin would call the dll to bring up a dialog. This could add • instructions
> to the current instruction list.
>
> With this model, the system is extendable to anyone who can write a DLL • with
> Visual Studio.
>
> -Chuck
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| (...) Yes. The particular DLL interface is up to you of course, but the Idea of a user expandable system is what I am looking for. You could add comment tags bracing the generated lines with the DLL name and any parameters the DLL wants to save, so (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| "Michael Lachmann" <m.lachmann@xpoint.at> wrote in message news:G58Msq.Iyu@lugnet.com... (...) mean (...) to (...) where (...) That would be better if there were callback, but just being able to run the utility from within MLCad would be great. (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| (...) I suggest a DLL plugin system like Photoshop. MLCad could search the directory it was executed from for files with the appropriate file extension. These files would be loaded as DLLs. These could have handlers for returning a name to be added (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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