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Re: How to break up multi-dat files?
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Fri, 24 Dec 1999 09:12:17 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Michael Lachmann writes:
> Currently MlCad scannes a .dat file on its first access and cashes its data,
> these data are used for the preview which is not a problem since the data of
> a dat file do not change (at least not for MLCad during run-time). But the
> sub-models you create are modified all the time, so the program would have
> to update and refresh the preview every time you change something.
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> Beside some fault corrections and some compatibility enhancements I'm also
> looking for an easy possibility to few the sub-models too, and I think I
> found already something .....
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> Michael
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> J G Gregory wrote in message ...
> > I thought the previews were "canned". I wouldn't mind a similar ability to
> > can sub-model images. In other words, put the burden of updating on the
> > user. Not having any way to get a preview image is pretty frustrating,
> > especially if you do a lot of building with standard chunks. Or maybe I am
> > missing some other way to do it? I just need some understanding on how it
> > works right now, and I could probably do what I want.
> >
> > --Jack Gregory
> >
> > Michael Lachmann <m.lachmann@xpoint.at> wrote in message
> > news:FMzoJ1.G8F@lugnet.com...
> > > I'm hardly working on previewing the sub-models. The problem with it is • that
> > > if you edit a sub-model which is used in another sub-model (e.g. you have
> > > two sub-models A and B. A includes B and you are editing B) you are
> > > modifying the view of the sub-model using it as well (means A is changed • as
> > > well if you change B ...).
> > >
> > > So without redrawing the preview all the time I will have to freeze the
> > > model previews until the modified one is saved ... otherwise MLCad would
> > > redraw all the time :-(
> > >
> > >
> > > J G Gregory wrote in message ...
> > > > I apologize for lack of terminology. Here is the question:
> > > >
> > > > I downloaded the AT-ST model posted a couple days ago, and want to build • it.
> > > > But it is a "multi" file or whatever they are called, and only has 5 or • so
> > > > parts at the top level. I really want to drill down into these and see • how
> > > > they are made. But short of manually editing the dat file, how can I do
> > > > this?
> > > >
> > > > One more thing. The preview pictures show big red x's. (MLCAD 1.5) How • can
> > > > I get proper pictures put in there?
> > > >
> > > > Is there a document which contains answers to these questions?
> > > >
> > > > --Jack Gregory
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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Some means of requesting a cache refresh would be very useful for those times
when I use MLCad to review parts I am authoring. Most time the automatic LDLite
window provided by LDAO is OK, but occasionally I need to see several views and
MLCad is great for this. But having to restart it each time I want to review
progress is a real pain.
Chris
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| Currently MlCad scannes a .dat file on its first access and cashes its data, these data are used for the preview which is not a problem since the data of a dat file do not change (at least not for MLCad during run-time). But the sub-models you (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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