LD Pattern Creator (LPC)


LD Pattern Creator - (previously LDraw Pattern Creator) a program written by Nils Schmidt [BlackBrick89] that can be used to create patterns for LDraw parts (the program runs under Windows only)


See below for download links

Program description

See below for download links for the latest version of the LPC [LD Pattern Creator]. This tool was used to create the pattern for the LDraw part 30117p6u.dat

I'm doing some beta testing for Nils and would like LDraw part authors to experiment with the tool and provide feedback

Screenshot 1 - 30117p6u.dat
LDrawPatternCreator - screenshot 1


Screenshot 2 - pattern editing
LDrawPatternCreator - screenshot 2
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NOTE: This software is still beta so feedback and bug reports are very important. Please contact reuben@pearse.co.uk with any bug reports/comments and I will try and co-ordinate with Nils to work on bug fixes and documentation.


LD - Pattern Creator - version 1.2.1 Beta (1st March 2012)

Distributed under the MIT licence
NOTE: This program uses Rectifier.exe by permission of the author and copyright holder Philippe E. Hurbain - (C) 2009

Please uninstall older versions of this software before installing a new version.
Recommended Requirements:
  • Operating System: Windows XP or Windows 7
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>=2,0Ghz)
  • RAM: >1.500 MB
  • Video-Memory: 256 MB
  • Free Disk Space: 100 MB
  • .NET-Framework (Version >= 2.0)
Notes to Windows Vista/Windows 7 users: You'll need administrator privileges to install the software. After installation you have to check if "LDrawPatternCreator.exe" has all relevant IO permissions for your user profile. Notes to Linux users: Because of some API-calls it is impossible to run this program under Mono.. Sorry.


LD Pattern Creator VB.NET Source code

If you're interested in developing the application, or curious as to how it works, then please download the source code zip file. The zip file includes the VB.NET source code. To view and amend the source code you will need a copy of Visual Studio 2008 or 2010. You can download a copy of Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition from here

NOTE: Requires the 7-Zip utility to uncompress

LDraw-Pattern-Creator - version 1.1 (beta - July 3rd 2011)

Authors release notes:  Here is an updated version of my LDraw Pattern Creator. I've created a setup program to simplify the installation process and improved a lot of things...
  • DAT-import/export with primitives and sub-files
  • LDConfig.ldr-parsing
  • bitmap-import (buggy, but better than Quad2Dat or StickerGenerator)
  • template support
  • live tutorial

Recommended Requirements:
  • Operating System: Windows XP or Windows 7
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>=2,0Ghz)
  • RAM: >1.500 MB
  • Video-Memory: 256 MB
  • Free Disk Space: 100 MB
  • .NET-Framework (Version >= 2.0)
Notes to Windows Vista/Windows 7 users: You'll need administrator privileges to install the software. After installation you have to check if "LDrawPatternCreator.exe" has all relevant IO permissions for your user profile. Notes to Linux users: Because of some API-calls it is impossible to run this program under Mono.. Sorry.

LDraw-Pattern-Creator - version 1.0 (beta)

Zip file includes
  • setup.exe - Windows installer file
  • top.txt - example pattern definition file
  • 30117pb012.jpg - photo of the part 30117p6u as a reference guide

LD Pattern Creator French manual by J.C. Tchang

Useful links

For latest downloads, list of outstanding bugs and other project information please see the Sourceforge Project page for LD Pattern Creator

 

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