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THANK YOU Calabar for doing such a great job in this topic It make me just plain glad to see how you treat everybody here in such a friendly and patient way. (just wanted to say it....)

Wow, that was an odd one. After a lot of fiddling around I noticed it's a bug in LDD, and it seems to be because of the 98989 has the small flanges/surfaces around the x-axle hole. Probably because of this the tech pin holes was set off-set when the digital brick was created.

Sorry to hear that you can't get either program to work. However, I'm sensing that this is slowly turning into somewhat of a personal IT support topic. Matty, please read the help files for each software, and also do some searching here on the forum and on the internet. Similar topics have been discussed many times before. And yes, it may well be that you computer is too low spec...that's why you need to post detailed specs of it here (like asked by Palathadric) so people can help you: just Windows 7 and hard drive size is not enough. Please also when you type, use capital letters at the beginning of sentences and proper punctuation. This is a forum for adults, so we do require that minimum level to keep the standard up. Thanks for your understanding.

Good find. Will certainly be reported with High Prio. Can you explain the issue with re-creating 44009?

@Christ Clapper - have a look at the manual (press F1 button). It has the answer to most basic questions about how to use LDD.

Well spotted.

Hi It's a tricky error, and I don't know what the problem is to be honest. My guess is that there is something wrong with the permission/rights on your machine. I Googled on it, and found one person who had put the database in a non-trusted area, but I read you allready tried that. Anyway, my proposal would be to 1) Re-install the Access 2010 runtime 32-bit 2) Download a fresh copy of LDD Manager 3) Unzip the fresh copy directly to an "open" folder, such as My Documents 4) Run it both by double clicking the mdb-file and the vbs file (test both, one at a time). Also found this on the net: Here is the link: http://www.accessribbon.de/en/index.php?Trust_Center:Trusted_Locations Use the one for Access 2010 and see if it works.

@Stephan The green crocodile helmet will fit if you just rotate the sword and shield a little Can confirm that LDD crash when you try to move the Eiffel Tower.

"crop" and "borders" may be better words?

But what if the set becomes 20% cheaper if you don't want/need the instruction? Is it still worth it? Also, we have to remember it is not so much what we AFOLs think, but what the core customer (those pesky children, 90% of customer base) think And for parents, keeping track of the instructions is actually quite a nuisance

Actually the slots are not there to make it easier to remove the pins, but for molding purposes (easily mold the ridge that holds the blue pins in place). It's the same trick as with this one Otherwise I agree it's a tricky combo to take apart.

Hello Welcome to the EB forums. Short answer - no, unfortunately there is no way to access any more decorations from inside the application itself. The best way to access the extra "hidden" decorations available is by using the LXF-file that Aanchir has created and "copy-paste" the bricks with the decorations from there. Have a look at the index topic here in the forum, and you'll find a lot of goodies. If you want even more decorations than that you need to use Ldraw. LDD is great for what it is - a simple, free software, but it has some limitations. If you need more power under the hood, Ldraw is the way to go.

I'm not sure I would be so definite as you Lyichir. Just a few things to consider. 1) LEGO is an expensive toy and you have to look at their target customers and whether they have access to smart phones and I-pads - which the most likely have already today to a large extent 2) The amount of smartphones in the world is today 1.4 billion. Only Ipads alone have sold 100 million copies. Imagine in 10 years. Just a quick Google search gave me a report that estimates of 270 million device users in the US alone in 6 years. 3) Paper for instructions is on the decrease. And not only for electronics such as computers. In the automotive industry where I work we are slowly replacing instruction and service manuals with digital versions. 4) Yes, paper usage in general may be increasing. But I believe you have to view that in perspective of increased standard of living in the world and the number of people using paper. 5) Where I live, the libraries are tripling the amount of lent e-books every year. 6) Already today TLG is not distributing all instructions on paper. Some B-models and extra builds are only available on the net. 7) Technology evolution. You can get an Android pad for a 200 USD today. Tomorrow they will cost 50 USD - less then your average LEGO set. Maybe LEGO will even include them in the box in the future 8) There is much money to be saved. Producing and printing the manuals is a big cost for TLG. But naturally TLG will not switch from paper faster then the average consumer is prepared to accept it, so I'm sure they won't do anything irrational. And you're right about one thing - LEGO is an all analog experience...which is pretty great actually. Heck, maybe that is what will be the selling point in the future...you don't need an Ipad to play with LEGO Anyway, my initial thought when putting the question here was more about the building satisfaction; does it matter if it's on paper or on screen? I don't know. Personally I crave print, but do kids in 10 years?

Excellent list Peabody!

...and the funny thing I've noticed is that if you turn the feet the other way around, it will suddenly work. It will also work sometimes if you fiddle around with the round 1x1 plates (move them aroumd, flip them 180 degress etc). Suddenly they will snap on. Anyway, I've reported all errors found so far to the LDD Team. Let's hope for a fix update early 2014.

I'm wondering if this is the beginning of the end of paper instructions? Kids today don't have the same attachment to paper as we adults do. And when you think about it...why does an instruction even have to be on paper? Actually, I'm being bold here and throwing a daring prediction on the table: In 10 years, TLG wont' distribute any paper instructions in the sets anymore. Scary thought isn't it Having said that, a negative thing about interactive digital instructions is that they don't allow for much imagination...which is kind of a core value for LEGO. With a paper instruction there is only one view, and it's like a 3D puzzle from which you have to figure out how the bricks should go together. If you animate and detail every little step you take away the sweet reward of having managed to dechiffer the instruction.

The 42022 Hot Rod is the first out in LEGO's new launch of digital building instructions. I thought I'd do some cross-pollination between the forums at EB and would like to invite you guys over to the Digital Design forum to hear your thoughts on this new concept. What's good? What's bad? Click here

LEGO is launching the concept of digital interactive building instructions, and first out is the Technic 42022 Hot Rod Here is the official news from LEGO: http://www.lego.com/...ng-instructions It's available for Ipad and Android And here is a first review/look at Lego Small Potato YouTube site: So what do you guys think?

Are you sure you want to delete the 1x2 without bottom tube? It is used for all transparent 1x2 bricks. It is important to use the correct version in your LDD designs when/if you want to order bricks from either PaB or BL. As for removing bricks from the palette, it's not possible. But you can create a custom palette if you want. I can't remember the topic where this is explained on top of my head, but look in the index topic, or try searching for "LDD custom palette".

I'm not sure how this relates to what I explained. Badly scratched is not the same as those very fine scrathes from cleaning with a tooth brush or even a course paint brush (try yourself on a new brick and see yourself if you find it acceptable or not).

Not sure I agree. Anything even slightly stiffer then a makeup brush will make tiny, tiny scratches in the plastic. So if you are very picky about your LEGO, watch out. I bought a 10 bar compressor (non oil lubricated) for 100 euros. Works really well for most kinds of dust. Well worth the investment. Air-in-a-can doesn't work, you need more pressure. If the dust still clings on, specially if mixed with grease, then you need something like Cilit Bang (http://www.cillitbang.co.uk/) to cut through the grease. Spray on, wait and then rinse off with as high water pressure you can find (like with squeezing a hose). Don't use a dish brush - it will scratch. To dry the LEGO, but it in a towel that you wrap together with the four corners, and then "swing it" around fast and the water will be centrifuged out. Then air dry. That's what I do at least.

That was an interesting read. But not quite what I was looking for as it seemed mostly about digital builds that can't even be put together in real LEGO. I'm thinking about physcial parts (even though you can use LDD or similar to illustrate off course).

There is a phenomena called "lost bricks" when you manage to place a brick in a way that it can't be taken apart, either becuase it can't be grabbed or because it becomes jammed together. A classic example is the one below. It'd be interesting to hear if there are any other funny/interesting/annoying examples out there. There is a similar topic that talks about about this, but that one is more focused on how to get the parts apart, and I'm more interested about techniques that makes the brick get lost in the first place, i.e. that they can't be taken apart with your simple methods such as your hands or a brick separator.

As for parts (DesignID's, mold shapes), yes - all parts in LDD have been made as physical parts and released in official sets. However, there was actually one a few years ago in LDD that hadn't been released as a physical parts and it was also quickly removed in the next update. It was an old 4-stud wide car front if I remember correctly. Sometimes also, brand new parts are released in LDD before they are even released in sets. This is usually the case when the parts/DesignID superseeded an allready existing/similar DesignID. As for ElementID's (parts in a certain color), the majority of parts have been released in official sets, but there are quite a few some that have not. The reason has been pointed out by Lychir - for example that it was planned for a set, but the set was scrapped, or that it was made exlusively for LEGOLand model builder shop. So it is in this respect actually a mistake that these color combos are even in LDD. Also note that all parts with old grey and old brown have been filtered out to keep the focus on newer parts and reduce the (allready huge) amount of parts in the LDD palette. Also note that the ElementsID's in LDD may not always be the latest to be used. In some cases I've found numbers that have since been superseeded by a new number. This is why the Export BOM function in LDD is not always reliable, for example when using it as a basis to order bricks from PaB. Your best bet to actually verify/check if the color is actually available in a physcial part and to get the most recent/accurate ElementID is to scan the LXF with LDD Manager.

Interesting error Lego Otaku. I got the same problem just now, only I didn't have to change the view of the heads....it wouldn't scroll even in the the "default" view. Then I closed the view, rotated the scene a bit and did something else in LDD...and now it works - also after rotating the heads.