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Here is the SVG Version of the Part 87079 UV Map with bonus Dimensions information listed below. Front and Back Vertical Surfaces: Original Maximum Dimensions 83.2125 Pixels times 952 Pixels, Compress shorter side to 74 Pixels. Two Side Vertical Surfaces: Original Maximum Dimensions 83.3 Pixels times 476 Pixels, Compress shorter side to 74 Pixels. Remember not to change either longer side or crop any shapes, all other Measurements are accurate as listed in the SVG.

This Element is one of many which now decorates multiple surfaces at once, in this case the main surface on top and the four side vertical surfaces as well, so a regular Maximum Square will no longer work. For now check the “UV Maps” Folder supplied with recent Custom LDD Updates and there should be a rough PNG Image of 87079 in there, I can post the SVG version shortly for better exact Pixel Measurements once my Laptop loads (currently replying on Mobile).

Under the “UV Maps” Folder in the Part 5 ZIP File two PNG Images are shown as Plain Black instead of including the actual UV Map Outlines: “79393_1.png” and “98834_1.png”, attempts to manually recreate the Decoration Surface of “79393” using a shape with similar Curved Edges and the only existing Decoration failed as the results did not fill up the entire surface, resulting in border issues (for “98834” the actual Surface is similar to the UV Map Surface thus easier to work out). Perhaps the correctly outlined UV Map Image can explain what I did wrong with the similar shape as there are no external borders to reference, if this Decoration Surface is updated do fix the only existing Decoration too, thanks.

The updated “LDD Latest Colour Files” for the July 2025 Update have just been completed, which can be downloaded from Dropbox here. Basically, the original LDD Colour Files, especially the two Name Files, contain multiple issues such as missing entries on both the English/German sides and mistranslated German Names. Although initial improvements were published officially, the latest version for the May 2024 Update was not, which is why a separate “LDD Latest Colour Files.zip” File is now maintained alongside official Custom LDD Updates. It is highly recommended to download the files and manually replace the local versions with these instead of using those supplied with the latest Custom LDD Update. Please refer to the attached “Change Log” for all details regarding what is fixed, including everything from the previous updated version (details in this old post). Thanks for stopping by and the five changes for this updated version include the following. English Colour Names: Fixed spelling mistake of new Colour 181 Multikombination” to “Multicombination”. German Colour Names: Fixed incorrect Colour Numbers used at the back of new Colours 31 and 32, added missing Space before the “&” for Colour 81, Colour 130 now properly translated as “Farbe Mischung” instead of “Farbenmix” from the original English Name “Colour Mix”.

Yes for No. 2 just save the files elsewhere like the original “db” folder but do not delete them so this is essentially just backing them up elsewhere, in fact it is highly recommended to do the same for all LDD programme files which are replaced with an unlocked version in case they are needed again. Regarding the perfect method to install LDD, there are two simple rules to follow. 1. “LDD Version 4.3.11” will always be the best installer to use (since “LDD Version 4.3.12” removes the Flash Player requirement but has other issues), any old PCs with an existing, unaltered original LDD installation can directly install Custom LDD Updates. 2. On modern PCs, there are now two options. If Flash Player is not available, always use the perfect method. Alternatively, try to properly install Flash Player, then install “LDD Version 4.3.11” and Custom Updates. Without the perfect method or installing “LDD Version 4.3.11” directly, LDD is not listed as a properly installed programme in the Settings or Control Panel and the additional Start Menu Folder and Desktop Shortcut are not generated. Minor issues include missing non-essential programme files, LDD now runs directly from the software executable “LDD.exe” and the need to manually associate “.lxf” and “.lxfml” files with “LDD.exe”. I have not tried the alternative method under No. 2 yet, but there is now a free programme called “Clean Flash Player” on GitHub which aims to bring it back to modern PCs, perhaps “LDD Version 4.3.11” can now be installed directly after also installing “Clean Flash Player”.

