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You can try. Lego has a program call Lego Ideas, where fans can post their project. If they succeed to get enough votes, Lego will look into it and take a decision.
You'll just have to use Lego Digital Designer LDD.
Lego Ideas website : here
One of the most known lego ideas project : Saturn V rocket
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You can build Lego stuff virtually using the Windows app found here.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd
Once you're finished, it generates the construction manual and box which you can then order.. It's a bit expensive but pretty cool.
Almost certainly. There's applications like BrickLink's Stud.io that lets you build and then produce fairly photorealistic renders. You can use it to generate a parts list to buy from BrickLink vendors, or export for use with other similar sites. It can also be used to produce instructions these days I think.
LEGO also have their own no longer supported LEGO Digital Designer. It's render quality isn't as good as Stud.io 2.0.
Here's the link to it on the LDD Gallery: https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd/galleries/album/mimikyu-and-shiny-mimikyu-vr-11-5a8e612e882248b2a707b366a1071f5b
The reason I made the shiny one is because I wanted to show how expressive the model was. I figured I might as well do it in one picture with one being shiny.
It's the second option. Some of the more famous sets from the Ideas line are the Saturn V 21309, the Old Fishing Store 21310, and recently Voltron 21311.
I'm not entirely sure of the details, but the general gist is that a user will submit an idea, either using real bricks or using a digital set, and the community will vote on whether or not they want to see the idea become an official set. If the idea reaches a certain number of votes, Lego then officially decides whether or not it becomes an official set for sale.
The digital program used to design a lot of the sets you see is either Lego's own official (but now unsupported) Lego Digital Designer, or Bricklink's (a fan site) stud.io.
Sure! I think the pieces SHOULD be available in the colors used, but I didn't check all of them. The "inner workings" (in terms of structure and stability) of the model are not perfect, but they should get the job done (i got some inspiration from the official Saturn V model they released a while back, which is seriously amazing in terms of lego "architecture"). Also, I'm not sure if the Captain's shirt exists in that form, but that should only be a minor problem.
Should you get around to building it, be sure to share pictures!
Link to the file
The program used (for all who want to take a look themselves) is the Lego Digital Designer awailable for free
EDIT: To anyone opening the file, note that in the "groups" ledger you can hide certain parts of the model to better view the insides.
Stud.io This one was created by Bricklink, and connects directly to their website. Since Bricklink was bought out by Lego, this is as close to an up-to-date 'official' app as we have.
Some people still use Lego Digital Designer, but support for it ended a couple years ago.
He just saved to buy his first computer this year, so that's a good idea. I'll see if we can find one for him to play with. It looks like even Lego distributes one for free.
this is a clear violation of rule 6 lol
seriously? 11 pieces?
if you want to build a gun without worry of real life limitation, use:
these are completely free programs and allow you to digitally design anything you want out of Lego.
as I have mentioned in comments of both Creations I use LDD which is a very useful program i recently started using more and more for Lego creations since irl lego aint cheap (for me) :>
LDD is no longer supported but is still available for download. There's also Studio 2 made by the Bricklink community which is like an upgraded version of LDD.
These characters are called 'BrickHeadz'!
As for programs, there is Lego's own LDD which is no longer supported and out-of-date but is really easy to use. There's also BrickLink's Studio which is a bit more advanced and has many useful features (such as rendering and instruction maker).
Use LEGO digital designer (free download) in extended mode. You’ll have access to a lot of pieces in all the colors. Then position the figure, and take a screenshot. The website says they don’t support it anymore, but download still works and it’s easier to use than the other software available.
Link to digital designer: https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd
Yep, completely free, and official. https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd It seems like the support for it isn't very strong but they update it every year to add more pieces, and I don't see them stopping unless they make a substitute for it.
Apparently they did have a service like that. And the software does exist. It’s LEGO Digital Designer. And you can order individual parts from a catalogue in order to build it. But the service to order the parts you used on the LDD software shut down in 2012.
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Personally I build my MOCs first in Lego Digital Designer (LDD). Once I'm happy with something I'll upload the LDD file to Brickowl or Rebrickable to create a parts list that I then upload to Bricklink. Then I can use Bricklink to generate carts from as few vendors as possible to buy all the pieces that are needed.
Also, whenever I buy minifigs or sets from Bricklink vendors I'll buy some bulk of generic pieces I know I'll use in my MOCs if they have them for good prices, which can then be subtracted when I make MOC-specific orders.
Yeah, thought it looks like Lego discontinued official support. You can DL version 4.3 on the official Lego site here: https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd
Or version 4.3.12 is available on Softronic.com here: https://lego-digital-designer.en.softonic.com/
MLCAD and LDraw might be too old to even run on current OSes, I haven't checked.
Digital Lego building. Try Lego Digital Designer for starters. If you start feeling comfortable, you can graduate to Stud.io It has a more exhaustive brick catalogue, but is less user-friendly.
Here's something I made not long ago: https://i.imgur.com/7DvPn2X.png
Lego used to have it where you could build anything you wanted with any piece they make, and then order the kit. It came in a nice box with an instruction manual and everything. Unfortunately, they no longer offer the service, but they do have the software (it's only 32 bit, and no longer works on newer versions of macos)
Well it depends on if you have a PC or a Mac. If you have a PC, you can download LDD, then save a model with the parts you want and open the resulting .lfx file in studio. I haven’t figured out how to add decals to complex surfaces yet, but in theory you could import the model from studio into part designer and do it there. Otherwise you can simply add the decals in a photo editor post-render.
