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Re: General Comments to MLCad
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Mon, 20 Dec 1999 15:13:28 GMT
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Michael Lachmann <m.lachmann@xpoint.at> wrote in message
news:FMzp8A.HGF@lugnet.com...
> Since I got various responses and comments since the last version, I will
> try to explain some things here and also try to start some sort of interest
> collection.
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> Version 1.6 and custom colors:
> It is true that custom colors are not useable for LView or LEdit since the
> custom colors are none-compatible extensions to the file format.
> When using "custom" or "redefined" colors you have to use MLCad to view the
> model.
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> I will talk to Paul Gyugyi (the author of LDLite) if we could work together
> and maybe take over the same settings and features. Where my opinion is • that
> LDLite should be a very fast viewer in the future and MLCad should
> concentrate more on edit a model than on viewing it.
> I believe a interworking version of MLCad and LDLite would have the best
> future ... since LDLite could concentate on viewing and maybe introduce
> hardware excelleration like DirectX and OpenGL.
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> However I think it's time to also introduce a new dat format which is not
> compatible to the LEdit/LView anymore which could allow to specify • rendering
> and viewing options as well as color definitions and other things.
LDLite already does this to a degree with its color, rotate, translate, etc.
commands. If you allow the user to save as a standard .dat file, and allow
standard .dat files to be imported, I think you can make whatever extensions
you want. Using a different extension for your file is probably a good idea
since it will make it clear what files are 100% compatable.
-John Van
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| Since I got various responses and comments since the last version, I will try to explain some things here and also try to start some sort of interest collection. Version 1.6 and custom colors: It is true that custom colors are not useable for LView (...) (25 years ago, 19-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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