Welcome to the forum, here are more details regarding your questions. 1. This is correct, just remember to manually update the “DecorationMapping.xml” each time an LDD Update is installed as this file can be customised to add custom decorations. 2. This is correct too, perhaps just save the two files elsewhere without renaming them, they must now be stored in a separate folder as LDD will always attempt to read any “.lxf” files before any extracted folders. 3. This is correct, it will become a new folder under the “Palettes” folder and is accessed via LDD Mindstorms. 4. For “Aditional, Optional Palettes”, please copy and paste the separate folders inside to the “Palettes” folder, then access them via LDD Mindstorms too. 5. It is quite common to find errors for new LDD Updates upon release, just check back the Update Website and this topic for further news. P.S., there is also a new combined method to fully install LDD on Windows as linked below, which might help solve further issues along the way, hope it will be useful too.

To both: Welcome to the Forum. Do check out the following information as well, which can hopefully make the installation process a bit easier for Windows. Before adding any Custom Updates, the best thing to do first is install LDD properly. There is a new perfect method to do this as detailed in my earlier post linked below, which essentially combines the two installers for both “LDD Version 4.3.11” and “LDD Version 4.3.12” to achieve a perfect installation. Once complete, Custom LDD Updates can be installed. Start with the “Complete Update“ from Dropbox as linked in the Post to receive all new content since 2020, then install the latest LDD Update (January 2025) as well. The easiest way to describe the installation process is to Copy and Paste all Folders and Files into the corresponding locations on the User’s PC, then select “Replace All” when prompted (only after the “db” File has been extracted). The main “db” Folder should be located in “C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\LEGO Company\LEGO Digital Designer”, so everything should be Pasted within there. Remember that most new Bricks will only be added to LDD Extended, so always check here first. P.S., Do check this topic and the main Custom LDD Update Website for further news regarding ongoing issues with certain Parts such as Minifigure-related ones, which require more time to fully address.

Next time remember to post in the partner support topic for questions regarding LDD Updates. For the latest LDD Update this year Minifigure Parts were updated with new UV Mappings which decorates multiple surfaces at once instead of separately, connections between Parts were also modified. However, some users including myself found old connected Minifigures removed due to the new collisions, the new UV Mappings also mean all existing official Minifigure Decorations need to be redone which takes a lot of time The new format will also impact custom Decorations and creating custom combos from the existing Decorations, unless you have access to the original high-resolution Decoration Images/Shapes and know how to edit each UV Map manually to combine Decorations. I am less involved with LDD these days so the best thing I can say now is wait for official news as this issue takes time to resolve or temporarily revert back to the previous Update.

As the latest LDD Update for January 2025 was just made available, the PDF Guide will be updated with new entries and fixes to existing entries due to updated UV Mappings. So far there are around eight new entries to add, four existing entries to update and two new Sloped Bricks to be newly mentioned in the section regarding the six different Base Height of Slopes. Due to newly added Graphics Display options in “Windows 11, version 24H2”, there will now be a dedicated section regarding how to optimise running LDD on Windows, expanding upon the original short paragraph in the existing Guide. These changes will officially launch Version 2 of the PDF Guide, hopefully within the next few weeks as there are far fewer Bricks to add compared to previous LDD Updates.

Thanks for the post as I was completely unaware of the latest LDD Update until seeing this. Just downloaded the three ZIP files from the latest LDD Update and used a “Text Compare” Website to compare the contents of all files with the same file names, so far under both “db” the two “DecorationMapping.xml” and “info.xml” are completely identical, under “Palettes” then “2020NewPreColoredParts” the two “2020NewPreColoredParts.paxml” and “info.baxml” are also completely identical. I guess for now overwrite the local copy with either pair or wait until an official post in the partner topic for an official confirmation in case there were supposed to be differences or some files were misplaced/accidentally included twice, requiring further fixes.

After further checks, no additional changes are required for the PDF Guide and the latest version is the one from December 1, 2024. P.S., “Windows 11, version 24H2” was just released today and so far LDD is running smoothly on my end after the upgrade plus a few Driver updates that I previously did not know of. Concerning the PDF Guide, please note that for one of the programmes mentioned and often used “Microsoft Paint 3D”, from November 4 it could no longer be downloaded from the Microsoft Store but one final update was published afterwards before removal and existing installations will be unaffected, Microsoft recommends sticking with the more basic “Paint”, edit functions within “Microsoft Photos” and “3D Builder” for 3D Models. In addition, starting from “Windows 11, version 24H2” another mentioned Text Editor “Wordpad” is finally discontinued, Microsoft recommends sticking with the more basic “Notepad” or directly switching to “Microsoft Word” (may require a Paid Subscription) to edit relevant files.

