I recently uploaded a number of parts found in LDD to the Part Tracker, using the word "Constraction" in the description.
Arezey asked for a changed description of one of the recycled, official parts, 98577.
How many more parts should use the same word? Are all parts with the big ball+socket combination Constraction parts?
I want to change some of the parts using "ball" and "socket" in their descriptions; 50898, 89650, 89651, etc.

Some of them, IMO are too thick; 60176, 61053, 61054, 64311
The cross section of a beam is allways rectangular (18x20 ldu). These all have a square cross section (20x20 ldu).
I want to rework them. Would that be OK?

I'm working on more constraction parts. I now have about eight parts prepared, but don't know how to name them.
The red parts in this picture.


Is there somewhere a defined or widely used way of naming the "skelleton", "shell" and "decorative" parts in The Character and Creature Building System ?

I am probably not the first one with this problem, so I am looking for help.

First of all - what I tried. I'm doing a MOC (Mechanical equipment)and started drawing at the same time I was building. Didn't work out too well, since I needed to make changes in previously drawn (LDCad) work. Setting up steps was difficult, since parts were added and subtracted, as I again had to make changes.

How do any of the builders handle this problem?

The obvious answer is to complete and test the model and then rebuild it while drawing. Is there any other way?

Is there a way to change the sequence of the steps. I was thinking you could take the model apart specifying the parts in each step, and then reverse their sequence. Would take a lot of time, but would be accurate.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanx,
Ed

I have added the callout, but it is only showing the parts list, and not the actual steps.     

Why is it doing this?
Thanks!

10174 UCS Imperial AT-ST [Star Wars]

I am glad to present the 10174 UCS AT-ST.   … and I can tell you: For me this was a tough nut to crack!

Especially connecting the side parts of the drivers cap to the main model made me kind of desperate: It was necessary to fine adjust several angles successively in small steps by trial and error so as to get a best fit. After each step I had to check the result by visual means. Although I had not been able to avoid some small collisions I am finally satisfied with the result.


Download MPD-File (OMR compliant)

Done with LDcad
Rubber band generated with Philo’s “Rubber Belt Generator”
Errors: Missing display sticker

regards
Roland

I may have missed something, but how do you change the LDCad file format to one that can be used by the instruction building / publishing software?

OR - is there one that uses the LDR file direct?

Thanx
Ed

I am searching for the Parts DAT  from The Porsche GT3 RS

23800 Wheel Porsche

23799 Tyre 81,6x44

26530 5X15X2 PANEL WHEEL ARCH w. Print left


26531 5X15X2  PANEL WHEEL ARCH w. Print right


24118 5X15X2 PANEL WHEEL ARCH only Printing


24119 3x7x2   Bricks, Special Circles And Angles


23801 WHEEL BEARING BACK W/ CROSS HOLE


26287 CROSS AXLE, EXTENSION, 3M


Thanks
Thorsten

Greetings - just wanted to say Travis' guidance to render images with LDView using the -SaveSnapshots=1 switch is showing a 75% increase in performance. This configuration renders multiple files using a single call. So with this 'Single Call' configuration on LPub3D, the entire parts list/bom is rendered with a single call and step models on a multi-step page are also rendered with a single call.

I have to add that this enhancement was quite complicated. Image attributes (height and width) are critical to the lowest level of LPub3D functionality and are processed on the fly as page components are constructed so to not generate images on the fly - so they can be included in a single call - was most complicated. Especially to design something that was not more expensive than the current performance cost. It's not good to rob Peter to pay Paul. Anyhow, I believe what I came up with is a good design and the results clearly show a performance credit.

So without further adieu, here is the evidence log for the model file below. (Model file credit: Philo):

Single Flat Page - LDView Single Call
 "LDView"  PLI single render call took  4660 milliseconds. 
 "LDView"  CSI single render call took  923 milliseconds  for step  1  on page  1 
 
Single Flat Page - LDView normal Call
 "LDView"  PLI render call took  21474 milliseconds. 
 "LDView"  CSI render call took  1017 milliseconds  for step number  1  on page number  1

You can see the overall elapsed time was 22,491 milliseconds for the normal call where every bom part is rendered by an individual call. With a single call for the entire bom, the overall elapsed time is reduced to 5,583 milliseconds. 

Test model used:
   

Very big thanks to Travis for his guidance.

P.S. The next release of LPub3D is imminent - wrapping up testing.
Cheers !

Hi folks,

Are the tiny stickers with the Ferrari logo (as seen in set 10248 and other past Ferrari models) made or is someone working on them as sticker or part?
I am aiming at stickers 2, 3 and 7. 

Hi all,

Looking for the Stormtrooper Pauldron Cloth. Hopefully it's in lDraw aleady, and as usual, I can't find it?

http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/c...=4#T=C&C=4

Thanks!

Hi,

I just moved to a new flat and did a hardware / VR / system upgrade on my desktop machine as well.
The upgrade inlcuded a new powerful GPU configuration (2x NVIDIA GTX 1080, SLI).
Currently, there are no open source linux drivers for the GPU, yet.

I need about a week to play a little bit with my new workstation / VR headset and will then continue to work on LDPartEditor.
Of course, I will not raise the hardware requirements for LDPE... :)


Cheers

Nils