Final INSERT MODEL - command placed after BOM - should be before

[ReneFrijhoff]

Subject

The meta command 'Insert model' gives an error no matter where you place it and it's automatically added when using faded steps. It's also inserted at the wrong position, at the end of the main model instead after the last submodel/part. This causes the lines to be added after the BOM if that's already inserted.

Environment

• Version of LPub3D - Release 2.4.7. Revision 75 build 3551
• Operating system - W10 X64

Configuration

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• LPub3D installation path
  • Windows: E:\Program Files\LPub3D
• Application data path
  • Windows: `C:\Users\Rene\AppData\Local\LPub3D Software\LPub3D
• Files and logs INSERT MODEL.zip

Screenshots

• Configuration->Preferences->General
• Configuration->Preferences->Rendering
• Configuration->Preferences->Publishing
• Configuration->Preferences->Logging
• Configuration->Preferences->Other
• Error

MPD file - USS Deadalus.zip

Steps to reproduce

Enable fading (I'm using the native renderer)

Expected behaviour

No error

Actual behaviour

Error, paging through in LPUB3D as well as exporting as a PDF, depending on whether you click Ignore or Abort it does (Ignore) or it doesn't (Abort) generate that picture. Also this error message only happens when loading the file for the first time and choosing Ignore, or every time as long as you choose Abort or closing and loading the file again.

Workaround

Don't use fading steps or only choose Ignore, but in that case you have to do it every time you load the file.

Solution suggestion

Sorry, no solution. In this case I don't have the knowledge.

[trevorsandy]

Thank you for reporting this behaviour. I will take a look.

In parallel, can you confirm that the behaviour you are reporting is present in the latest DevOps build ?

LPub3D has evolved quite a bit since r75. I am just about to approve the latest production release which is at r236.

You can evaluate this and other updates in the soon-to-be-released v2.4.8 DevOps build.

Cheers,

[ReneFrijhoff]

Even in the latest DevOps build the problem exists.

Cheers,

Op wo 16 okt 2024 om 18:45 schreef Trevor SANDY @.***>:

Thank you for reporting this behaviour. I will take a look.

In parallel, can you confirm that the behaviour you are reporting is present in the latest DevOps build ?

LPub3D has evolved quite a bit since r75. I am just about to approve the latest production release which is at r236.

You can evaluate this and other updates in the soon-to-be-released v2.4.8 DevOps https://github.com/trevorsandy/lpub3d-ci/releases/tag/continuous build.

Cheers,

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[trevorsandy]

I have confirmed the improper placement after the BOM. This behaviour will be corrected.

Workaround

A reasonable workaround, particularly useful when exporting, is to add the following global meta command to your document.

0 !LPUB FINAL_MODEL_ENABLED GLOBAL FALSE

Cheers,

[ReneFrijhoff]

I added the line to the document, unfortunately the error still appears.

Cheers,

Op wo 16 okt 2024 om 21:04 schreef Trevor SANDY @.***>:

I have confirmed the improper placement after the BOM. This behaviour will be corrected. Workaround

A reasonable workaround, particularly useful when exporting, is to add the following global meta command to your document.

0 !LPUB FINAL_MODEL_ENABLED GLOBAL FALSE

Cheers,

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[trevorsandy]

Ok - To be more precise:

Goal: Disable the automatic adding of the 6 final model lines when fade/highlight steps is enabled.

1. remove the 6 unwanted 'final model' lines manually if they exist in the disc instance of the model file
2. add the above prescribed meta command to prevent automatically adding the final model lines on the next file load

The error message you are experiencing is basically saying that your INSERT MODEL.. command is sharing the same STEP with type 1-5 'part' lines. Obviously, this is not good because you want your model to display on its own page so simply place a 0 STEP command between the 1-5 part lines and the INSERT MODEL command.

There is no INSERT MODEL meta command in the sample model file you sent me so I cannot see exactly what is going on with your file load. However, there are several strange lines with double 0s - 0 0 !LPUB INSERT BOM which I do not understand.

Cheers,

[ReneFrijhoff]

Ok, thanks for the explanation, I will try that. As fior the model file, it seems it was the wrong version. So here it is again.

Cheers,

Op wo 16 okt 2024 om 22:11 schreef Trevor SANDY @.***>:

Ok - To be more precise:

Goal: Disable the automatic adding of the 6 final model lines when fade/highlight steps is enabled.

1. remove the 6 unwanted 'final model' lines manually if they exist in the disc instance of the model file 2 add the above prescribed meta command to prevent automatically adding the final model lines on the next file load

The error message you are experiencing is basically saying that your INSERT MODEL.. command is sharing the same STEP with type 1-5 'part' lines. Obviously, this is not good because you want your model to display on its own page so simply place a 0 STEP command between the 1-5 part lines and the INSERT MODEL command.

There is no INSERT MODEL meta commands in the sample model file you sent me so I cannot see exactly what is going on with your file load. However, there are several strange lines with double 0s - 0 0 !LPUB INSERT BOM which I do not understand.

Cheers,

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[ReneFrijhoff]

I also found that now the lines

0 STEP

0 !LPUB INSERT COVER_PAGE BACK

are added every time I load the file.

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Op wo 16 okt 2024 om 22:11 schreef Trevor SANDY @.***>:

Ok - To be more precise:

Goal: Disable the automatic adding of the 6 final model lines when fade/highlight steps is enabled.

1. remove the 6 unwanted 'final model' lines manually if they exist in the disc instance of the model file 2 add the above prescribed meta command to prevent automatically adding the final model lines on the next file load

The error message you are experiencing is basically saying that your INSERT MODEL.. command is sharing the same STEP with type 1-5 'part' lines. Obviously, this is not good because you want your model to display on its own page so simply place a 0 STEP command between the 1-5 part lines and the INSERT MODEL command.

There is no INSERT MODEL meta commands in the sample model file you sent me so I cannot see exactly what is going on with your file load. However, there are several strange lines with double 0s - 0 0 !LPUB INSERT BOM which I do not understand.

Cheers,

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[trevorsandy]

This behaviour has been corrected.

In the following example, you can see the final model is placed before several BOM pages and a back cover page.

This example presents the substitute part scenario

Of course, this capability can be tailored per the comments preceding the 0 !LPUB INSERT MODEL command which is stating to disable the automatic inclusion of this meta command when the model is loaded, replace MODEL with DISPLAY_MODEL - resulting with the meta command

0 !LPUB INSERT DISPLAY_MODEL.

As stated above, you can also totally suppress this behaviour with meta command:

0 !LPUB FINAL_MODEL_ENABLED GLOBAL FALSE

Or you can uncheck 'Enable Final Model Step' in either the Fade Steps or Highlight Step global setup

Global setup menu

I also found that now the lines... 0 !LPUB INSERT COVER_PAGE BACK are added every time I load the file.

You can see in the third configuration screenshot you posted that the 'Generate Cover Pages' checkbox is checked. Uncheck this preference to remove the automatic generation of your front and back cover page.

Cheers,