[LDPatternCreator] Release 1.7.1 (better rotation / usability / triangulation)

[Willy Tschager]

Hello, Philo and everyone!
I am Takeshi, from Japan, and this is my first post in this forum.
I've enjoyed LDraw system with MLCad and LDCad for about 4 years, now I want to participate in the LDraw community through creating parts.
The movie you uploaded is very nice, useful and easy-to-understand, thanks so much!
Since I'm a little familiar with vector graphic software such as Adobe Illustrator, rather than 3D modelling software, I've started from making printed parts.
This is my first part made with LDPatternCreator,
3010pb018 Brick 1 x 4 with Yellow Flower and 2 Green Leaves Pattern
https://rebrickable.com/parts/3010pb018/...ves-print/
I'll submit this part to Parts Tracker, after brushing-up the data, including headers.
I'm glad to join this community and forum!
Thanks,
Takeshi

P.S. My 3-years-old daughter recently started playing Lego System bricks, her first set (except Duplo) is Lego Friends "41397 Juice Truck".

Hi Takeshi,

welcome to the forums and congratulation for your first part! My suggestions for your part would be filling the room between the petals as much as you can in order to avoid long stretched triangles:

4 4 12.3 13.6 -10 11.9 12 -10 5.25692 12.49474 -10 6.60596 13.15814 -10
4 4 12.3 13.6 -10 6.60596 13.15814 -10 7.855 13.99474 -10 14 15.1 -10
3 4 14 15.1 -10 7.855 13.99474 -10 8.95404 15.09115 -10
3 4 14 15.1 -10 8.95404 15.09115 -10 9.64327 16.29737 -10
3 4 14 15.1 -10 9.64327 16.29737 -10 16 15.6 -10
3 4 16 15.6 -10 9.64327 16.29737 -10 9.35307 17.4 -10
3 4 16 15.6 -10 9.35307 17.4 -10 18.1 15.6 -10
3 4 18.1 15.6 -10 9.35307 17.4 -10 8.54327 18.20263 -10
4 1 1.65167 14.33923 -10 1.17224 13.36962 -10 .6 13.7 -10 1.2 14.6 -10
4 1 2.21769 15.35885 -10 1.65167 14.33923 -10 1.2 14.6 -10 1.8 15.6 -10
4 1 3.05692 16.30526 -10 2.21769 15.35885 -10 1.8 15.6 -10 2.2 16.8 -10
4 1 4.30596 17.14186 -10 3.05692 16.30526 -10 2.2 16.8 -10 2.3 18.3 -10
4 1 5.655 17.80526 -10 4.30596 17.14186 -10 2.3 18.3 -10 2.2 19.8 -10
4 1 7.15404 18.20885 -10 5.655 17.80526 -10 2.2 19.8 -10 1.8 21.3 -10
4 1 8.54327 18.20263 -10 7.15404 18.20885 -10 1.8 21.3 -10 1.1 22.5 -10
3 6 40 24 -10 18.1 15.6 -10 8.54327 18.20263 -10
3 6 40 24 -10 8.54327 18.20263 -10 1.1 22.5 -10

And since the pattern is symmetrical split it in half into a subfile and reuse it twice. See for example:

https://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.c...p9cs01.dat

w.