Hi All,

I'm trying to build a Republic Gunship (LEGO 7676) using LDD but stuck when I need to put the Ball (Part# 44359) into a Saucer for Ball (Part# 44358) as instructed below.

Anyone has done before and mind to share with me? ^_^

Thanks...

Edited February 27, 201213 yr by maho juga

It's a known issue. There are a couple of ways around it, both involve free moving, which is really beyond the scope of this reply. So here is an LXF File instead.

I prefer the one without the holder, as it is round rather than egg shaped. Select the one you want, save it as a template on the Template tab, then add it to your ship. Enjoy.

Hi maho juga, and welcome in the forum.

Could you resize the attached image, as it exceed the maximum size allowed in the forum (800x600)?

Hi maho juga, and welcome in the forum.

Could you resize the attached image, as it exceed the maximum size allowed in the forum (800x600)?

oh sorry... i only check the size... thanks for reminder...

Thanks!

Did you solved your problem with zinfinion's suggestions?

Thanks!

Did you solved your problem with zinfinion's suggestions?

not yet... but i've got the point: don't stick to the instruction, be creative! :)

btw, thanks zinfinion!

Has this problem been solved already? I created something so i can hang the ball over the holder, but it looks a bit funny.

I'm trying to access the file on dropbox however it will not allow me

12 hours ago, NotHere said:

I'm trying to access the file on dropbox however it will not allow me

After 7 years, I'm not surprised... 

If you run LDD 4.3.11, you can place two copies of 44359 inside 44358 to form a sphere inside the holder. Do the upside-down one (i.e. the half of the sphere that goes right into the cup holder) first. You can then rotate the entire sphere by clicking on either 44359 with the hinge tool, and the sphere will spin in the holder.

this is just something really dumb that LDD does, certain parts exist in the program but are incapable of performing their function,  i first noticed this to a limited degree when trying to place a heartstone for a bionicle creation,  trying to place 30153 into a standard axle hole, only to find that it just didn't allow for that very basic connection. the inflexibility issue became greatly apparent when trying to use the imfamous rubber treads, and finding theres only like 6 useable parts in the dedicated flexible parts section just added insult to injury.  if you've used technic axles enough then you know that the minimum movement increment is often uneven, trying to center the turret elevation mount on striking venom was a nightmare of ocd, speaking of striking venom, its body used a central truss made up of technic bricks, standard beams and several 32555, surrounded by an octagon of various axles and angle axle connectors, but the tollerances somewhere in that construct were ever so slightly off, rendering completion impossible, i eventually forfeit the use of 32555 as it was likely the source of the largest problem, its technic pin conections snapping everything slighly off axis and making the structually mandatory octagon unworkable.    also before i forget,   ldd not having 11477 and its relatives is unaceptable,  the piece debuted 3 years prior to ldds last official update and is extremely common, in 1,506 sets as of this post,  ive had to abandon so many builds because of that piece alone,  there are many other pieces with a similar problem but this is by far the most egregious.

5 minutes ago, shaldur said:

ldd not having 11477 and its relatives is unaceptable,  the piece debuted 3 years prior to ldds last official update and is extremely common, in 1,506 sets as of this post,  ive had to abandon so many builds because of that piece alone,  there are many other pieces with a similar problem but this is by far the most egregious.

11477 has been available in LDD Extended for at least seven years. It isn't in the "normal" mode of LDD because that hasn't been updated in ages, every official update has just been adding bricks to Extended Mode. LDD was still being regularly updated when that part was launched, and some of its relatives have been added since. What version of LDD are you using?