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Michael Horvath · (This post was last modified: 2016-08-27, 16:04 by Michael Horvath.)

I was wondering if someone could take a look at the source code to this program:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ldrawboxer/

Currently it is not working properly for me. I used it in the past, so I know it *can* work. The developer said it might have something to do with long file names. He also said he is not feeling well, so he may not work on it any more.

Does anyone here have Delphi and can update the code? It is not a large program. If it was FreePascal I might take a stab at it myself.

Bonus feature request: I would also like to be able to use this tool from the command line, since I have a directory full of models that need to be converted.

Thanks everyone!

Michael Horvath · (This post was last modified: 2016-08-27, 19:11 by Michael Horvath.)

Here's my path to LDBoxer:

Code:
E:\Programs Windows\LDraw\ldboxer\LDBoxer2010a.exe

Here's my path to %LDRAWDIR%:

Code:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\LDraw\parts

Here's the path to my model:

Code:
D:\Datsville\datsville_boxed_half\building_057_castletavern.ldr

I am able to load the model in LDBoxer, but am unable to process the file. LDBoxer does nothing when I press the AutoCheck button.

Looking at the program source code, can you see what might be causing this?

Michael Horvath · (This post was last modified: 2016-08-27, 19:30 by Michael Horvath.)

Okay, the problem was that the "ldraw.ini" file was not set correctly. Once I set it correctly the program worked.

Is this file obsolete? What is the replacement method of finding the LDraw directory?

Jarema · (This post was last modified: 2017-03-16, 20:57 by Jarema.)

I did acting version of the command line. However, before it delivers. I wanted to ask for access to the file before | after modification via LDraw Boxer, to make sure that my version works just as well as the original.

Michael Horvath · 2017-03-16, 23:01

(2017-03-16, 20:54)Jarema Wrote: I did acting version of the command line. However, before it delivers. I wanted to ask for access to the file before | after modification via LDraw Boxer, to make sure that my version works just as well as the original.

I don't understand what you are saying. I'm sorry.

Jarema · (This post was last modified: 2017-03-17, 6:55 by Jarema.)

I'm sorry for you too. So give me this file(s) that you use with tool before covered it. And I check by my self how my version work. OK.

Jarema · 2017-03-18, 13:30

I created repository for this utility here: https://github.com/Jeremy1980/LDBoxer

Michael Horvath · 2017-04-09, 6:21

(2017-03-18, 13:30)Jarema Wrote: I created repository for this utility here: https://github.com/Jeremy1980/LDBoxer

I have more boxes here:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/dc1sx16tw2...170409.zip

Mike

Michael Horvath · (This post was last modified: 2018-01-10, 1:35 by Michael Horvath.)

(2017-03-18, 13:30)Jarema Wrote: I created repository for this utility here: https://github.com/Jeremy1980/LDBoxer

I forgot, but where do I put the box parts? Are the box parts the same as Tore Eriksson's?

Assuming they are located in:

"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LDraw\parts\b"

I am unable to process the following file:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/y56s7dj77v...d_half.zip

The program simply says "Boxed 0 parts" and then quits.

Could you take a look please?

Jarema · 2018-01-10, 7:41

Roger that. I Take this in my free-time.

Michael Horvath · 2018-01-10, 21:43

(2018-01-10, 7:41)Jarema Wrote: Roger that. I Take this in my free-time.

Thank you.

Michael Horvath · (This post was last modified: 2018-01-11, 1:07 by Michael Horvath.)

(2018-01-10, 7:41)Jarema Wrote: Roger that. I Take this in my free-time.

I have started fixing it myself, but the script now boxes every single part, so I must have made a mistake somewhere. Can you find the error?

Code:

'''

Created on 16 mar 2017

Updated on 10 jan 2018

@author: Jeremy Czajkowski

@author: Tore Eriksson <[email protected]>

@author: Michael Horvath

@license: GNU General Public License version 3

@version: 2017c

@note: A utility to help you replace LDraw parts with no visible studs or tubes with boxes. 

       Saves rendering time and CPU power.

'''



import os

import sys

from macpath import dirname



__appname__ = "LDBoxer"

__version__ = "2017c"



NOTFOUND_MSG = "FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '%s'"

INVALIDACCESS_MSG = "ImportError: Invalid access to %s."



CHKLST_INFILE = []

REPLACEDTOTAL_COUNT = 0



LDRAWPATH = MODELPATH = ""





def isBox(fil):    # mjh

    if fil[0:2].upper() == "B\\":

        return True

    else:

        return False





def ldLineType(ldline):

    result = -1;

    s = ldline.strip()

    if len(s)>0 :

        if s[0]=='0' : result = 0    # mjh

        if s[0]=='1' : result = 1    # mjh

        if s[0]=='2' : result = 2    # mjh

        if s[0]=='3' : result = 3    # mjh

        if s[0]=='4' : result = 4    # mjh

        if s[0]=='5' : result = 5    # mjh

    return result



def ldLineUpdate(ldline, ItemNr, NewVal):

    color1 = ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 2)

    x1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 3))

    y1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 4))

    z1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 5))

    a1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 6))

    b1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 7))

    c1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 8))

    d1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 9))

    e1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 10))

    f1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 11))

    g1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 12))

    h1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 13))

    i1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 14))

    fil = ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 15)

    

    if ItemNr == 2:

        color1 = NewVal

    if ItemNr == 3:

        x1 = float(NewVal)

    if ItemNr == 4:

        y1 = float(NewVal)

    if ItemNr == 5:

        z1 = float(NewVal)

    if ItemNr == 6:

        a1 = float(NewVal)

    if ItemNr == 7:

        b1 = float(NewVal)

    if ItemNr == 8:

        c1 = float(NewVal)

    if ItemNr == 9:

        d1 = float(NewVal)

    if ItemNr == 10:

        e1 = float(NewVal)

    if ItemNr == 11:

        f1 = float(NewVal)

    if ItemNr == 12:

        g1 = float(NewVal)

    if ItemNr == 13:

        h1 = float(NewVal)

    if ItemNr == 14:

        i1 = float(NewVal)

    if ItemNr == 15:

        fil = NewVal

    

    s = '1 ' + color1 + ' '

    s = s + FloatToLDraw(x1)+ ' '

    s = s + FloatToLDraw(y1)+ ' '

    s = s + FloatToLDraw(z1)+ ' '

    s = s + FloatToLDraw(a1)+ ' '

    s = s + FloatToLDraw(b1)+ ' '

    s = s + FloatToLDraw(c1)+ ' '

    s = s + FloatToLDraw(d1)+ ' '

    s = s + FloatToLDraw(e1)+ ' '

    s = s + FloatToLDraw(f1)+ ' '

    s = s + FloatToLDraw(g1)+ ' '

    s = s + FloatToLDraw(h1)+ ' '

    s = s + FloatToLDraw(i1)+ ' '

    s = s + fil

    return s



def ldExtractFromLine (ldline, post):

    post -= 1    # mjh

    t = []

    

    s = ldline.strip()

    iT = 0;    # mjh

    while s <> '':

        s = s.strip() + ' '

        i = 0    # mjh

        while s[i] <> ' ': i += 1

#         t[iT] = Copy(s, 1, i-1)

#         function Copy(const S: string; From: integer = 1; Count: integer = MaxInt): string;

        t.insert(iT, s[0:i])    # mjh

        iT += 1

        s = s[i+1:]    # mjh

    

    result = ''

    if post < iT: result = t[post]

    return result

    



def FloatToLDraw(inval):

    if (inval > -0.0001) and (inval < 0.0001): inval = 0

    return '%.5f' % (round(inval*10000)/10000)





def cmdReplace():

    replacedCount = 0

    for i in range(CHKLST_INFILE.__len__()):

        ldline = CHKLST_INFILE[i]

        if ldLineType(ldline) == 1 :

            fil = ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 15)

            if isBox(fil) == False : fil = strPrefix + fil

            fname = os.path.join(LDRAWPATH ,'Parts' ,fil)

            if os.path.exists(fname):

                ldline = ldLineUpdate(ldline, 15, fil)

                CHKLST_INFILE[i] = ldline + "\r\n"

                replacedCount += 1;

                global REPLACEDTOTAL_COUNT;

                REPLACEDTOTAL_COUNT += 1;

    if replacedCount>0 :

        CHKLST_INFILE.append("0 // Boxed {0} parts ({1})\r\n".format(replacedCount ,strPrefix))



if __name__ == '__main__':

    if sys.argv.__len__() != 3:

        print "Invalid arguments"

        sys.exit(2)

        

    LDRAWPATH = sys.argv[1]    # mjh, don't change

    MODELPATH = sys.argv[2]    # mjh, don't change

    

    if not os.path.isdir(LDRAWPATH):

        print NOTFOUND_MSG % LDRAWPATH

        sys.exit(2)

        

    if not os.path.isfile(MODELPATH):

        print NOTFOUND_MSG % MODELPATH

        sys.exit(2)

    

    try:

        with open(MODELPATH ,"r") as f:

            for line in f:

                CHKLST_INFILE.append(line)

            f.close()

    except:

        CHKLST_INFILE = []

        print INVALIDACCESS_MSG % MODELPATH

        sys.exit(2)

    

    else:

        print __appname__ ,__version__ ,"processing" ,MODELPATH

        

        i = ii = iii = frg = 0

        x1 = y1 = z1 = a1 = c1 = g1 = i1 = x2 = y2 = z2 = x3 = y3 = z3 = 0.0

        s = ldline = fil = ""

        SkipThis = False

        StrLstCover = []

        StrListInfil = []

        

        """

         cmdFittingsClick STEP 1: Compile a list of locations (20x20LDU)

         Tops and Bottoms that are hiding (=covering) details from next part

         Save the list in StrListCover

        """

        for i in range(CHKLST_INFILE.__len__()):

            ldline = CHKLST_INFILE[i]

            if ldLineType(ldline) <> 1: continue

            

            frg = int(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 2));

            if (frg>31) and (frg<48): continue

            

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 7) <> '0' : continue

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 9) <> '0' : continue

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 10) <> '1' : continue

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 11) <> '0' : continue

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 13) <> '0' : continue

            

            fil = ldExtractFromLine(ldline ,15);

            if len(fil)<5: continue # just to be foolproof...

            """

             2010-03-20 also check if already boxed parts cover positions

             by removing B\, B\t, or B\B from examined file reference

            """

            if fil[0:3].upper() == "B\\T":    # mjh

                fil = fil[3:]    # mjh

            

            if fil[0:3].upper() == "B\\B":    # mjh

                fil = fil[3:]    # mjh

            

            if fil[0:2].upper() == "B\\":    # mjh

                fil = fil[2:]    # mjh

            

            if len(fil)<5 : continue

            

            fil = fil[0:(len(fil)-4)]    # mjh

            

            fil = os.path.join(LDRAWPATH ,'Parts' ,'B' ,fil + '.nfo')

            

            print "Searching for" ,fil

            if not os.path.exists(fil) : continue

            

            x1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline ,3))

            y1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline ,4))

            z1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline ,5))

            a1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline ,6))

            c1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline ,8))

            g1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline ,12))

            i1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline ,14))

            

            NFOCONTENT = []

            try:

                with open(fil ,"r") as f:

                    for line in f:

                        NFOCONTENT.append(line)

                    f.close()

            except:

                NFOCONTENT = []

                print INVALIDACCESS_MSG % fil

            

            StrListInfil = []

            StrListInfil.extend(NFOCONTENT)

            for ii in range(StrListInfil.__len__()):

                ldline = StrListInfil[ii]

                s = ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 1)

                x2 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 2))

                y2 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 3))

                z2 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 4))

                

                if s=='Top' or s=='Stud' : s = 'T '

                if s=='Bottom' : s = 'B '

                

                x3 = x1 + x2*a1 + z2*c1

                y3 = y1 + y2

                z3 = z1 + x2*g1 + z2*i1

                s = s + FloatToLDraw(x3) + ' '

                s = s + FloatToLDraw(y3) + ' '

                s = s + FloatToLDraw(z3)

                StrLstCover.append(s) 

        

        """

         END of cmdFittingsClick STEP 1

         The model file in chklstInfile has been scanned for locations

          meeting all the given criterias

         For example:

         This following line meets the criteria:

         1 15  240 -48 160  1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  3005.dat

         The two lines from the file Parts\B\3005.nfo is used:

         Stud 0 0 0

         Bottom 0 24 0

         The output stored in StrListCover is the following two lines:

         T 240 -48 160

         B 240 -24 160

        """

        

        

        """

         cmdFittingsClick STEP 2: Replace all parts that can be fully boxed

          Checkbox all parts that has all stud and bottom locations covered

          according to StrListCover

        """



        for i in range(CHKLST_INFILE.__len__()):

            ldline = CHKLST_INFILE[i]

            if ldLineType(ldline) <> 1 : continue;

            frg = int(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 2))

            if (frg>31) and (frg<48) : continue

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 7) <> '0' : continue

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 9) <> '0' : continue

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 10) <> '1' : continue

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 11) <> '0' : continue

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 13) <> '0' : continue

            fil = ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 15)

            if len(fil)<5 : continue

            

            fil = fil[0:(len(fil)-4)]    # mjh

            

            fil = os.path.join(LDRAWPATH ,'Parts' ,'B' ,fil + '.dat')

            if not os.path.exists(fil):  continue

            

            fil = fil[0:(len(fil)-4)]

            fil = fil + '.nfo';

            if not os.path.exists(fil): continue

            x1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 3))

            y1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 4))

            z1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 5))

            a1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 6))

            c1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 8))

            g1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 12))

            i1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 14))

            

            NFOCONTENT = []

            try:

                with open(fil ,"r") as f:

                    for line in f:

                        NFOCONTENT.append(line)

                    f.close()

            except:

                NFOCONTENT = []

                print INVALIDACCESS_MSG % fil

            

            StrListInfil = []

            StrListInfil.extend(NFOCONTENT)

            SkipThis = False

            for ii in range(StrListInfil.__len__()):

                ldline = StrListInfil[ii]

                s = ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 1)

                x2 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 2))

                y2 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 3))

                z2 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 4))

                if s =='Top' : continue

                if s =='Stud' : s = 'B '      # Scan for matching B

                if s =='Bottom' : s = 'T '    # Scan for matching T

                x3 = x1 + x2*a1 + z2*c1

                y3 = y1 + y2

                z3 = z1 + x2*g1 + z2*i1

                s = s + FloatToLDraw(x3) + ' '

                s = s + FloatToLDraw(y3) + ' '

                s = s + FloatToLDraw(z3)

                SkipThis == True

                for iii in range(StrLstCover.__len__()):

                    if s==StrLstCover[iii] : SkipThis = False

                if SkipThis : break

            if SkipThis : continue

    

        strPrefix = "B\\"

        cmdReplace()



        """

          END of cmdFittingsClick STEP 2

        """    

      

      

        """

          cmdFittingsClick STEP 3: Replace all parts that studs can be removed from

          (STEPs 3 & 4 should be easily baked into STEP 2...) 

        """

        for i in range(CHKLST_INFILE.__len__()):

            ldline = CHKLST_INFILE[i]

            if ldLineType(ldline) <> 1: continue;

            frg = int(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 2));

            if (frg>31) and (frg<48) : continue;

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 7) <> '0' : continue

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 9) <> '0' : continue

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 10) <> '1' : continue

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 11) <> '0' : continue

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 13) <> '0' : continue

            fil = ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 15);

            if len(fil)<5 : continue

            fil = fil[0:(len(fil)-4)]    # mjh

            fil = os.path.join(LDRAWPATH ,'Parts' ,'B' ,fil + '.dat')

            if not os.path.exists(fil) : continue

            fil = fil[0:(len(fil)-4)]    # mjh

            fil = fil + '.nfo'

            if not os.path.exists(fil) : continue

            x1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 3))

            y1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 4))

            z1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 5))

            a1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 6))

            c1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 8))

            g1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 12))

            i1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 14))

            

            NFOCONTENT = []

            try:

                with open(fil ,"r") as f:

                    for line in f:

                        NFOCONTENT.append(line)

                    f.close()

            except:

                NFOCONTENT = []

                print INVALIDACCESS_MSG % fil

            

            StrListInfil = []

            StrListInfil.extend(NFOCONTENT)

