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    Thread: [LDPE] 1.8.92 Released (Intel Arc / Colour 24 hints / BFC-meta warning bugfix)
Post: RE: [LDPE] 1.8.92 Released (Intel Arc / Colour 24 ...

Chris Böhnke Wrote: (2025-06-05, 7:56) -- Ok, it seems the positive sides outweigh the negatives  :blush: -- Could be a nice feature to be able to "dismiss" or "ignore" one or all of a certain warn...
N. W. Perry Parts Author Tools 13 4,491 2025-06-05, 15:54
    Thread: Decals and Stickers in a more mainstream format
Post: RE: Decals and Stickers in a more mainstream forma...

LDView and other programs will export PNG images of the current scene. This might be more manual-intensive than you're looking for, but you could theoretically open the LDraw files at a consistent vie...
N. W. Perry LDraw File Processing and Conversion 3 1,476 2025-05-29, 14:48
    Thread: Classic Space
Post: RE: Classic Space

Orion Pobursky Wrote: (2025-05-26, 4:16) -- I'll say that while I certainly don't mind a file that generates instructions, an additional file with "just the model" would be preferred. -- I always b...
N. W. Perry Official Models 94 192,600 2025-05-26, 12:41
    Thread: Classic Space
Post: RE: Classic Space

Sylvain Sauvage Wrote: (2025-05-25, 13:23) -- I hadn’t checked the OMR specs before but it says: “All META commands are allowed in the model file but not specifically required except as specified for...
N. W. Perry Official Models 94 192,600 2025-05-26, 3:45
    Thread: Classic Space
Post: RE: Classic Space

Sylvain Sauvage Wrote: (2025-05-24, 21:38) -- Moral of the story: when you see a problem with an LDraw file in Studio, first check with LDraw tools (LDView…) to see if it’s the LDraw file or Studio. ...
N. W. Perry Official Models 94 192,600 2025-05-25, 2:34
    Thread: LEOCAD
Post: RE: LEOCAD

Orion Pobursky Wrote: (2025-05-23, 15:49) -- It's still in development, the last commit was yesterday. Here's the repo: https://github.com/leozide/leocad -- Which is kind of amazing, as LeoCAD is ...
N. W. Perry LDraw Editors and Viewers 3 1,421 2025-05-25, 2:29
    Thread: File paths in various programs
Post: RE: File paths in various programs

Travis Cobbs Wrote: (2025-05-14, 23:55) -- I just tested on my Mac, and LDView 4.6 was able to find 48/user-p.dat in /User/p/48 when /User/p was in its extra search dirs. This is the expected behavio...
N. W. Perry LDraw Editors and Viewers 5 2,315 2025-05-15, 13:49
    Thread: File paths in various programs
Post: RE: File paths in various programs

Roland Melkert Wrote: (2025-05-14, 22:30) -- I would recommend fully separating libraries and user content. For example I use these items in my (ldcad) search path: d:\LDraw\complete-2504.zip d:...
N. W. Perry LDraw Editors and Viewers 5 2,315 2025-05-14, 23:27
    Thread: File paths in various programs
Post: File paths in various programs

I'm seeking your wise advice on proper file paths (relative or absolute) for the various LDraw tools, and why they don't seem to behave the same between themselves. In my ldraw folder I have these ...
N. W. Perry LDraw Editors and Viewers 5 2,315 2025-05-14, 21:37
    Thread: LDView 4.6 Released
Post: RE: LDView 4.6 Released

Travis Cobbs Wrote: (2025-05-10, 23:54) -- That's not supposed to happen. Which specific LDView package are you using? -- LDView_4.6.dmg Quote: -- Also, just to confirm, you pointed it to an ...
N. W. Perry LDraw Editors and Viewers 6 2,676 2025-05-11, 0:12
    Thread: LDView 4.6 Released
Post: RE: LDView 4.6 Released

Travis Cobbs Wrote: (2025-05-10, 21:55) --Ability to specify a zip file containing the LDraw library instead of a directory if desired. Point LDView to complete.zip. -- It looks like you have to...
N. W. Perry LDraw Editors and Viewers 6 2,676 2025-05-10, 23:33
    Thread: LDraw Part Naming Styleguide
Post: RE: LDraw Part Naming Styleguide

Peter Blomberg Wrote: (2025-05-09, 5:27) -- Well, there are also parts like 99206 which are 2 plates high and typically categorized as a plate. One third is also a fraction... -- It is, and that pa...
N. W. Perry Official File Specifications/Standards 12 4,587 2025-05-09, 11:49
    Thread: LDraw Part Naming Styleguide
Post: RE: LDraw Part Naming Styleguide

Lots of good thoughts here; I agree with many and would quibble with perhaps only a few… Peter Blomberg Wrote: (2025-05-08, 22:17) -- What you describe is a _part classification system_ based on _...
N. W. Perry Official File Specifications/Standards 12 4,587 2025-05-09, 3:10
    Thread: partial torus prims
Post: RE: partial torus prims

Magnus Forsberg Wrote: (2025-05-07, 16:33) -- How about odd number segments? Todays numbering rules only allow even numbers; 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48 -- For the major sweep? Some exist already, ...
N. W. Perry Official File Specifications/Standards 20 7,195 2025-05-07, 21:52
    Thread: LDraw Part Naming Styleguide
Post: RE: LDraw Part Naming Styleguide

Magnus Forsberg Wrote: (2025-05-07, 16:48) -- There are a number of flat, non-angled windscreens. 30161, Windscreen  1 x  4 x  1.333 Bottom Hinge 64453, Windscreen  1 x  6 x  3 65735, Windscreen...
N. W. Perry Official File Specifications/Standards 12 4,587 2025-05-07, 21:16
    Thread: Technic 2024
Post: RE: Technic 2024

Jeff Jones Wrote: (2025-05-07, 16:13) -- the size is because its a .io file not a ldr/mpd dont know if they are allowed here -- They are, though they would be comparable in size to LDraw files. I n...
N. W. Perry Official Models 54 51,839 2025-05-07, 16:27
    Thread: Updating the Library
Post: RE: Updating the Library

Cam's Bricks Wrote: (2025-05-06, 12:44) -- I am not getting any errors, I have just didnt see a consistency in the hierarchy from the two libraries available from ldraw.org. I have been doing it as y...
N. W. Perry Help 7 4,862 2025-05-07, 16:13
    Thread: Technic 2024
Post: RE: Technic 2024

Vito Tarantini Wrote: (2025-05-06, 16:31) -- Sorry, but I can't upload a 22MB file as an attachment. I also didn't realize the link was blocked, try this: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16jxx74X...
N. W. Perry Official Models 54 51,839 2025-05-07, 16:08
    Thread: LDraw Part Naming Styleguide
Post: RE: LDraw Part Naming Styleguide

Part of the question is whether you intend to describe form or function, and I think few would argue that form is really what you're interested in: that is, the actual shape of a part, rather than how...
N. W. Perry Official File Specifications/Standards 12 4,587 2025-05-07, 16:04
    Thread: partial torus prims
Post: RE: partial torus prims

Rene Rechthaler Wrote: (2025-01-31, 15:54) -- something like this? (screenshot from LDPE edited with paint) the addition itself: t08o800 like the existing syntax the +/- indicates from where to ...
N. W. Perry Official File Specifications/Standards 20 7,195 2025-05-07, 15:42