LDD info topic

[Superkalle]

LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER into topic

About this thread

This is the LDD Info topic. Here you'll find links to topics and articles related to anything LDD. If there is anything missing, please send me a PM or post in this thread. Thanks!

What is LDD

LDD is short for Lego Digital Designer, a freeware tool from TLG to design 3D Lego models. Compared to other Lego CAD-tools, LDD's strongpoints are that it's extremely easy to get started with. The main critisism used to be the lack of bricks, but with the Extended Mode (see below) this has now been fixed.

Posting LDD topics at Eurobricks

Some basic rules for posting LDD topics at EuroBricks:

1) All questions, thoughts, how-to, news, bugs, post processing, LDD models of official Lego sets, or anything else related to LDD as a tool - post in this forum (the LDD forum). This also includes MOCs with LXF-file attached.

2) Any MOCs done in LDD that belong to a specific theme (e.g. Pirates, Star Wars etc) should be posted in that forum

Software Downloads

LDD itself http://ldd.lego.com/

LDD Manager - A tool to import, view, analyze LDD models. Also to upload bricks to BrickLink. Windows only version. Supports all bricks in LU mode.

LDD to LDraw updated conversion XML-file (for use within LDD) - http://gallaghersart.com/index.php?/site/n..._the_ldraw.xml/

Griddy - a tool to scale models - http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47394&st=0&p=831431

Sariel - scaling tool online http://scaler.sariel.pl/

Important topics

LDD Reference information (colors, XML-schema, templates etc)- http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=48239

A non-LDD specific doc about Lego Legal Building principles that everyone should read - http://bramlambrecht.com/tmp/jamieberard-b...stress-bf06.pdf

An interview with the LDD Development Manager (October 2010) that explains a lot about LDD features and plans: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=48141

Excellent tutorial how to install LDraw + MLCad: http://technicbricks.blogspot.com/2010/11/ldraw-tutorial-part-4.html

Downloadable official LEGO sets made as LDD-files

Check out this index here at EB maintained by Calabar.

EB LDD Forum statisticshttp://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=42506

[treeboy]

Sorry for this, but how does one upload their .lxf's. I thought I saw this answer somewhere but I couldn't find it again. When I attempt to attach an lxf to a post I get "you are not allowed to upload this type of file" have I not reached a certain threshold?

[Superkalle]

Sorry for this, but how does one upload their .lxf's. I thought I saw this answer somewhere but I couldn't find it again. When I attempt to attach an lxf to a post I get "you are not allowed to upload this type of file" have I not reached a certain threshold?

Easiest is to start an account on Brickshelf - www.brickshelf.com, where you can upload both images and LXF-files.

If you want to attach the occasional LXF to a post, then just zip the file first, and it will attach.

[treeboy]

Easiest is to start an account on Brickshelf - www.brickshelf.com, where you can upload both images and LXF-files.

If you want to attach the occasional LXF to a post, then just zip the file first, and it will attach.

Cool, thanks so I needed to zip it first. I'll set up a Brickshelf acc.

[Superkalle]

Cool, thanks so I needed to zip it first. I'll set up a Brickshelf acc.

Well, actually since we were talking, we've made a change in the board so you can now upload the LXF without zipping. But a BS account is still the best in the long run.

[treeboy]

Well, actually since we were talking, we've made a change in the board so you can now upload the LXF without zipping. But a BS account is still the best in the long run.

Yea the BS account is easy and opens a whole new set of Lego resources and inspirations.