Michael Heidemann

MPDCenter

Purpose:
MPDCenter helps you to maintain all your MPD files. You can check for OMR conformity (only formal not the layout itself of course). You can extract models with all depending files. Change Author, License, Keywords, Theme, History and Filetype (LDRAW_ORG line) on the fly for all LDR files in the MPD.

The screenshot below shows you the main window:

Screenshot of the "header dialog window" like you maybe already know from DATHeader.

Download the current build: MPDCenter Download (Updated 12.01.2013)

Update 12.01.2013
Changes: In same cases a valid mpd content file could not be corrected loaded.
Changes: The default xmpd splitter string has changed.
Added: option for searching online or local for used parts to be official or not.
Added: The xmpd splitter string can be changed by editing the mpdcenterini.xml file (on your own risk!)
Known Issues:
- If there is a loop in the files MPDCenter might hang.(Very little change that this will ever happen).
- The preview is not in any case correct. Clear MPDCenter cache to solve this problem.

Update 05.01.2013
Added: support for eXtended Multi Part Datei (xmpd) implemented.
Added: Backup can be disabled
Added: On file load correct ~Moved To files and import unofficial files can be choosen.
Added: Menu command 'Clear MPDCenter cache' adding at 'Options'.
Added: Delete of already official parts implemented.
Changed: The export path will be remembered during the session.
Changed: If you open a file with a line '0 BFC' you will get an errormessage. Will now be treated as '0 BFC CCW'
Changed: The HeaderDialog window is now fixed in size.
And many more...
Known Issues:
- If there is a loop in the files MPDCenter might hang.(Very little change that this will ever happen).
- The preview is not in any case correct. Clear MPDCenter cache to solve this problem.

Update 14.12.2012 changes
Added: 'Show Preview image' option added at 'Option' - 'Options' (disabled as default).
Added: Quickcheck for Unresolved references option added.
Added: Quickcheck for '~Moved to' option added at 'Option' - 'Options' (disabled as default).
Added: Editor enabled.
Added: Menu entry 'Show' - 'with internal viewer' substitudes the double click on the tree entry.
Added: Menu entry 'Edit' - 'Search for unneeded files' - Warning if the first entry is used in any other file.
Changed: Menu entry 'Option' - 'Path' has been renamed to 'Option' - 'Options'
Changed: Removed the MPD file check as on load all 0 FILE entries will be thrown away and newly build on writing the file.
Changed: If you choose not to overwrite existing file on export then the files will get a "_1" at the end.
All affected references are changed then to the new filename.
Changed: double click on tree entry does not open the viewer window anymore. Use menu entry instead.
Added a hint: If you try to open a file without 0 FILE entry you can not open that file as it is not a mpd-file.
Added a hint: If you try to import a file with 0 FILE entry you can not import that file as it is a mpd-file.
Added a hint: If a referenced file has mpd content it will not be loaded into the current mpd file.

Update 17.11.2012 changes
Changed: The '0 FILE' entry needs to be the same as the '0 Name:' entry.
Added: Quickcheck for unofficial parts and for '~Moved to' parts added.

Update 10.11.2012 changes
Added: menu entry 'Change Colour' - allows to change a colour in the whole file
Added: menu entry 'Change Part' - allows to change a reference in the whole file
Added: menu entry 'Show Comments' - Shows the comment lines in a file
Added: Quickcheck if mpd/xmpd entry is selected.
Added: picture of each submodel is shown after choosen in the tree (ldvlib.dll is needed)
Added: double click on the tree entry opens a big viewer window. If window is open each submodel is displayed.

Update 03.11.2012 changes
I choosed wrong building options. Problems occured on 64bit machines.

Update 02.11.2012 changes
'list of used parts' - now disabled because it does not work like suggested.
Added: menu entry 'search part' now working.
Added: menu entry 'Check for ~Moved to files' added with code behind.
Added: picture of the whole model (first dat-file in the mpd file) is shown. (ldvlib.dll needed)
Changed: at startup mpdcenterini.xml is searched in "current_user/documents" and if not found
it is searched in "application_path" and if not found the user is asked some questions.
The file will always be stored and written to in the "current_user/documents" folder.

Update 22.10.2012 changes
'list of used parts' - first try (not complete finished yet)
'Delete redundant files' now works but without delete for a good reason.
More detailed information after LDraw OMR Check
Many small changes in the background.

There is currently no help file or user guide for helping to understanding this program. Also I do not have an instruction for installing. Please copy first of all all files in the zip-file into a directory that is free for all to read and write. After the first start you should have a look into the "Option" menu command and fill out as much as possible.

All comments are welcome. Best is posting on ldraw.org so all is at one place (http://forums.ldraw.org/read.php?26,6249)

You use this software on your own risk!

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