This tutorial describes how to use LD Part Editor to make a random shape sticker from a pattern drawn with LD Pattern Creator.

I have noticed that the ldraw parts models are missing the cavities under studs that you see on a regular brick or plate (see the attached image). Is there some way I can either redfine studs.dat or some other way I can easily get those onto all the pieces in the parts database?

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I have successful run on both Windows 7 x64 /host/ and Windows XP x86 /emulated/. But when comes to run under LDCad is fail.

Quote:error loading module 'iuplua53' from file 'G:\LDraw\Apps\LDCad\iuplua53.dll':
    Nie można odnaleźć określonej procedury.

Script main run failed.

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Has anyone created either of these parts?

Cloth Minifigure Skirt #16816 and #99257


Having trouble finding in the library.
Trying to find a dat file for either of these to create a custom pattern for them using Ldraw Pattern Creator

I note that LDD has the Kilt version of this piece 99257pb01 in the folded form ready to use.
Does LCad allow the use of folded versions of these as I can only find flat versions of the cloth caps so far.

Thanks in advance
Adam

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I just uploaded a new build of the old commandline tool inliner to my webspace.

I hope all the bad experiences in the past are now gone .

You can download it from ldraw.heidemann.org

Please leave your comments for other users and me here.

have fun
cu
mikeheide

Hi

this is nothing big. I just wanted to share a video of my first LDcad model. Since my first contact with LDraw.org I have the idea to design and hopefully later build a large spaceship. This door mechanism shall be integrated into it. A big thankyou to Roland for his great work. It is really fun to design things, to animate them and to render them. I just miss the space navigator integration  

Regards
Joscha

Hi

Maybe this is a very beginner question  but LDcad offers me a variety of colours for every brick. This is nice because it gives freedom for designing models but I always ask myself whether a specific brick is available in a specific colour. I remember that MLcad offered only some colours depending on the part.

 Is there an easy way in LDcad to see/switch to the fabricated colours?

Regards
Joscha

I downloaded the AIOI 2018-01 and installed by accepting all the defaults.

LDView opens and renders Cafe Corner correctly.

However when I open LDCAD I get the following:

LDCAD 1.6a Error
can't open file 'C:\Users\Public\Documents\LDraw\complete.zip' (error 2:the system cannot find the file specified.)
[OK]

I have checked that file path and the file does not exist.

Any ideas?  This is on a fresh PC that hasn't had any LDraw applications installed on it before.  Operating System is Windows 10 1703 64-Bit.

Lpub3D has been updated to version 2.2. However, I'd be wary of installing it.

I downloaded and installed it (Windows 7, 32 bit). I encountered the following issues;
1) when using LDView as the renderer, if the checkbox for rendering multiple files is ticked (in Preferences), LDView prompts me for a file to open. This does not happen when processing the instruction's image single file at a time. N.B. the LDView being invoked is the custom one distributed with LPub3D rather than the LDView installed from the AIOI.
2) Selecting POV-Ray as the render results in no parts appearing in the parts list nor any assembly images
3) Some parts are not getting displayed in the instruction (e.g. PF medium motor) rather than being displayed faded.
4) The uninstall program claims LPub3D is not installed. Further, the program is not listed as a program which can be uninstalled via the control panel.

I'm now going to try to revert back to 2.0.20, as it seems to be the most stable release.

Regards,

David

Hi all.

This is my first submission (and first forum post).

I've submitted a new part; the original 4.5V electric technic motor from 1977 with 2 subparts:
Electric Technic Motor 4.5V
Electric Technic Motor 4.5V Core
Electric Technic Motor 4.5V Shaft

I'm hoping to reserve a subpart name for a special variant of this, which is quite rare.
The subpart I'd like is an arrow, which is on top of some of the motors (these have a nylon bearing and never squeak).

My work is strongly derived from Chris Dee's work; I only made (calculated) changes by hand to the .dat files using a text-editor.