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[LDPE] 1.8.96 Released (new random colour mode / subfile types / PrimGen2 bugfix) |
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Posted by: Nils Schmidt - 2025-09-28, 11:44 - Forum: Parts Author Tools
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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.
![[Image: attachment.php?aid=12753]](https://forums.ldraw.org/attachment.php?aid=12753)
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:
- The hint for the part type mismatch was not correct for normal primitives.
- The quick-fix option for the part type mismatch did not detect "...s01.dat" names as a subfile.
- "Create a subpart" did not default to the subpart type or offered a choice when no type can be determined from the target path.
- PrimGen2's "Save As..." button modified the file header.
- [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:
- Download and extract LDPartEditor_win32_x64.zip
- Run LDPartEditor-1.8.96.msi
- Start LDPartEditor from the start menu
Installation on Linux:
- Download and extract LDPartEditor_linux_x64.zip
- Install ldparteditor_1.8.96-1_amd64.deb
- Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher
Installation on Mac OS X:
- Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
- Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.96.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.
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Posted by: Lenny - 2025-09-27, 4:53 - Forum: All Other Programs.
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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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| Parts Tracker |
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Posted by: BBN - 2025-09-26, 8:20 - Forum: General LDraw.org Discussion
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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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| 3573, 7249, and 3572 |
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Posted by: Peter Blomberg - 2025-09-24, 2:38 - Forum: Parts Tracker Discussion
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The arch 3572 may possible match the curvatures of the sloped bricks 3573, 7249, 50950, and 24309.
We need to confirm these matches using physical parts.
Does anyone have two or more of these parts?
A. Does the curvature of 3573/7249 match the curvature of 50950/24309?
B. Does the curvature of 3573/7249 match the curvature of 3572?
C. Does the curvature of 50950/24309 match the curvature of 3572?
I know what BI data claims, but now we need physical confirmation.
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| Toucan 80513 |
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Posted by: Peter Blomberg - 2025-09-22, 21:00 - Forum: Parts Tracker Discussion
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Some of the border vertices in the toucan subfiles have slightly different rounding of the fourth decimal, which causes white dots to appear along the seams between subparts. The shape is free-form so there is no primitive that would cause it. It can be hard to detect, but it seems reviewers have anyway certified it.
What is the current policy? Are fourth decimal gaps allowed or not?
If allowed, what is the largest gap that can be accepted in a free-form shape?
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