LEGO Digital Designer
Unbelievably cool: the LEGO Digital Designer is a free application (Windows or Mac) that lets you play with LEGOs on your computer. I’ve just played with it a little, but it’s pretty awesome. You can rotate your models in 3D space, and the application features 762 unique bricks to build with.
There is also an open LEGO CAD system called LDraw , which has many compatible programs and thousands of parts modeled by community members. LeoCAD , MLCAD , Bricksmith , and LDView are some of the most popular tools.
There is also an open LEGO CAD system called LDraw (http://ldraw.org/), which has many compatible programs and thousands of parts modeled by community members. LeoCAD (http://leocad.org/), MLCAD (http://www.lm-software.com/mlcad/), Bricksmith (http://bricksmith.sourceforge.net/), and LDView (http://ldview.sourceforge.net/) are some popular LDraw programs. A limited degree of translation between LDraw and LEGO Digital Designer models is possible, too.
Here’s an LDraw art gallery! http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/anoved/Bitsticker/bitsticker-gallery-2.jpg
(Sorry about the double post.)
Wasn’t Douglas Coupland designing something like this in his book, Microserfs?
Very cool, but I’ll say the obvious. Isn’t the whole fun about playing with Legos actually PLAYING with LEGOS? I guess you wouldn’t have to fight with your brother for the best blocks.
Please complete the following sentences with “lets” or “let’s”:
1) … play, says Frank!
2) Frank’s mom … him play.
sorry ;)
Typo fixed, headsign. (No need to be a jackass about it, though)
@ Johnny
you’re right! I just have one of those days: slept badly, should be working, too tired, surfing around leaving silly comments in blogs, trying out silly keywords in google and youtube etc.
I should stay away from the web on those days…
Having grown up with Lego.. i find this on-line lego idea a little heartbreaking.
Why would i stare at a digital box(*frying my brain) when you can go out and buy the pieces and put things together?
If you want to ultimately show people what you’ve done on-line, take a picture.
From: Let’s not digitize everything in our lives.. please.
I’m a bit late to this topic, as I found it in a web search… but I think I should point out that some of you are missing something about Lego Digital Designer.
It’s part of their Lego Factory service, where you can design a model using the software (using parts you probably don’t even own), upload it to their site — and then order a real Lego kit of the model you designed!
I’ve just done that for a Christmas present, and I think it’s a really cool idea.