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LEGO Digital Designer

350x238_ldd_screenshot.jpgUnbelievably 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.

  • anoved

    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.

  • anoved

    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.

  • anoved

    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.)

  • anoved

    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.)

  • http://www.comingupforair.net/ Matt

    Wasn’t Douglas Coupland designing something like this in his book, Microserfs?

  • http://www.comingupforair.net Matt

    Wasn’t Douglas Coupland designing something like this in his book, Microserfs?

  • http://bobjinx.blogspot.com/ bobjinx

    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.

  • http://bobjinx.blogspot.com bobjinx

    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.

  • headsign

    Please complete the following sentences with “lets” or “let’s”:

    1) … play, says Frank!

    2) Frank’s mom … him play.

    sorry ;)

  • headsign

    Please complete the following sentences with “lets” or “let’s”:

    1) … play, says Frank!

    2) Frank’s mom … him play.

    sorry ;)

  • http://www.robotjohnny.com/ Johnny

    Typo fixed, headsign. (No need to be a jackass about it, though)

  • http://www.robotjohnny.com Johnny

    Typo fixed, headsign. (No need to be a jackass about it, though)

  • headsign

    @ 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…

  • headsign

    @ 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…

  • Ariel

    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.

  • Ariel

    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.

  • http://www.morningstar-comic.com/ Kagato

    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.

  • http://www.morningstar-comic.com Kagato

    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.