about XT4's torso

[bacem]

this is just a simple question but i want to know.

the ball joint in the middle of XT4's torso, the one that has a pin hole, can't be connected to any Hero Factory claddings and other joints. is it a glitch?

and also, i don't have most of the parts from Hero Factory Breakout summer waves like XT4' head, Hulk/Stormer XL chestplate, Voltix's electric part, Voltix's shoulder piece, etc. is it just me?

[DLuders]

@ bacem: The Lego Hero Factory 6229 XT4 set has the 98590 "Black Hero Factory Torso, Extra Small with Ball Joints":

You did not specify which program you were using. If you're talking about Lego Digital Designer (LDD), the 98590 part DOES allow a Lego Technic Pin to be inserted into all of the holes. I just tried it, and there is no "bug" in LDD with this part.

To access ALL of the available parts in LDD, when you open the program, click on the black tab that says "Lego Digital Designer EXTENDED." The other two tabs (the blue "Lego Digital Designer" tab and white "Lego Mindstorms" tab) don't have all of the available parts.

Edited February 24, 2013 by DLuders

[bacem]

yes, i'm talking about LDD. i'm always using LDD extended and in fact never tried the normal LDD and the Mindstorm one yet.

i actually didn't ask if the holes allow a Technic pin to be inserted or not. the third hole from the top, also serve as a ball joint isn't it? so i supposed to be able to put cladding that use ball joint connection in it direcly. but i can't seem to do it in LDD.

and about the Summer wave Breakout parts that i mentioned earlier, they aren't available even in LDD extended. so i want to know if they actually haven't available yet, or my LDD is the only one that didn't have them yet?

Sorry if my Questions earlier didn't clear.

Edited February 24, 2013 by bacem

[DLuders]

@ bacem: I looked at the 6229's Bricklink Part Inventory to see what is SUPPOSED TO fit on that 98590 torso part. The 90641 "Hero Factory Armor with Ball Joint Socket - Size 3" (first picture below) is supposed to be the XT4's upper arms. I could fit it on any of the 5 ball joints on the torso piece in LDD, if it was rotated in a certain orientation. The 98587 "Hero Factory Mask, One Eye Opening (XT4)" (second picture below) is not in LDD.

The 90641 piece cannot fit on the 3-Technic-Pinhole-from-the-top's Ball Joint because the "wings" of the 90641 part seem to strike other areas of the torso piece in LDD. I don't have a real torso piece to test this out in real life to see if it's SUPPOSED TO fit.

Edited February 24, 2013 by DLuders

[bacem]

the 90641 armor with ball joint socket exists in LDD extended. but i can't attach it to the 98590 torso for some reason.

[Brickthing]

I can confirm that I have the same problem as bacem, where the central ball on the 98590 torso doesn't register as a connection point for certain shell pieces. It does register for ball cup pieces such as 93571, but as you can see in the XT4 picture, the Size 3 HF shell should fit there as well.

However, I've put together a quick infographic for aligning the two pieces. If you need the two to be connected for rotation purposes, you can add a half-pin and 3L bar to the pin hole within the culprit ball.

[bacem]

I can confirm that I have the same problem as bacem, where the central ball on the 98590 torso doesn't register as a connection point for certain shell pieces. It does register for ball cup pieces such as 93571, but as you can see in the XT4 picture, the Size 3 HF shell should fit there as well.

However, I've put together a quick infographic for aligning the two pieces. If you need the two to be connected for rotation purposes, you can add a half-pin and 3L bar to the pin hole within the culprit ball.

it's not working . the 3M shell still don't want to be attached to the torso.

[DLuders]

@ bacem: Why don't you attach your LDD .lxf file to your post, so that others can "fix" it and then post it for you to continue with?

[Superkalle]

This definitely seems to be a brick bug in LDD. Just noticed that actually any size shell/shield won't snap to 98590.

[bacem]

This definitely seems to be a brick bug in LDD. Just noticed that actually any size shell/shield won't snap to 98590.

exactly. this is what i mean. so its really a bug?

[Greol]

it's not working . the 3M shell still don't want to be attached to the torso.

Now, its the same problem with the Brain attack chest armor. It's not want to attach itself to the joint at the torso, where the chest armor's connects.