Hey,

this update is like a "bouquet of flowers" with several different aspects taken care of.
There is one important bug fix for the categories.txt update function.
And a lot of new features. One of them are "Blender-like" transformation shortcuts (G, S and R key, with X,Y,Z key to lock on the axis). Works best on a single 3D view.
The ability to see "empty primitives" in files directly referencing them and the possibility to follow type 1 references in the text editor with ctrl-click.
And there is even better automatic rounding: If you do a transformation resulting in 0.9999... or 0.09999..., LDPE will automatically round these values into 1 or 0.1 respectively (unless your snap/move distance is below 0.001, then it will not do the automatic rounding).



As always, you can download LDPE from this page:

http://nilsschmidt1337.github.io/ldparteditor/

Changelog:

(8 new features and 2 bug fixes)

With this release you will be able to...

• ...ctrl-click a subpart or prim in the text editor to open it in the 3D editor and jump straight to it (cmd-click on Mac).
  
• ...use a faster way to move ( G), rotate ( R) and scale ( S) (press G, S or R on the 3D view, press X, Y or Z to lock to an axis. Or ctrl-shift-x and so on to lock to a plane.).
  
• ...calibrate a background image with a measurement (click on the new "Calibrate Background Image" button, select a line (type 2 or 5 on the image plane) and enter the new distance)
  
• ...better see "empty" primitives.
  
• ...get even better automatic rounding of .9999s and .0000s (e.g. for PathTruder results).
  
• ...use an upgraded gizmo/manipulator (to move and scale in XY, XZ, YZ planes).
  
• ...benefit from cleaned up inlined results from CSG_COMPILE.
  
• ...benefit from the fact that empty tree items for hints / warnings / errors / duplicates in the text editor will be expanded when they get new items to display.
  

1. The ldraw.org link to download the contents of categories.txt was outdated.
   
2. It was possible to assign a key twice (with a newly introduced shortcut).
   

1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_win32_x64.zip
   
2. Run LDPartEditor-1.8.81.msi
   
3. Start LDPartEditor from the start menu
   

1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_linux_x64.zip
   
2. Install ldparteditor_1.8.81-1_amd64.deb
   
3. Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher
   

1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
   
2. Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.81.dmg
   
3. Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
   
4. Copy ldparteditor.sh to your home folder
       4a. Open a Terminal.app and run ./ldparteditor.sh
       4b. Or open a Terminal.app and run /Applications/LDPartEditor.app/Contents/MacOS/LDPartEditor
   

• OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  
• Operating System (64-bit): Windows [7 or newer], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  
• CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  
• RAM: 4GB
  
• Video-Memory: 1 GB
  
• Free Disk Space: 150 MB
  

• Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10,11, Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  
• OpenGL 3.3 compatible Graphics Card
  
• CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  
• RAM: >4 GB
  
• Video-Memory: >1 GB
  
• Free Disk Space: 500 MB
  
• For a faster start, LDPartEditor and the LDraw™ library should be installed on an SSD.
  

Hi all,

Also see: https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-27498.html

Again I am finding it difficult to understand why, in LDCad, I can find 30565 Plate 4x4 Corner Round in the Plain Plates partbin.
IMHO this is modified plate?
And then, 30357 is called 3x3 Plate with 2x2 Corner Round and is found in the Plates Modified bin.

This also goes for:
- 68568 Plate  3 x  3 with  2 x  2 Corner Round and  2 x  2 with  1 x  1 Corner Round Cutout
- 80015 Plate  5 x  5 with  4 x  4 Corner Round and  4 x  4 with  3 x  3 Corner Round Cutout
both in modified plates
And then we find 79491 Plate  2 x  2 Corner Round in the Plain Plates bin. Though IMHO this too is a modified plate.

Another example is
- 77850 Plate  1 x  3 Round Ends and  3 Open Studs found in Plain Plates
- 35480 Plate  1 x  2 with Round Ends and 2 Open Studs is found in Modified

I think at least these two should be either both plain or both modified.
And I think we need to rename 77850 to Plate  1 x  3 with Round Ends and  3 Open Studs so it too will end up in the modified plates bin.
And 30565 should be Plate 4x4 with Corner Round

Can we find more consistency in naming and describing parts?
Since I am modelling very often in LDCad and sometimes find it illogical where to find certain parts, I come across this very often.

I know I can request fasttracking an edit to parts. Would this be the way to this if I come across inconsistancy?
Adding more keywords can help too.

Thanks for reading.

Hi there,

is there an advanced part designer who can provide for use in Studio the 
Vintage tail bb96

I'm missing it badly for a MOC, but I haven't the talent to design parts.

In most cases this part originates in set 698-1.
I varied a badly yellowed one of them by painting it in yellow and
attached a „condor“ decal on it.

The 2024-05 LDraw Parts Update has been released. This update adds 609 new files to the core library, including 365 new parts and 31 new primitives.

Thanks are due to all the part authors who created or corrected parts for this release. The small, but dedicated, band of reviewers also play an important role in keeping files moving through the Parts Tracker and deserve just as much credit. This update wouldn't have been possible without their dedication and attention to detail.

You can preview the new parts in 2024-05 here, and download the zip-file update or Windows install package here.

Thank you to all the testers and parts authors who continue giving feedback on the new PT software. This project would not be what it is without your help.

