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  Offline Parts Catalogue
Posted by: eeyore - 2012-07-26, 19:47 - Forum: General LDraw.org Discussion - Replies (64)

Hi all
I'm new to the program and have to say I'm loving every second I use of it.
The only issue I have really is that as a new person I'm having a bit of a mission finding the parts I want. I know there are websites with parts and bigger pictures of them but is there a Catalogue for off line use?

I mainly use the Lego cad on my laptop (big screen and lots of ram!) and normally out of 3G signal so i would find a sort of PDF parts catalogue really usefull if there is one.

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  Where to link for an overview of specifications
Posted by: Chris Dee - 2012-07-26, 10:07 - Forum: Website Suggestions/Requests/Discussion - Replies (6)

The Parts Tracker has a main navigation link to LDraw Specifcations (which is currently a dead link to http://www.ldraw.org/modules.php?op=modl...le&sid=292). On the new site I can only see leaf pages for each specification item (e.g. http://www.ldraw.org/article/218.html) even though the breadcrumb trail (Home > Documentation > File Format Standards > File Format 1.0.2) implies the existance of intermediate nodes.

Is there (or can there be) a direct link to Documentation or Official Library Standards?

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  Missing: compact description what to download
Posted by: Steffen - 2012-07-26, 9:47 - Forum: Website Suggestions/Requests/Discussion - Replies (7)

I just looked at the new ldraw.org site and put myself into the position of a new visitor.
I missed a compact and small page which describes how and what to download.
This still is too unclear IMHO.
The thing that adds to the confusion here is that the main menu for downloading directly jumps
to the download pages where you already can get things.
IMHO, the first entry in that menu should be a link to a page _explaining_ how and what to download,
in a very simple and compact form.
For example, the main question that I think currently remains unclear is to a new user whether
he has to download _all_ updates and apply them one after another, or just the most recent one.
And if the latter, to what he would apply it to.

The page could be very simple and compact, for example like this:

For downloading, you have these options:

(a)
Using the all-in-one-installer. This will give you all most-frequently-used applications,
plus all officially released parts. Later, you'll be applying parts updates incrementally to this.
The most recent parts update contained in it currently is 2012-XX.

(b)
Download the programs individually, plus the parts library.
For the parts library, you need do download all officially released files here (link).
This will give you all officially released parts up to and including update 2012-XX.
After that, you'll be incrementally applying parts updates to that.

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  Download link not working
Posted by: verizo - 2012-07-25, 20:59 - Forum: General LDraw.org Discussion - Replies (6)

hello,
ive been trying to download this program, but it seems that the link is dead. I found the 32 bit version somewhere on the interwebz, but it wont run on my 64 bit OS.

Does anyone have a backup link for me? thanks alot!

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  Importance of stud orientation?
Posted by: Owen Burgoyne - 2012-07-25, 20:29 - Forum: Parts Authoring - Replies (16)

While creating new LDraw parts I've paid particular attention to the orientation of the studs to ensure that the parts look as accurate as possible.

One thing I've noticed in the LDraw library (and also the LGEO library, but that's another matter) is that although an existing part may be near-perfect, sometimes the orientation of the studs is incorrect.

This is most apparent when using something like LDView, where stud logos are oriented based on the stud.dat's orientation in the LDraw part file. And when LDView exports a model to POV-Ray and uses LGEO studs on non-LGEO parts, the issue carries over.

My question is this: Should existing LDraw parts be resubmitted to the Parts Tracker (via email, of course) just to fix something like stud orientation?

[Incidentally, my current solution to ensure stud orientation is correct is a modification to stud.dat which incorporates the (uncertified) logo.dat primitive, so the LEGO logo is always visible, even in programs like MLCad.]

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  LDraw guidlines integrated in Policies and Procedures
Posted by: Willy Tschager - 2012-07-25, 19:26 - Forum: LDraw.org Announcements - No Replies

Hi,

transferring content from the old site to the new CMS the LDraw.org Steering Committee has decided to integrate the various LDraw guidelines in the LDraw.org Policies And Procedures. The updated article can be found at:

http://www.ldraw.org/article/281.html

Willy Tschager
On behalf of the LDraw Steering Committee

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  Modulex parts library
Posted by: Willy Tschager - 2012-07-25, 13:57 - Forum: General LDraw.org Discussion - Replies (18)

Hi,

transferring content from the old site we, the content managers, update also the information. In this process I added some alternative parts libraries using the LDraw File Format to the new site:

http://www.ldraw.org/parts/other-parts-libraries.html

I'd like to see also Modulex among those. Since there were some objections in the past submitting them to the PT:

http://news.lugnet.com/cad/?n=17385&t=i&v=a

I would go for a link to the modulex page:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/chris.w.dee/Modulex/

but it seams essential to me that there is also a download link. Any chance to add it?

w.

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  LDPatternCreator - Release 1.4.1
Posted by: Nils Schmidt - 2012-07-25, 10:54 - Forum: Parts Author Tools - No Replies

Hey,

I just released LPC 1.4.1..

Please uninstall older versions of this software before installing a new version.
Your configuration won't be deleted if you have already version greater than 1.3.1 installed on your machine.

Change log:

New features:

  • The spline tool vertex calculation is improved.
  • You can lock the Vertex/Triangle Mode, when "Add Vertex" or "Add Triangle" is activated (Advanced Options..->Misc.).

(see full list of tickets for 1.4.1)

I included a short readme.htm in the installation directory.


Cheers & Leg Godt


Nils

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  Precise meaning of '~' and '_'
Posted by: Roland Melkert - 2012-07-23, 19:22 - Forum: Parts Authoring - Replies (5)

I find the docs somewhat unclear, could someone shine some additional light on when and why the '~' and '_' prefixes are used?

For example I used to think the ~ is 'depreciated' and/or 'moved' but looking at 4179 this seems weird because it's a complete (and valid?) part as far i can see.

I'm struggling with this while tweaking the default part bin content of LDCad, currently I exclude all parts starting with ~ and _ but I'm starting to think I might be cutting away too much.

So in short how should these prefixes be handled in means of putting them in a part bin yes/no.

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  User account deals..
Posted by: Santeri Piippo - 2012-07-23, 11:07 - Forum: Help - Replies (5)

Hi guys it's me (yet) again Smile I've been lurking around here for a while now and thought to see what's new in the tracker and help up with the review stuff a bit and all. I'd get back to authoring if mlcad wasn't as clunky. :/

Though this new account I made on the forums doesn't have review rights and my old arezey account doesn't seem to even exist anymore, can't log into it.

Anyway it's been a while since I've said anything here really so I'd like to mention that the library sure has grown over the past few years and the new CMS is awesome. You guys do a great job. Smile

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