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Re: Help on LDraw (Re: Where can I find legOS & LDraw?)
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Date: 
Fri, 1 Jan 1999 20:08:13 GMT
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L. M. Lloyd <LEE@ADVFILMSsaynotospam.COM>
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Laurentino Martins wrote:

Is that I downloaded LDraw and some other stuff but in no time I was completely lost in a sea of auxiliary tools and files I can not understand.
What are steps generally involved to create a 3D drawing?
What auxiliary tools do you use/recommend?

I had exactly the same problem with Ldraw, in fact I have *yet* to figure out how Ldraw works! My solution was to use the DAT2DXF converter and take
the Ldraw pieces into a 3D program I knew. The DXF file format is accepted by any recent (last 5-7 years) 3D program, so your best bet might be to
find a 3D program (there are several freeware/shareware programs as well as numerous commercial apps) you are comfortable with then export the parts
from Ldraw and build there. as a side note this will usually give you better renders as well.
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L. M. Lloyd
lee@advfilms.com
SGI Animator
ADV Films USA

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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics



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  Help on LDraw (Re: Where can I find legOS & LDraw?)
 
About LDraw: Is there someone in this list that doesn't bother to post or lead me a small introduction do LDraw and their tools? I'd like to build a 3D model of my bot and render it in 3D. Is that I downloaded LDraw and some other stuff but in no (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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