[LDPE] 1.8.65 Released (enhanced txt2dat)
2023-03-06, 18:43 (This post was last modified: 2023-03-15, 18:56 by Nils Schmidt.)
2023-03-06, 18:43 (This post was last modified: 2023-03-15, 18:56 by Nils Schmidt.)
Hi,
this release will improve the integrated txt2dat version a lot.
As always, you can download LDPE from this page:
http://nilsschmidt1337.github.io/ldparteditor/
Changelog:
(2 new features and 3 bug fixes)
With this release you will be able to...
The following critical issues were fixed:
The program was tested intensively with "real world" files.
However, something can go wrong in about 140.000 lines of code.
Installation on Windows:
I listen carefully to your requests and possible complaints. Please leave me a message, with your thoughts and wishes to further improve the software.
LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.
System Requirements:
Minimum System Requirements:
this release will improve the integrated txt2dat version a lot.
As always, you can download LDPE from this page:
http://nilsschmidt1337.github.io/ldparteditor/
Changelog:
(2 new features and 3 bug fixes)
With this release you will be able to...
- ...see the currently used font name and style (txt2dat).
- ...add a small margin on all sides, so that the text is completely included in background (txt2dat).
The following critical issues were fixed:
- [txt2dat] There was a glitch in "w" top (Arial font, default parameters).
- [txt2dat] Removed parameter "min angle between line segments" which had no action.
- [txt2dat] Removed the unnecessary "interpolate flatness" parameter.
The program was tested intensively with "real world" files.
However, something can go wrong in about 140.000 lines of code.
Installation on Windows:
- Download and extract LDPartEditor_win32_x64.zip
- Run LDPartEditor-1.8.65.msi
- Start LDPartEditor from the start menu
- Download and extract LDPartEditor_linux_x64.zip
- Install ldparteditor_1.8.65-1_amd64.deb
- Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher
- Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
- Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.65.dmg
- Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
- Copy ldparteditor.sh to your home folder
4a. Open a Terminal.app and run ./ldparteditor.sh
4b. Or open a Terminal.app and run /Applications/LDPartEditor.app/Contents/MacOS/LDPartEditor
I listen carefully to your requests and possible complaints. Please leave me a message, with your thoughts and wishes to further improve the software.
LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.
System Requirements:
Minimum System Requirements:
- OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
- Operating System (64-bit): Windows [7 or newer], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
- CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
- RAM: 4GB
- Video-Memory: 1 GB
- Free Disk Space: 100 MB
- Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10, Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
- OpenGL 3.3 compatible Graphics Card
- CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
- RAM: >4 GB
- Video-Memory: >1 GB
- Free Disk Space: 512 MB
- For a faster start, LDPartEditor and the LDraw™ library should be installed on an SSD.