https://forums.ldraw.org/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:56:50 +0000 MyBB https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29663.html Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:28:36 +0000 Willy Tschager]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29663.html
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...01#T=C&C=0
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...7#T=C&C=15
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...01#T=C&C=0

Question is: mark them with a/the years in the prim title or "Type 1,2,3,"?

Some patterns are clearly wrong:

https://library.ldraw.org/parts/138

Thoughts?

w.]]>
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...01#T=C&C=0
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...7#T=C&C=15
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/cat...01#T=C&C=0

Question is: mark them with a/the years in the prim title or "Type 1,2,3,"?

Some patterns are clearly wrong:

https://library.ldraw.org/parts/138

Thoughts?

w.]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29647.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:03:29 +0000 Iris]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29647.html

I'm assuming it's a good idea to replace 24-sided circles with 16-sided circles/primitives, is that correct?

Should I be attempting to make pairs of triangles coplanar so they can become quads?

If I can't exactly reproduce a circle (like one with a radius of 10.532) is rounding it to 10.5 fine as an approximation?

These are mostly just the questions off the top of my head, so if there are other things I should know please feel free to tell me ]]>

I'm assuming it's a good idea to replace 24-sided circles with 16-sided circles/primitives, is that correct?

Should I be attempting to make pairs of triangles coplanar so they can become quads?

If I can't exactly reproduce a circle (like one with a radius of 10.532) is rounding it to 10.5 fine as an approximation?

These are mostly just the questions off the top of my head, so if there are other things I should know please feel free to tell me ]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29599.html Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:38:50 +0000 Alfred Schmitz]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29599.html
https://library.ldraw.org/parts/53624

Set name is 75876!!!

When I open the file in LDView, the sticker isn’t on the part,
nor is it on the opposite part.

Best regards, Alfred]]>
https://library.ldraw.org/parts/53624

Set name is 75876!!!

When I open the file in LDView, the sticker isn’t on the part,
nor is it on the opposite part.

Best regards, Alfred]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29568.html Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:28:24 +0000 Jeff Jones]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29568.html
  bruce wayne.png (Size: 148.77 KB / Downloads: 73)

unlike the skeleton and standard grin these have major differences
the scowling head like the clone trooper torso piece has lots of modifications for example this piece 3626pb0299 has back printing all of the dino attack minifigs except viper are variations of this print might subfile?]]>
  bruce wayne.png (Size: 148.77 KB / Downloads: 73)

unlike the skeleton and standard grin these have major differences
the scowling head like the clone trooper torso piece has lots of modifications for example this piece 3626pb0299 has back printing all of the dino attack minifigs except viper are variations of this print might subfile?]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29559.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:26:18 +0000 Jeff Jones]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29559.html
the top edge of the png should be at y=0

but it doesnt show up

  texmap test.dat (Size: 604 bytes / Downloads: 2)

  51775.png (Size: 201.08 KB / Downloads: 4) ]]>
the top edge of the png should be at y=0

but it doesnt show up

  texmap test.dat (Size: 604 bytes / Downloads: 2)

  51775.png (Size: 201.08 KB / Downloads: 4) ]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29526.html Fri, 29 May 2026 01:23:19 +0000 Chris Böhnke]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29526.html

  LDraw_Lego_Palette_2026.png (Size: 120.14 KB / Downloads: 11)

Based mostly on https://www.flickr.com/photos/126975831@...0295848811 with a few corrections/additions based on personal research.

I hope this helps:

• Parts authors pick the correct colours for prints/stickers/dual-moulded parts
  
• Model builders avoiding discontinued (hard to find) colours more easily
  

Some notes:

• This is mostly speculative, not official. However most of it should be correct
  
• "Pearlescent Metallic" refers to un-painted plastic with additives giving them a pearly-metallic look (do not use for prints!)
  
• "Metallic Ink/Lacq" refers to a shiny paint coating on parts (but still more matte than chrome/vacuum-metallizing) or the ink used on prints/stickers. Both are considered the same by both Lego and LDraw
  
• Some chrome elements (like the LotR One Ring) might still be active, but are usually no longer listed as active. Chrome is easily identified anyways, so I excluded those for now
  
• "Glitter" is very transparent with big glittery flakes molded into the plastic; "Opalescent" is similar to Glitter, but the flakes are much smaller and have a much higher density, causing the base part to be more of a milky translucent rather than fully transparent. Rendering of these two effects varies heavily depending on program
  
• I'm not that sure on status for the glitter/opal colours, but they seem to have been active within the last 3 years and felt it better to be inclusive here
  
• Medium Blue (73) currently seems a bit "endangered" - only used in the Bluey theme in recent years
  

If you notice any errors/omissions let me know.]]>

  LDraw_Lego_Palette_2026.png (Size: 120.14 KB / Downloads: 11)

Based mostly on https://www.flickr.com/photos/126975831@...0295848811 with a few corrections/additions based on personal research.

