Hi everyone i have been using MLCad for a while and trying to use LDCad 1.6d now i am slowly getting there, but some parts in MLCad are not in LDCad how do i add them or import all the parts thanks

Hi,

I'm (kinda unexpectedly) also looking for part 87556. It's also available in LDD and ideally I have a (rough) version now, but I can't remember where to download those raw LDD converted parts. Any help?

Thanks!

Here's a test preview of the "Grand Unified Search".

https://www.ldraw.org/hidden-content/sit...stpad.html
(Standard testpad disclaimer: This page changes a lot so may not reflect what is discussed here after the bulk of the discussion ends)

Todo:
- Integrate Forum, OMR, and Wiki search
- Have a proper results page where search can be filtered, options chosen
- Index the parts library instead of scraping ptscan output

Could you please fix this illustration. Some of the arrows in the second image is wrong.


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This part:

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...3#T=C&C=11

Is super useful used either as a 5th wheel or just a technic connector block.

It would be cool if it is in LDRAW but idk if anyone has it yet but,

I may buy some to use IRL so can maybe help figure out some of the geometry

I can see that it has 2x2 then 2x2 holes on the front, the inner of which are thru holes that span 3L. The two gaps cannot hold say a 1x1 beam because on the underside there is a face like on technic panels.





Regards, Snipe

Hello, I'm not sure if this is a stupid question, but I haven't been able to find an answer in the documentation.

I came across the subfile box2-7.dat in the basepart 3289s01.dat. In the file, the box is used for the backside of the slope. What I
don't understand is how the angle of the subfile changes form 90 degree to a different angle. As far as I understand can the transfomation
matrix only affect the rotation, position and scaling of the subfile. 

Here is the box2-7 subfile. As you can see, the angle between the two quads is 90 degree.


And here is how the box2-7 subfile look in 3289s01.dat. The angle between the two quads is different as well as the dimensions.



I changed the position so it is easier to see. Where in the files does the geometry change?

Template for rope / cord / string

Would be nice, but unfortunately not (yet) available.
Here is an example from the train set 4564-1:

https://ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptscan.cgi?q=5...ope=header

(All important information is in the HELP section of the basic parts)

While it was still relatively easy to create this "straight" version with LDPE, it becomes almost impossible with arbitrary shapes.

At least I succeeded with C4d and a Python script, but unfortunately everything was "inlined" .... logically an extremely large file.
A proud 1,800 base parts along a Bezier spline with a continuous single twist of 22.5 ° and an overlap of 0.5 ldu.

Hopefully there will be a template at some point in which you can set these factors individually.

Still a few pictures about this:
   
   
   
   
   

It would of course be just as awesome to have such an option in LDPE with these parameters
basic subpart xyz
cloned 1799
twist 22.5
extension bezier spline reference
step 0.5 ldu

If I want to generate a line drawing, as shown in the picture, which tool should I use?

I have tried it, pattern creator cannot do this

I only use line meta function.


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It always helps to see a prototype so, here is an overly detailed mock-up of what my suggested Unified Menu (UM) would look like and how it could potentially look on sub domains and mobile along with a breakdown of the UM tree itself.

Home Page:

           

Site search has been implemented for the main menu search bar. This turned out to be surprisingly easy. I'll reintegrate PT search shortly.