ChrisF2006 Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 What is this MLCad and where can I get it? I assume its a program that lets you design your Lego creations on the computer? Quote
Hobbes Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 Here's an old thread with a link to the website where you can download it. Oh, yes, it's a software to design LEGO models (a similar but "simpler" software is the LEGO factory's LEGO Digital Designer). Moved to the right forum. Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted February 21, 2007 Governor Posted February 21, 2007 Which you can use to create fine creations like this... That's my first ever MLCAD design. Quote
ZCerberus Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 Or you can make crazy big things too when you are apart from your Legos! Like this guy... click the thumb for a larger version! Quote
Governor Mister Phes Posted February 21, 2007 Governor Posted February 21, 2007 You should post a link to your MLCAD Sub-Model Tutorial Mr ZCerberus as ChrisF2006 may find it very useful should he decide to begin using MLCAD. Quote
ZCerberus Posted February 21, 2007 Posted February 21, 2007 You should post a link to your MLCAD Sub-Model Tutorial Mr ZCerberus as ChrisF2006 may find it very useful should he decide to begin using MLCAD. Perhaps so! If you want to learn the secret to using the 'multi-part' feature in MLCAD, then check out the tutorial here! You will get to see how Phes's sentry box could use submodels to make designing easier! Here is one of the screen shots from the tutorial! Quote
Commander Xalax Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 I want to use that but it won't let me download it, so I have to use LeoCad, and itn sucks! Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted February 22, 2007 Eurobricks Emperor Posted February 22, 2007 I want to use that but it won't let me download it, so I have to use LeoCad, and itn sucks! Maybe something with your firewall? Probably not because you could download the LeoCad... Try this: Download MLCad Quote
Commander Xalax Posted February 23, 2007 Posted February 23, 2007 Which file do I click when the program is on??? Quote
ChrisF2006 Posted February 23, 2007 Author Posted February 23, 2007 I am so going to download this! It looks great. I just hope its not hard to use and I will be spared having to bash my head against the desk lol. Quote
El Bucanero Posted February 24, 2007 Posted February 24, 2007 AAGH! This is so bloody frustrating! After installing it for the 100th time, it appears not all parts are there!!! I'm really not good with MLCAD but I really need it! Isn't there a getting started tutorial somewhere?! Have a nice day, Mr Tiber Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted February 24, 2007 Eurobricks Emperor Posted February 24, 2007 AAGH! This is so bloody frustrating! After installing it for the 100th time, it appears not all parts are there!!!I'm really not good with MLCAD but I really need it! Isn't there a getting started tutorial somewhere?! Have a nice day, Mr Tiber Do you need help with the installation or with the program itself? How do you determine that not all parts are there? Which are missing? Quote
El Bucanero Posted February 24, 2007 Posted February 24, 2007 Do you need help with the installation or with the program itself? Both.... How do you determine that not all parts are there? Which are missing? The most important for me: ship hulls, steering wheels etc. But when I installed it once last year, there was a bloody big list of parts in each category. I stopped because it took me too long to find a part... And now it's a very tiny list compared to the one I had last year... Have a nice day, Mr Tiber Quote
Eurobricks Emperor Bonaparte Posted February 24, 2007 Eurobricks Emperor Posted February 24, 2007 Both....The most important for me: ship hulls, steering wheels etc. But when I installed it once last year, there was a bloody big list of parts in each category. I stopped because it took me too long to find a part... And now it's a very tiny list compared to the one I had last year... Have a nice day, Mr Tiber This is how I did the installation part: Step 1: Install LDraw and the Parts Library Step 2: Download MLCad and unzip in C:\LDRAW Now run the program 'MLCad.exe' (e.g. double click on it). Its in the directory C:\LDRAW. A dialog might be shown asking you for a Lego Base Path, this is the directory to which you installed the Ledit.exe and complete.exe. This is also C:\LDRAW. Hope this helps... EDIT: I was just reading a discussion on MLCad on Lowlug and there was a link to a complete package with installer. Here is this link. So this installer will do all the work for you! It includes LDraw, Parts Library, MLCad, .... Quote
Tordenskjold Posted March 19, 2007 Posted March 19, 2007 Im trying to make models in mlcad but i got small parts missing all the time. like a dat file called 1-4con1 .dat and 1-4con2.dat wich is missing on the muskett for example. there should be a place where we could exchange these files here. Quote
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