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LDPartEditor 1.8.90

07 Dec 11:44
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With the release of 1.8.90 you are able to...

  • ...drag and drop Windows file shortcuts to LDPE to open the linked *.dat file.
  • ...reference subfiles by a full path (without having double spaces in the path).
  • ...have a quad "auto-created" when you move one vertex enough to allow a flat quad (during "Coplanarity Heatmap" mode in the 3D editor).
  • ...benefit from the fact that txt2dat writes the used font setting to the file.

The following critical issues are fixed:

  1. Lower/upper case differences between the filename in the 3D editor and in the text editor tab.
  2. High-quality edges (type 2 and 5) were not displayed with OpenGL 3.3 on some graphic cards.

Installation

Windows

  1. Download and run LDPartEditor-1.8.90.msi
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the start menu

Linux

  1. Download and install ldparteditor_1.8.90-1_amd64.deb
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher

Mac OS X

  1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
  2. Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.90.dmg
  3. Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
  4. Copy ldparteditor.sh to your home folder
    4a. Open a Terminal.app and run ./ldparteditor.sh
    4b. Or open a Terminal.app and run /Applications/LDPartEditor.app/Contents/MacOS/LDPartEditor

When you install LDPE on Windows you will find your LDPE configuration files under
drive\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\LDPartEditor.


LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.

System Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements:

  • OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  • Operating System (64-bit): Windows [7 or newer], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Video-Memory: 1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 150 MB

Recommended Requirements:

  • Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10,11, Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • OpenGL 3.3 compatible Graphics Card
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  • RAM: >4 GB
  • Video-Memory: >1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 500 MB
  • For a faster start, the LDraw™ library should be installed on a SSD.

PS: I am still busy with the creation of the manual, so you "have to experiment" with my (complex) software product until you've got the manual.

LDPartEditor 1.8.89

27 Sep 16:47
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With the release of 1.8.89 the following critical issues are fixed:

  1. Descriptions containing a hashtag # are modified by unrelated quick fixes.
  2. The movement type of the manipulator changes if, during the move, the mouse gets close enough to a plane move square.
  3. The CSG tree does not switch back to a higher quality if the manipulator was moved and nothing CSG releated was selected.
  4. The MacOS X ARM installer package was still indicating a 1.8.80 version, but the contents were newer.

Installation

Windows

  1. Download and run LDPartEditor-1.8.89.msi
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the start menu

Linux

  1. Download and install ldparteditor_1.8.89-1_amd64.deb
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher

Mac OS X

  1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
  2. Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.89.dmg
  3. Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
  4. Copy ldparteditor.sh to your home folder
    4a. Open a Terminal.app and run ./ldparteditor.sh
    4b. Or open a Terminal.app and run /Applications/LDPartEditor.app/Contents/MacOS/LDPartEditor

When you install LDPE on Windows you will find your LDPE configuration files under
drive\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\LDPartEditor.


LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.

System Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements:

  • OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  • Operating System (64-bit): Windows [7 or newer], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Video-Memory: 1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 150 MB

Recommended Requirements:

  • Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10,11, Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • OpenGL 3.3 compatible Graphics Card
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  • RAM: >4 GB
  • Video-Memory: >1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 500 MB
  • For a faster start, the LDraw™ library should be installed on a SSD.

PS: I am still busy with the creation of the manual, so you "have to experiment" with my (complex) software product until you've got the manual.

LDPartEditor 1.8.88

20 Sep 15:04
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With the release of 1.8.88 you are able to...

  • ...double click on a text editor error/warning/hint to also select the object in the 3D editor.

The following critical issues are fixed:

  1. Primitive substitution on subfiles from PartReview causes subfiles to be "empty".
  2. "Rings and Cones" uses old deprecated "rin" and "ri" ring primitives.
  3. The context menu entries on the error/warning/hint area are always enabled.
  4. After loading a part using the part review tool, the 3D view properly shows the part asked for, but the text window generally shows a subpart of it, presumably the last loaded one.

Installation

Windows

  1. Download and run LDPartEditor-1.8.88.msi
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the start menu

Linux

  1. Download and install ldparteditor_1.8.88-1_amd64.deb
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher

Mac OS X

  1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
  2. Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.88.dmg
  3. Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
  4. Copy ldparteditor.sh to your home folder
    4a. Open a Terminal.app and run ./ldparteditor.sh
    4b. Or open a Terminal.app and run /Applications/LDPartEditor.app/Contents/MacOS/LDPartEditor

When you install LDPE on Windows you will find your LDPE configuration files under
drive\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\LDPartEditor.


LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.

System Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements:

  • OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  • Operating System (64-bit): Windows [7 or newer], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Video-Memory: 1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 150 MB

Recommended Requirements:

  • Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10,11, Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • OpenGL 3.3 compatible Graphics Card
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  • RAM: >4 GB
  • Video-Memory: >1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 500 MB
  • For a faster start, the LDraw™ library should be installed on a SSD.

PS: I am still busy with the creation of the manual, so you "have to experiment" with my (complex) software product until you've got the manual.

LDPartEditor 1.8.87

01 Sep 11:02
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With the release of 1.8.87 you are able to...

  • ...display the axes of coordinates in the center of the 3D screen (it is also used in the first 3D view for PartReview)
  • ...set and see a different selection color than red in backface-culling modes.
  • ...have 4 digits in the last section of a mixed-mode torus description (e.g. 1 x 2.0000 x 0.2500).

The following critical issue is fixed:

  1. [OpenGL 3] Crash when adding a line, triangle, quad, condline, distance meter or protractor to an empty file.

Installation

Windows

  1. Download and run LDPartEditor-1.8.87.msi
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the start menu

Linux

  1. Download and install ldparteditor_1.8.87-1_amd64.deb
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher

Mac OS X

  1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
  2. Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.87.dmg
  3. Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
  4. Copy ldparteditor.sh to your home folder
    4a. Open a Terminal.app and run ./ldparteditor.sh
    4b. Or open a Terminal.app and run /Applications/LDPartEditor.app/Contents/MacOS/LDPartEditor

When you install LDPE on Windows you will find your LDPE configuration files under
drive\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\LDPartEditor.


LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.

System Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements:

  • OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  • Operating System (64-bit): Windows [7 or newer], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Video-Memory: 1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 150 MB

Recommended Requirements:

  • Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10,11, Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • OpenGL 3.3 compatible Graphics Card
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  • RAM: >4 GB
  • Video-Memory: >1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 500 MB
  • For a faster start, the LDraw™ library should be installed on a SSD.

PS: I am still busy with the creation of the manual, so you "have to experiment" with my (complex) software product until you've got the manual.

LDPartEditor 1.8.86

20 Aug 17:44
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With the release of 1.8.86 you are able to...

  • ...use the sphere mesh from LDView for CSG operations, too (!LPE CSG_ELLIPSOID).

The following critical issue is fixed:

  1. !LPE CSG_UNION "consumed" a few triangles. Other triangle defects could still occur, but only with very complex union intersections.

Installation

Windows

  1. Download and run LDPartEditor-1.8.86.msi
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the start menu

Linux

  1. Download and install ldparteditor_1.8.86-1_amd64.deb
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher

Mac OS X

  1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
  2. Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.86.dmg
  3. Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
  4. Copy ldparteditor.sh to your home folder
    4a. Open a Terminal.app and run ./ldparteditor.sh
    4b. Or open a Terminal.app and run /Applications/LDPartEditor.app/Contents/MacOS/LDPartEditor

When you install LDPE on Windows you will find your LDPE configuration files under
drive\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\LDPartEditor.


LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.

System Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements:

  • OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  • Operating System (64-bit): Windows [7 or newer], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Video-Memory: 1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 150 MB

Recommended Requirements:

  • Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10,11, Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • OpenGL 3.3 compatible Graphics Card
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  • RAM: >4 GB
  • Video-Memory: >1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 500 MB
  • For a faster start, the LDraw™ library should be installed on a SSD.

PS: I am still busy with the creation of the manual, so you "have to experiment" with my (complex) software product until you've got the manual.

LDPartEditor 1.8.85

16 Aug 17:28
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With the release of 1.8.85 you are able to...

  • ...use primitive substitution (blue circle button at the upper left corner, ctrl-click to modify substitution quality).
  • ...benefit from a 3D grid that shows 3D model intersections and has a lager size.
  • ...benefit from inverted icons for a better contrast with dark buttons.
  • ...create a coplanar quad within the "Coplanarity Heatmap" mode.

The following critical issues are fixed:

  1. PartReview had loading problems under MacOS (the 3D view was gone).
  2. (Linux/Mac) Case-sensitivity when following a reference from the text editor with a mouse click if the target file was already opened caused problems.

Installation

Windows

  1. Download and run LDPartEditor-1.8.85.msi
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the start menu

Linux

  1. Download and install ldparteditor_1.8.85-1_amd64.deb
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher

Mac OS X

  1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
  2. Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.85.dmg
  3. Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
  4. Copy ldparteditor.sh to your home folder
    4a. Open a Terminal.app and run ./ldparteditor.sh
    4b. Or open a Terminal.app and run /Applications/LDPartEditor.app/Contents/MacOS/LDPartEditor

When you install LDPE on Windows you will find your LDPE configuration files under
drive\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\LDPartEditor.


LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.

System Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements:

  • OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  • Operating System (64-bit): Windows [7 or newer], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Video-Memory: 1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 150 MB

Recommended Requirements:

  • Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10,11, Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • OpenGL 3.3 compatible Graphics Card
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  • RAM: >4 GB
  • Video-Memory: >1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 500 MB
  • For a faster start, the LDraw™ library should be installed on a SSD.

PS: I am still busy with the creation of the manual, so you "have to experiment" with my (complex) software product until you've got the manual.

LDPartEditor 1.8.84

28 Jul 19:11
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With the release of 1.8.84 you are able to...

  • ...visually identify which surfaces or lines belong to the model beeing edited or to a primitive/subpart (with the green "S" button in the upper left corner of the 3D editor (example image)).
  • ...press a button to run Edger2 verbose with the current settings.
  • ...set the number of open views for part review (1-4).
  • ...see the location where PartReview will store its files and "Save All" files for review.
  • ...benefit from a better button contrast on the dark UI themes.
  • ...benefit from a better contrast for the coplanarity heatmap.
  • ...benefit from an improved Edger2 performance.
  • ...show hi-quality edge lines in the OpenGL 3.3 renderer (TYPE 2 and 5).

The following critical issues are fixed:

  1. Uninlining left an additional blank line after un-inlining in the target file.
  2. The ESC key reset the Manipulator when it was set by a double click on a surface before.
  3. Added a a missing border on text boxes which had a UI theme applied.

Installation

Windows

  1. Download and run LDPartEditor-1.8.84.msi
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the start menu

Linux

  1. Download and install ldparteditor_1.8.84-1_amd64.deb
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher

Mac OS X

  1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
  2. Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.84.dmg
  3. Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
  4. Copy ldparteditor.sh to your home folder
    4a. Open a Terminal.app and run ./ldparteditor.sh
    4b. Or open a Terminal.app and run /Applications/LDPartEditor.app/Contents/MacOS/LDPartEditor

When you install LDPE on Windows you will find your LDPE configuration files under
drive\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\LDPartEditor.


LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.

System Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements:

  • OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  • Operating System (64-bit): Windows [7 or newer], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Video-Memory: 1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 150 MB

Recommended Requirements:

  • Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10,11, Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • OpenGL 3.3 compatible Graphics Card
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  • RAM: >4 GB
  • Video-Memory: >1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 500 MB
  • For a faster start, the LDraw™ library should be installed on a SSD.

PS: I am still busy with the creation of the manual, so you "have to experiment" with my (complex) software product until you've got the manual.

LDPartEditor 1.8.83

19 Jul 18:39
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With the release of 1.8.83 you are able to...

  • ...change colour themes via "Tools..."->"Options..."->"Customise Colours:"->"Theme" (e.g. to dark mode/dracula theme) to make the software easier on the eyes.
  • ...use "Swap X/Y/Z (for Selection)".
  • ...use "Set X/Y/Z (for Selection)" to set the manipulator position, too.

The following critical issue is fixed:

  1. Sometimes the text-editor remained read-only until the file was saved (e.g. after Edger2 runs).

Installation

Windows

  1. Download and run LDPartEditor-1.8.83.msi
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the start menu

Linux

  1. Download and install ldparteditor_1.8.83-1_amd64.deb
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher

Mac OS X

  1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
  2. Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.83.dmg
  3. Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
  4. Copy ldparteditor.sh to your home folder
    4a. Open a Terminal.app and run ./ldparteditor.sh
    4b. Or open a Terminal.app and run /Applications/LDPartEditor.app/Contents/MacOS/LDPartEditor

When you install LDPE on Windows you will find your LDPE configuration files under
drive\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\LDPartEditor.


LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.

System Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements:

  • OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  • Operating System (64-bit): Windows [7 or newer], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Video-Memory: 1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 150 MB

Recommended Requirements:

  • Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10,11, Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • OpenGL 3.3 compatible Graphics Card
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  • RAM: >4 GB
  • Video-Memory: >1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 500 MB
  • For a faster start, the LDraw™ library should be installed on a SSD.

PS: I am still busy with the creation of the manual, so you "have to experiment" with my (complex) software product until you've got the manual.

