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Shaping a minifig chain in LDCad (no replies)
Hi all, Finally I got into LDcad and learning quick. Now I found this really nice model of a jeep by Larry Lars: https://www.flickr.com/photos/28192677@N06/5535839796/in/album-72157623381611053/ I...
View Article[LDView] PT LDview version (7 replies)
Travis, A while ago we switched to ldview to render the Parts Tracker images. Do you remember what the library requirements for the executable were? I'd like to do something similar for the OMR, if...
View ArticleLPub3D - rotstep (12 replies)
One of the hardest things to achieve is getting the perfect angle for a specific step. I normally use the standard angle, but sometimes you need to change it to show where a specific piece is...
View ArticleLpub3D povray 3.7 rendering setting (2 replies)
G'day. I have installed the latest AIO setup and updated Lpub3D. When im using Lpub3d and the renderer as povray, can the rendered pics be of higher detail so to speak. Everything is set as it was...
View ArticleLPub3D - show every instance of an element (no replies)
I'm working on BIs for WeDo models. These models are typically for (very) young builders and the instructions LEGO provide show every instance of the elements used (e.g. if there are 2 white 1x4...
View ArticleRubber band messed up after saving, closing and opening (7 replies)
Hi folks, Sorry to have been of the radar a bit now that we really got things going discussing LPub3D, LDCad and all interesting stuff. I've been a bit busy with other stuff then LEGO and LDraw... :-(...
View ArticleFade color LPub3D error (no replies)
I am building a big thing (that I cannot show) in tan on a green baseplate. I set the fade color to dark tan. The thing is that it being a mono color model the fade color option is needed to clearify...
View ArticleLPub3D - BOM sort error? (no replies)
In my quest to learn how to handle LPub3D I have come across yet another curious quirk. I've found I can sort the elements in the BOM (right-click and select the pertinent option), but the result is...
View ArticleLPub3D - page setup questions (no replies)
I've been looking at instructions generated with LPub to get some ideas of what's possible and I've seen some interesting things. I've found out I can get a submodel to show up in the PLI of the step...
View ArticleUnoffcial part not showing up in LPub3D in the PLI and BOM (1 reply)
Hi all, What does LPub3D require to count and render an unofficial part, because I have this part not showing up in the PLI and BOM of a model. It is part 20310 (Design Brick) mocked up by Magnus....
View ArticleMake black less black and render with white lines (2 replies)
Hi all, How can I define a new color to use in LPub3D. I have a model with much black and want the black to be less black (more like black rubber or very dark grey) and have the lines around the...
View ArticleCallout point arrows different between loading (2 replies)
Hi Trevor, When I add an arrow or when LPub3D does that when converting a submodel to to a callout and I drag the point to the place I want it to be, the arrow often changes between loading the same...
View ArticleRotation icon cannot be placed relative to other objects on a single step...
Hi Trevor, I just noticed the rotation arrow cannot be place relative to another object on a single-step page. Right clicking the icon does not give you the option to move it. On a multi-step page...
View ArticleFeature request LPub3D - Free shapes (no replies)
Hi Trevor and others, What do you think of the following idea: There are several shapes that can be generated by LPub3D. For example the PLI box and Callout box with their properties like border,...
View Article[LPub3D] Start page count at... (no replies)
Hi Trevor, I barely dare to ask another wish, but I think this one is not that complicated. Forgive me if I am wrong..... Can the page couter be made to start a certain number? Sometimes building a...
View ArticleLPub3D, BufferExchange with CallOut (no replies)
Hi, I'm quiet new at building LEGO digitally. When I was younger, it was more the manually trial and error way :-). For my 6 years old boy I started to build little Upgrades for his LEGO. So I decided...
View ArticleLDCad OR LDD- How to adjust length of linear actuators (2 replies)
Is there a way to change the length of a linear actuator in a drawing? If not are there a variety of lengths that can be added to the library? OR - as I suspect is the answer - do you just position it...
View ArticlePart snapping plate 1x1 round in LDCad is difficult? (5 replies)
Is it me and is this a silly question or does anyone else experience difficulty placing a 1x1 plate round in LDCad with part snapping turned on? Dragging this part from the part bin to the model...
View ArticleLPub3D - POV-Ray rendering not working (1 reply)
I've just installed POV-ray and I'm trying to find out what I can do with it from LPub3D I have gone to Configuration > Preferences > Rendering, ticked the POV-Ray is installed box and found the...
View ArticleBlueBrick 1.8.1 released (in Aug 2015) (no replies)
Please checkout this post by Alban Nanty, the author of BlueBrick, about his new release 1.8.1 as of Aug 2015 http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=31141&st=525#entry2313288 The...
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