LDBoxer
LDBoxer is a command-line utility originally designed by Tore Eriksson to help you replace LDraw parts that have no visible studs or tubes with simpler boxes. This saves rendering time and CPU power.
- Usage:
LDBoxer_2017a.exe ldraw_library_location ldraw_model_location_for_conversion - Usage example:
LDBoxer_2017a.exe "F:\LDRAW" "F:\LDraw\models\car.dat"
Alternately, if you have Python installed on your system, you can execute the Python script directly.
- Usage example:
python.exe "E:\LDBoxer.py" "F:\LDRAW" "F:\LDraw\models\car.dat"
Better yet, if you have pypy installed, you can substitute it for CPython and gain a very nice speed boost.
- Usage example:
pypy.exe "E:\LDBoxer.py" "F:\LDRAW" "F:\LDraw\models\car.dat"
There is also an optional -v parameter which will print verbose information to the screen.
- Usage example:
pypy.exe "E:\LDBoxer.py" "F:\LDRAW" "F:\LDraw\models\car.dat" -v
Boxed Parts
- Extract this archive and copy the contents of the "LDBoxer\boxes\parts" folder into your "LDraw\parts" folder, replacing and overwriting files when prompted.
- Boxed parts need to go in the "LDraw\parts\b" folder. Boxed sub-parts need to go in the "LDraw\parts\s\b" folder.
- Many "top" and "bottom" versions of boxed parts are missing, and still need to be created. Still, most of the important parts are finished.
- The spreadsheet "boxes_checklist.xlsx" is used to keep track of all the boxed parts.
- LDBoxer currently cannot process any SNOT parts. Limited handling of SNOT parts may be added in the future.