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Most Frequently Used Topics Showcase

[LDD info topic] - - - - - [LDraw info topic]

[Official LEGO Sets in LDD] - - - - - [Official Lego sets in LDraw] - - - - - [Eurobricks MOC LXF Index]

[LDD startup and advanced graphics problems]

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Index for LEGO Digital Designer and other digital tools section.

• Key Topics
  Important topics managed or approved by the staff of Eurobricks
  
• Common questions Topics
  Before you start a new topic with a request, look if there is already a topic
  
• Guides and Tutorials
  Guides and tutorial to use CAD software and perform common operations
  
• Troubleshooting
  Problems and solutions for software and other matters
  
• List of LEGO CAD Software and related utilities
  A brief list of LEGO software and links to the related topics
  
• Eurobricks Contests and RCBs
  List of building defies with LEGO CAD Software
  
• Other useful or interesting threads
  Interesting arguments for LDD and other LEGO software users

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For every comment or suggestion related to this index, post here.

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Key Topics

• LDD info topic [NEED to be UPDATED]
  
• LDraw info topic [WIP]
  
• LDD Reference Topic [NEED to be splitted in Colour Guide and Techniques]
  
• [KEY TOPIC] Official LEGO Sets made in LDD
  Related Topic: LDD Official Sets UPGRADE Report
  Related Topic: Official Lego sets - Book, WIP, Requests
  
• [KEY TOPIC] Official Lego sets made in LDraw
  
• [KEY TOPIC] Eurobricks MOC LXF Index
  
• [KEY TOPIC] LDD custom bricks
  
• Index of LDD builds found in Lego video games
  
• LDD 5, what do YOU want?
  
• Most wanted bricks for next LDD update
  
• Most wanted decorations for next LDD update
  
• LDD 4.3.6 bugs

Old Key Topics

• LDD 4.3.5 bugs and Brick errors
  
• [KEY TOPIC] LDD feature requests
  
• [KEY TOPIC] LDD 4 Bugs and brick errors
  
• [KEY TOPIC] Wanted bricks in LDD
  
• [KEY TOPIC] LDD 3 bugs and brick errors
  
• Get access to all the hidden bricks in LDD
  
• Official Sets UPGRADED to LDD4 [IMPORTANT !]

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Common questions Topics

• [Recurrent Requests] Find a piece/brick in LDD (Ask here for help)
  
• [Recurrent Requests] Make an Assembly in LDD (Ask here for help) [NEED to be CREATED]

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Guides and Tutorials

• Uploading and Linking to LXF Files
  
• Rendering LDraw models using POV-Ray
  
• Create a custom brick palette for use in LDD
  
• LDD Screenshots short guide
  
• LDD Building Instructions: [NEED to WRITE a single topic with all the solutions]
  > All steps in a single page
  > Faster way to create instructions with LDD
  > Using groups to generate correct instructions
  > Creating Build Instructions With Required Parts per Step
  
• Convert LDD models to LDraw [NEED to be REWRITTEN]
  
• Create building instructions using LPub [NEED to be CREATED]

Tips and Tricks

• Helpful tip for large scale MOCs [LDD]
  
• Minifig torso with all decorations! [LDD]

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Troubleshooting

• LDD startup and advanced graphics problems
  
• Misplaced and Removed Bricks in LDD [NEED to be REWRITTEN]

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List of main LEGO CAD Software

• LDD: LDD info topic [LDD][Win|MacOS]
  
• MLCAD: LDraw info topic [LDraw]
  
• SR 3D Builder Lego simulator [LDraw][Win]
  
• LeoCAD [LDraw][MacOS]
  
• Bricasso - Lego Building App for iPhone and iPad [iOS]
  
• Mecabricks (Online Design Tool) [Platform Independent][Requires WebGL enabled]

List of related utilities

• LDD Manager [LDD][Win]
  
• Brickstore XML [BrickLink]
  
• BrickUtils [LDD|LDraw|BrickLink][Win|MacOS|Linux]
  
• Brickhelper (external link here) [LDD][Win|MacOS|Linux] [Outdated]
  
• LDD Part Finder beta [LDD][Win]
  
• Greasemonkey PaB Script (Automatically fill PaB shopping chart) [LDD][Platform Independent]
  
• Lego Pick-A-Brick Bookmarklet (external link here)  [LDD][Platform Independent]
  
• Griddy - MOC Design Assisting Tool
  
• LDD2PovRay [LDD][Win]
  
• Peeron to MLcad [LDraw]
  
• Ldraw Sticker Generator [LDraw]
  
• MLCad Parts List to BrickLink Wanted List XML Converter [LDraw] [Discontinued]
  
• Sariel - Online Scaling Tool (external link here) [OnLine: Platform Independent]
  
• LDraw Pattern Creator (external link here) [LDraw][Win]
  
• MLCad Parts List to Bricklink Wanted List [LDraw][OnLine: Platform Independent][BETA]

List of LEGO Mosaic Software

• Discussion about Mosaic Software Topic
  
• PicToBrick (external link here)
  
• Mosaic Conversion Program (external link here)
  
• Bricksaic (external link here)
  
• Photobricks (external link here)
  
• Photoshop as a mosaic software (external link here)

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Eurobricks RCBs

• EB's LDD Relay Community Builds - Discussion and Announcements
  
• Eurobrick's 1st LDD RCB (Modular Building RCB)
  
• Eurobrick's 2nd LDD RCB (Free-build RCB)
  
• Eurobrick's 2nd LDD RCB bis (Medieval Market Village RCB)
  
• Eurobrick's 3rd LDD RCB (Classic Space RCB)
  
• Eurobrick's 4th LDD RCB (Pirates's fort)
  
• Eurobrick's 5th LDD RCB (After the Apocalypse RCB)

Eurobricks Contests

• LDD Design Contest Discussion thread
  
• LDD Design Contest Info & Rules
  
• LDD Design Challenge #1
  
• LDD Design Challenge #2
  
• LDD Design Challenge #3
  
• LDD Design Challenge #4
  
• LDD Design Challenge #5
  
• LDD Design Challenge #6
  
• Small LDD contest

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Other useful or interesting threads

• LDD 4.3.6 is out
  
• LDD 4.3.5 is out
  
• LDD 4.2.5 is out
  
• Ideas for new part designs
  
• Building round towers in LDD
  
• LDD openness, interoperability, reverse-engineering
  
• LDD to LDRAW, conversion of parts possible?
  
• Exporting LDD to *.3ds or other simmilar format
  
• Some useful MOC brick groups -> To add to "techniques" topic.
  
• New advance LDD technic: Precision move and Force collision -> To add to "techniques" topic?
  
• Best way to find Ideal / best angle in LDD -> bbqqq could create a tutotial from this topic and the previous one. Ask him about that.
  
• How to get the Bricksmith unofficial parts library to work (in Mac OS)