I was checking the Mursten-era parts (the u80xx series) to see if they needed to be corrected with non-logo studs, and I was glad to see that Magnus has already submitted fixes for most of these. But after reviewing the research, I realized that this fix isn't necessary in some cases—specifically, the non-slotted bricks (u80xxa variants).

1. The Mursten bricks in the official library have stud logos. Real-life slotted bricks generally did not have stud logos, but non-slotted bricks always did. Which library parts, if any, should be fixed to have non-logo studs?
   
2. For parts that existed both with and without stud logos (e.g., 1x2 slotted bricks), which variant should the official part reflect? Or, should a new version be submitted so that both are represented?
   

• Slotted bricks (Automatic Binding Bricks and early LEGO Mursten, c. 1949–1955). These had no stud logos (and their undersides had either no logo, or one of two general logo styles—plain or "dogbone"—but we don't model these underside details anyway).
  
• Non-slotted "hollow-bottom" bricks (late LEGO Mursten and early System, c. 1956–1957. These had stud logos (and their undersides typically had no logo, but some molds also had a plain style underside logo).
  

• 2x4 (whole or 1/1 bricks): u8004a
  
• 2x3 (¾ bricks): u8003a
  
• 2x2 (½ bricks): u8002a
  
• 1x2 (¼ bricks): u8001a <- this is essentially identical to 3065.dat
  

• 2x4 with 1 slot: u8004b
  
• 2x4 with 2 slots opposite: u8004c
  
• 2x4 with 2 slots adjacent right: u8004d
  
• 2x4 with 2 slots adjacent left: u8004e
  
• 2x4 with 2 slots adjacent close right: ? u8004f (not in library)
  
• 2x4 with 2 slots adjacent close left: ? u8004g (not in library)
  

• 2x3 with 1 slot: u8003b
  
• 2x3 with 2 slots opposite: u8003c
  
• 2x3 with 2 slots adjacent right: u8003d
  
• 2x3 with 2 slots adjacent left: u8003e
  

• 2x2 with 1 slot: u8002b
  
• 2x2 with 2 slots opposite: u8002c
  
• 2x2 with 2 slots adjacent: u8002d
  

• 1x2 with 1 slot: u8001b
  
• 1x2 with 2 slots opposite: u8001c
  

So I wrote this script in lua that takes all the parts in a ldr and moves them to their "rounded" location (I have a massive studio 2.0 file that I have been working on for a while, and a bunch of stuff is slightly out of place in completely different directions)

I tried the script, and it works perfectly, but I was wondering if there was a way to make it so that the individual parts of each submodel could also be targeted and align to the world grid.

btw i used another script by N W Perry as a starting point

Attached Files

  aligngrid.lua (Size: 807 bytes / Downloads: 9)

Hi folks,

I just updated the MLCad.ini file accordingly to the latest LDraw.org parts update 2023-06. 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.

Hello 👋

I've created a small webapp that generates LEGO houses, 1980s style!
 
It's a bit like one of those AI image generators, except it uses traditional Procedural Generation techniques, not AI.  As well as displaying the model you can zoom, spin around etc, and you can download the LDraw source to edit the house in your favourite tool.

I should say that it's probably fairly useless at this point and it does have a few issues:

• There are quite a lot of cases where it overlaps bricks, especially on a roof
  
• Bricks on a roof are sometimes not interleaved
  
• Many of the houses it generates are a bit boring! But keep clicking and you'll probably find something a bit funky!
  

79808  - Equipment Whisk with Thick Ring with Anti-roll Notch
67361 - Animal / Creature Body Part, Tail / Claw / Horn / Branch / Tentacle, End Section, Large
24204 - Plant / Animal Body Part, Tree / Branch / Tail / Appendage Bladed with Pin

The raw files for 67361 and 24204 can be found here:
https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-27738.html

79808 can probably be pulled from the usual sources.

Hi,

I guess you have experienced by yourself that the LDraw Primitives Reference is pretty outdate by now and should be fixed. I see this as a collaborative effort, where all authors should help in an update. No time constraints though - it has been like this for several years now and a month or two or three more doesn't change a thing.
The question is how do we tackle this so that the work isn't loaded on the shoulders of one person only.

* Wiki
* A Google Doc
* Forums
* Any other suggestion

Have your say.

w.

Hi guys,
I haven't been here a while and I just started using LDPE. I have installed it, played with it a bit, but I have some questions. I have found some documentation which has answered some of my initial questions but there's one thing I can't figure out: how do I use Intersecter from within LDPE? I've found it on the Tools menu, but I can't figure out how to pass it the two files/ shapes I want to intersect.
It's probably very simple once you know....
Thanks!

Hi!

I would like to request these part.:

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...=5#T=C&C=5

Can someone make to me?

Thank you very much!

The 2023-06 LDraw Parts Update has been released. This update adds 315 new files to the core library, including 157 new parts and 8 new primitives.

Thanks are due to all the part authors who created or corrected parts for this release. The small, but dedicated, band of reviewers also play an important role in keeping files moving through the Parts Tracker and deserve just as much credit. This update wouldn't have been possible without their dedication and attention to detail.

You can preview the new parts in 2023-06 here, and download the zip-file update or Windows install package here.

Thank you to all the beta testers and parts authors who continue feedback for the new PT software. This project would not be what it is without your help.

Orion Pobursky
LDraw.org Parts Library Admin

Hi,

I just noticed these parts that could be useful:

https://www.newelementary.com/2016/07/le...range.html
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...b1362b#T=C
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...b1362a#T=C



I think the clip can accept a small female CV joint as well as technic connectors, as well as some round thin system parts (apparently a 1x1 round brick is too big to fit in it.

It looks like its a dual moulded part, so the white bit is not removable , but its just a 2x2 plate.

Regards, Snipe