            SkipThis = False

            for ii in range (StrListInfil.__len__()) :

                ldline = StrListInfil[ii]

                s = ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 1)

                x2 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 2))

                y2 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 3))

                z2 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 4))

                if s =='Top' : continue

                #if s == 'Stud': continue

                if s =='Stud' : s = 'B '      # Scan for matching B

                if s =='Bottom' : continue

                #if s == 'Bottom': s = 'T '    # Scan for matching T

                x3 = x1 + x2*a1 + z2*c1

                y3 = y1 + y2

                z3 = z1 + x2*g1 + z2*i1

                s = s + FloatToLDraw(x3) + ' '

                s = s + FloatToLDraw(y3) + ' '

                s = s + FloatToLDraw(z3)

                SkipThis = True;

                for iii in range (StrLstCover.__len__()) :

                    if s==StrLstCover[iii] : SkipThis = False

                if SkipThis : break

            if SkipThis : continue

        strPrefix = 'B\\T'

        cmdReplace()

        """

          END of cmdFittingsClick STEP 3

        """ 

      

      

        """

         cmdFittingsClick STEP 4: Replace all parts that bottom details

          can be removed from

         (STEPs 3 & 4 should be easily baked into STEP 2...)

        """

        for i in range (CHKLST_INFILE.__len__()) :

            ldline = CHKLST_INFILE[i];

            if ldLineType(ldline) <> 1 : continue;

            frg = int(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 2));

            if (frg>31) and (frg<48) : continue;

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 7) <> '0' : continue;

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 9) <> '0' : continue;

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 10) <> '1' : continue;

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 11) <> '0' : continue;

            if ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 13) <> '0' : continue;

            fil = ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 15);

            if len(fil)<5 : continue

            fil = fil[0:(len(fil)-4)]    # mjh

    

            fil = os.path.join(LDRAWPATH ,'Parts' ,'B' ,fil + '.dat')

            if not os.path.exists(fil) : continue

            fil = fil[0:(len(fil)-4)]    # mjh

            fil = fil + '.nfo'

          

            if not os.path.exists(fil) : continue

          

            x1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 3))

            y1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 4))

            z1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 5))

            a1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 6))

            c1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 8))

            g1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 12))

            i1 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 14))

            

            NFOCONTENT = []

            try:

                with open(fil ,"r") as f:

                    for line in f:

                        NFOCONTENT.append(line)

                    f.close()

            except:

                NFOCONTENT = []

                print INVALIDACCESS_MSG % fil

            

            StrListInfil = []

            StrListInfil.extend(NFOCONTENT)

            SkipThis = False

            for ii in range (StrListInfil.__len__()) :

                ldline = StrListInfil[ii];

                s = ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 1)

                x2 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 2))

                y2 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 3))

                z2 = float(ldExtractFromLine(ldline, 4))

                if s=='Top' : continue

                if s=='Stud' : continue

                if s=='Stud' : s = 'B '    # Scan for matching B

                #if s=='Bottom' : continue

                if s=='Bottom' : s = 'T '  # Scan for matching T

                x3 = x1 + x2*a1 + z2*c1

                y3 = y1 + y2

                z3 = z1 + x2*g1 + z2*i1

                s = s + FloatToLDraw(x3) + ' '

                s = s + FloatToLDraw(y3) + ' '

                s = s + FloatToLDraw(z3)

                SkipThis = True

                for iii in range (StrLstCover.__len__()) :

                    if s==StrLstCover[iii] : SkipThis = False

                if SkipThis : break

            if SkipThis : continue

        strPrefix = 'B\\B'

        cmdReplace()

        """

          END of cmdFittingsClick STEP 4

        """  

        

        print

        print "Boxed %d parts" % REPLACEDTOTAL_COUNT

                

        if REPLACEDTOTAL_COUNT>0 :       

        

        # 0 !LDOXER LEVEL info should also be automatically updated!

            CHKLST_INFILE.append("0 // Boxed Total {0} parts by {1} v{2}\r\n".format(REPLACEDTOTAL_COUNT ,__appname__ ,__version__))

            CHKLST_INFILE.append("0")



            try:

                dirname = os.path.dirname(MODELPATH)

                basename = "boxed_" + os.path.basename(MODELPATH)

                with open(os.path.join(dirname,basename) ,"wb") as f:

                    for line in CHKLST_INFILE:

                        f.write(line)

                    f.close()

            except Exception, ex:

                print ex.message

            else:

                print "Saved {0} in {1}".format(basename ,dirname)

[edit]

I updated the code with a few fixes.

