LEGO Digital Designer

LEGO Digital Designer, commonly abbreviated LDD, is a 3D CAD computer application that LEGO fans can use to design models from an unlimited supply of over LEGO bricks available in nearly every colour, including minifigures and minifigure accessories, flexible tubes, and TECHNIC pieces. Models can be as small or as large as the creator wishes. 
When elements on LEGO Digital Designer are outdated, they are replaced with new ones. In 2010, LEGO Digital Designer 4 was released, on it's LEGO Universe theme access, and all parts from the Minifigures theme were removed. 
On January 16, 2012, the LEGO DesignbyMe part of LEGO Digital Designer was discontinued, so models can no longer be purchased. At that time LEGO Digital Designer was also upgraded to version 4.2.5 with many new bricks, colours and printings.
In LEGO DesignByMe, after making a model, the creator could design the special packaging and was able to be in control of the backdrop, shadows, shining, and even the back of the box designs. After designing the box, the fan could choose the model's category, from minifigures to buildings to architecture. The category selection made it easier for other LEGO Digital Designer users to view and buy the model for themselves. The fan could make as many sets as he or she wanted but only a strict amount of each set could be bought, though an easy way to get around this was to just copy the model and release it again. You could also only buy that year's models because some of the pieces of the model might become outdated. 
== Current DesignByMe part list ==
* Dark Stone Grey Part 3005
* Medium Stone Grey Part 3005
* White Part 3005
* White Part 3005 (eye printing)
* Bright Red Part 3005
* Reddish Brown Part 3005
* Brick Yellow Part 3005
* Bright Orange Part 3005
* Bright Yellow Part 3005
* Dark Green Part 3005
* Bright Yellowish Green Part 3005
* Earth Blue Part 3005
* Bright Blue Part 3005
* Medium Blue Part 3005
* Black Part 3005
* Bright Purple Part 3005
* Dark Stone Grey Part 3004
* Medium Stone Grey Part 3004
* White Part 3004
* Bright Red Part 3004
* Reddish Brown Part 3004
* Brick Yellow Part 3004
* Bright Orange Part 3004
* Bright Yellow Part 3004
* Dark Green Part 3004
* Bright Yellowish Green Part 3004
* Earth Blue Part 3004
* Bright Blue Part 3004
* Medium Blue Part 3004
* Black Part 3004
* Transparent Part 3004
* Tr. Red Part 3004
* Tr. Brown Part 3004
* Tr. Green Part 3004
* Tr. Yellow Part 3004
* Dark Stone Grey Part 3622
* Medium Stone GreyPart 3622
* White Part 3622
* Bright Red Part 3622
* Reddish Brown Part 3622
* Brick Yellow Part 3622
* Bright Orange Part 3622
* Bright Yellow Part 3622
* Dark Green Part 3622
* Bright Yellowish Green Part 3622
* Bright Blue Part 3622
* Black Part 3622
* Bright Yellow Part 3245
* Dark Stone Grey Part 2357
* Medium Stone Grey Part 2357
* White Part 2357
* Bright Red Part 2357
* Brick Yellow Part 2357
* Bright Yellow Part 2357
* Black Part 2357
* Dark Stone Grey Part 3003
* Dark Stone Grey Part 3003
* Medium Stone Grey Part 3003
* White Part 3003
* White Part 3003 (eye printing)	
* Bright Red Part 3003
* Reddish Brown Part 3003
* Brick Yellow Part 3003
* Bright Orange Part 3003
* Bright Yellow Part 3003
* Dark Green Part 3003
* Bright Yellowish Green Part 3003
* Earth Blue Part 3003
* Medium Blue Part 3003
* Black Part 3003
* Light Purple Part 3003
* Dark Stone Grey Part 3010
* Medium Stone Grey Part 3010
* White Part 3010
* Bright Red Part 3010
* Reddish Brown Part 3010
* Brick Yellow Part 3010
* Bright Orange Part 3010
* Bright Yellow Part 3010
* Dark Green Part 3010
* Bright Yellowish Green Part 3010
* Bright Blue Part 3010
* Medium Blue Part 3010
* Black Part 3010
* White Part 2453
* Dark Stone Grey Part 3002
* Medium Stone Grey Part 3002
* White Part 3002
* Bright Red Part 3002
* Reddish Brown Part 3002
* Brick Yellow Part 3002
* Bright Orange Part 3002
* Bright Yellow Part 3002
* Dark Green Part 3002
* Bright Yellowish Green Part 3002
* Bright Blue Part 3002
* Black Part 3002
* Dark Stone Grey Part 3009
* Medium Stone Grey Part 3009
* White Part 3009
* Bright Red Part 3009
* Reddish Brown Part 3009
* Brick Yellow Part 3009
* Bright Orange Part 3009
* Bright Yellow Part 3009
* Dark Green Part 3009
* Bright Yellowish Green Part 3009
* Bright Blue Part 3009
* Black Part 3009
* Dark Stone Grey Part 3001
* Medium Stone Grey Part 3001
* White Part 3001
* Bright Red Part 3001
* Reddish Brown Part 3001
* Brick Yellow Part 3001
* Bright Orange Part 3001
* Bright Yellow Part 3001
* Dark Green Part 3001
* Bright Yellowish Green Part 3001
* Earth Blue Part 3001
* Bright Blue Part 3001	
* Medium Blue Part 3001
* Black Part 3001
* Dark Stone Grey Part 3008
* Medium Stone Grey Part 3008
* White Part 3008
* Bright Red Part 3008
