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Huh. So is the problem that these pieces weren't intended for action figures, as opposed to the more technical engineering behind regular Technic sets? I didn't think of that. Surely these pieces break often with things like Technic vehicle sets too, right? I imagine they're under a lot more stress with those larger builds.

I want to make a fuss about this because I just found a large amount of these pieces broken on my sets and I'm pretty frustrated about it, and I've never seen anyone else talking about this. Technic axle connectors such as bushes (3713), cross-axles (32039), double axle connectors (32184), (really anything with an axle connection similar to the bush's design) are some of the most brittle objects ever created by mankind. I primarily collect Bionicle sets which have a lot of these Technic pieces, and for as long as I've built and played with them they've been a big problem. Even the 2015-2016 sets had these issues, in fact they were the worst offenders for whatever reason. I'm not rough with them or even build anything anymore, but just from very mild play and occasional posing they consistently crack and it's just ridiculous how fragile they are. I'm paranoid to even breathe near some of these sets now because I don't want anything breaking apart. I don't even understand some of these pieces, such as 32039. Why is a part that's meant to sturdily hold axle rods in place so thin and fragile? Meanwhile a piece with an identical purpose, 32013, is thick and strong and never breaks because of it. Am I just extremely unlucky or something? Does anyone else experience these problems?

Thank you! Mike89423's guide worked. The .lxf files aren't associating with LDD and I don't know how to fix that, but at least LDD is actually working.

I moved to a new PC with Windows 10 fairly recently and reinstalled programs I had on my old PC, one of which was LDD. But I just can't get it to work and haven't found any info online that's helped me. It doesn't matter what version I install, it starts up with an "unable to connect to the internet" message and a significant amount of parts missing from the library, as well as several thumbnails in the library being replaced with a 2x1 brick with a question mark. Is there anything I can do? I haven't found any solutions. I'd rather not switch to Stud.io because I find it less user-friendly and quick than LDD, personally.