I always took the extension thing as a naming convention only, I also think this is kinda implied because the specs don't talk about handling a mpd, ldr or dat differently based on their extension name, it's a hint/guideline only.
Maybe we could add the naming convention rules more clearly somewhere?
Although in practice only advanced LDraw users will be using .mpd correctly all the time. For example most complicated model files start out as a single model, so unless you plan ahead it will be saved as a ldr the first time around.
And then there are the default windows settings hiding extensions to make it even more unclear
Maybe we could add the naming convention rules more clearly somewhere?
Although in practice only advanced LDraw users will be using .mpd correctly all the time. For example most complicated model files start out as a single model, so unless you plan ahead it will be saved as a ldr the first time around.
And then there are the default windows settings hiding extensions to make it even more unclear