The LDraw.org Steering Committee is pleased to announce that the 2024 James Jessiman Memorial Award (JJMA) recipient is Evert-Jan Boer.

Evert-Jan says about himself:
"I still remember receiving the classic yellow castle on one of my birthdays, and I rather would like to build it right away instead of spending my birthday with friends and family. Toys came and went, but everything LEGO stayed with me.

It was around the year 2000 that I stumbled across Bricklink which gave me the opportunity to replace lost and broken parts, and also the possibility to build digitally with LDraw, MLCad and LDView. Around that time I also started working on saving my collection in a database with a web front end (thanks to my previous experience as programmer), and quickly noticed not everything was available as a LDraw part, which pushed me to finding out how to create these myselves. I mostly create patterns and stickers for sets I own, and now and then conversions of parts from other sources."

More information on the JJMA can be found at: https://www.ldraw.org/article/222.html

On behalf of the LDraw Steering Committee, we thank Evert-Jan for his contributions and look forward to working with him in the future. He has currently a whooping 1443 parts in the library/parts tracker. 

Willy Tschager

I am looking for the difference between 98138pb442 (new part in Endurance set) and 98138pb369

The black circle on 98138pb369 looks smaller, but 98138py0 looks more like the new part, just a bit too small. 
When I measure the black circle on 98138pb442 it is 6.8mm, 17LDU. I think 98138py0 needs to have a smaller circle, if someone has this part and can measure it, that would be great.

I'm looking to display my LDR files in a web page using THREE.js. On the THREE.js documentation is suggests using a "Packed LDraw Model". Here are the instrucitons:

Packing LDraw models
To pack a model with all its referenced files, download the Official LDraw parts library and use the following Node script: utils/packLDrawModel.js It contains instructions on how to setup the files and execute it.

However, both the link to the parts library and the link to the packLDrawModel script are 404 errors. Does anyone know how to create a packed LDraw file?

What is the proper/preferred way of subfiling for patterns regarding symmetric parts?

Option A1
main part contains front face and any surface/edge which cannot be in the half, halves have mirrored symmetry
subfile contains only one half

Option A2
main part contains front face and any surface/edge which cannot be in the half, halves have rotational symmetry
subfile contains only one half

Option B
main part contains front face
first subfile contains complete part without front face
second subfile contains one half

Option C
main part contains front face
subfile contains one half and half of anything that is shared among the halves

I've understood that option C (splitting quads, boxes, etc) is to be avoided.

Options A1 and A2 would leave a bunch of lines in any patterned part file, while option B increases the number of files to be reviewed. Using rotational symmetry in the subfile reduces the amount of lines that need to be in the parent part. I've understood that mirroring is preferred over rotating (subfiles).

Hi folks,

I just updated the MLCad.ini file accordingly to the latest LDraw.org parts update 2024-10. The .ini file defines (among other things) the parts available in MLCad's, LEOCad's and Bricksmith's minifigure generator.

Download the file from my website: http://www.holly-wood.it/mlcad/mlcad_ini-en.html

Bye, w.

Friends Animal Series (2013-2014)

Total 18 sets are released as small foil-pack collections, with a web-download B-model for each set and 3 sets combo model.

41017 Squirrel's Tree House


  41017 - Squirrel_s Tree House.mpd (Size: 3.55 KB / Downloads: 1)
   

Currently not OMR compliant (Unofficial items not inlined)
Missing items: none

If there exists parts, which are very similar to, but not identical to, parts I have authored, can I author those parts even if I don't have them? Not having a part means that I cannot check the physical part for accuracy and would have to rely on online pictures...

Hi there people from LDraw! I'm here to request a part for my IG posts once more. Could someone please add this cape piece to the parts list? I believe it is on the lego builders app

Bricklink Code: 5725

Hiya, don't know if anyone can help here; working on Avengers Tower and there's a few parts that currently don't exist anywhere. As much as I'm posting printed parts, I'm only looking for the plain parts; I can print them later if I need to

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...3#T=C&C=63 - Minifigure, Headgear Helmet Mask, Hole on Top with White Letter A and Wings on Sides Pattern (Captain America)

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...9#T=C&C=59 - Minifigure, Visor Top Hinge Large with Gold Face Shield, White Eyes, Black Trim on Cheeks Pattern

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...b&#T=C&C=0 - Plastic Part for Set 76269 - Wings with Silver Panels and Hexagons and Dark Bluish Gray Lines Pattern

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...a&#T=C&C=0 - Plastic Part for Set 76269 - Cape with Gold Top and Silver Lines Pattern

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...1#T=C&C=11 - Minifigure, Hair Giant, Spiked

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...#T=C&C=155 - Body Giant, Hulk with Dark Bluish Gray Pants with Frayed Edges Pattern

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...#T=C&C=155 - Minifigure, Head, Modified Giant Black Bushy Eyebrows, Dark Green Cheek Lines, Chin Dimple, and Furrowed Brow, Open Mouth Smile with Teeth Pattern - Vented Stud

Thank You in advance, I have 0 3D design skills yet

Hello,

Thanks again for creating my previous requested parts.

I'd like to request Friends Turtle 11603 for Friends OMR project.
https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-24146.html

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...4#T=C&C=34

I've found a raw mesh in digital-bricks
http://www.digital-bricks.de/en/index.ph...part=11603
but clean-up and split patternable surfaces would be highly appreciated.
I'll try to make printed patterns, so the part body is sufficient.

Thanks in advance,
Takeshi