Welcome, please post in the partner topic next time regarding any LDD-related questions.Do ckeck out the new perfect method to install LDD on Windows 10/11 before trying to install the Custom Updates, as detailed in my post earlier linked below. Once I have accessto my Laptop later today I will be able to assist further as I am currently using a public PC away from home. Hope this helps for now. EDIT: The link has now been updated to show a preview.

In the past week, the PDF Guide and ZIP File were both revisited and a few minor changes have been made due to previously inaccurate information and accidental errors. Please download the PDF Guide and the ZIP File from the same links as before for the latest versions and thanks for stopping by. The first fix is for the Decoration Surface of Part 48288 Flat Tile 8×16, Part 90498 Flat Tile 8×16 and Part 4974 Flat Tile 8×16, after further tests it was discovered that the initial Width remains at 1024 Pixels but the initial Heights need to be enlarged slightly from 512 Pixels to 514 Pixels to eliminate the two 1 Pixel Gaps on top and at the bottom, therefore this is now mentioned within the relevant individual entry. The second fix is for the Vector UV Mapping of Part 87079 Flat Tile 2×4 and all relevant information within its individual entry, after further tests it was finally decided to use 476 Pixels times 952 Pixels as the Dimensions of the Top Main Surface thus the Width of the Front and Back Vertical Surfaces were also changed to 952 Pixels, completely eliminating the 1 Pixel Gap on one side (typos within the Vector UV Mapping itself were also fixed). The third fix is for the Vector UV Mapping of Part 60581 Wall Element 1×4×3, Abs and Part 87543 Wall Element 1×4×3, PC, where the supplied SVG File accidentally included an extra Grouped Black Rectangle placed above the Page which has now been removed. Other than these three fixes, most of the Vector UV Mapping SVG Files were regenerated as previous versions accidentally contained outdated information used when testing them locally in LDD before release.

