[LDPE] 1.8.60 Released (!LPE CONST expressions)

[Nils Schmidt]

Wow this is really cool! I really like the quick fix concept because at the end of the day I can make a template file, change the constants, then save as the new iteration. 

It would be cool to see this meta be added to other editors but that is awesome. 

I am not quite following the explanation of the subfile explanation. I think it is saying that the constants cannot be changed from the working file into a subfile?

For example:

Code:

Sub-file A
0 !LPE CONST height = 7

1 16 0 height 0 6 0 0 0 -height 0 0 0 6 box5.dat

Cannot be changed in a working file like this:

Code:

Working File
0 !LPE CONST height = 7

1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Sub-file A.dat

Is my understanding correct?

You can do something like:

Code:

Working File
0 !LPE CONST height = 7

1 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Sub-file A.dat

Code:

Sub-file A
0 // No constant needed, because it is defined in the working file (!LPE CONST height = 7)
0 // But you can override the value if you like.

1 16 0 height 0 6 0 0 0 -height 0 0 0 6 box5.dat

Code:

Sub-file A
0 // Now the height would be 5 instead of 7
0 !LPE CONST height = 5

1 16 0 height 0 6 0 0 0 -height 0 0 0 6 box5.dat

Another elegant possibility is this:

Code:

Sub-file A
0 // Now you can quick fixing the declaration in the subfile, too.
0 !LPE CONST subheight = height

1 16 0 subheight 0 6 0 0 0 -subheight 0 0 0 6 box5.dat

Thanks! You described here one of the main benefits:
"I really like the quick fix concept because at the end of the day I can make a template file, change the constants, then save as the new iteration. "