Alasdair Ryan

I managed to got it working, although it did remove three links (the position of the template gears just need tweaked,nothing major). Thank you to everyone who helped.

Yes I have.

Well done to all the winners.

We could make a temporary inventory of parts allowed for both LDD and MLcad/SR3D users...

Thanks Superkalle,do you know of a tutorial that shows you how to move LDD parts around in a text editor? I changed the colour to black,but it is still not showing anything up on screen. I also just tried to import a single track piece from MLcad to LDD and I also got a blank screen, I also tried to export a track element from LDD to MLcad too which I got a blank screen on MLcad. This would suggest that both LDD can't read the MLcad part and MLcad can't read the LDD part. Now here is a thought,can LDD read sub parts to MLcad or is there some sort of extension that MLcad can not read that LDD uses?

I can change the colour of the tracks,but changing the overlapping tracks to a suitable distance might be a problem. How much do LDD tracks overlap each other?

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Front Loader Compactor Truck Builder: Mr Tekneex Category: Truck Instructions No Topic: Link

Great bike and side car,do you have a picture of the real-life counterpart? Welcome to Eurobricks.

Thanks.

I do get what you mean,would a automatic shift not be better,although you may run the risk off it not selecting or keeping jumping out of gear.

Surly you would want the diff lock separate too the ratio selector? What you want is two separate gearboxes that one side controls the speed and the other controls the winch and the diff lock.

Zblj your download link is wrong for the LDD file.

Zblj you need to attend some kind of technic styling master class. Do you work off any drawings or pictures?

No,but I just tested it with a 1 stud brick and got nothing upon loading it in LDD.

Thank you I was a bit concerned it was going slightly off topic.

He is obviously proud to be Dutch.... I don't see the point of this robotic device other than it might be cheaper than NXT,but for those moc builders who like to use robotics in there models NXT is a far better solution. Lego made WEDO which I think is very similar to this Edison thing.

I agree it looks like to have driven it into a wall at high speed.

Thank you for the link,I tried both versions of the XML update but I am still getting a blank screen. I have added the MLcad text below if any one wants to try it for themselves. 0 Untitled 0 Name: ldd test.ldr 0 Author: LDraw 0 Unofficial Model 1 16 -144 18 -52 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -128.4 18 -52 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -112.8 18 -52 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -97.2 18 -52 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -81.6 18 -52 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -66 18 -52 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -50.4 18 -52 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -34.8 18 -52 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -19.2 18 -52 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -3.6 18 -52 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -160 18 -52 0 0.4339 -0.901 0 -0.901 -0.4339 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -174.073 11.2228 -52 0 0.9749 -0.2225 0 -0.2225 -0.9749 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -177.549 -4.0054 -52 0 0.7818 0.6235 0 0.6235 -0.7818 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -167.81 -16.2174 -52 0 -0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -20 -18 -52 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -35.6 -18 -52 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -51.2 -18 -52 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -66.8 -18 -52 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -82.4 -18 -52 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -98 -18 -52 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -113.6 -18 -52 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -129.2 -18 -52 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -144.8 -18 -52 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -160.4 -18 -52 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 -4 -18 -52 0 -0.4339 0.901 0 0.901 0.4339 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 10.073 -11.2228 -52 0 -0.9749 0.2225 0 0.2225 0.9749 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 13.5487 4.0054 -52 0 -0.7818 -0.6235 0 -0.6235 0.7818 -1 0 0 3873.dat 1 16 3.8099 16.2174 -52 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 3873.dat 0 0

Ok, I tried what you suggested but I just got a empty building window (it still played the finished loading model sound). That suggests that LDD is not recognising the part,although they share the same part number. Would it be at all possible to make a new feature that could make LDD manager read MLcad chain/tread and convert it into a LDD?

Well I am on the same ship as Blakbird,I would love to get one but I don't want to use a phone but rather a remote control of some kind.

Your welcome.

I hope you can see this image below and how it works,but that is what you want,the ram is turned around so it is facing the front of the truck. On the yellow truck the ram is part of the linkage system.

Try it,I am sure Jim will love you for it.

I normally build all of them but I just have not had the time too,also the skip truck is in Glasgow and I am on lewis so I can't even if I wanted too.