Just went through all of the Warning Tile Decorations in LDD again and decided to post about the latest changes, please refer to this post from now on for the latest information regarding this series of Decorations, any newer Elements in the series produced by TLG will be added in future posts once they are listed online. The first section includes current Decorations in LDD which can all be updated with the latest PNG Images for improved accuracy. “24075.png”: This is the “1×2 Warning Tile (Large Yellow Corners)”, last used in official TLG Sets in 2019, please download this PNG Image and replace the existing version. “38273.png”: This is the “1×6 Warning Tile (Black Corners)”, please download this PNG Image and replace the existing version. “58858.png”: This is the “1×4 Warning Tile (Black Corners)”, the original Warning Tile Decoration provided by LDD officially as a square Decoration in the old 128 Pixels times 128 Pixels format (link). To match the updated UV Mapping of Part 2431 Flat Tile 1×4, the existing version can be replaced by downloading this PNG Image. However, since the latest Custom LDD Update on September 22, 2024, this entry has been removed from the latest version of the “DecorationMapping.xml”. Therefore, replacing this PNG Image will only fix distorted Decorations in existing LDD builds and the default LDD Brick Menu entry in LDD Regular Mode, please use “73823.png” for new and custom builds (details below) as “58858.png” was last used in official TLG Sets in 2019. “73819.png”: This is the “1×2 Warning Tile (Small Yellow Corners)”, still in use in 2024 (so this is preferred for new and custom Builds), please download this PNG Image and replace the existing version. “73823.png”: This is the “1×4 Warning Tile (Yellow Corners)”, the latest Warning Tile Decoration still in use in 2024, please download this PNG Image and replace the existing version. Most Decoration IDs have been obtained from “Brickset”, but some newer Elements were only listed on “Rebrickable”. Thanks to these two Sites, the second section below includes all of the remaining Warning Tile Decorations which can be added to LDD anytime. Wait till a future Custom LDD Update or download the relevant PNG Images and use the following information to manually add the following entries to the “DecorationMapping.xml”, three new entries in the series have also been added as all Warning Tiles have a common four-sided gap and equal stripe widths across all designs. 1×4 Warning Tile (Red Corners): Decoration ID 19973, download PNG Image here and add the following line to the “DecorationMapping.xml”: “ <Mapping decorationID="19973" designID="2431" surfaceID="1"/>”. 1×3 Warning Tile (Yellow Corners): Decoration ID 68408, download PNG Image here and add the following line to the “DecorationMapping.xml”: “ <Mapping decorationID="68408" designID="63864" surfaceID="1"/>”. 1×4 Warning Tile (White Corners): Decoration ID 73820, this is a mystery Printed Element as all Sets claiming to use this on “Brickset” and “Bricklink” actually show 19973 in their Product Images and Online Instructions, but the Decoration PNG Image was still created anyway. Download PNG Image here and add the following line to the “DecorationMapping.xml”: “ <Mapping decorationID="73820" designID="2431" surfaceID="1"/>”. 1×6 Warning Tile (White Corners): Decoration ID 107554, a new Element first produced in 2024 not even listed on “Brickset” yet. Download PNG Image here and add the following line to the “DecorationMapping.xml”: “ <Mapping decorationID="107554" designID="6636" surfaceID="1"/>”. 1×1 Warning Tile: Decoration ID 109405, a new Element first produced in 2024. Download PNG Image here and add the following line to the “DecorationMapping.xml”: “ <Mapping decorationID="109405" designID="2431" surfaceID="1"/>”. 2×2 Warning Tile: Decoration ID 107567, a new Element first produced in 2024 not even listed on “Brickset” yet. Download PNG Image here and add the following line to the “DecorationMapping.xml”: “ <Mapping decorationID="107567" designID="2431" surfaceID="1"/>”. All PNG Images should be placed in the “C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\LEGO Company\LEGO Digital Designer\db\Decorations” Folder, after download please remember to open the “File Properties” of each Image and unblock each one before use as Windows might treat files as harmful ones from other computers once modified or downloaded, then rename each to the relevant Decoration ID before use.

Apologies for not completing the latest edits to the PDF Guide before Sunday night, but work has been in the way for the past three days and I only just had time to complete everything. Please download the PDF Guide and the ZIP File from the same links as before for the latest versions (the PDF Guide Publish Date has now been changed to October 30). The latest updates fixed the outdated LDD Screenshot within the Curved Slope Decoration Entries and the relevant text is no longer in Red, monir text improvements were also implemented after going through the entire document again. Most importantly, a new section regarding Decorations for Part 3004 Brick 1×2 was added. It was randomly discovered that for a Decoration occupying both the Front Vertical Surfaces of Part 3023 Plate 1×2 on Top and Part 3004 Brick 1×2 Below, if the Decorations have the same but less Width than 3023 and 3004 they will most likely not be Aligned with each other. As a result, a new Vector UV Mapping was included in this section to explain how to adjust the Part 3004 Decoration slightly to make it look better in LDD whenever paired with the Decoration of Part 3023. I hope that this Guide will be useful for all and thanks for stopping by.

A small typo was just discovered in the Vector UV Mapping of Part 3004 Brick 1×2 where one of the Gaps had its Width mislabelled but all Rectangles within are still correctly sized. This has just been fixed so for everyone who downloaded the PDF and ZIP Folder before today please do so again using the same links as before, sorry for any inconvenience caused. EDIT The entries for Parts 3004, 11153, 11477 and 24201 were updated further, since these four original PNG UV Mappings are 512 Pixels times 512 Pixels which is half of the maximum size possible, some mistakes were accidentally made when scaling these up by half. By the end of today, one more page regarding Part 3004 will be added as I need to figure out some Alignment issues when trying to create a Decoration with the top section on a 3023 and the lower section on a 3004 (both on its front vertical surface).

