[LDPatternCreator] Release 1.7.1 (better rotation / usability / triangulation)

[Nils Schmidt]

Hi,

today, I decided to finish more features for LDPatternCreator. Here is the result!

Download and install the latest LDPatternCreator release directly from sourceforge.net.

Change log:

New features:

• Rotation will be applied around the selected vertex which is the nearest to the cursor (except for primitives, subfiles and groups)
  
• A click on "Select" cancels "Add vertex" / "Add triangle" ...
  
• "Remove isolated vertices" is always visible and enabled on the toolbar
  
• "Fast triangulation II" is renamed to "Create new vertices during triangle creation"
  
• "Fast triangulation" is now always active by default (can be temporarily deactivated by pressing CTRL or cancelled with RMB)
  

Fixed bugs:

• Fast triangulation suggested the wrong edge on longer triangles
  
• A rare error occured during triangle creation
  

As always, I included a short readme.htm in the installation directory.


Cheers & Leg Godt


Nils

[Philippe Hurbain]

Excellent! Thanks, Nils!

[Johann Eisner]

Hi,

today, I decided to finish more features for LDPatternCreator. Here is the result!

Download and install the latest LDPatternCreator release directly from sourceforge.net.

Change log:

New features:

• Rotation will be applied around the selected vertex which is the nearest to the cursor (except for primitives, subfiles and groups)
  
• A click on "Select" cancels "Add vertex" / "Add triangle" ...
  
• "Remove isolated vertices" is always visible and enabled on the toolbar
  
• "Fast triangulation II" is renamed to "Create new vertices during triangle creation"
  
• "Fast triangulation" is now always active by default (can be temporarily deactivated by pressing CTRL or cancelled with RMB)
  

Fixed bugs:

• Fast triangulation suggested the wrong edge on longer triangles
  
• A rare error occured during triangle creation
  

As always, I included a short readme.htm in the installation directory.


Cheers & Leg Godt


Nils

Thank God I have not downloaded the 1.7.0 version yet.
The rotation around a vertex I would have needed more often.
I'm looking forward to try it.

[Max Martin Richter]

Everything is awesome...
 
Thank you for this update.

[Gerald Lasser]

Now that was a real sprint!
 
The rotation around vertices is great! Looking forward to test it out, I was missing this dearly and always tried to construct symmetrical triangles to rotate something around a defined center :-)

[Philippe Hurbain]

I made a quick video showing a simple pattern creation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vax5vvJH_Rs
Enjoy!

[Gerald Lasser]

I made a quick video showing a simple pattern creation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vax5vvJH_Rs
Enjoy!

That's a perfect example for the "Give Back" headliner on the homepage!

[Willy Tschager]

I made a quick video showing a simple pattern creation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vax5vvJH_Rs
Enjoy!

Interesting! I would have created curves first to get the same distance (and to better control the shape of the curve) between the vertices and then filled with triangles.

w.

[Max Martin Richter]

Interesting! I would have created curves first to get the same distance (and to better control the shape of the curve) between the vertices and then filled with triangles.

w.

Me too. ;-) And I had removed the vertex inside at the stars centre. ;-)

But it's impressive how fast this was done. I'm sure, that I would need more time to do that pattern.

All in all it's great to have such a short example video. Maybe this can be used for the wiki?

/Max

[Philippe Hurbain]

Interesting! I would have created curves first to get the same distance between the vertices and then filled with triangles.

Since curvature is not constant, there is no real benefit to keep the same distance.

 (and to better control the shape of the curve)

What I haven't shown is that I check the shape using preview option (P) and correct areas that don't look smooth enough. (outside preview mode, triangulation lines prevent to properly see smoothness).

And I had removed the vertex inside at the stars centre. ;-)

Me too... when I don't forget

All in all it's great to have such a short example video. Maybe this can be used for the wiki?

No problem on my side, just wanted to see that nobody spotted major flaws. I wanted to add some text comments, but I can't find again how to do that in Youtube editor (is it possible at all?)

[Gerald Lasser]

What screen-recorder did you use?

[Philippe Hurbain]

What screen-recorder did you use?

