Problem regarding LGEO parts library

[The Undo]

Hi, i have a problem regarding LGEO parts library. I don't use Ldraw directly so i'm not that familiar with stuff related to it.

What i want is to present my LDD mocs through POV-Ray renderings. To do that i need to convert my .lxf file to .ldr file, and then convert .ldr file to .pov file. For this last conversion i use L3P with L3PAO.

Now, this can be done without the LGEO parts, but the final result is not as good as with LGEO. So i downloaded LGEO parts (from http://www.digitalbricks.org/ ) , put the LGEO folder into my LDRAW folder, opened L3PAO and shown it the location of lg folder, but then i got the message:

"Certain .TAB files needed for LGEO substitution appear to be missing.

L3PAdd-On will function properly, but LGEO library substitution may not be available.

You may want to check your LGEO install."

I went to LGEO folder and those .TAB files really aren't in it (and there not hidden either).

Looking on the internet i found out the names of those files (l2p.tab, l2p_ELMT.tab, and l2p_ptrn.tab), but nothing more on where i can download them or something (and the digitalbricks is the only place where LGEO can be downloaded).

I used LGEO parts on my older computer (with the same operating system as i have now) and never had this problem.

PS: This kind of thread already exists on eurobricks (where the problem isn't solved) but i didn't want to write in it since it is in the „wrong“ subforum (http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=37343)

Maybe the easiest solution would be if someone can send me those .TAB files via mail (omerajo@hotmail.com), if that would work.

Any help is appreciated.

Edited January 4, 2012 by omerai

[Alasdair Ryan]

Hello Omerai

Your link does not work,here is the working one:

Digitalbricks

From Digitalbricks:

Depending on your OS, you might need to check for upper or lower case in the folder name. By default, it is all lower case.

Have you tried this?

I have never used this application before,perhaps a file converter could change it to a pov file?

[The Undo]

Thank you Alasdair for the quick reply, but the casing didn't help. The problem is that those files are missing (i even used the LGEO folder from LDraw all-in-one installer and it also misses the .tab files).

The digitalbricks link i provided is now fixed. Thank you for noting that.

The LGEO folder is a parts library like ldraw, and the parts it contains are pov versions of ldraw parts so the renderings look much smoother.

Now i read in the Lars Hassing's (creator of L3P) page (http://www.hassings.dk/l3/l3p.html) that the files lg_elements.lst and lg_colors.lst (which are in the LGEO folder) replace the .tab files. So this problem which i have shouldn't exist, like it didn't exist on my older computer when i was using L3P.

EDIT: PROBLEM SOLVED (partly)

I found the newer wersion of L3PAO (http://news.lugnet.com/announce/?n=3860&t=i&v=a), which doesn't need the .tab files, but it still won't make pov file using lgeo parts. I'll try to see what i'm doing wrong.

Edited January 4, 2012 by omerai

[Palathadric]

If you can solve the problem then please let me know how you did, because I encountered this same problem and have not yet found a solution, although I really could use the LGEO Library working properly.

[legolijntje]

I would recommend to export the ldr to pov using LDview. L3P and stuff is really outdated...

You can try if it works with LDview

[Darats]

The current LGEO library you can find around, is not compatible anymore with L3PAdd-On. Try ldview.