LDCad 1.5 Beta 1a 1b is now available.

Now new features (hence the 'a'), I've mostly fixed a stability issues and restored some features which stopped working due to all the internal changes made for the source window.

Hopefully this version restores the 1.4b stability while adding the full 1.5 feature set.

This version also includes new snap info for many parts, I've updated all '100% info' bin groups in regards of the 2015-01 LDraw update.

It also includes snap info files donated by Philippe Hurbain, Milan Vančura and Jason McReynolds. Thanks to all

For beta 2 I'm hoping to add some minor useful features, I'm thinking about model duplication with an optional mirroring feature (only a dumb positional flip for now). And maybe a similar flipping feature for selections. If anyone has additional (simple) feature requests let me know.

As always the latest version is at:
http://www.melkert.net/LDCad/download

I've also been working on the definitive 1.5 mascot, but it isn't ready yet. Can you guess which model it is

   

edit: I've uploaded 1.5 Beta 1b it addresses a potentially very annoying bug concerning file reloading.

Today I have uploaded the update of MPDCenter to my webside that works also with LDCad commands.
Please visit and give some feedback to me.

Thanks

MPDCenter webside

Sometimes when parsing go to far we get result when some element must be as one.
I have have give the functionality to join parts together.
So the main question is: join them together OR search part marked as Complete - like 9556.dat

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Anyone knows how to calculate the angles of such a 5 bars linkage:
   
Graphically it's relatively simple (intersection of the locus of a 4 bars linkage with the circle of the 5th bar), but analytically it's another story...
The problem surfaced when modeling top support of the boom of 42042 crane B-model that uses this kind of structure

I'll probably use a successive approximation method, but if somone has a better way...

Travis,

The export function does not work for LDView 4.2 Beta 1 on OSX. I can pick "Export" from the file menu but the dialog box never appears. This function does work on 4.1. I'm currently running OS X 10.11 El Capitan.

Whist trying to download a fresh copy of the LGEO library, I've found that the link on the LDraw website, http://www.digitalbricks.org/lgeo.html , is broken. Can someone point to me where this library is now?

I'd like to propose a META for slope texture. Something like:

0 !SLOPE_TEXTURE BEGIN
<faces that have slope texture>
0 !SLOPE TEXTURE END

or if there's only one line:

0 !SLOPE_TEXTURE
<face that has slope texture>

Just a couple of hours until we get flying cars, hover boards and can go watch JAWS 19

Hey,

the tool for the conversion of LDD files to LDraw files is now available in a new version and ready for testing. It should be able to read .lxf and .lxfml files; both in LXFML version 4 and 5.
Currently it is only possible to generate .ldr files. The documentation and the update of the webpage is pending, I am sorry.

   

You will need a valid ldraw.xml. I hope it works.

Rolf

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After import model from TRAC3R.ldr I have this. What it is best way to detect parts that do not be connected|inside other. ?!
I know boundingBox ,filename and other data.