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Re: LDraw
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 7 Apr 2003 16:54:13 GMT
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"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:HCz4pC.pMC@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.robotics, "Brass Tilde" <brasstilde@insightbb.com> writes:
> > > Go to the LDraw Org home page at http://www.ldraw.org for compatible
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> > Unfortunately, all attempts to do so fail with a DNS error.
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> > > programs. I'd recommend trying MLCad.
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> > MLCad's readme specifically states to install LDRAW and LEDIT prior to
> > installing MLCAD. Does this mean that MLCad will work, even though LDRAW
> > doesn't. I'm not interested in drawing things, just in view previously
> > created instructions.
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> The LDraw website has been down for the weekend.
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> MLCad provides you the ability to view other people's LDraw files, just
> ignore its ability to create new LDraw files.
actually i believe that MLCAD uses LDRAW as the core of the user
interface.... i actually have never tested to see if LDRAW or LEDIT ever
actually worked. just jumped straight to MLCAD. that's running on a system
upgraded from WINME to WIN2K
mike
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: LDraw
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| (...) MLCad uses the parts library of the original LDraw/LEdit programs. When the site goes up again you'll be able to read something about the history of the LDraw set of tools. The programs Ldraw/LEdit do work, but there both MS-DOS programs. The (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: LDraw
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| (...) Hi Mike, It is my understanding that MLCad uses the LDraw.org parts data base, but not LDraw or LEdit executable. I will test this when I get home. Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | RE: LDraw
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| (...) Well, MLCad certainly does work. As others have pointed out, it apparently only uses the parts listings from LDraw/LEdit. Now however, I have another problem. The particular model I'm looking at apparently wasn't set up with the "0 Step" (...) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LDraw
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| (...) The LDraw website has been down for the weekend. MLCad provides you the ability to view other people's LDraw files, just ignore its ability to create new LDraw files. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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