LDCad 1.5 (win+linux)

[Roland Melkert]

but where are my files gone? Looks like I do not properly understand your MPD concept.

If you drop loose ldr files into another model from the bin (or file drag/drop) it will create references just like with normal parts. The only exception on this are templates.

If you want to create a mpd file you must use the 'add new submodel' item from the model menu (or the house with a + icon on the toolbar) instead of new file. This will add a new ldr section to the current model's (mpd) file which you can use to draw your submodel.

So in short LDCad assumes you build an MPD from the start, but as mentioned 1.6 will offer tools to combine/split things later on.