After over one month of studying the latest LDD Update on September 22, 2024, I am so glad to announce that Major Version 1 of the LDD Decorations Size Guide PDF is finally completed and can be published for everyone to use whilst designing common LDD Decorations. With 80 Pages of up-to-date and innovative content for the latest LDD Update on September 22, 2024, the comprehensive “LDD Decorations Size Guide” PDF is the perfect Reading Material for any LDD User out there. Learn how to Decorate over 130 common LEGO Bricks in LDD, complete with all Measurement Data and new UV Mappings created in “Inkscape Vector Graphics” (SVG) for Pixel-perfect Measurements. Locate all relevant Files and Folders in LDD to import your Custom Creations and produce the best-quality Decorations using new technological advancements. Key Contents include: Table 1: Original Dimensions of Common LEGO Bricks in Centimetres, Table 2: Maximum scaled-up Dimensions of Common LEGO Bricks in Pixels. 71 Individual Entries with 74 Vector UV Mappings, Individual Sections on the six different base Heights of Slopes and the new way to accurately Measure LEGO Curved Slopes. Improving Measurement Accuracy In “Inkscape”, Why Is SVG Better, How To Add Custom Decorations Via The “DecorationMapping.xml”, How To Add Custom Colours Into LDD (With “Notepad++” Instructions). LDD Welcome Screen “preferences.ini” File And How To Avoid LDD Crashing, The Actual Dimensions Of LEGO Bricks, Additional Tips. The PDF Guide can be downloaded here from Dropbox using the same link as before. As new Dropbox Share Links now require a Security Key for access, this old link will continue to be used until it is no longer supported. As an added bonus, all 74 Vector UV Mappings used in the Guide can now be downloaded as a ZIP File from Dropbox here (the Security Key must be included for this link but it has been simplified as much as possible). This is Major Version 1 of the PDF Guide and future releases will always be numbered depending on how much the Guide has to be rewritten. Thanks for stopping by and I hope this will be useful for all.

Woops must be a typo, if I remember correctly the new UV Mapping decorates the front and external side of each leg plus the hip thus five surfaces at once, maybe I got confused there.

Just remembered something else about this while browsing through the files from the latest LDD Update. Look for “21019 (3815+20460+20461)_1-6.png” under the “UV Mappings” Folder supplied with the latest LDD Update which is the new version of Minifig Leg UV Mappings, this design can decorate all four sides of the two Legs plus the Hip section all at once, also check “21019 instructions.txt” which explains how to apply the relevant Decorations for now. For Minifig Arms look for “3818_1.png” and “3819_1.png” under the same Folder which are the latest versions of Minifig Arm UV Mappings for now. Until these are further updated I would suggest using these three UV Mappings to update all custom Minifig Decorations and solve all misalignment issues, there may still be misaligned official Decorations if they were accidentally left out and not adjusted in time before the latest LDD Update was released.

After more detailed research, the new information regarding Slope base Height in my last post was still not accurate enough. By comparing various Sloped Elements in LDD and testing out a few UV Mappings, it was discovered that there are actually six different base Heights of Slopes. When designing all relevant Decorations, please use the following complete list of values to help calculate the Height of the Main Slope with all Part Numbers appearing in order of LDD Brick Menu appearance, extracted from the PDF Size Guide. For Curved Slopes Measurements please refer to the Guide once published, right now the only missing information is the individual entries of 10 different Curved Slopes which I hope to complete Measuring and add to the Guide within the next few days then it can finally be published. Series 1: Base Height 0.2 cm, the most common one used by almost all Regular Roof Tiles and most Curved Slopes. 4569, 3040, 92946, 4286, 5654, 60481, 3039, 3045, 3046, 13548, 60477, 4460, 3038, 3298, 3678, 78886, 3037, 30363, 3675, 4161, 99301, 2875, 3685, 30499, 98560, 3297, 23949, 4445, 2937, 30249, 4509, 30180, 4515, 50950, 11153, 24309, 71771 and 61409. Series 2: Four Cheese Slopes with Base Height 0.16 cm and Groove Height 0.04 cm further below. 50746, 54200, 85984 and 5404. Series 3: Base Height 0.13125 cm, second most common one used by almost all Inverted Roof Tiles and one Inverted Curved Slope. 2310, 3665, 18759, 2341, 4287, 3660, 3676, 76959, 2449, 3747, 52501, 4871, 22889, 4854, 15647, 30390, 72454, 30183, 60219 and 24201. Series 4: Base Height 0.16 cm, only seven Bricks use this old standard. 5540, 32802, 67440, 49618, 5117, 78522 and 32803. Series 5: Base Height 0.1921875 cm, discovered randomly whilst Measuring the Curved Slope of Part 11477 Plate W. Bow 1×2×2/3 and used by five specific Bricks. 28192, 11477, 93273, 61678 and 93606. Series 6: Part 15068 Plate W. Bow 2×2×2/3 has a unique Base Height of 0.1828125 cm.

