lsynth is a program that reads in LDRAW format files, and writes out the
files with synthesized benable parts. lsynth synthesizes these kinds of
tubes: ribbed tubes, pneumatic hoses, flexible and rigid hoses, electrical
cable, flexible axles and fiber optic cables as well as rubber bands, rubber
tread, plastic tread and chain. LSynth is a simple GUI that gives you access
to the command prompt synthesizer lsynthcp. lsynthcp requires two parameters:
an input file name and an output file name. The input file name is the
source DAT, LDR, or MPD file, that contains SYNTH meta-commands that define
what you want synthesized. The second file name is the output file that
contains everything from the input file, plus the synthesized parts.
You can download lsynth version 3.0 and some example specifications using
this setup file
If LSynth 3 doesn't work on your Windows system, you may need the Microsoft Libraries.
Here is an example pneumatic circuit synthesized using lsynth
complex pneumatic hookup.
Here is an example sensor cable hookup.
Here is an example for a rubber band.