Jarema · 2018-01-14, 9:05

Sorry for late response. I do not have much time for this. I don't know what is wrong with Python code, so i roll up to Pascal code.
You can download from here http://jaremaczajkowski.pl/pub/forum/LDB...Source.zip.

I do not have idea why Tore Eriksson search files in %LDRAWPATH%\PARTS\B except S directory, but i stay as is. It is possible that some things were bad from the beginning.
After close application, you can look on activity log in file ldboxer_stdout.txt

Michael Horvath · (This post was last modified: 2018-01-14, 14:24 by Michael Horvath.)

(2018-01-14, 9:05)Jarema Wrote: Sorry for late response. I do not have much time for this. I don't know what is wrong with Python code, so i roll up to Pascal code.
You can download from here http://jaremaczajkowski.pl/pub/forum/LDB...Source.zip.

I do not have idea why Tore Eriksson search files in %LDRAWPATH%\PARTS\B except S directory, but i stay as is. It is possible that some things were bad from the beginning.
After close application, you can look on activity log in file ldboxer_stdout.txt

Which compiler is needed to build and run this version? Delphi is not free IIRC.

Jarema · (This post was last modified: 2018-01-14, 20:03 by Jarema.)

(2018-01-14, 11:44)Michael Horvath Wrote: Which compiler is needed to build and run this version? Delphi is not free IIRC.

You can always start use FREE Trial version. Like i temporary do. By the way, write how the program works. Personally, i prefers other programming languages.

EDIT: You can download and use Lazarus from https://www.lazarus-ide.org/ as alternative too.

Tore Eriksson · 2018-01-15, 22:15

(2018-01-14, 11:44)Michael Horvath Wrote: Which compiler is needed to build and run this version? Delphi is not free IIRC.

I think I used Delphi v7.0, and it was free since they want us to get hooked in an old free version and then upgrade to one that's not free. There were many problems with LDBoxer if my memory serves me right. The biggest was it didn't have support for long file names or whitespaces in paths or file names. The constant changes of the LDraw spec's made me give up the whole project.

And: LDBoxer - at least in my versions - does not support MPD or any SNOT application at all. I simply don't have that programming skills.

Michael Horvath · (This post was last modified: 2018-01-16, 0:30 by Michael Horvath.)

(2018-01-15, 22:15)Tore Eriksson Wrote:
(2018-01-14, 11:44)Michael Horvath Wrote: Which compiler is needed to build and run this version? Delphi is not free IIRC.

I think I used Delphi v7.0, and it was free since they want us to get hooked in an old free version and then upgrade to one that's not free. There were many problems with LDBoxer if my memory serves me right. The biggest was it didn't have support for long file names or whitespaces in paths or file names. The constant changes of the LDraw spec's made me give up the whole project.

And: LDBoxer - at least in my versions - does not support MPD or any SNOT application at all. I simply don't have that programming skills.

It's sad that it doesn't handle MPD files properly. It's still better than nothing, though.

Do you think you could build a version that works on the command-line?

Or, could you take a look at @Jarema's and my direct translation into Python? I can get the script to run (Python scripts don't need to be compiled first, as long as you have Python installed), but there's something broken in it.

Thanks!

Tore Eriksson · 2018-01-16, 19:22

(2018-01-16, 0:28)Michael Horvath Wrote:
(2018-01-15, 22:15)Tore Eriksson Wrote: I think I used Delphi v7.0, and it was free since they want us to get hooked in an old free version and then upgrade to one that's not free. There were many problems with LDBoxer if my memory serves me right. The biggest was it didn't have support for long file names or whitespaces in paths or file names. The constant changes of the LDraw spec's made me give up the whole project.

And: LDBoxer - at least in my versions - does not support MPD or any SNOT application at all. I simply don't have that programming skills.

It's sad that it doesn't handle MPD files properly. It's still better than nothing, though.

Do you think you could build a version that works on the command-line?

Or, could you take a look at @Jarema's and my direct translation into Python? I can get the script to run (Python scripts don't need to be compiled first, as long as you have Python installed), but there's something broken in it.

Thanks!

Maybe I could learn to parse MPD's. But even so, that would create new, potentially impossible problems. What if the same sub-file is used multiple times in an MPD, and the same used part should be boxed in some occations but not all of them?

