anoved's Videos

Introduction to using LPub 4

anoved — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:44:10 GMT

This is an introduction to using LPub 4 to create instructions for a simple model. When you first run LPub, you need to locate your LDraw directory and a renderer such as LDView; these steps are shown in the video.

You can download the files featured in the video:

- car-initial.mpd is the unmodified model.
- car-final.mpd contains all the LPub statements.
- gradient.png is the background image.
- car.pdf is the output.

To rotate step images, see my article about ROTSTEP statements.

For a slightly higher resolution video, click "Download This" below the video.

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Tags : LDraw, LEGO, LPub, Mac, instructions, screencast

6208-alt-18

anoved — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:55:42 GMT

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Starpacker

anoved — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:46:42 GMT

Starpacker is a simple tool for creating stand-alone executable Starpacks from Tcl/Tk Starkits.

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LDraw Part Search Services

anoved — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:12:02 GMT

Quick demonstration of my LDraw Part Search Services.

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Resize Pages Graphics by Percent

anoved — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:14:08 GMT

Best viewed full screen.

Demonstration of my Resize Graphic by Percent script for Pages.

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Tags : Pages, iWork, mac, screencast, script

Enabling the Mac OS X Script Menu

anoved — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:55:13 GMT

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How to set up Apple's Script Menu. Part of my introduction to script runners.

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Tags : mac, screencast, script

Yojimbo Export with Comment Tags

anoved — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:23:42 GMT

Export with Comment Tags is an AppleScript for Yojimbo which permits items to be exported with their tags preserved as Spotlight comments.

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Tags : mac, screencast, yojimbo

Bricksmith Minifig Editing

anoved — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:32:58 GMT

Bricksmith's Minifigure Generator is great, but it doesn't edit existing minifigs. You can manipulate minifig elements individually, but it can be difficult to preserve their alignment.

Bricksmith's Rotate panel allows you to rotate a group of pieces around an arbitrary point (among other references). Once you locate the joint axes, you can use this option to pose minifigs in a way that is fairly reversible.

View full screen for greater clarity.

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Tags : ldraw, lego, mac, screencast

MacBook Safe Sleep

anoved — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:56:44 GMT

Video supplement to my initial reaction to concerns about MacBook "safe sleep" behavior.

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Tags : mac, safe sleep

Building with Bricksmith

anoved — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 00:09:25 GMT

Demonstrating the creation of a 228-piece LDraw model from start to finish with Bricksmith. I use a development version of Bricksmith featuring improved Part Browser searching, along with a few unofficial interface tweaks.

This is an alternate model I created with pieces from a single B-Wing Fighter set. Two of the little turrets can be built at the same time as the ship.

Even if you're interested in this stuff, this video gets pretty monotonous. I recommend downloading it and playing it on fast forward!

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Tags : ldraw, lego, mac, screencast

180000 Miles

anoved — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 23:19:47 GMT

Hitting 180000 miles on Space Truck's odometer somewhere in the hills of West Virginia.

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Tags : mileage, odometer, truck