Icecream screen recorder (pro version, about 30€). Previously I used OBS (free), but I had many issues with it - including a not so obvious user interface.

[Jaco van der Molen]

I made a quick video showing a simple pattern creation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vax5vvJH_Rs
Enjoy!

OK, that is interesting to see. I am tentatively beginning to work a bit with LDPC and this helps a lot to understand.
I am used to working with vectors creating this kind of shapes, but cannot quite grasp it in LDPC.

[Johann Eisner]

From V 1.7.0:
New features:

• Auto-corrections for primitive data when loading a file
  

Does that mean that primitives are broken down into triangles when reloading the file?
In V1.7.1 it's like this.

[Johann Eisner]

From V 1.7.0:
New features:

• Auto-corrections for primitive data when loading a file
  

Does that mean that primitives are broken down into triangles when reloading the file?
In V1.7.1 it's like this.

Sorry my mistake.

This only happens if the file is saved in V1.7.1 and opened with V1.6.9.

[Steffen]

after long search and testing lots of shitty or expensive screenrecorder
programs, I finally landed at the free tool "Captura", which is
free and just wonderful.

I can warmly recommend it.

[Jaco van der Molen]

OK, that is interesting to see. I am tentatively beginning to work a bit with LDPC and this helps a lot to understand.
I am used to working with vectors creating this kind of shapes, but cannot quite grasp it in LDPC.

I am having difficulties with snapping vertices to the grid.
To put it simply: it does not work for me.
When I draw a triangle that needs to have straight horizontal and vertical lines, the vertices do not snap to where I click.

Is there a way to align vertices?

[Johann Eisner]

I am having difficulties with snapping vertices to the grid.
To put it simply: it does not work for me.
When I draw a triangle that needs to have straight horizontal and vertical lines, the vertices do not snap to where I click.

Is there a way to align vertices?

Which Grid settings Do you use?

[Philippe Hurbain]

I am having difficulties with snapping vertices to the grid.
To put it simply: it does not work for me.
When I draw a triangle that needs to have straight horizontal and vertical lines, the vertices do not snap to where I click.

Is there a way to align vertices?

Mmhhh... I see no way of NOT snapping on grid. What is your "move snap" value? a very low value could explain problems.
Otherwise, you can align vertices (select them then merge to average (x or y) ). Problem is that it's an average, so you end off grid! I'd prefer that, like rotate, these merge occured on value of nearest to cursor vertex! (hint, hint, Nils )

[Jaco van der Molen]

Which Grid settings Do you use?

Standard, I guess. Never changed anything there.


  ldpcprefs.png (Size: 68.58 KB / Downloads: 252)

I started my project again and now seems better.
Still learning....

[Johann Eisner]

Standard, I guess. Never changed anything there.



I started my project again and now seems better.
Still learning....

I always work with move snap 10.

[Jaco van der Molen]

Mmhhh... I see no way of NOT snapping on grid. What is your "move snap" value? a very low value  could explain problems.
Otherwise, you can align vertices (select them then merge to average (x or y) ). Problem is that it's an average, so you end off grid! I'd prefer that, like rotate, these merge occured on value of nearest to cursor vertex! (hint, hint, Nils )

Ok, seems better now somehow. I am making the sticker with "UNITED STATES" for the 10266 Moonlander set.
So the letters U, D and S are a bit more complicated due to the curves, but I think I got it right.

Next question: do I need to create the stickers with round edges?

[Philippe Hurbain]

Next question: do I need to create the stickers with round edges?

They seem pretty sharp. Not worth the trouble imho.

[Jaco van der Molen]

They seem pretty sharp. Not worth the trouble imho.

OK, however judging this, they seem round

   

Looking at some other stickers (like 4216816a.dat) they have rounded egdes too.

[Jaco van der Molen]

OK, however judging this, they seem round

Looking at some other stickers (like 4216816a.dat) they have rounded egdes too.

Some progress:

   

[Willy Tschager]

Bug of the day:

* Select "Add Vertex [A]"
* Set a vertex. Watch out for the small coordination windows in the bottom right-hand corner
* Select "Add Primitive [F7]... Create a Spline..."
* Click to add the spline starting point
* Click to set the first direction of the spline
* Click to add the next point
* Click to set the next direction
* You CANNOT click to apply the segment count 'cos the "Vertex-Data" is still there hiding the segment count window underneath.