Due to the updated UV Mappings of Part 2431 Flat Tile 1×4, the relevant Warning Tile Decoration was recently updated. After checking the latest LDD Update, I noticed that the existing “58858.png” (Black Corners) was not updated according to the latest UV Mapping of Part 2431. Looking at the newly added “73823.png” (Yellow Corners), it seems that the four gaps between the stripe patterns and the Flat Tile edge are now too short as the stripes have been stretched. As a result, I have decided to go back into my base files and recreate the three different 1×4 Warning Tile Decorations which are included below, all at 1024 Pixels times 1024 Pixels and can be added into LDD directly. Please update “58858.png” with the first PNG Image and “73823.png” with the third PNG Image in a future LDD Update, the second Red version of “58858.png” can be added once the Decoration Number is obtained. I have updated my original post of the full set of Warning Tile Decorations here with the three PNG Images below, so use that post as a basis to update and incorporate all Warning Tile Decorations into LDD [e.g., the existing “38273.png” can be replaced with “1×6 Warning Tile (Black Corners)” supplied there for improved accuracy]. P.S., just found one more distorted Decoration for Part 2431 Flat Tile 1×4: “37096.png” is still using the old 1:4 Rectangle standard and needs to be adjusted according to the new UV Mapping.

Due to new discoveries and further improvements to the Vector UV Mappings, the latest LDD Decorations Size Guide PDF will be delayed till the end of this week before I can finally publish it (still missing the individual entries of 23 Bricks). For now, I will post about two specific items in the Guide early again as they will very likely affect Custom Decorations. First is an update to the Vector UV Mapping of Part 87079 Flat Tile 2×4 which I posted last week, the new edition changes the maximum Height of the Top Main Surface from 476 Pixels to 475.5 Pixels (thus 0.25 Pixels added to the nearby two Gaps) so that it can finally become a proper 1:2 Rectangle. The final PNG Image will automatically scale up 475.5 to 476 Pixels but 475.5 is always preferred as long as the source design programme can handle decimal values, unlike Microsoft Paint/Microsoft Paint 3D. How To Output Decorations For Part 2431 Flat Tile 1×4 (Top Main Surface And All Four Vertical Surfaces) Create the five Decorations in their original Dimensions then scale up using the following information, please note that the Back Vertical Surface also needs to be Rotated by 180°. 1. Top Main Surface: Original maximum Dimensions 475.5 Pixels times 951 Pixels. 2. Front and Back Vertical Surfaces: Original maximum Dimensions 83.2125 Pixels times 951 Pixels, compress the shorter side to 74 Pixels without changing the longer side or cropping the shape. 3. Two Side Vertical Surfaces: Original maximum Dimensions 83.3 Pixels times 476 Pixels, compress the shorter side to 74 Pixels without changing the longer side or cropping the shape. To best explain how the four Decorations are arranged amongst a Transparent Borderless Square with both a Height and Width of 1024 Pixels, please refer to this Vector Graphics with all Pixel measurements and information included. All Gaps are in Bright Orange or Brick Yellow which should be left Transparent while the five main Decoration Surfaces are either in Bright Red, Bright Yellow, Dark Azur, Bright Blue and Dark Green respectively. After output, the Top Main Surface Height will be rounded off to 476 Pixels thus Top Gap Height becomes 69 Pixels and Middle Gap 1 Height becomes 82 Pixels, but still use the decimal values if possible for the best accuracy. P.S., Please Rotate Vertical Decorations by 90° to the left for most Flat Tiles and Rotate Vertical Decorations by 90° to the Right for Flat Tile 1×3. Second is a groundbreaking discovery related to regular LEGO Slopes which will completely overhaul the majority of the relevant existing knowledge I discovered online. Through observing various Slopes in LDD and comparing the few physical Bricks I actually own, it was discovered that the base Height of Slopes (as a small Vertical Edge beneath the Main Slope in front of the Brick) is actually different depending on the type of Slope. The old Measurement of base Height 0.16 cm for all Slopes now only applies to all Inverted Roof Tiles except for 67440, 32802 and 5117. These three, alongside all upright Roof Tiles (plus 61409 with Lattace) actually have a base Height of 0.2 cm which explains why several of my initial Vector UV Mappings were misaligned in the beginning. The exact same rules apply for Curved Slopes, all Inverted ones use 0.16 cm while all upright ones use 0.2 cm, while all four Cheese Slope Bricks have a base Height of 0.16 cm plus 0.04 cm for the Groove at the base. As a result of this discovery, the two main tables in the PDF Guide were extensively updated as new Slope Values were calculated using the “Pythagorean Theorem” and the new base Height of 0.2 cm for most Slopes. Even though the final UV Mappings are unchanged, new Slope Values will mean that the resulting Compressed or Enlarged Decorations will now look slightly different.

