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Unfortunately, LDD by itself won’t do anything more (unless a secret version 5.0 finally gets out). ldraw.xml is just data, not code. BUT, there’s this guy I know who made a little tool to go a bit further than LDD (it does groups, flex parts (needs LSynth), and some multi-coloured and patterned parts):

Yes, I’m thinking it might be why the update was annuled: the left part should be a subpart in an assembly, with a plug and a hub. We shouldn’t be able to use it alone.

That’s what I tried to explain, very unsuccessfully Happily, M2m came to save the day.

Assets.lif isn’t db.lif. Assets.lif is in LDD application directories (next to the binary), it contains db.lif and db.lif is copied in the user’s directories when LDD is first started (sorry, I don’t know where that is on a MAC).

@LEGOFUN Did you update your ldraw.xml file in LDD? If not, see:

Update 2018-01-12b Added: 27976 / 27976.dat Slide 4 x 6 x 6 md5sum: e4161d2f0cb025fa7360ae1043835fe0

Update 2018-01-12 Added: 28387 / 28387.dat Slide 6 x 6 x 6 Quarter Turn Left Down Going Corrected (new version in Unofficial): 30632 / 30632.dat Technic 6 x 4 x 3 Grille with Two Pins and Two Pin Holes md5sum: 69db0b54d31fb9835a4f90d1623ce565

My guess is a few assemblies came not assembled, the subparts being directly available. That could be an error (and even why the update was removed) or on purpose (like they did for the 2x2 turntable a few updates back).

Update 2018-01-10b Added (part freshly submitted to Unofficial): 33763 / 33763.dat Technic Ribbed Hose 26L md5sum: 05ea8505cf37e82b8e2ad90bb22ca594 And I think that’ll be all for some time for the newly added parts to LDD (a bit more than 300 unmatched).

Update 2018-01-10 Added (mainly aliases): 13591 / 30088.dat Minifig Speargun 13608 / 87993.dat Minifig Gun Laser Pistol 14224 / 572c02.dat String Braided 41L with End Studs (Complete) 14226 / 76384.dat String Braided 11L with End Studs (Complete) 18306 / 4491b.dat Animal Horse Saddle with Two Clips 18853 / 18853.dat Plant Flower with 5 Pointed Petals with Pin 19063 / 30613.dat Arch 3 x 6 x 5 19106 / u9325c01.dat Electric Power Functions 2.0 Hub Rechargeable Battery Box 19159 / 47994.dat Technic Connector 3 x 1 x 3 with Two Pins and Two Clips 21630 / 92250.dat Figure Friends Legs with Layered Skirt 21634 / 92252.dat Figure Friends Legs with Pleated Skirt 25194 / 19729.dat Minifig Head Cuboid 27165 / 27165.dat Windscreen 11 x 4 x 2.333 Pointed with Handle 28174 / 59807.dat Crane Harbour Derrick 16 with 5 Holes 28466 / 28466.dat Staircase 6 x 6 x 4 Curved Left 28670 / 2744.dat Technic Brick 1 x 6 x 1.667 Wing Back 28964 / 76766.dat Bracket 5 x 2 x 2.333 with Inside Fillets 29109 / 29109.dat Minifig Machette 30443 / 19729.dat Minifig Head Cuboid 30741 / 62576.dat Windscreen 5 x 8 x 2 31493 / 32064a.dat Technic Brick 1 x 2 with Axlehole Type 1 31959 / 91501.dat Panel 2 x 2 x 1 Corner with Rounded Corners 32905 / 4716.dat Technic Worm Gear 33485 / 4719.dat Minifig Bicycle Frame (needs work) 60187 / 76250.dat Technic Flex-System Hose 4L (80LDU) 76259 / 70978.dat Technic Flex-System Hose 21L (420LDU) 76292 / 71551.dat Technic Flex-System Hose 13L (260LDU) Added (but a bit different): 10487 / 33215.dat Roof 6 x 8 x 9 Half Pyramid (No LDraw variant, plateforms a plate lower) 24458 / 93059.dat Minifig Hat Conical Asian (No LDraw variant, shorter top bit) 28791 / 27145.dat Minifig Utility Belt (No LDraw Variant, big pockets) 28920 / 6936.dat Tap 1 x 2 with Two Valves (No LDraw variant, smaller handles, rotated) Added (but unuseable): 88490 / 87693.dat Minifig Plume Small (wrong placement, can’t be corrected without fouling 87693) Added (but need work: LDraw parts are complete, LDD’s miss hubs, I guess they should actually be assemblies in LDD): 27191 / 26910.dat Electric Power Functions 2.0 Boost Move Hub 29124 / 26913.dat Electric Power Functions 2.0 Boost Interactive Motor md5sum: de07ccc9e33ec4622ef7bb3d84247029

