Custom LDD bricks and fixes

[Funnysh]

Hello, can you add this part in next update please 

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=39016pb01

[Stephan]

2 hours ago, Funnysh said:

Hello, can you add this part in next update please 

I'd love to, but there is no 3D model available.

[The Mugbearer]

Hi, is there a chance to get this piece in: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=49523

[M2m]

On 4/10/2021 at 3:57 PM, The Mugbearer said:

Hi, is there a chance to get this piece in: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=49523

Its not part of the Unity pack :(

[badchriss]

19 hours ago, M2m said:

Its not part of the Unity pack :(

Bummer, because it´s quite an awesome piece

[ProfessorBrickkeeper]

I'm currently working on adding in some of the updated magnet elements, but am running into an issue with the outline generation. Namely, despite the model UV shells being set up so that the edges should define the outlines (which is how LEGO does it, and I suspect/hope @polymaker does too), the outline generation ignores flat surface features, such as a border of the magnet and the magnet icon inlays. See the images below for more info. Can anyone tell what I may be doing wrong?

Edited April 17, 2021 by ProfessorBrickkeeper

[polymaker]

@ProfessorBrickkeeper This is actually a "feature". My algorithm considers overlapped edges as fused. This is mostly to prevent generating outlines around decorable surface that are coplanar with non-decorable surfaces (e.g. the face of a minifigure head).

I plan to add more control over this process in brick studio but currently you will have to use a little trick (found by @Stephan IIRC):

Simply pull apart the model in brick studio so each surfaces to outline are separated, then generate the outlines and then put them back to their original positions.

 

[BrokenEye]

Bit of a problem. I just installed Stephan's new parts according to the instructions provided on the key topic, but when I opened up LDD, nothing appeared to have changed. I looked for some of the more recognizable new parts and couldn't find them, and when I pulled up some of the parts which had had new colorable areas added, they seemed to still be monochrome. The instructions were pretty simple, so I can't really think where I might have made a mistake, but I must have done so, right?

[Stephan]

4 hours ago, BrokenEye said:

Bit of a problem

Are you in Extended mode?

[Bony_em]

I am using LDD 4.3. 11 and I download the files that Stephan puts, well I only downloaded the ones from the last post, but when I open the LDD all the bricks of my construction disappear, and I had to delete everything from the LEGO Digital Designer folder and reinstall the LDD that am I wrong?

Edited April 24, 2021 by Bony_em

[Bony_em]

 

I have already solved it,

Edited April 24, 2021 by Bony_em

[BrokenEye]

On 4/23/2021 at 12:15 AM, Stephan said:

Are you in Extended mode? 

Yeah. Though on further examination some new bricks have appeared, mostly in the first handful of categories, but only a very small minority of the ones listed on your thread.

[Sansy]

Hey, is it possible someone could turn these pieces into .dat files?

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=34685&idColor=88#T=C&C=88

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=65425pb01&idColor=11#T=C&C=1

Also, how do I make 2k Arms and Legs in Studio? (I know this is a LDD thread, but I couldn't find a thread for Studio)

[Anonknee Muss]

I can extract the ".rar" file but I am unable to get the new parts recognised by LDD. I am using LDD 4.3.11, is anyone able to help me troubleshoot please?

[The Mugbearer]

@Anonknee Muss did you extract the db.lif and did you make sure that you merged the pack's and db's folders correctly?

[Anonknee Muss]

14 minutes ago, The Mugbearer said:

@Anonknee Muss did you extract the db.lif and did you make sure that you merged the pack's and db's folders correctly?

The extraction was fine, it's the merging of folders I am getting stuck on. I am not sure what's going wrong. How did you extract the ".rar" out of curiosity?

Edited May 3, 2021 by Anonknee Muss

[The Mugbearer]

 You download WinRar or a similar software that allows you to create and extract .rar, .zip and similar file formats.

[Anonknee Muss]

On 5/3/2021 at 5:33 PM, The Mugbearer said:

 You download WinRar or a similar software that allows you to create and extract .rar, .zip and similar file formats.

I made that far too. I'll take another shot either today or tomorrow. Thanks for your help.

[BrokenEye]

On 4/23/2021 at 12:15 AM, Stephan said:

Are you in Extended mode?

Ah, I have been a fool. The reasons the parts didn't show up is because the "Assemblies", "Decorations", "Primiitves" folders, etc. copied to C:\Users\[MY NAME]\AppData\Roaming\LEGO Company\LEGO Digital Designer\db\Primitives\db rather than C:\Users\[MY NAME]\AppData\Roaming\LEGO Company\LEGO Digital Designer\db. I moved them to the correct location and now everything seems to be working.

I've got a bunch of custom decals, so I'm probably going to have to merge the DecorationMapping.xml files manually. Any recommendations for how to handle this? I don't want to lose any of my custom decorations, but I also don't want to accidentally create any duplicate entries.

[Stephan]

6 hours ago, BrokenEye said:

I've got a bunch of custom decals, so I'm probably going to have to merge the DecorationMapping.xml files manually. Any recommendations for how to handle this? I don't want to lose any of my custom decorations, but I also don't want to accidentally create any duplicate entries

I'd say the easiest way is to leave some blank lines between the original lines and your lines with custom decorations. That way you can easily copy/paste your custom lines to the newest version of the DecorationMapping.xml file. 

Edited May 6, 2021 by Stephan

[C3technic]

But how to make the new db.lif file? I know, in lifcreator, but how?

[BrokenEye]

5 minutes ago, Stephan said:

I'd say the easiest way is to leave some blank lines between the original lines and you lines with custom decorations. That way you can easily copy/paste your custom lines to the newest version of the DecorationMapping.xml file. 

Perfect. I was hoping it'd be something simple like that, but you never can be to careful.

[Anonknee Muss]

It's all working now! Thank you to all those have contributed to this software!

[BrokenEye]

Alright, now that I've got everything working and feel pretty confident in my ability to install future iterations of the parts pack, I'd like to request a few parts

Hips and Long Legs

Torso (Woody) / Arms LONG

Minifigure, Headgear Helmet Neck Guard with Nose and Cheek Guard

Minifigure, Headgear Ushanka Hat

Minifigure Skirt Plastic Straight, Short

Minifigure, Head, Modified Chipmunk

Minifigure, Weapon Gun, Pistol Automatic Short Barrel (Batman)

LegoMinifigure, Headgear Hood Basic

Minifigure, Weapon Macuahuitl, Club

Torso (Rio Durant) / Double Arms

[Stephan]

6 hours ago, BrokenEye said:

Minifigure, Headgear Helmet Neck Guard with Nose and Cheek Guard
Minifigure, Headgear Ushanka Hat
Minifigure, Head, Modified Chipmunk
Minifigure, Weapon Gun, Pistol Automatic Short Barrel (Batman)
LegoMinifigure, Headgear Hood Basic
Torso (Rio Durant) / Double Arms

For these parts no 3D models are available. The skirt and the Macuahuitl will be included in the upcoming pack.