Hi,

LDPartEditor uses third party libraries as you may know.
During the development I do third party library updates from time to time.

I need 17 different libraries for each release plus several native libraries for each operating system (to provide native OpenGL and native GUI support).
SWT and LWJGL are the main third party libraries that are crucial to run LDPE.
With a release of a new operating system I likely need a new library version.

Well, there is a nice saying:
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

But this won't help for the long term. Unfortunately, I cannot update to newer libraries now.
A new library breaks LDPE, which is quite annoying.
I probably have to update the third party libraries to support Windows 11, 12, 13... in the future.

The extreme solution would be to re-implement LDPE with JavaFX, while replacing LWJGL with JavaFX 3D.
Sadly, this is impossible, because JavaFX has no StyledText component yet, which is required for LDPE's text editor.
Another possible, but crazy solution would be to implement my own widget toolkit from scratch and do the rendering with OpenGL (like LDCad does).

Don't get me wrong. I like SWT and LWJGL. They are both very good libraries.

Leg godt

Nils

Hey,

here is version 0.8.24 with 4 bug fixes and 3 enhancements.
...I am writing content for the wiki/manual now.

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

Changelog:
(3 new features and 4 bug fixes)

With this release you will be able to...

• ...use per-component rounding (X, Y, Z) instead of the per-vertex rounding (useful for patterns on slopes).
  
• ...use the metadata dialog (AKA "header dialog") on the text editor, too.
  
• ...benefit from a faster program start.
  

1. It was not possible to activate "Create a new conditional line..." via a shortkey.
   
2. The new LDU to stud converter did not round correctly (20 LDU = 1 stud, rounded to one decimal place)
   
3. The Merge/split->Set X,Y,Z window appears only with a single vertex selection, it no longer works on a multiple selection (eg. to snap a selection on a plane).
   
4. The error message "Invalid use of 'BFC INVERTNEXT' / Flat subfile" got duplicated.
   

I am having problems with LDView POV-Ray export.

I have set the view in LDView to "Zoom to Fit". In the export dialog I set the aspect ratio to "4:3". The rendered image in POV-Ray is clipped at the sides. Shouldn't the building "fit" inside the render dimensions automatically?

Thanks.

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8202 - Bungee Chopper [Technic, 1998]



Download MPD (OMR compliant)
Known errors: Missing stickers, Used LDCad Rope LQ instead of elastic string bb298c82
Done with: LDCad 1.5


8202 - Bungee Chopper - B Model [Technic, 1998]



Download MPD (OMR compliant)
Known errors: Missing stickers, Used LDCad Rope LQ instead of elastic string bb298c82
Done with: LDCad 1.5

8049 - Tractor with Log Loader [Technic, 2010]



Download MPD (OMR compliant)
Known errors: None
Done with: LDCad 1.6 Alpha 4

Hi Guys,

I have a question (maybe it's a very dumb question...) concerning selection of multiple parts (to move or rotate etc.) in LDCad.

I'm used to working with a selection window (for example in Acad) to select all the parts I need to edit.
But I can't seem to find how this works in LDCad.

I think there has to be a smarter way to do this other then selecting each part individually (with CTRL).

Can anybody give me a tip?

Thanx!

Hi everyone,
I'm fairly new to the site and not sure if this is the right forum, but does anyone knows if there is a model of the Lego City passenger airplane? Specifically the one that comes with the item: 60104, Lego City Airport Passenger Terminal.
Any help will be appreciated, thank you.

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!