README.md

MLCad

MLCAD (Mike's LEGO CAD) v3.51 by Michael Lachmann.

MLCAD is a tool to construct virtual LEGO models using the LDraw parts library.

Download this archive, and copy the contents of the MLCad_V3.51 folder into this folder, so that MLCAD.exe is in this folder.

Alternatively, do it automatically using:

wget http://mlcad.lm-software.com/MLCad_V3.51.zip
unzip MLCad_V3.51.zip
mv MLCad_V3.51/* .
rm -rf MLCad_V3.51
rm MLCad_V3.51.zip

MLCAD exists in exe format only, for use on Windows.

On Linux, it runs well using wine:

Set up the wine prefix:
```
WINEPREFIX=~/.wine-ldraw wine winecfg
```
Launch MLCAD:
```
WINEPREFIX=~/.wine-ldraw wine MLCAD.exe
```
On first use, you will be asked to provide the path to the LDRAW library, which is where you cloned this repository. It will also note that Parts.lst does not yet exist. You can proceed to let MLCad create it for you, or use mklist.