I'm working my way through the LDCad tutorials and trying to build some models to get the hang of it.
There are a couple of things that I can't quite figure out. One of them is the location/docking of panes. Somehow my color bin and parts bin panes have become undocked and I can't find a way of docking them again. How do I dock them again so they are not on top of the compass if I move them to the left side?

Hi there.
Are there someone who can make this, or are working on this type of sailing?

sailbb30 sailbb19 sailbb26


The pattern has is not important at this stage, for my used

Hi Nils,

After doing some parts with the LDPE I am getting pretty much used to it, although I did by far not use all the features yet, or may be have not even discovered them all. I do have some requests or suggestions to make editing easier.

PROPOSAL: Add "Move Manipulator to Origin of selected Subfile" to the Context Menu
I find it a bit tedious to go up to the menu bar and set the manipulator to the subfile I selected. It simply take a lot of time.
It would be great if this can be implemented in the RMB Context Menu. This is basically the way I set the Manipulator most of the time. Either in the RMB Context Menu or with a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+ something) to do the same.
   

PROPOSAL: A better way to skew RECT Prims
I did not find a proper way till now to move a rectangle-prim in place when it is out of a plane. I.e. if I want to put it slanted I need to check two vertices, calculate their distance, translate this into the transformation matrix of the rect-prim to put it to the correct angle and the correct vertex.
It would be good if I could:
- Select a primitive (Rect) (1)
- Select the two vertices or edge lines where the rect shall touch (2)
- LDPE will calculate the transformation matrix -> Result in the final Pic

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  LDPE-Prop-AlignPrim2.png (Size: 11.34 KB / Downloads: 5)

PROPOSAL: Align Circles or Cricle Sections
Sometimes there is a need to find a circle-section that fits between two specific points, A and B. I have also attached a picture to show the task. I need to calculate the radius ® of the circle and the center (M) I do this now with a small XLS tool which serves the purpose perfectly. It would be neat if this could be "onboard" of LDPE.
   

PROPOSAL: Draw Selection Only/Draw Until Selection
You have the possibility oin the text editor to "Show Selection in 3D View" This selects also the line sin the 3D Editor and I can jointly move it, that is really good (and I just discovered after finding the link to the manual again:-)
Now sometimes I would like to see only a specific set of lines (without the rest of the part) or to draw only to a certain line.
Those two selections would be great:
- Draw Selection (in Text Editor)
- Draw Until Selection (in Text Editor)
I would need this function to help properly sort the lines in a file and to clean it up.

PROPOSAL: Group Function
This would also aid in cleanign and sorting a file. I.e. In the 3D Editor I can select a number of items (quads, lines etc.) which might not be at one position in the file, however they might belong together. So
- I select them,
- then RMB "join selection in text Editor"
- may be a prompt is made to add a comment to allow you finding the code later.

QUESTION: Cond-Line Colors
Why are the Condlines shown in two colors? I could not figure out a reason for that.


A lot of stuff... but I hope this might be useful/helpful for others as well

Gerald

A quick reference to the candidates for the 2016/2017 LDraw.org Steering Committee (SteerCo) election. The information is drawn from the nomination process and corrections are welcome, please email the webmasters.

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name and no ranking or endorsement should be inferred from their position on the list. The following table summarizes the status of each candidate in the format:
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Maybe I am asking too much at a time, but I really want to share this thought...

Reading the review of the Ghostbusters Firehouse on Eurobricks (http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.ph...pic=118783) I saw something interesting I've been wondering about before.

LEGO uses highlighting to show what parts a new in a step.
Like this


They've done this occasionally before (in the long past and I think with some monthly minibuilds) and I think it would be nice to be able to do this too?

Would something like this be possible to implement in LPub3D?
Or use some other software to pre-process an LDraw file that creates lines around the parts of a step?

I've done this in some instructions by hand (not every step) where it was really hard to see where parts went in a certain step. This is often the case with a monochrome model or when one uses many black for instance.

Can someone fix the wiki, please? It seems that uploading/displaying images does not work. It's been like this for several years. How do you expect us to want to write tutorials if the wiki is not working?

To my surprise, part 98834 isn't in the LDraw library yet (or, at least I couldn't find it).
Anyone willing to make it?

It's available in LDD, btw.

I am looking for a individual that is already skilled in the LEGO AUTO-CAD Program and interested in being paid to create a model using LEGO Parts based on the picture below. If the first one is a success we will have several more designs that we would like to do. I would like them to already understand the program and all aspects of the LEGO CAD to create a model of a pump station. I understand that the program allows for bill of materials to be created and the parts can be ordered to assemble the design. The desired end result is to receive the file, then order the all the parts and assemble the model into a presentation piece. The scale will need to be played with based on the scale and availability of the LEGO parts.

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Hi,

When I export from LDView to POV, the color 151 VERY LIGHT BLUISH GRAY appears as green in POV ... After some investigation I found the RGB color as written in the lg_color.inc file is 14,94,77 .. which is green .. it should be 230,227,224 .. #E6E3E0 .. instead.

After having recently opened up a small can of worms on the Parts Tracker with introducing the hollow stud with the inner stopper ring, it got me thinking about parts that have this inner stopper ring as part of their recent moulding but still have the same Design ID from their inception.

For example, 3665 "Slope Brick 45 2 x 1 Inverted" is now produced with this inner stopper (I have a spare one to hand) but is only modelled in LDraw without. However, this inner stopper does have implications on the part's function, as a 4 LDU bar can now only be inserted so far.

Therefore, would it be worth producing a "b" variant of this part with the inner stopper ring? BrickLink doesn't recognise it as a separate part, but it is functionally slightly different.