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How to design removing parts? - Zhengrong Zang - 2014-03-13
I am trying to motorize my train so that I need to draw removing original parts for space to assmbler battery and receiver, I am not sure how to substrate parts from train, I only know how to add parts to train, can you help me?
Re: How to design removing parts? - Philippe Hurbain - 2014-03-13
Not simple, but you should be able to do that using BUFEXCHG. Can't tell much more, never tried myself...
Re: How to design removing parts? - Zhengrong Zang - 2014-03-13
Philippe Hurbain Wrote:Not simple, but you should be able to do that using BUFEXCHG. Can't tell much more, never tried myself...Thanks for your hint, I will try it.
By the way, can I add some text on instructions? For example, before removing parts with "Motorized Train" and so on.
Re: How to design removing parts? - Philippe Hurbain - 2014-03-13
Two possibilities:
- generate text as LDraw parts using txt2dat tool. Pro: LPub source remains self contained. Con: can be tricky to orient the part not to get weird 3D look.
- Insert external images containing text (in lpub, edit -> add image). Simpler theoretically, better look easily achieved. But external images can be tricky to use especially for multi-step pages, lpub is notoriously buggy there.
Re: How to design removing parts? - Willy Tschager - 2014-03-13
Buffer Exchange
http://www.holly-wood.it/mlcad/advanced1-en.html#buffer_exchange
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Re: How to design removing parts? - Zhengrong Zang - 2014-03-14
Philippe Hurbain Wrote:Two possibilities:I have another idea, use brick with letter to spell word as a ldr part then insert to main, is this ok?
- generate text as LDraw parts using txt2dat tool. Pro: LPub source remains self contained. Con: can be tricky to orient the part not to get weird 3D look.
- Insert external images containing text (in lpub, edit -> add image). Simpler theoretically, better look easily achieved. But external images can be tricky to use especially for multi-step pages, lpub is notoriously buggy there.
Re: How to design removing parts? - Tim Gould - 2014-03-14
There's also the old school method of opening the files in a graphics editor (e.g. GIMP) and adding the text there
Tim
Re: How to design removing parts? - Zhengrong Zang - 2014-03-14
Tim Gould Wrote:There's also the old school method of opening the files in a graphics editor (e.g. GIMP) and adding the text thereBut my instructions is in PDF format...
Tim
Re: How to design removing parts? - Tim Gould - 2014-03-14
LPub does output .png files which can be joined in a .pdf.
My point is that there comes a point where elbow grease has to fill in the blanks. The natural tendency of a computer orientated person (myself included) is to automate everything. But it's not always the best way.
Tim