
The user interface is simple and easy to get used to. Then you have to go through the same process all over again. Once all the parts are loaded, its speed improves, but only until you open a new document. However, this extensive library is also one of LDD’s disadvantages, since it slows down the software.
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Even though the LEGO Group has announced they will not update the software anymore, some parts have been added to the library since. You can use any color with any part you like.īeing the official LEGO design software, LDD’s parts library is probably one of the most extensive ones.

The second one has limited parts, so I’m guessing it only uses the LEGO Mindstorms parts. The first one only lets you use the physically available colors. LDD gives you three different options before you start: LEGO Digital Designer, LEGO Mindstorms and LEGO Digital Designer Extended. Let’s start with the big fish, shall we? The one and only official LEGO design software, LEGO Digital Designer (LDD)! As with all software, they have minimum requirements to run, but most computers, old and new, are capable of running them without any problems. Luckily, none of the programs we will look at today are quite as complex. They occupy quite a large amount of space on the harddisk, and won’t run smoothly unless your graphics card and RAM fulfill their minimum requirements. For those of you who are not familiar with these, let me tell you they are among the modeling and animation industry’s finest and most complex software. Today, we will take a look at some of them and try to decide which is the best LEGO design software.ģD modeling always fascinated me, and I even had a chance to work with software like Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, and Autodesk Maya in and outside of school. Even though their purpose is the same, like all similar software, their features and interfaces are different. We are very fortunate to have such skilled and dedicated fans that can spot this small deviation from reality and would like to thank everyone for sharing their ideas and expert knowledge.There are a few software for designing digital models using LEGO bricks. We hope everyone will have a great building experience and feel a strong sense of pride from creating both our version and their very own LEGO Technic representation of a Porsche GT3 RS. After all, that is what LEGO building is all about. LEGO Technic really is the ultimate open source design product and now that it is finally available, we look forward to seeing all the ‘improved’ models our fans create.

If you switch the build in steps 267 and 269 the gears will run sequentially, and everyone who feels that this is the better solution should feel encouraged to do so. Too many gears are engaged at the same time and smooth running with all those tolerances is just not possible. It was a considered decision taken during development that the gears running in the correct order meant that it did not result in a great experience when driving the car. This is however, a deliberate decision taken to ensure that we make the best possible LEGO version of this amazing car that both meets our design requirements and gives everyone a great building and product experience. It is correct that the gears in this model are not sequential as in the real Porsche PDK. Thank you to all our dedicated fans for the comments regarding the GT3 RS by LEGO Technic. In June 2016, LEGO had a surprising response to fans who called out apparent mistakes in Technic set 42056 Porsche 911 GT3 RS:

Philosophy: "The ultimate open source design product"
