In the reviews for part 85976.dat (Train Track 4Wide Curved) there are some comments about the origin for curved track parts. I thought it might be better to have that discussion here so it can still be easily found after 85976 becomes official.
When I created the part I put the origin in the middle of the middle sleeper to be consistent with existing track parts. Having it there is kinda consistent with the straight track part but I appreciate it may not be very intuitive to manipulate the part in MLCad. However it's not all that bad. When I do curved track parts I use the same trick I use for many rotations, my trusted friend the lime green light saber bar. I place it in the centre of rotation, select it, then select the part(s) I want to rotate and use the keys to make the actual rotation. If only it was a little easier to get to the grid step and rotation settings in MLCad...

I am unable to view the file "datsville.ldr" in the model attached to this post. LDView crashes in what I think is the last stage due to some type of runtime error. I don't have any additional information regarding the error.


Mike

Like the title says, I would like to have a recent messages link/page even when you're not logged in.

Just received this from an LDraw user in Prague, Czech Republic (Milan Vancura).

Quote:I found that LDraw model of 32072 contains holes (in knobs) of wrong diameter,
it's neither for Technich Pin or for Bar. As I checked, with the real part in
hand, they should be of 'Bar' diameter.

Thank you for the fix!

Hi all,

Looking for these two parts, both hair for a minifig. They're both in LDD but I can't seem to be able to export them into any LDR program (bricksmith, LeoCad, LDView...). Any help is much appreciated.

PIC

I was also wondering if anyone was working on the parts for the Incredible Hulk maxifigure?

thanks!
mike

Why are the sloped bricks numbered as they are?

For instance, the Slope Brick 10 6 x 8 is closer to 9 degrees. The Slope Brick 33 3 x 1 is closer to 27 degrees.

I also object to where the slope is being measured from. E.g. I think the slope should be measured when the bricks are stacked on top of each other. See the black dashed lines in the following images:

What would be the best way to attach streetlamps, fire hydrants, and other stuff to the sidewalks of the attached model and others like it? Is there such thing as a 1x2 hinge? Thanks.


Mike

Attached Files

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Hi, I am contributing to a Blender LDraw Import script, and I was wondering if we could call it "Blender LDraw Importer". I know it has the name LDraw in it, but after all, it imports LDraw files, and if we called it anything else, nobody would know what it is.

Thanks!

-rioforce

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I'm trying to run Edger2 from the command line using the exact settings that I use in LETGUI, but things are not working right. Here is what the Edger2 settings look like in LETGUI:



What is the equivalent command line?

I've tried this without luck: