Hello fellow iPad users!

First of all I must warn you… no, I’m afraid I don’t have the magical iPad app that will allow you to build virtually, this is just a little trick that I have found to be useful when you are away from your bricks and you need to sketch a few ideas.

Along with the MBA kits 1 & 2, TLG has provided us with 2 Lego sketch templates (side and top view).

The Brick Blogger has posted direct download links to the PDF versions on her blog:

Side view

Top view

Now here is the iPad trick…

I have converted these 2 PDF into JPEG and loaded them onto my iPad via iTunes… then with the free app Adobe Ideas, I'm using these 2 JPEG as a background layer for my sketches.

Since the sketch and the grid are different layers you can draw and erase your sketch without touching the grid.

You can download the 2 JPEG files from my Brickshelf:

Template 1

Template 2

I definitely recommend using a stylus, the end result will nevertheless of course depend on your iPad drawing skills… I know I’m pretty lame at that exercise, but this can be useful from time to time.

Great idea! Thanks for the templates and the suggestion for a stylus. I find sketching with Adobe Ideas using my finger is useless.

This is a great idea! I've been wanting to use my iPad for LEGO build ideas.

What stylus do you recommend?

Thanks,

Andy D

Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

Cool idea. And BTW - love your U2 Mocs

What stylus do you recommend?

I'm really no expert on this but I'll just share with you my experience.

I am using one of these:

...to be honest I find this stylus is great to browse the net or play Angry Birds but the drawing is a little difficult as it is pretty thick and you don't really see where you are touching the screen so you need to use the zoom function to be more accurate.

I think there are thinner stylus on the market but I have not seen any in the stores where I live and I am hesitant to buy one online without trying it first. I know that there are also tutorials on youtube to build your own stylus.. so maybe that is also an option!

BTW - love your U2 Mocs

Thanks!

Good idea. I can see this being quite useful if you have an idea while you're away from your LEGO. (as long as you don't mind being confined to plates and bricks)

I think there are thinner stylus on the market but I have not seen any in the stores where I live and I am hesitant to buy one online without trying it first. I know that there are also tutorials on youtube to build your own stylus.. so maybe that is also an option!

When you do, make sure at least a good bit of it is LEGO.