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I'm trying to view the DAT files in the CAD/DAT Files portion of LUGNET, but I don't have the browser add-on that is required. I don't know what add-on is needed or where to download it from. I do have Ldraw, Ldraw Lite, and MLcad already. I would (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.faq)
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Steven Broughton: (...) You're wrong here. (...) Any of these will do. The most common choice seems to be LDLite. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.faq)
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Thanks, glad to know that I have the right programs. However, I guess that means I'm doing something else wrong. When I click on the [DAT] link that (I presume) should be a link to the DAT file, I am told that I am downloading ldraw.cgi. I thought (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.faq)
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Try a simpler one first with only one part... I believe that when you install LDLite it will automatically make the association for you if you use netscape. if not, when netscape prompts you what to do with the file, instead of downloading it, tell (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.faq)
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Steven Broughton: (...) It sounds more like a bug in your browser. (...) You aren't. That's just a name your browser grabs from the URL you download from. (...) No. They can end in whatever you feel like as long as they are identified as being LDraw (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) Like Larry said, start with non-MPD parts. LDLite doesn't always render MPD files correctly, so avoid them until you know everything else works. If you are using Internet Explorer, you can set things up pretty easily. First, open Windows (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.faq)
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