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Sticker that fits 22385 (Nexo shield)

Posted by: Jaco van der Molen - 2024-07-17, 8:44 - Forum: Parts Authoring - Replies (5)

	Hi, Can someone help me to create a sticker that fits 22385 (Nexo shield / Tile 3x2 angled) The sticker is shaped like the front face, so including the triangle Thanks!

Request for new material

Posted by: Willy Tschager - 2024-07-14, 19:45 - Forum: Standards Board - Replies (7)

	Guys, please read: https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-28300.html I guess a new dull MATERIAL Fabric will do the job. w.

Pin funktion problem

Posted by: dkd - 2024-07-14, 15:31 - Forum: Help - Replies (3)

	Hello Have been trying for a long time to solve a problem for myself, but no ! when I have to use the pin function, it's ok in straight angles, but if I have to use it in crooked angles, I can't get it to stand straight with the brick, so I can change the angle properly. I hope I have written ok and said correctly ...... anyone who can help me? dkd

[LDPE] 1.8.82 Released (un-inline / subfile link shortcut / zip-export)

Posted by: Nils Schmidt - 2024-07-13, 18:13 - Forum: Parts Author Tools - Replies (3)

Hey,

this new version improves the changes from the previous release and adds new helpful features, too.
It is now possible to "un-inline" a linked inlined subfile (with Ctrl-click on the "Inline selection (Linked)" button).
And there are new shortcuts. You can customise the key shortcut to activate links in the text editor (it was Ctrl/Cmd before, now it is Ctrl/Cmd+Shift).

[Image: attachment.php?aid=12753]

As always, you can download LDPE from this page:

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

Changelog:

(4 new features and 2 bug fixes)

With this release you will be able to...

..."un-inline" linked subfiles in the main part (with ctrl+click on the "Inline selection (Linked)" button).
...customise a key shortcut to activate links in the text editor (it was Ctrl/Cmd before, now it is Ctrl/Cmd+Shift).
...use key shortcuts for merge triangles to quads / split quads to triangles (shift+q and shift+t).
...use "Save As..." to export a file with its references into a single zip file.

The following critical issues are fixed:

"Empty Subfiles" was not properly checked in the context menu of the 3D view.
The path "parts/textures" was not used as a search path for PNG textures.

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

Installation on Windows:

Download and extract LDPartEditor_win32_x64.zip
Run LDPartEditor-1.8.82.msi
Start LDPartEditor from the start menu

Installation on Linux:

Download and extract LDPartEditor_linux_x64.zip
Install ldparteditor_1.8.82-1_amd64.deb
Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher

Installation on Mac OS X:

Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.82.dmg
Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
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.

New meta idea: !COLORMAP

Posted by: N. W. Perry - 2024-07-09, 21:17 - Forum: Official File Specifications/Standards - Replies (6)

I was just thinking how, when creating patterned parts, dual molds, assembly shortcuts &c., we need to create separate parts for every color combination. (See for example the many variants of the early named beams, e.g. this one.)

This gave me an idea for a new meta command, which I can only imagine would be no more complicated to implement than, say, the BFC commands. Something like this:

Code:
0 !COLORMAP_NEXT 0 4 15 14

Say you had a pattern with color 0 (black) and color 15 (white), this would re-map those colors to 4 (red) and 14 (yellow), respectively. That way you wouldn't need to author a separate version of that pattern using colors 4 and 14. You also wouldn't need, necessarily, to subpart the pattern into individually-colorable elements. As a result, it would also cut down on the number of library files, to the extent that that's a concern anyway.

Another obvious use would be to create minifig torso and leg assemblies in any conceivable color combination, using just a single shortcut file.

(I assume that "_NEXT" would be the most commonly used scope, so perhaps it could be omitted. But you could also have "_BEGIN" and "_END" variants, allowing you to recolor a whole model in one go.)

Anyway, as I always say I'm no programming expert (nor barely even a novice), so I can't say for sure. But it seems like this would be no more difficult for a parser than flipping the winding of vertices at runtime. And it certainly wouldn't break any existing functionality—you could always create hard-coded versions of any patterns you create this way, either by authoring new parts or by inlining and embedding them (using a sufficiently capable editor of course). Wink

Thoughts, suggestions? I'd actually be surprised if I were the first to come up with this, so maybe there's a reason it was never considered before…

MLCad.ini 2024-05 update now available

Posted by: Willy Tschager - 2024-07-07, 14:22 - Forum: LDraw.org Announcements - No Replies

	Hi folks, I just updated the MLCad.ini file accordingly to the latest LDraw.org parts update 2024-05. The .ini file defines (among other things) the parts available in MLCad's, LEOCad's and Bricksmith's minifigure generator. Download the file from my website: http://www.holly-wood.it/mlcad/mlcad_ini-en.html Bye, w.

Handful of Ninjago and Dreamzzz parts from the Lego App

Posted by: Stefano - 2024-07-06, 12:10 - Forum: Part Requests - Replies (4)

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone had the time and was willing to export the following parts from the Lego app. I tried doing it myself, but I can't seem to be able to install the Lego app through BlueStack on my computer.

From sets: 71769 | 71770-1 | 71768-1 | 71773
79899pb01 - Minifigure, Headgear Helmet with Flames on Back with Molded Pearl Gold Dragon Face Pattern
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...7#T=C&C=17

From Sets: 71469-1 | 71457-1
100452pb01 - Minifigure, Headgear Hood with Molded Black Crown with 7 Spikes and Printed Yellow Eye with Slit Pupil Pattern
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...=1#T=C&C=1

4057 - Minifigure Cape Rubber, Tattered with Dragon Heads
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...1#T=C&C=11

From Sets: 71458-1 | 71461-1 | 71476-1
3631pb01 - Minifigure, Headgear Hat, Wide Brim, Wrapped Scarf, and Spikes on Top with Yellow Eye Pattern
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...1#T=C&C=11

2007 - Minifigure Scarf Long Wrapped with Claws
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...1#T=C&C=11

Thank you in advance!

Animal Crossing

Posted by: Philippe Hurbain - 2024-07-06, 10:16 - Forum: Official Models - Replies (4)

	Thread for Animal Crossing sets

Minifig leg descriptions

Posted by: Magnus Forsberg - 2024-07-06, 8:25 - Forum: Parts Authoring - Replies (5)

I want to change the description on some Minifig Legs

.png legs.png (Size: 6.56 KB / Downloads: 80)

I want to move "Legs" in the Martian and Mechanical, to make them sort like other similar parts.

15.dat use the word Old that should be avoided.
Would it be accepted to use:
Minifig Legs with Integral Legs since we already have Minifig Torso with Integral Arms

May be it should be Minifig Hips and Legs with Integral Legs ?

Maybe add Legoland as a keyword, or even in the description of both torso and legs?

[LDPE] 1.8.81 Released (subfile links/new 3D shortcuts/ empty prims/ better rounding)

Posted by: Nils Schmidt - 2024-07-04, 18:55 - Forum: Parts Author Tools - Replies (8)

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).

[Image: imgDuke2.png]

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.

The following critical issues are fixed:

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

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

Installation on Windows:

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

Installation on Linux:

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

Installation on Mac OS X:

Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.81.dmg
Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
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

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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