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    Thread: LDraw file generation
Post: RE: LDraw file generation

Travis Cobbs Wrote: (2019-07-30, 22:13) -- (Note that your images didn't show up for some reason. So I'm not sure I understand what you did.) I can't find any posts in this thread stating what I i...
Ed Bardet General LDraw.org Discussion 22 18,761 2019-07-31, 22:00
    Thread: LDraw file generation
Post: RE: LDraw file generation

Philippe Hurbain Wrote: (2019-07-31, 19:02) -- So... here is the spreadsheet I used to find wall solutions (at least some of them!). Problem is that for most diameters you'll need approximations (a c...
Ed Bardet General LDraw.org Discussion 22 18,761 2019-07-31, 21:55
    Thread: LDraw file generation
Post: RE: LDraw file generation

Philippe Hurbain Wrote: (2019-07-31, 8:44) -- Not so easy indeed, as there are many constraints... I'll post later some details on the method I used. -- PLEASE! That wall is like I want mine to look...
Ed Bardet General LDraw.org Discussion 22 18,761 2019-07-31, 11:21
    Thread: LDraw file generation
Post: RE: LDraw file generation

Travis Cobbs Wrote: (2019-07-30, 22:13) -- (Note that your images didn't show up for some reason. So I'm not sure I understand what you did.) I can't find any posts in this thread stating what I i...
Ed Bardet General LDraw.org Discussion 22 18,761 2019-07-30, 22:43
    Thread: LDraw file generation
Post: RE: LDraw file generation

Gerald Lasser Wrote: (2019-07-30, 22:10) -- Ed, your attachment did not make it into the post. -- Sorry, would you try it now. Should be two pngs and two files.
Ed Bardet General LDraw.org Discussion 22 18,761 2019-07-30, 22:14
    Thread: LDraw file generation
Post: RE: LDraw file generation

I still need help as some of the previous answers are not borne out by experiment.  I, in Stud.io, made a small 4 tier wall (starting wall.png), turned the second brick on the bottom row, which turne...
Ed Bardet General LDraw.org Discussion 22 18,761 2019-07-30, 20:24
    Thread: LDraw file generation
Post: RE: LDraw file generation

Roland Melkert Wrote: (2019-07-29, 19:30) -- You could do this with LDCad's scripting, that way you won't need to worry (much) about the matrix math. The matrix in the type 1 lines always works ...
Ed Bardet General LDraw.org Discussion 22 18,761 2019-07-29, 21:16
    Thread: LDraw file generation
Post: LDraw file generation

I draw and build a lot of cylindrical structures. The builds turn out good but the drawings are not worth much (IMHO). The cylinders are always made up of two brick segments, a 1x2 brick followed by a...
Ed Bardet General LDraw.org Discussion 22 18,761 2019-07-29, 15:41
    Thread: Loading image or drawing circles
Post: Loading image or drawing circles

Does any package have the ability to load and scale a drawing to serve as a plan? Does any one have a feature to allow a drawing of a simple shape, a circle, on a base plate to serve as a template?
Ed Bardet LDraw Editors and Viewers 1 2,695 2019-07-13, 14:48
    Thread: 9Volt Track Switches
Post: 9Volt Track Switches

How long will it be before the 9Volt switches are included in the official parts. Getting them from unofficial takes a really long time and hurts production.
Ed Bardet General LDraw.org Discussion 2 6,217 2016-12-20, 23:25
    Thread: How to get a BOM from a an LDR file?
Post: RE: How to get a BOM from a an LDR file?

Thanx
Ed Bardet LDraw Editors and Viewers 6 8,865 2016-08-15, 15:13
    Thread: How to get a BOM from a an LDR file?
Post: RE: How to get a BOM from a an LDR file?

I'm just getting started and looking at rebrickable I cannot see how to "import the LDraw file in a new 'private moc' at Rebrickable.com." as mentioned above. Submitting a MOC seems to be for complete...
Ed Bardet LDraw Editors and Viewers 6 8,865 2016-08-14, 20:45
    Thread: LDCad - Information on Grouping
Post: RE: LDCad - Information on Grouping

This is not a bump - When I group several items and use Ctrl-G all seem well. However, when I go to the next step the items are not grouped any more. What am I doing wrong. Sorry - found it - j...
Ed Bardet LDraw Editors and Viewers 3 6,052 2016-06-20, 21:27
    Thread: Attempting to make instructions for existing model
Post: Attempting to make instructions for existing model

I am probably not the first one with this problem, so I am looking for help. First of all - what I tried. I'm doing a MOC (Mechanical equipment)and started drawing at the same time I was building....
Ed Bardet General LDraw.org Discussion 1 4,720 2016-06-17, 16:14
    Thread: Making instructions from LDCad LDR file
Post: RE: Making instructions from LDCad LDR file

Thank you very much. Ed
Ed Bardet LDraw Editors and Viewers 3 7,616 2016-06-13, 1:04
    Thread: Making instructions from LDCad LDR file
Post: Making instructions from LDCad LDR file

I may have missed something, but how do you change the LDCad file format to one that can be used by the instruction building / publishing software? OR - is there one that uses the LDR file direct? ...
Ed Bardet LDraw Editors and Viewers 3 7,616 2016-06-12, 18:41
    Thread: LD4D Studio
Post: Re: LD4D Studio

Thanks again - it really looks good. Ed
Ed Bardet Help 3 7,963 2016-03-31, 18:52
    Thread: LD4D Studio
Post: LD4D Studio

Is LD4D Studio still available and viable? I'm having trouble downloading it due to security. Thanx, Ed
Ed Bardet Help 3 7,963 2016-03-31, 16:32
    Thread: LDCad - Questions regarding favorite parts bin
Post: Re: LDCad - Questions regarding favorite parts bin

Thank you Roland Ed
Ed Bardet LDraw Editors and Viewers 2 5,027 2016-03-28, 21:51
    Thread: LDCad - Questions regarding favorite parts bin
Post: LDCad - Questions regarding favorite parts bin

A couple of questions regarding favorite parts bin. 1-When a part is brought in to the bin ( add current ) the orientation is often not the same as the rest of the bin. How do I change the orient...
Ed Bardet LDraw Editors and Viewers 2 5,027 2016-03-28, 16:09