Have all LDD parts been made by LEGO?

[Garwolak]

Quick question? Have all the parts available in LDD been made by LEGO in all the colours available in LDD? For instance, in LDD there's a white scythe blade available, but I can't find it on Bricklink or anywhere else.

[Lego Spy]

Yes to pieces, no to colors if you're using LDD Extended.

[Garwolak]

Thanks!

[Lyichir]

Thanks!

Technically, all of the colors in the standard mode have an element ID. That means that they were at least considered for production by Lego, although there are a number of parts which have element IDs yet were never actually released in sets. For instance, many basic bricks exist in rare colors solely for the use by Lego Master Model Builders in things like the Miniland in Legoland parks.

[The Real Indiana Jones]

If you click to select a single brick in LDD, it should show the 5-digit part number in the lower left of the screen. You may have to click a box to activate that option in your settings menu.

Then you can look that number up in the catalog at www.BrickLink.com, choosing to search by part number in the pull-down menu.

I think that is the easiest way, or the way most builders do it.

Edited December 17, 2013 by The Real Indiana Jones

[Superkalle]

As for parts (DesignID's, mold shapes), yes - all parts in LDD have been made as physical parts and released in official sets. However, there was actually one a few years ago in LDD that hadn't been released as a physical parts and it was also quickly removed in the next update. It was an old 4-stud wide car front if I remember correctly. Sometimes also, brand new parts are released in LDD before they are even released in sets. This is usually the case when the parts/DesignID superseeded an allready existing/similar DesignID.

As for ElementID's (parts in a certain color), the majority of parts have been released in official sets, but there are quite a few some that have not. The reason has been pointed out by Lychir - for example that it was planned for a set, but the set was scrapped, or that it was made exlusively for LEGOLand model builder shop. So it is in this respect actually a mistake that these color combos are even in LDD. Also note that all parts with old grey and old brown have been filtered out to keep the focus on newer parts and reduce the (allready huge) amount of parts in the LDD palette.

Also note that the ElementsID's in LDD may not always be the latest to be used. In some cases I've found numbers that have since been superseeded by a new number. This is why the Export BOM function in LDD is not always reliable, for example when using it as a basis to order bricks from PaB.

Your best bet to actually verify/check if the color is actually available in a physcial part and to get the most recent/accurate ElementID is to scan the LXF with LDD Manager.