I hope this helps:

• Parts authors pick the correct colours for prints/stickers/dual-moulded parts
  
• Model builders avoiding discontinued (hard to find) colours more easily
  

Some notes:

• This is mostly speculative, not official. However most of it should be correct
  
• "Pearlescent Metallic" refers to un-painted plastic with additives giving them a pearly-metallic look (do not use for prints!)
  
• "Metallic Ink/Lacq" refers to a shiny paint coating on parts (but still more matte than chrome/vacuum-metallizing) or the ink used on prints/stickers. Both are considered the same by both Lego and LDraw
  
• Some chrome elements (like the LotR One Ring) might still be active, but are usually no longer listed as active. Chrome is easily identified anyways, so I excluded those for now
  
• "Glitter" is very transparent with big glittery flakes molded into the plastic; "Opalescent" is similar to Glitter, but the flakes are much smaller and have a much higher density, causing the base part to be more of a milky translucent rather than fully transparent. Rendering of these two effects varies heavily depending on program
  
• I'm not that sure on status for the glitter/opal colours, but they seem to have been active within the last 3 years and felt it better to be inclusive here
  
• Medium Blue (73) currently seems a bit "endangered" - only used in the Bluey theme in recent years
  

If you notice any errors/omissions let me know.]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29521.html Sun, 24 May 2026 15:33:34 +0000 Jeff Jones]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29521.html
cant find on ldparteditor



  47430.dat (Size: 23.67 KB / Downloads: 4)

  Screenshot 2026-05-24 182731.png (Size: 38.28 KB / Downloads: 1)

  Screenshot 2026-05-24 182817.png (Size: 8.37 KB / Downloads: 1) ]]>
cant find on ldparteditor



  47430.dat (Size: 23.67 KB / Downloads: 4)

  Screenshot 2026-05-24 182731.png (Size: 38.28 KB / Downloads: 1)

  Screenshot 2026-05-24 182817.png (Size: 8.37 KB / Downloads: 1) ]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29506.html Sun, 10 May 2026 17:53:36 +0000 Jeff Jones]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29506.html


it is 54 ldu in length

26 ldu wide 

and 32 ldu in height]]>


it is 54 ldu in length

26 ldu wide 

and 32 ldu in height]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29505.html Sat, 09 May 2026 17:17:18 +0000 Chris Böhnke]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29505.html
I am beginning to get afraid people are getting way too zealous when it comes to applying the Stickerback Standard to existing files.

The Standard explicitly mentions older stickers being different:
"The backing boxes for older, sharp cornered stickers should be modeled with an appropriately scaled box5-12."

Please do at least check the individual sticker's year of release before making any changes to existing parts.

It's hard to say when the change actually happened, but it was somewhere in the mid to late 2000s. If the sticker was released prior to 2004, the official one might not need a fix at all.

Things were handled way different prior to 2004, so applying modern rules there will make the sticker look wrong.

As a side note older stickers were noticably covering more area then the modern ones, so even if a sticker from 1997 happens to have rounded corners, the offset is highly likely smaller than 2 LDU.]]>
I am beginning to get afraid people are getting way too zealous when it comes to applying the Stickerback Standard to existing files.

The Standard explicitly mentions older stickers being different:
"The backing boxes for older, sharp cornered stickers should be modeled with an appropriately scaled box5-12."

Please do at least check the individual sticker's year of release before making any changes to existing parts.

It's hard to say when the change actually happened, but it was somewhere in the mid to late 2000s. If the sticker was released prior to 2004, the official one might not need a fix at all.

Things were handled way different prior to 2004, so applying modern rules there will make the sticker look wrong.

As a side note older stickers were noticably covering more area then the modern ones, so even if a sticker from 1997 happens to have rounded corners, the offset is highly likely smaller than 2 LDU.]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29467.html Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:59:38 +0000 Alfred Schmitz]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29467.html
I’ve found an error in the description in the official part file ‘63869d01.dat’.
This is not a ‘Technic Beam 15’!

