Lego Software Power Tools

With LDraw, MLCad, and LPub

Kevin Clague, Miguel Agullo, Lars C. Hassing

490 pages, parution le 12/03/2003

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Résumé

LEGO SOFTWARE POWER TOOLS shows readers step-by-step how to install, configure, and use some of the most popular and successful LEGO freeware applications, and provides a CD that contains all of the freeware applications in one simple-to-install program that lets readers have the applications up and running on their computers in minutes.
Written by LEGO experts, LEGO SOFTWARE POWER TOOLS covers a wide range of popular LEGO applications such as LDraw, MLCad, LeoCAD, L3P, POV-RAY, BlockCAD, Ldglite, and LDAO. It also offers the first in-depth look at LPub, the new creation of developer and coauthor Kevin Clague, which ties LDraw, MLCad, L3P, and POV-Ray together to allow users to easily create professional quality LEGO instructions for both the printed page and the Web. This book is the definitive guide to these applications for both the die-hard LEGO aficionado and the first-time user.

Contents

Chapter 1 A LEGO CAD System
Chapter 2 Installation
Chapter 3 LDraw: A Virtual LEGO System
Chapter 4 MLCad 101
Chapter 5 Modeling with MLCad
Chapter 6 MLCad's Output
Chapter 7 LSynth: A Bendable-Part Synthesizer
Chapter 8 L3P and POV-Ray
Chapter 9 LPub
Chapter 10 Going Beyond: LEGO Resources
Chapter 11 AT-ST Building Instructions

L'auteur - Kevin Clague

Kevin Clague graduated in 1983 from Iowa State University with a bachelor's of Science degree in Computer Engineering. For the past 18 years, Kevin has worked as a Diagnostic Engineer at the Amdahl Corporation. For the last two years, he has also acted as a Senior Staff Engineer doing verification work at Sun Microsystems on their Ultra-Sparc V RISC processor. Kevin has two major hobbies: theatrical lighting and LEGO Mindstorms. Kevin has been playing with the RIS 1.5 for several years now and is currently working on LPub, an application to revolutionize the world of creating online LEGO building instructions.

L'auteur - Miguel Agullo

Miguel Agullo was born in Spain but has lived abroad for long periods of time, from the Far East to South America, from central Europe to the U.S. His wide range of interests is responsible for his work in such diverse industries as finance, media, aeronautics, and antique trading. Trained as a journalist and impressed with the candor and resourcefulness of the online LEGO community, Miguel tries to give something back by regularly updating his Web site with instructions for new models, new Ldraw pieces, and anything he thinks is worth sharing with other LEGO aficionados. His building interests revolve around robotics, and specifically biomechanics: creating mechanisms that mimic the behavior of natural devices such as legs or arms. His creations include biped walkers, robots that jump, and a fully functional (including a brake!) LEGO motorcycle.

L'auteur - Lars C. Hassing

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Syngress
Auteur(s)	Kevin Clague, Miguel Agullo, Lars C. Hassing
Parution	12/03/2003
Nb. de pages	490
Format	19 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	910g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781931836760
ISBN13	978-1-931836-76-0