A friendly remind to all authors:
If you need a "u" number, ask admin to assign you one (or a block). Do not simply take the next available u number.

You may notice some incremental changes to the Ui over the next month or so. I'm trying to implement some modernizations to the front end and add some new features. The current UI framework is incompatible with some of the components I want to use necessitating some upgrades and changes.

As I am the autor of the webtool "Ldraw-Downloader-For-Studio" (https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-26497.html), one of my users asked why my tooling isn't offering part "48156p01" (https://library.ldraw.org/official/25245) - from a quick investigation with a download of the latest complete.zip of the official lib and a search in there gave me not hits for thehigh level .dat file of the part, so I would like to ask if somebody could doublecheck - maybe I am just too stupid (and the thread may be directly closed with helping comment).

Thanks in advance, Christoph!

There's a funny glitch in LDView 4.6 (not tested in other versions), that seems to be related to conditional lines. I've seen it in multiple primitives, but it's quite apparent in p\logo4.dat, for example.

Here's what it looks like in the default view:
   

If I turn on condlines it goes away:
   

But if I add control points, it comes back with a vengeance:
   

If I had to guess, it's something to do with control points not being considered in the same orientation/matrix space as the condlines they belong to, where nested subfiles are involved.

Before I bend over too far trying to figure it out, is it possible to make a torus, using primitives, that is elliptical in the major radius but without changing the minor radius? I think it is not, because the minor radius is in ratio to the major radius, so scaling the primitive differently in X and Y will change both radii proportionally.

The same problem exists with rings, but you can get around that using different primitives, such as chords and n-discs, as I've done in the two files below. (I'm trying to make both a flat and a rounded version; I've figured out the L and the E, but not how to make the round-topped version of G and O.) So maybe there is some way using another kind of primitive?
       

Attached Files

  logo-lego-7.dat (Size: 5.13 KB / Downloads: 4)
  logo-lego-8.dat (Size: 6.04 KB / Downloads: 3)

I want to submit new parts but I can't; is PT submiting page working? Anyone have this problem?

Hey,

I know, it is too early for presents. Nevertheless, here is one.
For the next version I will try to include a "cheat sheet" in the program. Search for "blender 3d cheat sheet" or something similar. Otherwise you can take a look here in the next year, when there is actually something to see.



As always, you can download LDPE from this page:

http://nilsschmidt1337.github.io/ldparteditor/

Changelog:

(5 new features and 1 bug fix)

With this release you will be able to...

• ...use a "stud" grid setting (Plate 1 x 1, Y = 8 LDU, XZ = 10 LDU half-stud).
  
• ...see an optional "x", "y", "z" on the coloured axes of the coordinate system (activate with "Tools..."->"Options..."->"Show Axis Labels", or with the 3D view context menu "View Actions"->"Axis Label").
  
• ...create a new file draft (Ctrl+Click on "New Part File"), without saying where it should be saved. When it is saved for the first time, the program will ask where to save it. Unsaved drafts are lost when the program gets closed.
  
• ...access a set of standard bricks, tiles and plates in the primitives view.
  
• ...benefit from a more precise unit converter (it avoids the division).
  

1. Creating/opening a project kept the "Part Review" active, when doing a review.
   

1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_win32_x64.zip
   
2. Run LDPartEditor-1.8.74.msi
   
3. Start LDPartEditor from the start menu
   

1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_linux_x64.zip
   
2. Install ldparteditor_1.8.74-1_amd64.deb
   
3. Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher
   

1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
   
2. Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.74.dmg
   
3. Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
   
4. Copy ldparteditor.sh to your home folder
       4a. Open a Terminal.app and run ./ldparteditor.sh
       4b. Or open a Terminal.app and run /Applications/LDPartEditor.app/Contents/MacOS/LDPartEditor
   

• OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  
• Operating System (64-bit): Windows [7 or newer], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  
• CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  
• RAM: 4GB
  
• Video-Memory: 1 GB
  
• Free Disk Space: 150 MB
  

• Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10,11, Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  
• OpenGL 3.3 compatible Graphics Card
  
• CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  
• RAM: >4 GB
  
• Video-Memory: >1 GB
  
• Free Disk Space: 500 MB
  
• For a faster start, LDPartEditor and the LDraw™ library should be installed on an SSD.
  

Do anyone still have access to part 15447?


https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...ge?P=15447

I know it has been present in LDD, but I can't find it now.
I could do a simple mock-up, but I don't have any information about the height, or image of the bottom view.
Guess the square hole on the back is stud sized.

Hello, I have a software friend who would like to process pairs of LDraw files and determine how they may interact. This is clearly part of the LDraw program, as the user interface allows users to do this; and so I am wondering whether that software is open source or a more experienced administrator could help us understand how to read and interpret the code. Would love any and all help in this direction. We are very excited.

Could be an interesting piece with it's horns.
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...5#T=C&C=85

Looks like bar connection:
https://lego.brickinstructions.com/en/le...ift_Attack