Workaround:

* Make sure the "Add Vertex [A]" button is not pressed before creating a spline.

w.

[Marc Giraudet]

Hi,

today, I decided to finish more features for LDPatternCreator. Here is the result!

Download and install the latest LDPatternCreator release directly from sourceforge.net.

Change log:

New features:

• Rotation will be applied around the selected vertex which is the nearest to the cursor (except for primitives, subfiles and groups)
  
• A click on "Select" cancels "Add vertex" / "Add triangle" ...
  
• "Remove isolated vertices" is always visible and enabled on the toolbar
  
• "Fast triangulation II" is renamed to "Create new vertices during triangle creation"
  
• "Fast triangulation" is now always active by default (can be temporarily deactivated by pressing CTRL or cancelled with RMB)
  

Fixed bugs:

• Fast triangulation suggested the wrong edge on longer triangles
  
• A rare error occured during triangle creation
  

As always, I included a short readme.htm in the installation directory.


Cheers & Leg Godt


Nils

Many thanks for this tool !
Question : Is it possible to reduce the number of digit after the coma in the file (currently 4) when I export to .dat a pattern ?

Best regards

[Philippe Hurbain]

Many thanks for this tool !
Question : Is it possible to reduce the number of digit after the coma in the file (currently 4) when I export to .dat a pattern ?

It is generally best to reduce precision only in the very least stage of part creation. So I rely on datheader for that...

[Marc Giraudet]

It is generally best to reduce precision only in the very least stage of part creation. So I rely on datheader for that...

Oh I see, in the Option/Preference menu. Never seen before. Test in progress on 30250p01s01 submitted pattern ...

Merci

Marc (French native from Nantes …)

[Philippe Hurbain]

Marc (French native from Nantes …)

Je me disais bien, vu le nom...

[Philippe Hurbain]

While doing this pattern https://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.c...138p60.dat I again regretted not to have a background triangulation filler... Time to do this pattern would have been reduced to a quarter or less!

[Nils Schmidt]

Bug of the day:

* Select "Add Vertex [A]"
* Set a vertex. Watch out for the small coordination windows in the bottom right-hand corner
* Select "Add Primitive [F7]... Create a Spline..."
* Click to add the spline starting point
* Click to set the first direction of the spline
* Click to add the next point
* Click to set the next direction
* You CANNOT click to apply the segment count 'cos the "Vertex-Data" is still there hiding the segment count window underneath.

Workaround:

* Make sure the "Add Vertex [A]" button is not pressed before creating a spline.

w.

Thanks Willy. I was able to fix this issue (#17). Will include it in the next release.

[Takeshi Takahashi]

I made a quick video showing a simple pattern creation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vax5vvJH_Rs
Enjoy!

Hello, Philo and everyone!
I am Takeshi, from Japan, and this is my first post in this forum.
I've enjoyed LDraw system with MLCad and LDCad for about 4 years, now I want to participate in the LDraw community through creating parts.
The movie you uploaded is very nice, useful and easy-to-understand, thanks so much!
Since I'm a little familiar with vector graphic software such as Adobe Illustrator, rather than 3D modelling software, I've started from making printed parts.
This is my first part made with LDPatternCreator,
3010pb018 Brick 1 x 4 with Yellow Flower and 2 Green Leaves Pattern
https://rebrickable.com/parts/3010pb018/...ves-print/
I'll submit this part to Parts Tracker, after brushing-up the data, including headers.
I'm glad to join this community and forum!
Thanks,
Takeshi

P.S. My 3-years-old daughter recently started playing Lego System bricks, her first set (except Duplo) is Lego Friends "41397 Juice Truck".
  3010pb018.dat (Size: 11.2 KB / Downloads: 4)

[Willy Tschager]

