A utility to parse and modify command args. Sits between LPub3d and L3P. This is not affiliated with L3P, LPub3d, or LDraw.org

L3P-utility

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace L3P.utility
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

            for (int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++)
            {
                // Remove option if it starts with -lgeo
                string sPattern = "^(?:-lgeo)";

                // Construct desired options for process.start
                if (System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.IsMatch(args[i], sPattern))
                { }
                else { sb.Append(args[i] + " "); }
            }

            System.IO.File.AppendAllLines(@"L3P-utility.txt", args);
            System.IO.File.AppendAllText(@"L3P-utility.txt", sb.ToString() + System.Environment.NewLine);

            System.Diagnostics.Process L3P = new System.Diagnostics.Process();

            L3P.StartInfo.WorkingDirectory = "C:\\LDraw\\LPub3D\\3rdParty\\l3p1.4WinB";
            L3P.StartInfo.FileName = "L3p.exe";
            L3P.StartInfo.Arguments = sb.ToString();
            L3P.Start();

            // Press Enter to continue ...
            // System.Console.ReadLine();
        }
    }
}

1. Open Visual Studio Community 2015 ( or Visual Studio 2013 Express for Desktop etc. )
2. In the VS2015 File menu, choose New > Project > Templates > Windows > Console Application
3. Name the new Console Application "L3P-utility"
4. Click [OK]
5. In the VS2015 Solution Explorer, open "Program.cs" and paste in the above code
6. In the VS2015 Toolbar, click "Start"
7. Close the Console after it appears.
8. Close VS2015
9. "L3P-utility.exe" is now in "C:\Users\Username\Documents\VS2015\Projects\L3P-utility\bin"
10. Copy "L3P-utility.exe" to "C:\LDraw\LPub3D\3rdParty\l3p1.4WinB"
11. Open LPub3d
12. In the LPub3d Configuration menu, Preferences > Rendering
13. ... set POV-Ray: C:\POV-Ray\v3.7\bin\pvengine.exe
14. ... set L3P: C:\LDraw\LPub3D\3rdParty\l3p1.4WinB\L3P-utility.exe
15. ... set LGEO: C:\LDraw\LGEO
16. ... Remember to reset "Preferred renderer" to "POV-Ray"
17. Click [OK]
18. In Windows File Explorer, go to "C:\Users\Username\Documents\LDraw\Models\Star Wars"
19. Copy "4484 - X-Wing Fighter & TIE Advanced.mpd" to "C:\Users\Username\Documents\POV-Ray\v3.7"
20. Remove spaces from filename, rename to "4484.mpd"
21. Open "4484.mpd" with Notepad
22. Remove spaces from all internal filenames: "4484-X-Wing.ldr" and "4484-TIE-Advanced.ldr"
23. Double check you found all filename instances
24. In the Notepad menu, File > Save
25. In LPub3d menu, Open "C:\Users\Username\Documents\POV-Ray\v3.7\4484.mpd"

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