MLCAD Submodelling & LPUB Callouts

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MLCAD Sub-modelling & LPUB Call-outs

This information is for making sub-models in a file that is already assembled. Start by opening MLCAD and the mode file.

1.Click on the “multi-part” tab, then select “New Model” from the drop-down menu. Name your sub-model using both text boxes.

2.Switch to main model. Click on the tab to the right of "Active Model" selecting the main model. Find and highlight the parts to be sub-modeled. Click on the “Edit” tab, then “cut”.

3.Switch to sub-model. It will appear as an almost blank screen. At the top, click on the bottom line of code in the Project  parts list, click “Edit” tab, then click “Paste”. Your ”cut” parts will reappear here.

4.You can now arrange the parts in order, add “steps”, “rotations” and etc. Check it in  the “ view mode“ to confirm building steps are correct

5. Now, switch back to the main model. The sub-model has to go back into the main model.

6. Click on “Document” in the parts tree. Drag the text of the sub-model into the appropriate place in the Project parts list. Keeping the sub-model highlighted move it to it’s correct location in the “parts preview pane”.

7. Check "view mode" again to verify  the building steps are correct.

This LPUB Guide is for publishing the building instructions: www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/83642-guide-creating-building-instructions-using-lpub/  Section 4.2 covers “call-outs” aka “sub-models”.

Edited June 5, 2019 by 1963maniac