Orion Pobursky
LDraw.org Parts Library Admin

Hello I'm working on 87580p02  and I noticed that there a problem here :

Quote:1 0 -13.4 0 -8.8 3.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.5 4-4ndis.dat
1 71 -13.4 0 -8.8 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.5 4-4ring6.dat

Hi all,

I think this was asked before, but how do I extend the allowd LUA runtime?
It is now 250ms. I think you can increase it?

I have this script (heightmap generation) that needs way longer.
I know there are limits, but I want to find out how far I can go.

Thanks

Hi everyone,

I would like to request the Golden Retriever/Labrador part (69962pb01). I would not mind authoring it, but since it's complex and I don't have the part physically with me, I'm not sure how to do.

Thanks a lot

I'm trying to expand my LEGO Parts Guide to include more vintage parts, and hope to add a publicly visible mode to browse the most common retired parts sometime soon!  I do not want to do that until I've added as many common vintage parts as possible, and some of them are missing from LDraw.

This thread includes those parts in top 500 most common parts for any 5-year period that are not in LDraw collection yet.  I hope this helps inspire folks to fill in some gaps in the LDraw parts library!

2024 Parts
This looks at just sets released so far this year, and helps elevate the most popular new parts so folks can consider adding them to the collection... (Ranking will fluctuate a bit every time new sets are inventoried.)

• ON PT - #645 - Part 5093 - Slope Curved 2 x 2 with Stud Notch Right - https://rebrickable.com/parts/5093/slope...tch-right/
  
• ON PT - #646 - Part 5095 - Slope Curved 2 x 2 with Stud Notch Left - https://rebrickable.com/parts/5095/slope...otch-left/
  
• ON PT - #706 - Part 5489 - Brick Round 2 x 2 D. Tube with 45° Elbow and Axle Holes (Crossholes) at Each End [LONG] - https://rebrickable.com/parts/5489/brick...-end-long/
  
• #769 - Part 1941 - Plate Special 1 x 1 with Hole Through Stud, 3 Bars and 3 Bar Holes - https://rebrickable.com/parts/1941/plate...bar-holes/ (variant of 20612)
  
• #777 - Part 5414 - Slope Curved 1 x 4 with Stud Notch Right - https://rebrickable.com/parts/5414/slope...tch-right/
  
• #748 - Part 5415 - Slope Curved 1 x 4 with Stud Notch Left - https://rebrickable.com/parts/5415/slope...otch-left/
  
• #820 - Part 84195 - Duplo Plant, Flower with 1 Top Studs - https://rebrickable.com/parts/84195/dupl...top-studs/
  
• #954 - Part 4986 - Large Figure Cover 4 x 5 x 2 with Bar, 4 Studs, Ridged - https://rebrickable.com/parts/4986/large...ds-ridged/
  
• #960 - Part 5057 - Brick Round 3 x 3 D. Tube with 45° Elbow and Axle Holes (Crossholes) at Each End - https://rebrickable.com/parts/5057/brick...-each-end/
  
• ON PT - #1000 - Part 79180 - BRICK 1X2X1 1/3 W/ 2 PLATES 2X2 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/79180/bric...lates-2x2/
  

• #961 - Part 84195 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/84195/dupl...top-studs/  (It's a 5-petal Duplo Flower that was introduced in 2022.)
  
• #1100 - Part 76919 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/76919/fin-...axle-hole/
  
• #1161 - Part 63783 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/63783/laun...k-shooter/
  
• #1204 - Part 1941 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/1941/plate...bar-holes/   (Admittedly, it is very similar and often interchangeable with 20612.  I will probably consolidate into one entry.)
  
• #1214 - 18855 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/18855/equi...th-handle/
  
• (there are more, I just stopped here...)
  

• #413 - Part 90661 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/90661/larg...ot-type-2/
  

• #416 - Part 60896 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/60896/larg...v-matoran/
  
• #431 - Part 57563 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/57563/larg...i-matoran/
  
• #464 - Part 49423 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/49423/larg...toa-metru/
  
• #484 - Part 64251 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/64251/larg...3-fingers/  (Note - the 4-finger variant already exists, and this variant is not common - 38 sets)
  
• #497 Part 53566 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/53566/larg...on-piraka/
  

• #268 - Part 32553 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/32553/larg...-4-x-1-23/
  
• #275 - Part 71509 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/71509/rubb...s-section/
  
• #305 - Part 45463 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/45463/clik...n-frosted/  (note 45462 below as well)
  
• #306 - Part 32554 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/32554/larg...ain-stalk/
  
• #344 - Part 45462 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/45462/clik...-with-pin/
  
• #387 - Part 45455 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/45455/clik...n-frosted/
  
• #390 - Part 45474 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/45474/clik...-with-pin/
  
• #395 - Part 45472 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/45472/clik...connector/
  
• #415 - Part 42042 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/42042/larg...ana-3-x-4/
  
• #432 - Part 45456 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/45456/clik...n-frosted/
  
• #439 - Part 46286 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/46286/clik...with-hole/
  
• #441 - Part 31350c01 - https://rebrickable.com/parts/31350c01/d...ler-screw/
  

Say, is there a way, when creating a triangle or quad, to temporarily disable snapping to nearby vertices (for example, by holding down a key)? I have some vertices that I want to use as guides, but not snap exactly onto them. But there are other times I do want to snap, so I don't want to disable it altogether.

Lately I'm getting some unwanted quoting of (very old) previous messages in threads while replying, like:

https://forums.ldraw.org/newreply.php?ti...lyto=54426

It's a reply to CAM but It also quotes a very old message from NW  Perry