Hello, Philo and everyone!
I am Takeshi, from Japan, and this is my first post in this forum.
I've enjoyed LDraw system with MLCad and LDCad for about 4 years, now I want to participate in the LDraw community through creating parts.
The movie you uploaded is very nice, useful and easy-to-understand, thanks so much!
Since I'm a little familiar with vector graphic software such as Adobe Illustrator, rather than 3D modelling software, I've started from making printed parts.
This is my first part made with LDPatternCreator,
3010pb018 Brick 1 x 4 with Yellow Flower and 2 Green Leaves Pattern
https://rebrickable.com/parts/3010pb018/...ves-print/
I'll submit this part to Parts Tracker, after brushing-up the data, including headers.
I'm glad to join this community and forum!
Thanks,
Takeshi

P.S. My 3-years-old daughter recently started playing Lego System bricks, her first set (except Duplo) is Lego Friends "41397 Juice Truck".

Hi Takeshi,

welcome to the forums and congratulation for your first part! My suggestions for your part would be filling the room between the petals as much as you can in order to avoid long stretched triangles:

4 4 12.3 13.6 -10 11.9 12 -10 5.25692 12.49474 -10 6.60596 13.15814 -10
4 4 12.3 13.6 -10 6.60596 13.15814 -10 7.855 13.99474 -10 14 15.1 -10
3 4 14 15.1 -10 7.855 13.99474 -10 8.95404 15.09115 -10
3 4 14 15.1 -10 8.95404 15.09115 -10 9.64327 16.29737 -10
3 4 14 15.1 -10 9.64327 16.29737 -10 16 15.6 -10
3 4 16 15.6 -10 9.64327 16.29737 -10 9.35307 17.4 -10
3 4 16 15.6 -10 9.35307 17.4 -10 18.1 15.6 -10
3 4 18.1 15.6 -10 9.35307 17.4 -10 8.54327 18.20263 -10
4 1 1.65167 14.33923 -10 1.17224 13.36962 -10 .6 13.7 -10 1.2 14.6 -10
4 1 2.21769 15.35885 -10 1.65167 14.33923 -10 1.2 14.6 -10 1.8 15.6 -10
4 1 3.05692 16.30526 -10 2.21769 15.35885 -10 1.8 15.6 -10 2.2 16.8 -10
4 1 4.30596 17.14186 -10 3.05692 16.30526 -10 2.2 16.8 -10 2.3 18.3 -10
4 1 5.655 17.80526 -10 4.30596 17.14186 -10 2.3 18.3 -10 2.2 19.8 -10
4 1 7.15404 18.20885 -10 5.655 17.80526 -10 2.2 19.8 -10 1.8 21.3 -10
4 1 8.54327 18.20263 -10 7.15404 18.20885 -10 1.8 21.3 -10 1.1 22.5 -10
3 6 40 24 -10 18.1 15.6 -10 8.54327 18.20263 -10
3 6 40 24 -10 8.54327 18.20263 -10 1.1 22.5 -10

And since the pattern is symmetrical split it in half into a subfile and reuse it twice. See for example:

https://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.c...p9cs01.dat

w.

[Philippe Hurbain]

Hello, Philo and everyone!

Hello Takeshi!
Welcome here, nice first part  Glad my video tutorial was useful!

[Takeshi Takahashi]

Hi Takeshi,

welcome to the forums and congratulation for your first part! My suggestions for your part would be filling the room between the petals as much as you can in order to avoid long stretched triangles:

