LeoCAD software to build Lego models

Posted by ekianjo on Sunday June 07, 2015 @06:52AM
from the leocad.org dept.

http://www.leocad.org/trac

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Re:LeoCAD software to build Lego models by wslh on Sunday June 07, 2015 @05:36PM (#9676420)

How does this application benchmark with LEGO Digital Designer? [1] I see that LeoCAD supports Linux while LDD not.

[1] http://ldd.lego.com/

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Re:LeoCAD software to build Lego models by davidaa on Sunday June 07, 2015 @08:04PM (#9676789)

Having used both, LDD has a much better UI, but LeoCAD is probably overall the better program. It's able to export to more file formats than LDD, and is generally more of an open program.

The difference is comparable to Maya (LDD) vs. Blender (LeoCAD).

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Re:LeoCAD software to build Lego models by ubercow on Sunday June 07, 2015 @05:58PM (#9676473)

I'm glad to see the ldraw community is still alive and healthy. I haven't played with LEGO cads since the MLCad [1] days.

[1]: http://mlcad.lm-software.com/

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