Perhaps check the “UV Mappings” Folder supplied with the latest LDD Update to see if there are any new UV Mappings of the Legs, I’m not good with 3-dimensional surfaces myself so the PDF Guide only contains common Flat Surfaces, Straight Slopes and only recently Curved Slopes with measurements all easily calculated using ratios or from extracting Curves in SVG Programme “Inkscape”. Each time an LDD update is released I check that folder for updated and new UV Mappings, convert into Vector Graphics and add to the PDF Guide.

I have noticed this issue since at least last year too and recently figured out why, it has something to do with Firefox’s “Enhanced Tracking Protection” feature. From Firefox: “It blocks trackers that follow you around online to collect information about your browsing habits and interests without breaking site functionality. It also includes protections against harmful scripts, such as malware that drains your battery.” Once this feature has been turned on (either “Standard mode” or “Strict mode”), Firefox will automatically block all “Cross-site tracking cookies”. Unfortunately, the Image site jester is using “sun9-71.userapi.com”/“sun9-80.userapi.com”/“sun9-23.userapi.com” is treated as one so Firefox blocked the site’s contents from showing by default. Perhaps use another Browser like Chrome or Whitelist the site. For important Eurobricks Topics I’m following, I have set it to notify me by email of any new replies so I can always preview the images within my Yahoo email.