4 4 12.3 13.6 -10 11.9 12 -10 5.25692 12.49474 -10 6.60596 13.15814 -10
4 4 12.3 13.6 -10 6.60596 13.15814 -10 7.855 13.99474 -10 14 15.1 -10
3 4 14 15.1 -10 7.855 13.99474 -10 8.95404 15.09115 -10
3 4 14 15.1 -10 8.95404 15.09115 -10 9.64327 16.29737 -10
3 4 14 15.1 -10 9.64327 16.29737 -10 16 15.6 -10
3 4 16 15.6 -10 9.64327 16.29737 -10 9.35307 17.4 -10
3 4 16 15.6 -10 9.35307 17.4 -10 18.1 15.6 -10
3 4 18.1 15.6 -10 9.35307 17.4 -10 8.54327 18.20263 -10
4 1 1.65167 14.33923 -10 1.17224 13.36962 -10 .6 13.7 -10 1.2 14.6 -10
4 1 2.21769 15.35885 -10 1.65167 14.33923 -10 1.2 14.6 -10 1.8 15.6 -10
4 1 3.05692 16.30526 -10 2.21769 15.35885 -10 1.8 15.6 -10 2.2 16.8 -10
4 1 4.30596 17.14186 -10 3.05692 16.30526 -10 2.2 16.8 -10 2.3 18.3 -10
4 1 5.655 17.80526 -10 4.30596 17.14186 -10 2.3 18.3 -10 2.2 19.8 -10
4 1 7.15404 18.20885 -10 5.655 17.80526 -10 2.2 19.8 -10 1.8 21.3 -10
4 1 8.54327 18.20263 -10 7.15404 18.20885 -10 1.8 21.3 -10 1.1 22.5 -10
3 6 40 24 -10 18.1 15.6 -10 8.54327 18.20263 -10
3 6 40 24 -10 8.54327 18.20263 -10 1.1 22.5 -10

And since the pattern is symmetrical split it in half into a subfile and reuse it twice. See for example:

https://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.c...p9cs01.dat

w.

Willy, Thank you very much for your advice and I'll try it.
As filling the uncolored area was a little difficult, I wondered how to make it smarter.
I've understood that long stretched triangles are not desirable.

By the way, the part number "3010pb018" is not common with LDraw numbering scheme, thus will it be re-numbered as "3010p**" when I submit this parts to PT?

[Takeshi Takahashi]

Hello Takeshi!
Welcome here, nice first part  Glad my video tutorial was useful!

Philo, Thank you for your reply!
I'll register to the PT and submit after improving the file with Willy's advice.

[Willy Tschager]

By the way, the part number "3010pb018" is not common with LDraw numbering scheme, thus will it be re-numbered as "3010p**" when I submit this parts to PT?

Please email the PT-admin and ask for a number before submission.

w.

[Orion Pobursky]

Any chance I could get a .zip file of the program vice an installer?

[Takeshi Takahashi]

Yesterday, I'm glad to know this part 3010p0f has been finally certified by the PT activity log, as my first one.
Thank you everyone for kind advice and encouragement.

Now I'm creating more patterned parts and studying 3D modelling using LDPartEditor.

Thanks,
Takeshi

[N. W. Perry]

I get an unhandled exception every time I create a reference line. The error message is this:

Code:

See the end of this message for details on invoking \njust-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.\n\n************** Exception Text **************\nSystem.ArgumentException: A null reference or invalid value was found [GDI+ status: InvalidParameter]
  at System.Drawing.GDIPlus.CheckStatus (System.Drawing.Status status) [0x00098] in <a3003ab57e8d46439df2e20f3cf113cd>:0
  at System.Drawing.Graphics.DrawPolygon (System.Drawing.Pen pen, System.Drawing.PointF[] points) [0x00031] in <a3003ab57e8d46439df2e20f3cf113cd>:0
  at (wrapper remoting-invoke-with-check) System.Drawing.Graphics.DrawPolygon(System.Drawing.Pen,System.Drawing.PointF[])
  at LDPatternCreator.MainForm.MainForm_Paint (System.Object sender, System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e) [0x01c36] in <7451312ec7f840bca950d9acf6ff2ad3>:0
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnPaint (System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e) [0x0001f] in <afc71676634a41889c6929c14e8a57bd>:0
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnPaint (System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e) [0x00001] in <afc71676634a41889c6929c14e8a57bd>:0
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.PaintWithErrorHandling (System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e, System.Int16 layer) [0x00043] in <afc71676634a41889c6929c14e8a57bd>:0
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmPaint (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x00219] in <afc71676634a41889c6929c14e8a57bd>:0
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x003cb] in <afc71676634a41889c6929c14e8a57bd>:0
  at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x00043] in <afc71676634a41889c6929c14e8a57bd>:0
  at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x0001a] in <afc71676634a41889c6929c14e8a57bd>:0
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x00318] in <afc71676634a41889c6929c14e8a57bd>:0
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control+ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x00001] in <afc71676634a41889c6929c14e8a57bd>:0
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control+ControlNativeWindow.WndProc (System.Windows.Forms.Message& m) [0x000b3] in <afc71676634a41889c6929c14e8a57bd>:0
  at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback (System.IntPtr hWnd, System.Int32 msg, System.IntPtr wparam, System.IntPtr lparam) [0x00030] in <afc71676634a41889c6929c14e8a57bd>:0