It’s plain text / csv, just the ID (semi-colon) and the design name, I thought it would be easier A few of the 401 new files aren’t actually accessible (the files are in the LIF but you can’t find them by their ID in LDD). I’ve found about 55 that have an LDraw counterpart (same ID) (ldraw.xml already updated for most of them). About 30 other seem to just be new aliases (I’ll check their painting areas later, maybe they add/correct something). The rest is a lot of new parts for constraction, animals, minifigs, elves/friends that are either not in LDraw at all or very difficult (at least to me) to find. So, if any of you find any part that you know is an alias, or for which you know the LDraw ID, feel free to tell me (and that also goes for older parts ).

Replace everything. Granted, Readme.txt and licences are the same but all the other files are important too (e.g. p contains primitives).

Update 2018-01-09_2670b A.k.a. the “These are new in Unofficial and there was a spurious character somewhere” update. Added: 18836 / 18836.dat Minifig Shield Triangular Long 29635 / 29635.dat Minifig Serving Tray md5sum: 451c6d1951795bc88340ebba6ef348b0 And thanks Philo but I think most of the remaining ones are for you, (real) LDraw part editors

Update 2018-01-09_2670 New parts in brickset 2670 easily found in LDraw. Official: 19203 / 19203.dat Figure Elves Hair Short Spiked with Ears 19204 / 19204.dat Figure Elves Hair Long Wavy with Ears 20380 / 20380.dat Figure Friends with Asymmetric Layered Skirt Short 24120 / 24120.dat Technic Excavator Bucket 4 x 5 26597 / 26597.dat Brick 1 x 2 with Handle on End with Untrimmed Arm 26599 / 26599.dat Plate 2 x 4 with Holes 26601 / 26601.dat Plate 2 x 2 without Corner 26603 / 26603.dat Tile 2 x 3 27255 / 27255.dat Plate 6 x 6 Hexagonal with Pin Hole and Handles 27263 / 27263.dat Tile 2 x 2 Corner without Corner 27507 / 27507.dat Tile 4 x 4 Corner Round 27928 / 27928.dat Plate 2 x 2 with One Stud with Cut Corners and Raised Tab 27938 / 27938.dat Technic Worm Gear 1L 27940 / 27940.dat Technic Axle 3L with Middle Perpendicular Pin Hole 28326 / 28326.dat Car Mudguard 4 x 3 x 1 29119 / 29119.dat Slope Brick Curved 2 x 1 with Cutout Right 29120 / 29120.dat Slope Brick Curved 2 x 1 with Cutout Left 30925 / 30925.dat Plate 1 x 2 with Spoiler 1 x 4 32932 / 32932.dat Fence Ornamented 1 x 4 x 2 with Square Lattice 32952 / 32952.dat Brick 1 x 1 x 1.667 with Studs on 1 Side 33909 / 33909.dat Tile 2 x 2 with Studs on Edge 34103 / 34103.dat Plate 1 x 3 with 2 Studs Offset 75974 / 75974.dat Technic Pneumatic Airtank (Complete) 93541 / 93541.dat Windscreen 6 x 8 x 3 93541 / 93541.dat Wing 56 x 20 Airplane with 6 x 10 Cutout Unofficial: 10498 / 10498.dat =Technic Constraction Shell 3L Flat 18601 / 18601.dat Plate 12 x 24 with 6 x 6 Square Cutouts and 6 x 6 Hole 19201 / 19201.dat Figure Elves Hair Long Wavy with Braid, Bangs and Ears 23798 / 23798.dat Tyre 44/ 58 x 56 R Tractor 23799 / 23799.dat Tyre 44/ 22 x 62 ZR 23800 / 23800.dat Wheel Rim 42 x 62 with 10 Spokes and 3 Pegholes 23801 / 23801.dat Technic Steering Wheel Bearing with 2 Pegholes & 2 Axleholes Arms 24010 / 24010.dat Technic Constraction Torso 5 x 7 with 4B7P2A 24118 / 24118.dat Technic Panel 15 x 2 x 5 Mudguard Arched 24312 / 24312.dat Minifig Wheelchair (needs work) 24375 / 24375.dat Technic Rubber Pin for Chain Tread 38 27145 / 27145.dat Minifig Utility Belt 27167 / 27167.dat Cockpit 4 x 2 x 3 Front with Handle 27168 / 27168.dat Cockpit 4 x 2 x 3 with Pinhole, Ball Joints and Clips 27262 / 27262.dat Windscreen 6 x 4 x 1 Pentagonal with Handle 27925 / 27925.dat Tile 2 x 2 Corner Round 28192 / 28192.dat Slope Brick 45 2 x 1 with Cutout and without Stud 28216 / 28216.dat Technic Excavator Bucket 10 x 7 28327 / 28327.dat Door Frame 4 x 4 x 6 Corner (Needs Work) 28870 / 28870.dat Plant Stem Curved with 2 Thorns and 2 Swirls 30166 / 30166.dat Minifig Shield Rectangular 2 x 3 with Bent and Chamfered Sides and Four Studs 30837 / 30837.dat Car Base 4 x 8 x 1.333 with Studs on Side 30987 / 30987.dat Cylinder Quarter 2 x 2 x 5 with 1 x 1 Cutout 31990 / 31990.dat Minifig Oar Head 32739 / 32739.dat Wedge 4 x 6 x 0.667 32828 / 32828.dat Plate 1 x 1 Round with Bar 34172 / 34172.dat Minifig Rice Bowl 34816 / 34816.dat Brick 1 x 2 with Handle on End with Trimmed Arm 52 done, 349 to go… md5sum: df86a1a220fdec66953b246a5c519a8a

