He's using the Linux version and the PLM isn't available there yet. I got a patch this week that adds some of its functionality so you'll be able to import LDraw pieces but I haven't had time to apply it yet, I'll try to remember to check it in this weekend and get a new rpm/deb uploaded.
There used to be a message when a piece was imported successfully but I remember it driving me crazy when I had to import an entire LDraw update so I disabled it, I shouldn't have checked that in and I'll revert it back. On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Joshua Delahunty <[email protected]>wrote: > > My question for the group: I would like to be able to access the LDRAW > > dat library. As installed, LeoCAD does not allow you. Any suggestions as > > how to do this? > > From the LeoCAD FAQ at http://trac.gerf.org/leocad/wiki/FAQ > > 5. I found a new LDraw piece and I would like to use it in LeoCAD, how > do I add it to the library? > > Just place the piece and all its unofficial subpieces and primitives > properly in the LDraw folder (you must have the LDraw library installed > to do this). > > Open LeoCAD, go to the Piece Library manager (in the File menu) and then > select Import Piece on the File menu of the PLM. Once you import all > pieces restart LeoCAD and they should be visible in the library. > > (addition by me: I've found that the PLM can seem to be unresponsive. > If there are no problems with a part import, it just silently sits > there; when normally you might expect bells and whistles and fireworks > to go off. That only happens if there's some problem, like a missing > sub-part. You also have to restart LeoCAD to see the changes; so a lot > of people (including me, on occasion), have decided that this part of > the program doesn't work, or doesn't do anything. But it does...) > > HTH, > > -- joshua > _______________________________________________ > Leocad mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.gerf.org/listinfo/leocad >
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