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The similar thing done with shock absorbers. So compressed shock absorbers: ShockAbsorbers.lxf (Only one of the has length that can be aligned with a beam holes). Edit: I updated the file during edit to include all more types of shock absorbers.

Yes, I remember that original aproach of Bojan based on modification of original Palettes.lif file is actually a "modification of software and/or its components" which is against EULA. I think (I might be wrong, as I am not a lawyer) to create own new file and copy it to Palettes directory should be ok. And the content of the file will also not be stolen, because it will be created by user (or converted from LXF file), so it is also not unauthorized usage of components of a software. I mean, what other purpose the change from sealed Palettes.lif file in 3.x to approach based on Palettes directory would have if not to give the LDD users possibility to create own boxes. The only limitation I have now is that I miss the MakeAndCreate theme, I cannot activate it any more so the custom lif files have point to wrong theme (probably Mindstorms, since DesignByMe is dedicated to bricks which can be purchased and I do not was to mess this). And I forgot a big THANK YOU and the TLG for the extended mode. I like the prototyping in LDD and then building it real. What I miss a lot is possibility to create manualy the building guide. If I won't find some usefull tip, I would develop my own solution based on comparison of LXF files to generated brick list for a step and screenshots.

There are also some other options that can be added to preferences.ini: ; these 2 options allowed in LDD3.x to use different .lif files (by default there were db.lif and Palettes.lif ;userPalettesDirName=Palettes ;userBrickDBDirName=db The palettes file is removed now and replaced by standard directory named Palettes containing the lif file which returned me back to post made by Bojan where he presented that he can make custom lif files. @Bojan could you, please, make available your knowledge about the lif files? I would find usefull the possibility to convert LXF files of standard Lego sets made by LDD users to lif file to be able to have more boxes to choose from when trying to build something exactly from one box. Thank you.

Please, check this post for LAs, I can do it also for shock absorbers.

I have just created LXF file containing rectracted LAs. LAs.lxf There are 21 of them, each with different length (with step of 0.25 stud). There are 4 groups: 1. length 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 2. length 0.25, 1.25, 2.25, 3.25, 4.25 3. length 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 4.5 4. length 0.75, 1.75, 2.75, 3.75, 4.75 (remove the extra axles and other parts, they are there just to prove propper alignment).