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  [LDPartEditor] 0.8.24 Beta Released (Rounding per X,Y,Z / bugfix)
Posted by: Nils Schmidt - 2016-09-03, 11:07 - Forum: Parts Author Tools - Replies (37)

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.

The following critical issues were fixed:

  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.


What will the next release 0.8.25 deliver? Bug fixes, more header validation features, usability improvements...


The program was tested intensively with "real world" files.
However, it is still a beta version and something can go wrong in about 100.000 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.

   Download the zip-Archive
   Extract the archive content to the location of your choice
   On windows, double-click "run.bat" to start LDPE.
   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, LDPE 0.8.24 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:

   On windows, double-click "update.bat" to search for updates.
   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:

   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

Recommended Requirements:

   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

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to check your JVM version (32- or 64-bit):
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

You can try on the command line:


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.


In general, I recommend to install the 64-bit version of the JVM for Java 8.

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  LDView 4.2 POV-Ray export
Posted by: Michael Horvath - 2016-09-02, 17:40 - Forum: LDraw File Processing and Conversion - Replies (14)

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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  Technic 1998
Posted by: Tomas Kralicek - 2016-08-31, 19:16 - Forum: Official Models - Replies (1)

8202 - Bungee Chopper [Technic, 1998]

[Image: 800x600.jpg]

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]

[Image: 800x600.jpg]

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

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  Technic 2010
Posted by: Tomas Kralicek - 2016-08-31, 19:06 - Forum: Official Models - Replies (2)

8049 - Tractor with Log Loader [Technic, 2010]

[Image: 800x600.jpg]

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

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  Selecting multiple parts in LDCad
Posted by: Bas - 2016-08-30, 10:05 - Forum: LDraw Editors and Viewers - Replies (3)

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!

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  Lego City Airplane
Posted by: Daniel Juarez - 2016-08-30, 1:56 - Forum: Official Models - No Replies

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.

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  Alias problem
Posted by: Jarema - 2016-08-29, 20:07 - Forum: LDraw File Processing and Conversion - Replies (1)

Code:
0 =Technic Bush with Two Flanges
0 Name: 6590.dat
0 Author: Magnus Forsberg [MagFors]
0 !LDRAW_ORG Part Alias UPDATE 2013-02
0 !LICENSE Redistributable under CCAL version 2.0 : see CAreadme.txt

0 BFC CERTIFY CCW

0 !HISTORY 2013-07-21 [PTadmin] Official Update 2013-01
0 !HISTORY 2013-12-14 [cwdee] Add = prefix
0 !HISTORY 2013-12-23 [PTadmin] Official Update 2013-02

0 // Alias of 3713

1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3713.dat

What is best practice to check programmatically if X is Alias of Y ?.

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  [LDPartEditor] 0.8.23 Beta Released (Context menus / LDU->stud / Async header check)
Posted by: Nils Schmidt - 2016-08-29, 11:51 - Forum: Parts Author Tools - Replies (3)

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.

[Image: imgDuke2.png]
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).

The following critical issues were fixed:

  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".

What will the next release 0.8.24 deliver? Bug fixes*, more header validation features, usability improvements...

* oh dear..., I still need to reproduce some errors...



The program was tested intensively with "real world" files.
However, it is still a beta version and something can go wrong in about 100.000 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, LDPE 0.8.23 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:
  • 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
Recommended Requirements:
  • 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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How to check your JVM version (32- or 64-bit):
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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:

Code:
This Java instance does not support a 64-bit JVM. Please install the desired version.

In general, I recommend to install the 64-bit version of the JVM for Java 8.

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  LDBoxer
Posted by: Michael Horvath - 2016-08-27, 16:03 - Forum: LDraw File Processing and Conversion - Replies (26)

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!

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Lightbulb LDV and LIC and BI Teamwork
Posted by: Jarema - 2016-08-27, 15:06 - Forum: LDraw File Processing and Conversion - No Replies

  • Brick Inventory is for collection management
  • LEGO Instruction Creator is for instrunction book
  • LDView is for view models or parts
Any proposal have make sharing data make better is appreciate.

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