MLCAD Question 2

[Duckman]

Does anyone know if MLCAD has included the 1 x 1 x 2/3 slopes in their parts list? You know, those new little tiny slopes that TLC have started to make?

Having trouble trying to design a MLCAD moc without them.

Does anyone know how to help with this?

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Question 2.

Possibly a dumb question, but does anyone know how to shape lego string in MLCAD? It inserts string as a straight piece, but I'll be danged if I can figure out how to shape it???

[Andi]

Just recently this topic came up at 1000Steine.de. Someone posted two links, maybe these help you too.
http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?s=50746.DAT
http://www.holly-wood.it/mlcad/customizing-de.html#scan

[xsergio74]

The Lego part library is free distributed by lDraw organization.
MLCad uses this library to show you available part; updating MLCad does not update part library!!

you can download updated part library from the following links:
Base part library:
http://www.ldraw.org/Downloads-req-view ... cid-1.html (download February 2009 update)
Update
http://www.ldraw.org/modules.php?op=mod ... =&topic=26 (only 2009-1 update)
Unofficial parts
http://www.ldraw.org/Article14.html

Unzip the 3 downloaded files in the order you get them in c:\ldraw folder (check for correct paths) and run MKList utility to rebuild part list for MLCad.
If you do everything correctly u get the most updated version of the part library

Have you tried SR 3D builder also? It includes the full part library in a new fully 3D environment and is a valid Lego Editor, and you can open models built with MLCad
byes

[Duckman]

thanks heaps for that... added them all... working like a charm... so far fingers x'd

[Duckman]

Question 2.

Possibly a dumb question, but does anyone know how to shape lego string in MLCAD? It inserts string as a straight piece, but I'll be dang'd if I can figure out how to shape it???

[Turkguy19]

To shape string, hose, chain, etc, you need to use one of the Lsynth, or similar, protocol. Not really sure if string is able to be formed with it, but I know most of the flex hose can be.

[Duckman]

To shape string, hose, chain, etc, you need to use one of the Lsynth, or similar, protocol. Not really sure if string is able to be formed with it, but I know most of the flex hose can be.

Bugger, I have no idea what you are talking about. I know if you select the hose, it automatically lets you mould it how you want, but the string.... does anyone know?