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| Posted by dorin at May 17, 2015, 9:01:07 PM |
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Re: 2D Symbols A) Prepare the system: 1. Install LibreOffice 2. Install GIMP 3. Download 2DSymbols 1.2.sh3f 4. Unzip in a folder named 2DSymbols (autodetect folders) 5. Make a new folder with name Electrical (for eg.) 6. Locate in 2DSymbols 1.2 the file with names: -invisibleCube.obj -PluginFurnitureCatalog.properties 7. Copy this files to Electrical folder 8. Open PluginFurnitureCatalog.properties and erase all exept the entry for the first symbol *Learn whats mean every entry in this kind of file B) Made the symbols: 1. Open a new LibreOfficeDraw file 1a. Draw the symbol whit the tools provided by LibreOffice 1b. Export it as png 1b1. Select the draw objects -> group it 1b2. Select the group -> convert as bitmap 1b3. File -> Export... -> as PNG [select the Electrical folder (give some-name.png)] 1b4. File -> Export... -> as PNG [select the Electrical folder (give some-namePlanIcon.png)] 2. Open the some-name.png in GIMP 2a. Image -> Auto Crop 2b. Colors -> Color to Alpha... (select white backgound to convert to alpha) 2c. File -> Owerwrite some-name.png 3. Open the some-namePlanIcon.png in GIMP 3a. Image -> Auto Crop 3b. Image -> Canvas Size... (make a square canvas to be showed in furniture catalog) 3c. File -> Owerwrite some-namePlanIcon.png C) Prepare the library: 1. Open the PluginFurnitureCatalog.properties in a text editor 1a. edit every entry 1b. for every entry select for model#[nr]= /invisibleCube.obj 1c. for every entry set width and depth as is for some-name.png 1d. ZIP the library D) Test library in SH3D ---------------------------------------- A computer program does what you tell it to do, not what you want it to do. Murphy's Law When all else fails, read the instructions. Murphy's Law If you don't like "AS IS", DIY. Dorin's law |
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