\n************** Loaded Assemblies **************\nmscorlib\n    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0\n    Win32 Version: 4.6.57.0\n    CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/mono/mono-2.0/lib/mono/4.5/mscorlib.dll\n----------------------------------------\nLDPatternCreator\n    Assembly Version: 1.7.1.0\n    Win32 Version: 1.7.1.0\n    CodeBase: file:///Z:/Applications/LDPatternCreator/LDPatternCreator.exe\n----------------------------------------\nMicrosoft.VisualBasic\n    Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0\n    Win32 Version: 10.0.0.0\n    CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/mono/mono-2.0/lib/mono/gac/Microsoft.VisualBasic/10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll\n----------------------------------------\nSystem\n    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0\n    Win32 Version: 4.6.57.0\n    CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/mono/mono-2.0/lib/mono/gac/System/4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll\n----------------------------------------\nSystem.Windows.Forms\n    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0\n    Win32 Version: 4.6.57.0\n    CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/mono/mono-2.0/lib/mono/gac/System.Windows.Forms/4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll\n----------------------------------------\nSystem.Drawing\n    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0\n    Win32 Version: 4.6.57.0\n    CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/mono/mono-2.0/lib/mono/gac/System.Drawing/4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll\n----------------------------------------\nSystem.Configuration\n    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0\n    Win32 Version: 4.6.57.0\n    CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/mono/mono-2.0/lib/mono/gac/System.Configuration/4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll\n----------------------------------------\nAccessibility\n    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0\n    Win32 Version: \n    CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/mono/mono-2.0/lib/mono/gac/Accessibility/4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll\n----------------------------------------\nI18N\n    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0\n    Win32 Version: 4.0.0.0\n    CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/mono/mono-2.0/lib/mono/gac/I18N/4.0.0.0__0738eb9f132ed756/I18N.dll\n----------------------------------------\nI18N.West\n    Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0\n    Win32 Version: 4.0.0.0\n    CodeBase: file:///C:/windows/mono/mono-2.0/lib/mono/gac/I18N.West/4.0.0.0__0738eb9f132ed756/I18N.West.dll\n----------------------------------------\n\n************** JIT Debugging **************\n

I see "mono" in there a lot, and I feel like I read that's a problem with LDPC. Could that be it?

[N. W. Perry]

After nearly finishing a project, I was unable to load it again, instead finding this error message:
   

I fear all is lost, unless I can find a way to resolve this.

[Nils Schmidt]

After nearly finishing a project, I was unable to load it again, instead finding this error message:


I fear all is lost, unless I can find a way to resolve this.

Please upload your *.lpc file here and I will try to rescue it.

I can't provide full support for running LDPatternCreator under MacOS X.
There is no offical support for the .NET Framework under MacOS X.

I should either re-write LDPatternCreator (platform independently) or integrate it into LDPartEditor.
This is something which requires a lot of freetime effort.

[Nils Schmidt]

Any chance I could get a .zip file of the program vice an installer?

There is currently no standalone version.
*.lpc files need to be registered, the program requires a temporary folder for the integrated batch processes and also a folder for its configuration.
All in all, it is not trivial to create a working standalone version.

[N. W. Perry]

Please upload your *.lpc file here and I will try to rescue it.

I can't provide full support for running LDPatternCreator under MacOS X.
There is no offical support for the .NET Framework under MacOS X.

I should either re-write LDPatternCreator (platform independently) or integrate it into LDPartEditor.
This is something which requires a lot of freetime effort.

Thanks, I did eventually get the project finished. I start over a lot anyway so it wasn't such a big deal. :-)

I'm running windows programs under Wine, so if there's something about yours that doesn't work, it suggests the problem is more with Wine than with LPC. Can you at least tell where the error is happening? It's all gibberish to me!