Normally, I make command line programs in C and GUI programs in Delphi. That would mean I have to translate the entire program to C.

I don't speak Python, and I no longer have the capacity to teach myself a new programming environment.

Michael Horvath · (This post was last modified: 2018-01-16, 23:21 by Michael Horvath.)

(2018-01-16, 19:22)Tore Eriksson Wrote: Maybe I could learn to parse MPD's. But even so, that would create new, potentially impossible problems. What if the same sub-file is used multiple times in an MPD, and the same used part should be boxed in some occations but not all of them?

I wouldn't worry about MPD support, then. The proper thing to do (which I've been doing) in this case is to inline all the submodels using MPDCenter.

(2018-01-16, 19:22)Tore Eriksson Wrote: Normally, I make command line programs in C and GUI programs in Delphi. That would mean I have to translate the entire program to C.

I don't speak Python, and I no longer have the capacity to teach myself a new programming environment.

Could you at least move the onscreen buttons and checkbox to the left side of the screen? Modern Windows have display DPI settings that can be changed, causing the buttons in LDBoxer to disappear.

http://www.dummies.com/computers/pcs/cha...i-setting/

You can try for yourself.

Michael Horvath · 2018-01-25, 2:22

(2017-03-18, 13:30)Jarema Wrote: I created repository for this utility here: https://github.com/Jeremy1980/LDBoxer

I think I managed to get the Python script working. See here:

https://github.com/Jeremy1980/LDBoxer/issues/5

Michael Horvath · (This post was last modified: 2018-01-26, 9:54 by Michael Horvath.)

(2018-01-25, 2:22)Michael Horvath Wrote: I think I managed to get the Python script working. See here:

https://github.com/Jeremy1980/LDBoxer/issues/5

I created a better optimized version that is also available at the above link. Normally it is very slow due to being a Python script. However, using PyPy instead of CPython results in a huge improvement in performance!

Not sure how much faster a Pascal, C#, etc. version of this script would be. I may try again in the future.

Michael Horvath · (This post was last modified: 2018-01-27, 8:46 by Michael Horvath.)

(2018-01-26, 9:52)Michael Horvath Wrote:
(2018-01-25, 2:22)Michael Horvath Wrote: I think I managed to get the Python script working. See here:

https://github.com/Jeremy1980/LDBoxer/issues/5

I created a better optimized version that is also available at the above link. Normally it is very slow due to being a Python script. However, using PyPy instead of CPython results in a huge improvement in performance!

Not sure how much faster a Pascal, C#, etc. version of this script would be. I may try again in the future.

I updated the script so that trailing zeros are deleted from numbers. This should reduce output model size considerably.

https://github.com/Jeremy1980/LDBoxer/issues/7

Jarema · 2018-01-27, 15:28

Check Private Message.

Michael Horvath · 2018-01-30, 1:18

Jarema gave me commit access to GitHub, so the latest version can once again be downloaded directly from the repository.

https://github.com/Jeremy1980/LDBoxer

Michael Horvath · 2018-02-02, 13:31

I was thinking that it wouldn't be too hard to process some SNOT parts as well. Basically, just apply the transformation matrix of Part A to Parts B to Z and then check for coincidence as per normal. Not sure how to code it though.

Tore Eriksson · 2018-02-24, 11:07

(2018-01-10, 23:37)Michael Horvath Wrote:
Code:
''' Created on 16 mar 2017 Updated on 10 jan 2018 @author: Jeremy Czajkowski @author: Tore Eriksson <[email protected]> @author: Michael Horvath

My mail address need to be updated! The swipnet address has been dead for years.

@author: Tore Eriksson <[email protected]>

Michael Horvath · 2018-02-24, 17:34

(2018-02-24, 11:07)Tore Eriksson Wrote:
(2018-01-10, 23:37)Michael Horvath Wrote:
Code:
''' Created on 16 mar 2017 Updated on 10 jan 2018 @author: Jeremy Czajkowski @author: Tore Eriksson <[email protected]> @author: Michael Horvath
My mail address need to be updated! The swipnet address has been dead for years.

@author: Tore Eriksson <[email protected]>

Fixed. Thanks.

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