1986-1987 Technic sets

I'm trying to create instructions in LPub3D (2.3.3) that will allow colors to be interpreted when output on a black & white (grayscale) printer. Can you offer advice, or does a guide already exist? I'm open to using a program other than LPub3D if it would be better, but I'm on macOS (10.11 El Capitan) so my choices are more limited.

For example, I would like to add the name of a color next to each part — or a color code — so when I'm reading my printed instructions, I can determine the part's color. Even seeing the color info on the BOM would be useful. 

I am able to print color codes next to parts in BrickLink Studio, but I'd like to adopt a tool that works more closely with LDraw.

Kind Regards,
EJ 
"BrickEdge"

   

The old thread is getting cluttered so I'll recap what's going on here:

What has been done:
- I think layout is principally complete. I've converted some of the articles (read non-homepage) to use the new theme.
- The article and menu hierarchy has been overhauled
- I slightly modified the parts update table tag


What needs to be done:
- I need a new "Parts Update" image. This image will be the default image displayed for a parts update unless or until an update specific image is made. This is the major thing holding up switching over to the new homepage design.
- There is a bug in the menu shown for computers. Third level articles are not displaying in the menu. The tablet/mobile menu is unaffected.
- Custom styling. Right now I'm using the default styling for the web framework in use. While I think the default styling is fine, I'd like to change that to be able to use a custom styling for components if we so choose. I have to figure out a way to do this while also maintaining the ability to edit the design from within the CMS.

As always, I want as many users as possible to be satisfied with the results. I'm open to suggestions, mild complaints that offer solutions, and requests.

P.S. We are not keeping the old design. It was a spaghetti mess of different blocks of code that has been following us since we switched to CMSMS almost 10 years ago. A house cleaning was sorely needed.

I have started to make this part.
https://brickset.com/parts/6252368/rudder-2x6x4-no-2 (43218)
The base part is already in the libary as 6239.dat
Whats the different between this two parts 6239 and 43218 (Except the printing).
Need we a new part (43218.dat) an alias to 6239.dat ?

Regards Johann

I think we need to have a discussion on how detailed the fallback for a TEXMAP part need to be.

My opinion:
The TEXMAP standard has be out for 6 years. All actively developed LDraw editors support it and any new one's can't call themselves LDraw.org compatible unless they do. I don't think we should require any patterned fallback detail except to complete the geometry of a part.

The PT is rejecting my reviews when I post from iOS Safari (and maybe iOS in general, I didn't test the other browsers). It seems that apostrophe character is the problem.

   

7181 - UCS TIE Interceptor
OMR Compliant
Missing: 
- This set has only one sticker, which is on the PT, but we haven't figured out how to deal with TEXMAPS and the OMR so I've left it out

Comments:
This model also has special meaning to me since it's the one that got me started on part authoring and contains my first official part (2168.dat). This lead to me becoming a more active member of the LDraw community and eventually to where I am today.

Attached Files

  7181 - TIE Interceptor - UCS.mpd (Size: 26.47 KB / Downloads: 22)

Request this part: 41747pb004, Wedge 6 x 2 Right with Silver Windscreen Pattern and its match. I have this part but I have no idea what bin it ended up in and it would be an undertaking to figure out where it is in my unpacked LEGO.

I do not know where I have to publish my presentation message so I hope it works here. I have learned everything with tutorials and this is not my first virtual construction but I want to learn more so this is the best site. I start only asking for advice, the MOC has two very different parts that are composed of several submodels, is there a way to join them in the end?, my solution so far has been pdf part 1 and pdf part 2 , thanks and regards to all. 

Hi all,

From next week on I am going to guide 2 students at the school I work on a project for their course "Research & Development".
They are going to make a design for their project in LDraw! What this will remain to be seen, but it looks like it is going to be a "House of the future".
Normally the students make their design with scrapheap stuff, like paper, cardboard, paint, wood, metal, toilet rolls, bottle caps, etc. But now they will make a LEGO model of it.

We will use LDCad to digitally create the design and I will be teaching them how to do that.
Ultimately we will create nice renders and other graphics for the paper they must write for it.  And we will probably build the model for real with bricks too!
With 2 of my colleague teachers, I will also part of judging the project and help with the presentation.

I am pretty excited about this and think it is very nice to see a unique application for LDraw!

Best regards,

Jaco