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  Moving subfiles to primitives
Posted by: Willy Tschager - 2017-12-21, 9:37 - Forum: Parts Authoring - No Replies

Since we talked about tribal knowledge: I wasn't aware of s\3626bs05.dat - Minifig Head - Half Front Face Optional Lines and it would have helped enormously when working on the western heads. The same goes for the torso subparts.

But there is more: s\45407s01.dat - Wedge  4 x  4 with  1 x  4 Side Plates - Peghole Tube Elbow is used in more than 45407.

I think the main problem is that we do not have a chart for these parts as we have for the http://www.ldraw.org/library/primref/

I propose to convert these useful subparts to primitives.

w.

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  LeoCAD custom part locations?
Posted by: Michael Horvath - 2017-12-20, 21:54 - Forum: LDraw Editors and Viewers - Replies (2)

I am reading this page:

http://www.leocad.org/docs/library.html

I am trying to use a few unofficial parts I created alongside the default library. Is it sufficient to just insert the custom parts into "ldrawunf.zip"?

Or is it necessary to do this:

Quote:If you are using your own custom library with loose files then all you need to do is make sure you update or delete parts.lst and the parts should be visible next time you start LeoCAD.

If so, which "parts.lst" file is it talking about? I see no such file in "C:\Program Files (x86)\LeoCAD" or inside "ldrawunf.zip". Thanks.

[edit]

How do I get in touch with the program's author?

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  Building on top of an image
Posted by: Michael Horvath - 2017-12-19, 6:56 - Forum: MOCs (My Own Creations) - Replies (6)

I have images such as the attached ones. What is the best way to under/overlay the images in an ldraw editor so that I can build to match them? Does some software support this? I *may* possibly be able to export them as SVG or PostScript. Thanks.



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  Modular Buildings
Posted by: Willy Tschager - 2017-12-18, 15:37 - Forum: Official Models - Replies (88)

Topic for the Modular Buildings theme.

Current Modulars List:
10182 Café Corner (2007) (On OMR)
10185 Green Grocer (2008) (On OMR)
10190 Market Street (2007) (On OMR)
10197 Fire Brigade (2009) (On OMR)
10211 Grand Emporium (2010) (Posted below)
10218 Pet Shop (2011) (On OMR)
10224 Town Hall (2012) (On OMR)
10230 Mini Modulars (2012) (On OMR)
10232 Palace Cinema (2013) (Posted below)
10243 Parisian Restaurant (2014) (On OMR)
10246 Detective's Office (2015)  (On OMR)
10251 Brick Bank (2016)  (On OMR)
10255 Assembly Square (2017) (Posted below)
10260 Downtown Diner (2018) (Posted below)
10264 Corner Garage (2019)  (On OMR)
10270 Bookshop (2020)  (On OMR)
10278 Police Station (2021) (Posted below)
10297 Boutique Hotel (2022) (Posted below)
10312 Jazz Club (2023) (TBD)

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  Errors LDView
Posted by: jkorten - 2017-12-11, 20:10 - Forum: LDraw Editors and Viewers - Replies (6)

Good evening everybody,

I have this file and i want to open it in ldview, it opens but it also give several errors.
anyone idea how to solve these errors ?



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  Minifig head female with glasses
Posted by: Jaco van der Molen - 2017-12-11, 9:56 - Forum: Part Requests - Replies (3)

Hi folks,

I am looking for either (or both) of these heads:
Are these in LDraw?

https://brickset.com/parts/6124264
6124264: Mini Head "No. 1776"
[Image: 6124264.jpg]

https://brickset.com/parts/6112633
6112633: Mini Head "No. 1666"
[Image: 6112633.jpg]
Thanks.

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  What requires a HOLD vote on the Parts Tracker
Posted by: Orion Pobursky - 2017-12-08, 20:47 - Forum: Parts Tracker Discussion - Replies (90)

We've created this new forum that is only viewable by PT Authors and Reviewers to allow candid discussions regarding Parts Tracker issues. To kick things off, there has been some internal discussion about what, exactly should require a HOLD vote for a part.

