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Re: Help with saving pictures
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Fri, 20 Jul 2001 13:00:04 GMT
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The 'manual' method I follow to create pictures of my MLCad models are:
1. After saving the completed model, quit MLCad.
2. Restart MLCad. The completed model now shows up in the Models list.
3. Select the model as if using it like a part.
4. Rotate the model until I get the 'facing' I want in the 3-D window.
5. At this point you can use the 'Save Picture' option to take a snapshot.
The following steps I use to create a 'POVRAY' style photo.
6. SAVE as "modpose.dat" (my shorthand for 'model pose'. of course you can
use whatever name you want - just DONT use your model's filename).
7. Quit MLCad, open LDVIEW (available at http://home.san.rr.com/tcobbs/LDView)
8. Open the 'modpose' model, NOT your original model file.
9. Make whatever minor rotation/zoom/unzoom movements needed to get just the
'picture' I want.
10. Hit ALT-PRNT SCREEN. This 'captures' the current window onto the Cut &
Past clipboard. (This works for PCs, don't know about MACs)
11. (leaving LDVIEW open) Open Windows Paint (other image editing programs
can be used here), 'Paste' and Voila! A 3-D POVRAY style picture of my MLCad
model (minor cropping can be done to remove the Windows 'frame').
May seem a bit complicated, but then I don't know how to create true POVRAY
renderings, I'm just a 'point & click' database programmer...
In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Kyle Keppler writes:
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> You can always hit the print screen key on your keyboard, then open a
> graffics program(like MS Paint), paste in the screenshot, crop out the extra
> stuff, and then save the file as a .jpg.
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> There may be a way to do this with MLCAD, but I forget. But the best way to
> do it would be to get L3P and POV-RAY, but that requires a little bit more
> work...
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> HTH
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> --Kyle
> http://hvl.cjb.net
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> In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Brice Williams writes:
> > I just created a model of mine in mlcad. And i want to take pics of it in
> > the program, such as save pictures as in the file menu. The only view it's
> > letting me save as is the 3D view. Is there any way i can save pics as a
> > different view? Thanks a lot for any help you give.
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| "Mark Chittenden" <mdublade@aol.com> wrote in message news:GGrw44.HEI@lugnet.com... (...) POVRAY (...) I'm a point-and-click person myself - download L3PAO and L3P, install POV-RAY, and voila! great POV renderings at the click of a few buttons. Get (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| You can always hit the print screen key on your keyboard, then open a graffics program(like MS Paint), paste in the screenshot, crop out the extra stuff, and then save the file as a .jpg. There may be a way to do this with MLCAD, but I forget. But (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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