Hi folks,

As outlined here:

https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-28616.html

nominations for the 2025/2026 LDraw.org Steering Committee election will close tomorrow and elections will start on 01.03.2025. Only those candidates who have been nominated, seconded, and have accepted as outlined, will be eligible for election. So if you are a candidate that has not yet accepted or declined, please consider deciding. The list with the candidates as well as their status can be found here:

https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-28641.html

If you feel your favorite nominee is missing on the list please use the link above to nominate him/her.

Willy Tschager
On behalf of the LDraw.org Steering Committee

An updated version of the LDraw All-In-One-Installer, in short AIOI, containing the LDraw Parts Library Updates from 2024-06 to 2025-01.

The AIOI supports Windows XP (Home and Pro), Windows Vista or higher (all versions). There are two installer files available: Use the 64 Bit AIOI to install all the main 64 Bit programs, while the older 32 Bit programs are offered in a separated .exe file. Please note that only the 64 Bit version contains the LDraw Parts Library. If you want to use the 32 Bit programs, it is mandatory that the library has been installed previously. The Installer will NOT run on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT Ver 4, 2000, or XP below SP2.

It contains the following changes:

* Update to LDCad 1.7 Beta 1
* Update to LPub3D 2.4.9
* Update to Parts Library 2025-01
* Update to MLCad.ini 2025-01
* Update to Offline Parts Catalog 2025-01

You can download the AIOI from:

LDraw.org >> Help >> Get Started >> Windows >> LDraw All-In-One-Installer

Many thanks to all the programmers who contributed to this release.

Willy Tschager
(LDraw.org Content Manager)

Hello, I'm working on part 4972 (Hylian Shield) and I think it is ready to be submited.
But first I have some questions regarding the handle: the description I use is "Handle for Flat Shields - Variant": is it OK?. The file name is handle3.dat, may I keep it or I need to change to another one (example: handlea.dat)?.
This is because of the similarity with handle.dat. I appreciate your opinions. Attached an image of my work on the handle:

   

Something odd happened to my installation of LDCad 1.7 yesterday. When I started the application, it loaded as if it was a new install: defaulting to the blue background, asking where my LDraw library lives, etc. 

My favorited parts and hotkey config remained, but my favorited colors did not. 

I was able to fix all of that, but one thing remains: enabling part snapping has no effect. I tried downloading and replacing the latest shadow file ("C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Roaming\LDCad\shadow\offLib\offLibShadow.csl"). I've tried pointing LDCad's shadow library settings at the ".../Shadow" and .../Shadow/offLib" folders (restarting afterward), but with no effect. 

What else can I try? Or should I just do a full reinstall of LDCad? 

If reinstall, are there any good threads describing how to make sure favorites and hotkeys survive the reinstall? 

Thanks
--cj

i would like this part be authored
would i use this part? likely no but it would help someone who would

and in a shocking turn of events i actually own the part i request for as i have it right in front of me so if anyone have problems during the modelling i could help 


some photos
   
   

It has been requested that we set up a new !COLOUR MATERIAL to deal with fabric materials:

https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-28335.html

In my opinion, this would probably be better as a new finish, instead of adding MATERIAL FABRIC <blah blah blah>. There are a number of different fabric materials, and I feel that each should be supported. At the minimum, we have:

• Standard minifigure capes
  
• Qui-Gon Poncho
  
• Buildable Boba Fett cloth pauldron (Is this the same material as the poncho above?)
  
• String (are there multiple types of LEGO string?)
  
• Sails (same material as minifigure capes?)
  
• Tepee/covered wagon
  

• CAPE
  
• VELVET
  
• CANVAS
  
• STRING
  

Quite some time ago now, there was a tool on the Tracker to allow us to find those files which were in the most desperate need of attention, i.e.: it would list those files which had not been updated for the longest time, in chronological order. I have not seen that tool any more on the Tracker for a year now, I think. 

Was this tool discontinued? Why? And can it be restored (or replaced with something newer)? 

Thank you. 
Franklin

Thread for City 2025 sets

Hi folks,

As outlined here:

https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-28616.html

nominations for the 2025/2026 LDraw.org Steering Committee election will close at 11:59 PM GMT on 28 February 2025 and elections will start on 01.03.2025. Only those candidates who have been nominated, seconded, and have accepted as outlined, will be eligible for election. So if you are a candidate that has not yet accepted or declined, please consider deciding. The list with the candidates as well as their status can be found here:

https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-28641.html

If you feel your favorite nominee is missing on the list please use the link above to nominate him/her.

Willy Tschager
On behalf of the LDraw.org Steering Committee

I'm going to add a simple META after the !CMDLINE meta:

0 !IMAGE_ADJUST <x,y,z> <rotation matrix>

This will tell the Library (and any other program that wants to use it) to adjust the rotation/position of a part before rendering it. This will allow for patterns or stickers that would otherwise not be shown in the default rendering to be shown (for example https://library.ldraw.org/parts/search/s...part=14718 ). This meta will only be included if the position adjust is not zero and the rotation matrix is not unity.

A couple of notes: 
 - I'm already doing this internal to the Library software but it's part of the general site settings and only editable by me. This will allow authors/header editors to adjust the image without my help, persist the settings through updates, and could be useful to other software as well.
 - As this is for display purposes only, a hold for for this meta would not be appropriate
 - I'm not invested in "!IMAGE_ADJUST" if you have a better suggestion