(2025-07-16, 12:22)Cian Howard Wrote: Hey, I know this is an old post but I was wondering would you be able to tell me how to put the pattern on the lute, or which .dat file has the patterned/designed surface. I'm looking to use it for a build and any help would be greatly appreciated.
No .dat file has the pattern, as nobody has yet created it in LDraw. This forum is a good place to search for tutorials on how to create patterns in LDraw.
To use the PNG files from the zip archive, you'd use PartDesigner, and the best forum to inquire about that is here: https://forum.bricklink.com/index.php