If you have a Mac, unfortunately LDD is no longer supported. What you can try to do is look up a lego set that has the part you need and see if someone else has made an LDD model of it already. Example: https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/49784-kieldaman’s-star-wars-creations-in-ldd/ (the hyperlink wasn’t working for some reason) From there, the process is the same - open up the .lfx in studio.
Hope that helps some!
https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd completely free, and official. The support for it isn't very strong, but they update it every year or so to add the new pieces, and I don't see them dropping it unless they make a substitute. Also, after years of using it I only just learned about a year ago that it has a better graphics setting... which takes it from looking.... passable to decent. LDD Extended is the sub-theme I'm using, you can make the parts any color instead of the standard LDD sub-theme where you can only use the pieces in the colors they've actually existed in.
Tell your friend about lego digital designer, its a free lego based CAD program. You can use pretty much any part ever(I think), and even get a part-list, and some auto-generated build instructions.
Haven't used it in years, but I think Lego Digital Designer is what you're looking for. Parts can be bought all over on the internet, so you just have to provide the instructions.
That was LEGO Digital Designer or LDD for short. They've stopped support for it, so there are quite a few pieces missing. There was an old program they offered where you could make instructions for your creation and order it online, box and everything. This wasn't financially feasible, unfortunately. It got shut down in the early 2010s, I believe.
I use Stud.io, which I'll bet is what this was created in. It's got nearly every piece in the LEGO catalog and has extensive options for building, like manipulatable hinges which move any pieces attached to them. It even has a custom part builder, so you can make custom Minifigures and decals for parts to use in your creation. Then you can order everything on Bricklink (besides custom parts, of course), which is a LEGO piece reseller, and build it yourself. It's very expensive, but it might be nice for anyone with the funds for it. If I had to guess, something like this would cost a couple of hundred dollars, if not more, and some of these colors don't even exist (like the mechanical bits on the biter).
download link: https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd
I used to join robotic competitions back then. Every robot that we made, we will design it on ldd so whenever we disamble the robot we will still be able tu rebuild it back with the guide of ldd and even share it to others.
you can see youtube on how to use it but actually it's pretty straightforward.
goodluck!
https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd?CMP=AFC-AffiliateUS-msYS1Nvjv4c-3624890-115554-1
The officially licensed LEGO Digital designer. Its free. Enjoy!
https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd?CMP=AFC-AffiliateUS-msYS1Nvjv4c-3624890-115554-1 The LEGO Digital Designer. Download link is above. It is completely free, too.
Current favorite. Very up-to-date part library. Fantastic Renderer. Lots of bells and whistles for checking prices, purchasing, building instructions. A bit slow, part selection and rotation tools are very clunky.
Old yet venerated. Parts library isn't seeing updates and is slowly becoming obsolete. Very fast and lightweight. Part selection is intuitive and fantastic.
In-browser. Otherwise I haven't used it and don't know much about it.
There's the official Lego Digital Designer which is outdated by now however.
There's also Bricklink Studio which is an unofficial but more up-to-date software. They are missing some parts however. Most of the important parts are present though.
Throwing it out there, but yes, there is an officially released virtual Lego builder called: LEGO Digital Designer (you may have to click "explore" to get the download link)
Try downloading LEGO Digital Designer. It’s still downloadable on the LEGO site (select the Explore button to get to it), and it’s free. It’s actually pretty great, although it used to be better too.
Right here on the official LEGO site.
Have you looked at BrickLink Studio? It's a far more powerful application and it'll also be updated with all the new elements. LDD won't be getting any more updates.
Well, I wouldn't really describe custom Lego builds (MOCs) as "after-market kits," but there is a version of this build publicly available, kind of. The creator made a download of it, although they admit that it's not completely up to date. It can be opened in programs like Lego Digital Designer and Stud.io (I recommend the latter). The programs can generate instructions for you, but keep in mind they are generated automatically by a computer so they may not be the most intuitive. Stud.io can also generate a parts list that you can then export to Bricklink to automatically gather the parts into a cart for you, but in case you couldn't tell it's kind of fucking massive (~4500 parts iirc) and as such it could get rather expensive.
Try Lego Digital Designer gallery webpage for a start. Other resources are of course Brickshelf and MOCPages.
It's pretty easy to pick up! Just download it from here and start building. My group and I have been doing models in LDD for well over a decade now, so it's one of those programs that you can continue to use and master for a long, long time. Bear in mind that the render you see here is using external programs (Blender) to get the final result.
You can still download it from Lego.com: https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd
so, I guess I don't get what you mean by not exist. Is it still being supported/updated? probably not. But it's not like it disappeared or that Factory disappeared when it appeared (though I think the last OS to support Factory was XP). The main difference was that Factory let you order your sets, something that LDD never allowed you to do.
The tool is called Lego Digital Designer. It takes a little bit of time to get used to, and you can't buy your design directly from Lego anymore, but you can manipulate bricks with relative ease, and you can export a parts list to then buy from the Lego store or from other sellers (I've found BrickLink to be pretty reliable, it's sort of an equivalent to TCGPlayer).
Here it is in the LDD Gallery, with many more images: https://www.lego.com/en-us/ldd/galleries/album/grovyle-and-a-time-gear-vr-12-ac11634da9a24c7abc76eb15e36d51c6?gallery=0fbfd178-69a9-4262-99c1-1387a071942c
LEGO Digital Designer - software still works, but unfortunately LEGO no longer supports it.
I also use other LDraw related programs. However, when I was creating instructions for clients, I found some of the existing programs lacking also.
That's why I'm looking to create a more modern set of LEGO CAD programs to fit my needs.