Hey,

release 0.8.23 comes with 6 bug fixes and 8 enhancements.
...I am going to write more content for the wiki/manual now.


As always, you can download LDPE from this page:
http://nilsschmidt1337.github.io/ldparteditor/

Changelog:
(8 new features and 6 bug fixes)

With this release you will be able to...

• ...convert a unit to stud (20 LDU = 1.0 stud, rounded to one decimal place).
  
• ...access all context menu features from somewhere else, too.
  
• ...use the "Expand Area" buttons to "toggle" the divider position between the text and the 3d editor.
  
• ...use more dynamic context menus.
  
• ...benefit from the fact that there are bigger previews for the primitive area by default.
  
• ...benefit from the fact that "Text on the right / 3D on the left" is now the default window setting.
  
• ...see the stud logos on the upper left view when you use the PartReview tool.
  
• ...benefit from an asynchronous file header check (performance improvement / preparations for more validation features).
  

1. Deleting all text lines from a file with the text editor could sometimes freeze LDPE.
   
2. The PartReview tool did not close+reload already opened "duplicated" files.
   
3. When PrimGen2 opened the file in the 3D editor, the corresponding file tab was not selected.
   
4. The menu key (from the keyboard) did not work on the file tree.
   
5. The menu key (from the keyboard) did not work on the 3D view.
   
6. Wrong singular / plural use for the word "duplicate".
   

1. Download the zip-Archive
   
2. Extract the archive content to the location of your choice
   
3. On windows, double-click "run.bat" to start LDPE.
   
4. On linux/mac, you have to excecute the shell script "run.sh" to start LDPE.
   

1. On windows, double-click "update.bat" to search for updates.
   
2. On linux/mac, you have to excecute the shell script "update.sh".
   

• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.8
  
• OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  
• Operating System (32/64bit): Windows [XP; Vista; 7 or newer], Mac OS X [>=10.6], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=10.4]
  
• CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  
• RAM: 4GB
  
• Video-Memory: 512 MB
  
• Free Disk Space: 100 MB
  

• Operating System (64bit): Windows 7, Mac OS X [>=10.6], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=10.4]
  
• CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  
• RAM: >4 GB
  
• Video-Memory: >=1 GB
  
• Free Disk Space: 512 MB
  

I was wondering if someone could take a look at the source code to this program:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ldrawboxer/

Currently it is not working properly for me. I used it in the past, so I know it *can* work. The developer said it might have something to do with long file names. He also said he is not feeling well, so he may not work on it any more.

Does anyone here have Delphi and can update the code? It is not a large program. If it was FreePascal I might take a stab at it myself.

Bonus feature request: I would also like to be able to use this tool from the command line, since I have a directory full of models that need to be converted.

Thanks everyone!

• Brick Inventory is for collection management
  
• LEGO Instruction Creator is for instrunction book
  
• LDView is for view models or parts
  

Hi, everyone. What I must to have to do this Desktop publishing perform correctly ? Did LEGO have specification about Instruction BOOK must have to be printed -- fonts, margins, etc.

Hi Guys,

I hope somebody can give me a tip how to remove noise from a POV-ray render of a glass object.

I made the model in LDD, exported it in LDD and converted the model with LDview to the POV format.

I used ambient lighting (3 standard light sources changed to ambient lights).

But as you can see the transparent train window shows noise.

Does anyone have a tip for me to reduce/remove the noice?

Thanx!

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Hi,

Has anyone a hires scan (600 - 1200 dpi) of this sticker sheet:




http://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cata...color%22:0}

Thx, w.

Following this topic http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.ph...pic=137193. I replace my ldraw.xml file. Then after export. Too motor go in wrong direction. Any idea how fix this is welcome.

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What is the official method of adding cameras and light sources to models?

I was thinking it would be nice to add camera/lookat and lightsource/pointat pairs in a single line in a model. This would require some sort of extension. Has someone done this before?

Would you be interested in the version on Android and how much it would have cost ?. I can created full documentation and support of LEGO Digital Designer optionally.

Hi,

again, 5 bug fixes, PrimGen2 and new features with a not so primitive 0.8.22 release...
...well, however, in the next days I still want to write more content for the wiki/manual.


As always, you can download LDPE from this page:
http://nilsschmidt1337.github.io/ldparteditor/

Changelog:
(9 new features and 5 bug fixes)

With this release you will be able to...

• ...use a "new" tool: A PrimGen2 clone is now added to the list of tools.
  
• ...choose whether Intersector should hide things or not (default is not to hide).
  
• ...benefit from "realtime" asynchronous identical line detection. LDPE detects now duplicates during input with very low latency.
  
• ...benefit from a better "Save As..." implementation. It shows a warning if a file is going to be overwritten.
  
• ...set the thickness of the lines (type 2 or 5) to zero.
  
• ...to see your LDraw username / real name on the header dialog ("Add a comment or header entry...").
  
• ...benefit from the fact that the position of the divider between the text and the 3D editor gets restored on start.
  
• ...use buttons to quickly "fullscreen" either the text or 3D editor and a third icon which restores the divided view.
  
• ...use buttons to maximise / rearrange the area on the left side of the 3D view (selection, snapping, part tree, primitive area).
  
• ...set the second line for an angle protractor to a defined length.
  

1. "Toggle Comment" / "Toggle !TEXMAP" caused data corruption when it was toggled on the last line of a file.
   
2. The "Selection:" tab was broken (it was not possible to edit lines, distance meters and subfile references)
   
3. You were not able to open a file in the text editor sometimes (on separate window mode).
   
4. Wrong line width was used in "Special Condline Mode" / "Random Colour Mode".
   
5. When you opened a file in the 3D editor sometimes it was not added to the recent file list.
   

1. Download the zip-Archive
   
2. Extract the archive content to the location of your choice
   
3. On windows, double-click "run.bat" to start LDPE.
   
4. On linux/mac, you have to excecute the shell script "run.sh" to start LDPE.
   

1. On windows, double-click "update.bat" to search for updates.
   
2. On linux/mac, you have to excecute the shell script "update.sh".
   

• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.8
  
• OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  
• Operating System (32/64bit): Windows [XP; Vista; 7 or newer], Mac OS X [>=10.6], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=10.4]
  
• CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  
• RAM: 4GB
  
• Video-Memory: 512 MB
  
• Free Disk Space: 100 MB
  

• Operating System (64bit): Windows 7, Mac OS X [>=10.6], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=10.4]
  
• CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  
• RAM: >4 GB
  
• Video-Memory: >=1 GB
  
• Free Disk Space: 512 MB