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A request from the LDraw.org Team Latest News An updated version of the LDraw All-In-One-Installer, in short AIOI, has been released:
The AIOI supports Windows XP (Home and Pro), Windows Vista (all versions) and Windows 7 (all versions). On 64-Bit Operating Systems it will install in the "Program files (x86)" folder. The Installer will NOT run on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT Ver 4, 2000, or XP below SP2. You can download the AIOI by going to the download database under the heading Core Files and Libraries.  Published By Holly-Wood on Apr 10, 2012 - 01:10 PM The MLCad.ini file has been updated according to the latest LDraw.org Parts Update 2012-01. The .ini file defines (among other things) the parts available in MLCad's and Bricksmith's minifigure generator. Download the file from: http://www.holly-wood.it/mlcad/ini-en.html Published By Holly-Wood on Apr 04, 2012 - 12:38 PM LEGO Group Acquisition of LDraw.org Parts Library Announced
LDraw.org and LEGO System A/S jointly announced today that LDraw.org has agreed to sell its rights in the development of the LDraw Parts Library to the LEGO Group, the publisher of the virtual building software LEGO Digital Designer (LDD), for $5.35 million. The LDraw.org Steering Committee members have been offered employment by the LEGO Group, who will continue software development and operations from the former LEGO Universe studio in Louisville, Colorado. “We’re excited about the integration of the LDraw Parts Library to fill the gaps of old virtual LEGO parts currently missing in LDD, but re-engineered by the fans and are happy to have the core of the community officially join the LEGO team,” said Søren Askildson, Senior Executive Vice President at the LEGO Software Engineering; Development Department. “This acquisition demonstrates our commitment both to the ongoing success of LEGO Digital Designer and to an overall strategy to expand our brand online.” “LDraw.org’s focus is developing a solid easy-to-use library on an open document file format, and publishing the next generation of virtual building CAD systems,” said Willy Tschager, Member of the LDraw.org Steering Committee . “We’re proud of the library our community built, and are certain that it has a bright future. The transition of members of our team to the LEGO Group enables us to focus completely on internally-published, free-to-play software businesses.” LEGO System A/S entered into a free-data-for-advisory relationship with LDraw.org as to build LEGO Universe in 2006. The acquisition of the rights to the library and the ability to transition members of the team to continue work on the library follows the fulfillment of the LEGO Universe development contract. LDD as a virtual building experience attracts several million people each year to build a huge range of amazing creations. The LDraw System of Tools is a popular system of free software tools for modeling LEGO creations in 3D on a computer. The parts library that is central to the programs is under continuous maintenance and extension by the LDraw community since 1997. Published By timgould on Apr 01, 2012 - 01:30 AM The 2012-01 LDraw parts update has been now been released. This update includes 1148 files in the core library, including 601 new parts. Two major features of this release are the inclusion of a large selection of 12V train parts and Mindstorms NXT components, all of which had been waiting on the Parts Tracker for far too long. Many of the primitives have also been upgraded to the current expectations for (counter-clockwise) polygon winding. This is another big step in reducing the backlog on the Parts Tracker and brings the number of files to its lowest level since April 2005. Thanks are due to the small community of part authors who created or corrected parts for this release and to those who have reviewed files in order to make this release happen. I am really pleased with the increased momentum on the Parts Tracker this year and I am hopeful that we can continue to work at this pace to reduce the backlog as well as bringing newly issued parts into the Official Library. I'd like to recognise the pragmatism that has been exhibited in allowing functional (but not necessarily perfect) parts to be released with a "Needs Work" tag.
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Published By cwdee on Mar 30, 2012 - 02:02 PM Mar 30, 2012
Published By cwdee on Mar 30, 2012 - 01:52 PM In prospect of the recent events the LDraw Steering Committee (SteerCo) has elaborated a guideline for those authors who wanna quit their PT authorship:
Willy Tschager Published By Holly-Wood on Mar 27, 2012 - 11:30 AM Since we had only 5 confirmed nominees, no election is necessary.
Therefore, without further ado, the 2012/2013 LDraw.org Steering Committee [1] is: Chris Dee Tim Gould Orion Pobursky Willy Tschager Scott Wardlaw [1] Try not to confuse the LDraw.org Steering Committee (SteerCo) with the LDraw Standards Committee (LSC). The Steering Committee sets the course for the LDraw Organization while the Standards Committee deals with the LDraw File Format. Published By OrionP on Mar 01, 2012 - 12:08 AM The MLCad.ini file has been updated according to the latest LDraw.org Parts Update 2011-02. The .ini file defines (among other things) the parts available in MLCad's and Bricksmith's minifigure generator. Download the file from: http://www.holly-wood.it/mlcad/ini-en.html Published By Holly-Wood on Jan 10, 2012 - 04:39 PM The 2011-02 LDraw parts update has been now been released. This update includes 786 files in the core library, including 474 new parts. A further 19 parts have been redeveloped by authors who have affirmed the Contributor Agreement, replacing files that were not redistributable. Only five "non-CA" files remain in the library and every effort is being made to replace those in the next update. This is a further big step in reducing the backlog on the Parts Tracker and brings the number of files to its lowest level since September 2006. Thanks are due to everyone who created or corrected parts for this release and to those who have reviewed files in order to make this release happen.
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Published By cwdee on Dec 29, 2011 - 09:43 AM The LDraw Steering Committee has agreed to update the LSC Charter - Membership with the following text: Membership Willy Tschager Published By Holly-Wood on Dec 17, 2011 - 08:46 PM
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