LDD not working for me

[Dr Badger]

I have played about with ldd,  and built a small project, but I am finding limitations. Often it is very hard to slot pieces together accurately. I have most of the functtions, but this lack of accuracy is annoying. Does anyone have any tips or can you suggest another app?

[deraven]

There are many differing opinions on this, but if you're just starting out I wouldn't pick LDD to invest time in with it being dead (no longer supported or updated) and would instead go for something in active development with a broad user base, like Bricklink's Studio (www.stud.io).  There are several other good programs out there, but unless there's a specific feature of LDD you really love or need that Studio doesn't have, that's a good way to go.

[Zerobricks]

2 hours ago, deraven said:

There are many differing opinions on this, but if you're just starting out I wouldn't pick LDD to invest time in with it being dead (no longer supported or updated) and would instead go for something in active development with a broad user base, like Bricklink's Studio (www.stud.io).  There are several other good programs out there, but unless there's a specific feature of LDD you really love or need that Studio doesn't have, that's a good way to go.

LDD is being updated by the community, literally on this very forum... 

[Dr Badger]

There's a lot I think I love about ldd, but I can't compare it with anything. I love the way I have got to know it pretty well! But I find it difficult positioning pieces. Maybe it's me, maybe it's my laptop settings, specifically touch pad, maybe it's LDD. Do other people find it better to use a mouse for manipulating pieces? I know the mouse keyboard combo right cick + shift allows panning around the model, which I can't seem to do with the laptop alone.

Any other suggestions would be welcome. LDD has given me confidence that I can use this kind of software, but it would be a shame to abandon it, all the shame.

[Stephan]

Then it's definitely your touchpad. Try it with a mouse. LDD has very easy snap behaviour, so you shouldn't have this much trouble.