LDPartEditor 1.8.82

13 Jul 18:05
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With the release of 1.8.82 you are able to...

  • ..."un-inline" linked subfiles in the main part (with ctrl+click on the "Inline selection (Linked)" button).
  • ...customise a key shortcut to activate links in the text editor (it was Ctrl/Cmd before, now it is Ctrl+Cmd+Shift).
  • ...use key shortcuts for merge triangles to quads / split quads to triangles (shift+q and shift+t).
  • ...use "Save As..." to export a file with its references into a single zip file.

The following critical issues are fixed:

  1. "Empty Subfiles" was not properly checked in the context menu of the 3D view.
  2. The path "parts/textures" was not used as a search path for PNG textures.

Installation

Windows

  1. Download and run LDPartEditor-1.8.82.msi
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the start menu

Linux

  1. Download and install ldparteditor_1.8.82-1_amd64.deb
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher

Mac OS X

  1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
  2. Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.82.dmg
  3. Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
  4. Copy ldparteditor.sh to your home folder
    4a. Open a Terminal.app and run ./ldparteditor.sh
    4b. Or open a Terminal.app and run /Applications/LDPartEditor.app/Contents/MacOS/LDPartEditor

When you install LDPE on Windows you will find your LDPE configuration files under
drive\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\LDPartEditor.


LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.

System Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements:

  • OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  • Operating System (64-bit): Windows [7 or newer], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Video-Memory: 1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 150 MB

Recommended Requirements:

  • Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10,11, Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • OpenGL 3.3 compatible Graphics Card
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  • RAM: >4 GB
  • Video-Memory: >1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 500 MB
  • For a faster start, the LDraw™ library should be installed on a SSD.

PS: I am still busy with the creation of the manual, so you "have to experiment" with my (complex) software product until you've got the manual.

LDPartEditor 1.8.81

04 Jul 18:50
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With the release of 1.8.81 you are able to...

  • ...ctrl-click a subpart or prim in the text editor to open it in the 3D editor and jump straight to it (cmd-click on Mac).
  • ...use a faster way to move (G), rotate (R) and scale (S) (press G, S or R on the 3D view, press X, Y or Z to lock to an axis. Or ctrl-shift-x and so on to lock to a plane.).
  • ...calibrate a background image with a measurement (click on the new "Calibrate Background Image" button, select a line (type 2 or 5 on the image plane) and enter the new distance)
  • ...better see "empty" primitives.
  • ...get even better automatic rounding of 9999s and 0000s (e.g. for PathTruder results).
  • ...use an upgraded gizmo/manipulator (to move and scale in XY, XZ, YZ planes).
  • ...benefit from cleaned up inlined results from CSG_COMPILE.
  • ...benefit from the fact that empty tree items for hints / warnings / errors / duplicates in the text editor will be expanded when they get items to display.

The following critical issues are fixed:

  1. The ldraw.org link to download the contents of categories.txt was outdated.
  2. It was possible to assign a key twice (with a newly introduced shortcut).

Installation

Windows

  1. Download and run LDPartEditor-1.8.81.msi
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the start menu

Linux

  1. Download and install ldparteditor_1.8.81-1_amd64.deb
  2. Start LDPartEditor from the menu or via launcher

Mac OS X

  1. Download and extract LDPartEditor_mac_x64.zip
  2. Mount LDPartEditor-1.8.81.dmg
  3. Drag LDPartEditor.app to the Applications folder
  4. Copy ldparteditor.sh to your home folder
    4a. Open a Terminal.app and run ./ldparteditor.sh
    4b. Or open a Terminal.app and run /Applications/LDPartEditor.app/Contents/MacOS/LDPartEditor

When you install LDPE on Windows you will find your LDPE configuration files under
drive\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\LDPartEditor.


LDPE is a 3D CAD application: The overall system requirements are higher. While I recommend to use a powerful 64-bit multicore system, it could be possible, to run LDPE on older machines as well.

System Requirements:

Minimum System Requirements:

  • OpenGL 2.1 compatible Graphics Card
  • Operating System (64-bit): Windows [7 or newer], Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor e.g. Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon II (>2.0Ghz)
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Video-Memory: 1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 150 MB

Recommended Requirements:

  • Operating System (64bit): Windows 7,8,10,11, Linux [e.g. Ubuntu Linux >=14.4], Mac OS X [>=10.6]
  • OpenGL 3.3 compatible Graphics Card
  • CPU: Multicore-Processor with 4 cores (or more)
  • RAM: >4 GB
  • Video-Memory: >1 GB
  • Free Disk Space: 500 MB
  • For a faster start, the LDraw™ library should be installed on a SSD.

PS: I am still busy with the creation of the manual, so you "have to experiment" with my (complex) software product until you've got the manual.