Complete list of the 401 new parts here.

15070 is in BrickLink: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?id=123911#T=C It’s also 15070 in LDraw (hence LPub). Maybe you should upgrade your parts library (LDraw 2017.1 is just out). As for LDD to LDraw conversion, look here:

Update 2018-01-09 Last update for brickset 2248.1. Added: 92580 / 92580.dat Windscreen 5 x 6 x 2 Curved Top Canopy with 4 Studs and Handle md5sum: 9f45f98237e6affacc568c27472a3452

401 new parts (and subparts/assemblies). No new decorations. It will take a little time to add them (correctly) to ldraw.xml I really hope they will republish it (or its younger sibling) soon.

Theoretically (that is, as I understand the theory): With a hollow stud, there will be a little play, the usual brick tolerance (0.1 mm is the value given most often for brick width). Tolerance is good. With a logoed stud, there will be stress (0.14 - 0.1 = 0.04 mm), which isn’t advised. Practically (I just tried, with new bricks): With a hollow stud, the fit is perfect. With a logoed stud, the logo clearly pushes the brick.

He says it’s illegal. That means it adds stress. Therefore the yellow brick is not merely brushed, it’s slightly pushed. That’s how I understand it. On the other hand, there’re several examples of official sets (and modern ones) that use “illegal” techniques and “near-enoughs.”

Yes. Page 5 of Jamie Berard’s presentation “Stressing the Elements”

Update 2017-12-31 Added: 24314 / 24314.dat Wheel Minifig Wheelchair with Integral Black Tyre Corrected: 3816 / 3816.dat Minifig Leg Right 3817 / 3817.dat Minifig Leg Left md5sum: 25e9ddaad5d87c24523c1ac0029f8af5

Update 2017-12-29 Added: 10830 / 10830p01.dat Minifig Tool Magnifying Glass with Thick Frame 21699 / 21699.dat Bar 4L Light Sabre Blade and Cross Bar 2L Rematched: 30152 / 30152ap01.dat Minifig Tool Magnifying Glass with Transparent Lens md5sum: a9b72ef997e292093d8b661c00093989

Yellow parts seem to be jumpers. So the space under the road is 1 plate + ½ stud = 2¼ plates = 18 LDU. I just measured a 12825 and a 15712, they are both 0.736 cm = 18 LDU high. So it’s a perfect match! And, FWIW, that build works in LDD with 2555 and 12825 but not with 15712.

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