As mentioned in my post above the latest LDD Decorations Size Guide PDF will only be released by the end of this week as I still have over 20 new Bricks to add to the Guide. However, given that the UV Mappings of four specific Bricks: Part 2431 Flat Tile 1×4, Part 87079 Flat Tile 2×4, Part 3004 Brick 1×2 and Part 3009 Brick 1×6, were changed in the latest LDD Update and will very likely affect custom Decorations, I have decided to mention how to create updated Decorations for them in this post first. Although rough PNG Images of the four UV Mapping are available under the “UV Mappings” Folder supplied with the latest LDD Update, all UV Mappings mentioned in the PDF Guide have been successfully converted into Vector Graphics for the best accuracy, especially when Curves, Slopes and Decimal Numbers are involved. How To Output Decorations For Part 2431 Flat Tile 1×4 (Top Main Surface And All Four Vertical Surfaces) Create the five Decorations in their original Dimensions then scale up using the following information, please note that the Back Vertical Surface also needs to be Rotated by 180°. 1. Top Main Surface: Original Dimensions 0.8 cm times 3.2cm; Original maximum Dimensions 256 Pixels times 1024 Pixels. 2. Front and Back Vertical Surfaces: Original Dimensions 0.28 cm times 3.2 cm; Original maximum Dimensions 89.6 Pixels times 1024 Pixels, compress the shorter side to 79 Pixels without changing the longer side or cropping the shape. 3. Two Side Vertical Surfaces: Original Dimensions 0.28 cm times 0.8 cm; Original maximum Dimensions 89.95 Pixels times 257 Pixels, compress the shorter side to 79 Pixels without changing the longer side or cropping the shape. To best explain how the four Decorations are arranged amongst a Transparent Borderless Square with both a Height and Width of 1024 Pixels, please refer to this Vector Graphics with all Pixel measurements and information included. All Gaps are in Bright Orange or Brick Yellow which should be left Transparent while the five main Decoration Surfaces are either in Bright Red, Bright Yellow, Dark Azur, Bright Blue and Dark Green respectively. How To Output Decorations For Part 87079 Flat Tile 2×4 (Top Main Surface And All Four Vertical Surfaces) Create the five Decorations in their original Dimensions then scale up using the following information. 1. Top Main Surface: Original Dimensions 1.6 cm times 3.2 cm; Original maximum Dimensions 476 Pixels times 952 Pixels, compress the longer side to 951 Pixels without changing the shorter side or cropping the shape. 2. Front and Back Vertical Surfaces: Original Dimensions 0.28 cm times 3.2 cm; Original maximum Dimensions 83.2125 Pixels times 951 Pixels, compress the shorter side to 74 Pixels without changing the longer side or cropping the shape. 3. Two Side Vertical Surfaces: Original Dimensions 0.28 cm times 1.6 cm; Original maximum Dimensions 83.3 Pixels times 476 Pixels, compress the shorter side to 74 Pixels without changing the longer side or cropping the shape. To best explain how the four Decorations are arranged amongst a Transparent Borderless Square with both a Height and Width of 1024 Pixels, please refer to this Vector Graphics with all Pixel measurements and information included. All Gaps are in Bright Orange or Brick Yellow which should be left Transparent while the five main Decoration Surfaces are either in Bright Red, Bright Yellow, Dark Azur, Bright Blue and Dark Green respectively. How To Output Decorations For Part 3004 Brick 1×2 (All Four Vertical Surfaces) Create the four Decorations in their original Dimensions then scale up using the following information. 1. Front and Back Vertical Surfaces: Original Dimensions 0.96 cm times 1.6 cm; Original maximum Dimensions 384.6 Pixels (rounded up to 385 Pixels) times 641 Pixels. 2. Two Side Vertical Surfaces: Original Dimensions 0.96 cm times 1.6 cm; Original maximum Dimensions 385.2 Pixels (rounded down to 385 Pixels) times 321 Pixels. To best explain how the four Decorations are arranged amongst a Transparent Borderless Square with both a Height and Width of 1024 Pixels, please refer to this Vector Graphics with all Pixel measurements and information included. All Gaps are in Bright Orange and Brick Yellow which should be left Transparent while the four main Decoration Surfaces are in Bright Red, Bright Yellow, Bright Blue and Dark Green respectively. Please remember that all 384.6 Pixels and 385.2 Pixels will be rounded off to 385 Pixels in the final PNG Image, but still use both decimal values if possible for the best accuracy. How To Output Decorations For Part 3009 Brick 1×6 (All Four Vertical Surfaces) Create the four Decorations in their original Dimensions then scale up using the following information. 1. Front and Back Vertical Surfaces: Original Dimensions 0.96 cm times 4.8 cm; Original maximum Dimensions 170.6 Pixels times 854 Pixels, enlarge the shorter side to 172 Pixels without changing the longer side or cropping the shape. 2. Two Side Vertical Surfaces: Original Dimensions 0.32 cm times 0.8 cm; Original maximum Dimensions 172.8 Pixels (rounded up to 173 Pixels) times 144 Pixels. To best explain how the four Decorations are arranged amongst a Transparent Borderless Square with both a Height and Width of 1024 Pixels, please refer to this Vector Graphics with all Pixel measurements and information included. All Gaps are in Bright Orange, Dark Azur and Brick Yellow which should be left Transparent while the four main Decoration Surfaces are in Bright Red, Bright Yellow, Bright Blue and Dark Green respectively. Please remember that all 172.8 Pixels will be rounded up to 173 Pixels in the final PNG Image, but still use 172.8 if possible for the best accuracy. Also note that compared to Bricks 1×2, 1×3 and 1×4 the Front Vertical Surface of this Brick is placed at the back, so Rotate this Brick by 180° before use.