Since I'm the one posting this, I'll start with my suggestions:

Things the should require a HOLD:
- Wrong part number
- Wrong or questionable origin
- Invalid syntax
- Blatantly wrong geometry

Things that should generate a warning but not a HOLD:
- Small gaps
- Wrong KEYWORDS or CATEGORY
- Semantics issues like, this should be a subpart
- Anything that the PT Admin can fix (e.g. Header issues)
- Minor color problems
- Basically anything that can be fixed after initial release without breaking models that use the part.

PT Admin shall have the final say on all Parts issues.

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  Search parts in a model
Posted by: Willy Tschager - 2017-12-08, 14:48 - Forum: LDraw Editors and Viewers - Replies (4)

Feature request of the day:

I was trying to search my model for a specific part (either by part number or part of the description) in a specific color but couldn't. Tried to work around by using the history part usage but there are just uncolored versions. Tried to us Select in the Parts Project Window but it is to generic. Found further out that adding my set to the "Part listings of lego (sic!) sets" is a pain in the ass - beside the fact that it's an uncolored inventory.

To make it short you cannot search for a part in a set - or I was simply too dumb for it.

w.

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  Mapping Lego parts to library
Posted by: karen lauro - 2017-12-01, 15:07 - Forum: Official Models - Replies (6)

The Lego Power Tools book states parts are named #LEGOreferencenumber#. These are stated to be the numbers printed on physical blocks. I am assuming these are the same numbers Lego uses in instruction manuals.  Going to the top brick in Lego friends 41007, the number is 4113261, a 2x2x2. I could not find 4113261.dat in my LDraw\parts directory of the parts tracker online. So I looked for 300101 a 2 x 4 x 1. Could not find that either. What am I doing wrong? Thanks.

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  [LDPartEditor] 0.8.38b Beta Released (Bug-Fix)
Posted by: Nils Schmidt - 2017-12-01, 12:53 - Forum: Parts Author Tools - Replies (27)

Hi,

just a little bug-fix for Willy's 3D rotation problems under Linux Mint and the wireframe render mode issues with CSG optimisations.


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

Changelog:
(2 bug fixes)

With this release the following critical issues were fixed:

  1. The CSG mesh optimisation was deactivated when one of the 3D view had the wireframe render mode enabled.
  2. Under linux mint it was not possible to rotate/translate the 3D view with the keyboard key (default keys: "M"/"L").
What will the next release 0.8.39 deliver? You will get more text-editor features and it will fix edge selection issues.



The program was tested intensively with "real world" files.
However, it is still a beta version and something can go wrong in about 120.000 lines of code.

Make sure that you choose the right architecture for your OS and Java Virtual Machine (JVM) (64bit or 32bit).
A short guide how to check if a 64bit JVM is installed on your system is located at the bottom of this message.

  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.
Please note that this software is in the beta stage. Although, this version was tested, there are already known issues  for this release. There is a potential risk of data loss.

You can search for updates if you do the following steps:

  1. On windows, double-click "update.bat" to search for updates.
  2. On linux/mac, you have to excecute the shell script "update.sh".
I listen carefully to your requests and possible complaints. Please leave me a message, with your thoughts and wishes to further improve the software.

LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.

System Requirements:


Minimum System Requirements:
  • 64-bit Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.8
  • 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: 100 MB
Recommended Requirements:
  • Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10, 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: 512 MB
  • For a faster start, LDPartEditor and the LDraw™ library should be installed on an SSD.
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How to check your JVM version (32- or 64-bit):
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You can try on the command line:

Code:
java -d64 version

If it's not a 64-bit version, you'll get a message that looks like:
This Java instance does not support a 64-bit JVM. Please install the desired version.

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