In the unofficial part “6221805k.dat”, the files “logomicht02.dat” and “logomichb05.dat” are missing.
Likewise,
the file “s\6177973rs00.dat” is missing from the unofficial part “6177973r.dat”.
(Both authors: Massimo Maso [Sirio]).

Best Regards,
Alfred]]>
I’ve found an error in the description in the official part file ‘63869d01.dat’.
This is not a ‘Technic Beam 15’!

In the unofficial part “6221805k.dat”, the files “logomicht02.dat” and “logomichb05.dat” are missing.
Likewise,
the file “s\6177973rs00.dat” is missing from the unofficial part “6177973r.dat”.
(Both authors: Massimo Maso [Sirio]).

Best Regards,
Alfred]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29463.html Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:49:32 +0000 Jeff Jones]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29463.html
maybe two face head print idk suggest a part to me]]>
maybe two face head print idk suggest a part to me]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29462.html Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:45:14 +0000 Alfred Schmitz]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29462.html
Various Speed Champions sets include a Formula 1 helmet (7071.dat).
Unfortunately, I can only assign a color to the helmet itself, but not to the visor.
I haven't been able to find a solution on the forum.
Is there one?

Best regards
Alfred]]>
Various Speed Champions sets include a Formula 1 helmet (7071.dat).
Unfortunately, I can only assign a color to the helmet itself, but not to the visor.
I haven't been able to find a solution on the forum.
Is there one?

Best regards
Alfred]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29461.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:12:20 +0000 Massimo Maso]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29461.html based on some similar parts it seems to me that the orientation and description of 70681 should be changed to:
Arch  1 x  3 x  1 Inverted  with  1 x  1 Cutout
from Slope Brick Curved  1 x  3 with  1 x  2 Inverted Cutout.

The similiar parts are:
6806 Arch  2 x  6 x  0.833 Inverted
78666 Arch  1 x  2 x  1 Inverted
18653 Arch  1 x  3 x  2 Inverted

Massimo]]> based on some similar parts it seems to me that the orientation and description of 70681 should be changed to:
Arch  1 x  3 x  1 Inverted  with  1 x  1 Cutout
from Slope Brick Curved  1 x  3 with  1 x  2 Inverted Cutout.

The similiar parts are:
6806 Arch  2 x  6 x  0.833 Inverted
78666 Arch  1 x  2 x  1 Inverted
18653 Arch  1 x  3 x  2 Inverted

Massimo]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29455.html Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:16:07 +0000 Jeff Jones]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29455.html
there are i think 3 outlines

we could benefit from a subpart

  Untitled.jpg (Size: 101.12 KB / Downloads: 1) ]]>
there are i think 3 outlines

we could benefit from a subpart

  Untitled.jpg (Size: 101.12 KB / Downloads: 1) ]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29451.html Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:21:43 +0000 Peter Agardi]]> https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-29451.html
I'm very new and definitely not versed in this community, please disregard my ignorance and naivity as a noob.

A story: I build the 6398 Police HQ in Studio for nostalgia; upon rendering it the blue webbed dish looked a tiny bit angular, lacking angular resolution. I dig deep, how parts are made, how this LDraw works, tried LD Part Editor, used spreadsheets and ultimately "updated" the 4285s01.dat sub-part. I tried my best to keep CCW orientation. There are minor coplanarity issues with it (can't spot it on renders) and I can't comprehend command line 5, so I did not touch those.

If someone has the time to take look at it, have the knowledge and will to correct it (if needed) would be nice, especially if this could become an official part later on.
Part attached to this post.

  4285s01.dat (Size: 13.63 KB / Downloads: 5) ]]>
I'm very new and definitely not versed in this community, please disregard my ignorance and naivity as a noob.

A story: I build the 6398 Police HQ in Studio for nostalgia; upon rendering it the blue webbed dish looked a tiny bit angular, lacking angular resolution. I dig deep, how parts are made, how this LDraw works, tried LD Part Editor, used spreadsheets and ultimately "updated" the 4285s01.dat sub-part. I tried my best to keep CCW orientation. There are minor coplanarity issues with it (can't spot it on renders) and I can't comprehend command line 5, so I did not touch those.

If someone has the time to take look at it, have the knowledge and will to correct it (if needed) would be nice, especially if this could become an official part later on.
Part attached to this post.

  4285s01.dat (Size: 13.63 KB / Downloads: 5) ]]>