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  Duplo candle
Posted by: Peter Blomberg - 2025-10-01, 0:53 - Forum: Parts Authoring - Replies (7)

What is the correct number for the uncolored Duplo candle?
11854, 98219, or 34099

What is the proper name and number for the yellow-flamed part? Is it considered a pattern?

Is there a standard phrase to acknowledge who scanned the part?

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  Any easy way to fix overlapping surfaces?
Posted by: Peter Grass - 2025-09-30, 23:20 - Forum: Parts Authoring - Replies (5)

I was trying img4dat to create a decorated part and it looks decent but when I load it into ldpart editor and use the overlapping checking tool there are 525 overlapping surfaces.

So my questions are:

A) Is there an easy way to fix them?

B) Is there a way to stop them being generated in the first place in img4dat ?

I've attached the dat I was working on which is for part 3069pb1332
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...conly%22:0}



Attached Files
.dat   3069bp59.dat (Size: 111.73 KB / Downloads: 0)
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Information LDConfig with Bricklink Studio Colours for Update 2025-09
Posted by: Hageta - 2025-09-29, 11:04 - Forum: LDraw File Processing and Conversion - Replies (3)

LDConfig made from the one in the LDraw.org 2025-09 Parts Update.
This is a LDConfig file that includes the "Render Only" colours from Bricklink Studio.
(Without LUMINANCE values, I might change that in future updates)
To use it do the following:

  1. Download it: 
    .ldr   LDConfig_plus_bl_studio_colours.ldr (Size: 68.22 KB / Downloads: 4)
  2. Move it to your LDraw folder
  3. Rename "LDConfig.ldr" to LDConfig_default.ldr(or something else)
  4. Rename "LDConfig_plus_bl_studio_colours.ldr" to "LDConfig.ldr"
Done!
This can be usefull when viewing LDraw files exported from Bricklink Studio.

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  LDraw.org 2025-09 Parts Update Now Available
Posted by: Orion Pobursky - 2025-09-29, 5:03 - Forum: LDraw.org Announcements - Replies (2)

The 2025-09 LDraw Parts Update has been released. This update adds 254 new files to the core library, including 153 new parts and 13 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 2025-09 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 PT software. This project would not be what it is without your help.

Orion Pobursky
Magnus Forsberg
Gerald Lasser
LDraw.org Parts Library Admins

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  move to history
Posted by: Peter Blomberg - 2025-09-28, 14:33 - Forum: Official File Specifications/Standards - Replies (4)

The specifications for a move to file is brief and doesn't state explicitly whether one should include part or all of the history and in which file. In an earlier thread Magnus Forsberg instructed:

Quote:XXXXX.dat
Description = "~Moved to XXXXXb"
Author = Me
Content = "1 16 0 0 0 {rotation matrix} XXXXXb.dat" (the rotation matrix restores the old orientation)

XXXXXb.dat
Description = Same as before
Author = Same as before
History line = "corrected orientation by creating b replacement file" + any minor corrections
Content = all previous content + any minor corrections

If I understand correctly, the "b" file should contain all of the previous history. What history goes into the file I authored?

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Star [LDPE] 1.8.96 Released (new random colour mode / subfile types / PrimGen2 bugfix)
Posted by: Nils Schmidt - 2025-09-28, 11:44 - Forum: Parts Author Tools - Replies (8)

Hey,

this release provides a new random colour mode to show subfiles in one random colour.
Just click the random colour mode button again to toggle between the two variants.

You can also specify the type of the subfile now when you are going to create one from the selection in the 3D editor.


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As always, you can download LDPE from this page:

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

Changelog:

(4 new feature and 5 bug fixes)

With this release you will be able to...

  • ...use a new random colour mode at subfile level, just click the random colour mode button again (it is also the new default for the PartReview tool).
  • ...see a hint if the header description misses a tilde "~" on subparts.
  • ...use a quick-fix option to adjust the name from the header based on the part type.
  • ...(not able to choose) Physical_Colour anymore. It was removed as a part type qualifier (deprecated since 2019).

The following critical issues are fixed:

  1. The hint for the part type mismatch was not correct for normal primitives.
  2. The quick-fix option for the part type mismatch did not detect "...s01.dat" names as a subfile.
  3. "Create a subpart" did not default to the subpart type or offered a choice when no type can be determined from the target path.
  4. PrimGen2's "Save As..." button modified the file header.
  5. [Linux] Automatic calculation of the viewport scale factor did not work and needs to be disabled.

The program was tested intensively with "real world" files.
However, something can go wrong in about 140.000 lines of code.

Installation on Windows:

  1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_win32_x64.zip
  2. Run LDPartEditor-1.8.96.msi
  3. Start LDPartEditor from the start menu
Installation on Linux:

  1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_linux_x64.zip
  2. Install ldparteditor_1.8.96-1_amd64.deb
  3. Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher
Installation on Mac OS X:

  1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
  2. Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.96.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

I listen carefully to your requests and possible complaints. Please leave me a message, with your thoughts and wishes to further improve the software.

LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.

System Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements:
  • 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
Recommended Requirements:
  • 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.

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  can anyone help me find these
Posted by: Julian Raymond Ruan - 2025-09-28, 5:37 - Forum: Part Requests - Replies (6)

howdy people of LDRAW!!!! I'm just trying to find these parts please help me find them like how SpongeBob always finds Gary!!!!

can anyone help me find
his head

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...idColor=89

and his shoulder part?

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...idColor=11

thank you, all much love!!!

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  BlockCAD
Posted by: Lenny - 2025-09-27, 4:53 - Forum: All Other Programs. - Replies (2)

Hello folks,

it surprised me that there is practically no info here about BlockCAD created by Anders Isaksson. Especially when I discovered that the man is/was also a member on this forum (last visit many years ago).

It was the first Lego related program I did use. I know it's not directly associated with LDraw (seems like it has it's own filetype LGO, but support DAT files - I didn't test it), but there are some options that work with LDraw. I think the man did the awesome work since there is only a small installer and here you are - you can build with most of bricks. His website is still online and installer and program still works!
https://www.blockcad.net/ (although there is older version than on sites with games and software)

What are your opinions? Did you guys use BlockCAD?

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  Friends Bear 14732
Posted by: Takeshi Takahashi - 2025-09-27, 2:50 - Forum: Part Requests - Replies (2)

Hello,
Thanks again for creating my previous requested parts.

I'd like to request Friends Bear for Friends OMR project.
https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-24146.html
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...5#T=C&C=55

I've found a raw mesh in digital-bricks
http://www.digital-bricks.de/en/index.ph...part=14732

but clean-up and split patternable surfaces would be highly appreciated.
I'll try to make printed patterns, so the part body is sufficient.

Thanks in advance,
Takeshi

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  Parts Tracker
Posted by: BBN - 2025-09-26, 8:20 - Forum: General LDraw.org Discussion - Replies (3)

The only thing I don't understand about LDraw.org is that parts are uploaded, and when you download them, the Part Designer doesn't recognize them. Why aren't these DAT files even properly completed so that they're usable?

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