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LDraw Readme File
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Welcome to LDraw
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This short readme file explains what files and subdirectories are present in
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your LDraw installation, described the LDraw library structure and and has links
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to some sites on the internet where you can find help and further information.
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* LDraw program directory contents
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* LDraw library structure
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* Where to find further information
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* Parts library updates
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* LDraw program directory contents:
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- Program executables:
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mklist.exe - This is a utility that creates a list of available
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parts. This list (parts.lst) is used by LDraw tools
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as the available parts list. You should re-run mklist
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after installing new parts updates.
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- Support Files:
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Parts.lst - This is your listing of all usable parts available.
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This list is created by running mklist.exe and choosing
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to create the list sorted Numerically or by Description.
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Most people use Description sorting, but you can
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change to whichever way you prefer at any time.
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mklist1_6.zip - Zip archive of the MKList source code.
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- Informational Files:
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Readme.txt - This file you are currently reading.
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- Subdirectories:
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\MODELS\ - This directory is where your model .dat files are stored.
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There are two sample model .dat files installed for you
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to look at - Car.dat and Pyramid.dat.
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\P\ - This directory is where parts primitives are located.
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Parts primitives are tyically highly reusable components
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used by the part files in the LDraw library.
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\P\48\ - This directory is where high resolution parts primitives
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are located. These are typically used for large curved
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parts where excessive scaling of the regular curved
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primitives would produce an undesriable result.
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\PARTS\ - This directory holds all the actual parts that can be used
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in creating or rendering your models. A list of these
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parts can be seen by viewing the parts.lst file.
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\PARTS\S\ - This directory holds sub-parts that are used by the LDraw
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parts to optimise file size and improve parts development
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efficiancy.
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* LDraw library structure:
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The official LDraw library is segmented into four categories:
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- OfficialCA - The library of officially released parts for which the
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authors have agreed to the Contributor Agreement, allowing
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their work to be re-distributed. Full details of this
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agreement can be found in the CAreadme.txt and
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CAlicense.txt files in the same diectory as this file.
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This download is restricted to generic colour versions of
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each part and does not contain duplicate copies of part
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files where different numbers have been used for the same
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physical part. This library may be re-distributed, subject
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to the conditions laid out in CAreadme.txt.
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- OfficialCA_a - The library of officially released part aliases. This
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includes generic colour versions of parts that are
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physically identical to parts in the OfficialCA library,
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but have a different part number, either because of
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production differences between opaque and transparent
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parts or due to evolution of the part numbering scheme.
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- OfficialCA_p - The library of officially released physical colour parts.
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This includes hard-coded colour versions of parts or
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composite parts.
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- OfficialNonCA - The library of officially released parts for which the
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authors have not agreed to the Contributor Agreement, or
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where we have been unable to contact the original author.
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This download is restricted to generic colour versions of
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each part and does not contain duplicate copies of part
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files where different numbers have been used for the same
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physical part.
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This library MAY NOT be re-distributed, as detailed in the
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conditions laid out in NonCAreadme.txt file.
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* Where to find further information
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For more information on LDraw, check out these internet resources:
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- LDraw.org - http://www.ldraw.org/
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Centralized LDraw Resources on the internet.
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Parts updates, Utility programs for using and enhancing LDraw, and more.
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- LUGNET - http://www.lugnet.com/
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The Lego Users Group NETwork (LUGNET) - A great place for fans of Lego.
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LUGNET has many topic-specific newsgroups that discuss LDraw and other forms
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of Lego-type CAD.
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- The LDraw Parts Tracker - http://www.ldraw.org/library/tracker/
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The web-based system for managing the development of new LDraw parts. Here
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you will find unofficial versions of new parts and updates to existing parts.
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As these are unofficial parts, they may be incomplete, or inaccurate, and it
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is possible that when they are officially released they may be changed in
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ways that could change any model in which you have used them.
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- The LDraw Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
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http://www.ldraw.org/faq/
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* Parts library updates:
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- If you have not already done so, you should visit www.ldraw.org and
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download and install the current complete package of LDraw parts.
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- Periodically, new parts and part fixes are released in small updates,
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available from www.ldraw.org. These updates should be downloaded and
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installed as they become available. Please remember that OLD updates
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should not be installed over NEW or NEWER updates. Doing so might
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overwrite a fixed version of a part with an older version.
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LDraw Update 2010-02
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--end of file--
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