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tcobbs / ldview

Real-time 3D viewer for displaying LDraw models
https://tcobbs.github.io/ldview/
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use ldraw zip archive as alternative to ldraw directory #80

Open nathaneltitane opened 7 months ago

nathaneltitane commented 7 months ago

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Allow the user to select a directory containing a zip archive of the ldraw parts library as option.

Describe the solution you'd like Use zip archive of ldraw library instead of an unpacked folder - detect ldrawunf.zip as well (see leocad code for details - screenshot from leocad)

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Describe alternatives you've considered n/a

tcobbs commented 5 months ago

I'm working on this feature now. It is actually something that I have considered for a while now, but have finally started working now that it has been officially requested by a user.

Having said that, while I'm going to allow you to use a zip file as the main LDraw library, it won't be allowed to completely replace the LDraw directory due to the fact that Unofficial part downloading needs an LDraw directory to download into. However, if the user does select an LDraw Zip (new setting), then the LDraw Directory that the user chooses won't be required to have parts and p subdirectories.

I'm also not sure how to deal with possible support for an unofficial parts zip.

nathaneltitane commented 5 months ago

I'm working on this feature now. It is actually something that I have considered for a while now, but have finally started working now that it has been officially requested by a user.

Having said that, while I'm going to allow you to use a zip file as the main LDraw library, it won't be allowed to completely replace the LDraw directory due to the fact that Unofficial part downloading needs an LDraw directory to download into. However, if the user does select an LDraw Zip (new setting), then the LDraw Directory that the user chooses won't be required to have parts and p subdirectories.

I'm also not sure how to deal with possible support for an unofficial parts zip.

Amazing!

Well my request takes from the fact that LeoCAD has had the feature present for some time now. Leo's a pproach to unofficial files is relatively straightforward:

when using the zip for the official/main library, it will automatically scan for the unofficial zip in the same directory.

I would assume that the library is populatedby a combination of zip archives and or directory/ies if the one or the other is not found: official zip, no unofficial zip >>> then unofficial directory no officiall zip, then official directory, unofficial directory

@leozide may be able to help