* Reddish Brown Part 3008
* Brick Yellow Part 3008
* Bright Yellow Part 3008
* Dark Green Part 3008
* Bright Blue Part 3008
* Black Part 3008
* White Part 2454
* Black Part 2454
* Tr. Light Blue Part 2454
* Dark Stone Grey Part 6111
* Medium Stone Grey Part 6111
* White Part 6111
* Bright Red Part 6111
* Brick Yellow Part 6111
* Bright Yellow Part 6111
* Black Part 6111
* White Part 30145
* Black Part 30145
* White Part 6112
* Black Part 6112
* Dark Stone Grey Part 44237
* Medium Stone Grey Part 44237
* White Part 44237
* Bright Red Part 44237
* Reddish Brown Part 44237
* Brick Yellow Part 44237
* Bright Yellow Part 44237
* Dark Green Part 44237
* Bright Blue Part 44237
* Black Part 44237
* White Part 2465
* Black Part 2465
* White Part 3007
* Bright Red Part 3007
* Brick Yellow Part 3007
* Bright Yellow Part 3007
* Bright Blue Part 3007
* Black Part 3007
* White Part 3006
* Bright Red Part 3006
* Black Part 3006
* Dark Green Part 44041
* Dark Stone Grey Part 3062
* Medium Stone Grey Part 3062
* White Part 3062
* Transparent Part 3062
* Bright Red Part 3062
* Tr. Red Part 3062
* Reddish Brown Part 3062
* Brick Yellow Part 3062
* Bright Yellow Part 3062
* Dark Green Part 3062
* Bright Yellowish Green Part 3062
* Bright Blue Part 3062
* Black Part 3062
* Tr. Blue Part 3062
* Tr. Fluore.Red Orange Part 3062
== Themes ==
Starting April 2011, DesignByMe included 31 new Atlantis pieces in the program, although no minifigure parts were updated. Below are the themes that LDD has had:
* Design byME (discontinued on January 16, 2012)
* LEGO Universe (discontinued on January 30, 2012)
* Hero Recon Team (discontinued on April 11, 2012)
* Mindstorms
* Creator
* Hero Factory (Sub-theme)
* Star Wars
* Atlantis
* Monster Fighters
* Minifigures (theme)
* Marvel
* DC Universe Super Heroes
== System Requirements ==
The system requirements for LEGO Digital Designer are as follows:
Windows
*Operating system: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10.
*CPU: 1 GHz processor or higher
*Graphics card: 128 MB graphics card (OpenGL 1.1 or higher compatible)
*RAM: 512 MB
*Hard disk space: 1 GB
Macintosh
*Operating system: OS X 10.10 or higher
*CPU: Intel processor
*Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce 5200/ATI Radeon 7500 or better
*RAM: 1 GB
*Hard disk space: 1 GB
== Notes ==
*The user can upload their creation to My LEGO Network, where they may put it into a gallery module. From there it will collect clicks and produce bricks.
*The user can get the LEGO Digital Designer Extended Brick Palette by changing the preferences.ini file (instructions here). (This is no longer necessary as of version 4.2.5.)
*When the user submits a LEGO Universe pallet module it is posted onto Creator gallery.
*Some people have reported problems of not being able to see the LEGO Digital Designer Pick of the Week, due to the picture of the creation running off of the screen.
*In the newest version, even pieces from licensed themes are usable.
*Some pieces are unavailable such as the Monster Fighter crystals, animal elements from the Rancor, Smaug, Dino Triceratops, Indominus Rex, etc, Von Nebula's spikes, some monster elements from Invasion from Below, Thornraxx's wings, Axl's body parts, a majority of Bionicle elements from the first and second line, some figure heads from Chima, paper-like elements such as boat sails and dragon wings, Black Panther's claws, and just about every element introduced in 2018.
*There are a lot of hidden colors that are not shown in the paint palette.
*Possibly due to time consumption, a incredibly massive majority of decorations from both old and new themes are unavailable.
*When scrolling through decorations, the scroll bar can get stuck, forcing the user to either pick a decoration or close and reopen the tab.
*Some elements aren't perfect. There are some elements that are supposed to connect to each other but don't allow it. Some elements have shafts that are designed in a way that don't allow the holders to be centered.
*Using the hinge angle tool can be risky for your models. If one isn't careful, most, if not, all of the joints in their model could end up with unwanted angles.
*The hinge angle tool does not support ball snapping, requiring users to connect ball elements manually and making them dependent on calculations.
*Despite their real world counterparts supporting different colors on different areas, most of these elements don't allow such actions in the software. There are also some elements that are multi-colored, but glitched. This includes elements like mini alien head and mini lower part no. 2.
== Gallery ==
== External links ==
* System Requirements and Download
* Brickshelf.com
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