Attention LEGO fans - The answer to all your prayers.

LEGO Digital Designer. Yes, it's exactly what it sounds like.
And yes, if you want to, you can actually order the crap you build, and have it shipped, packed like any other LEGO set, to your house.

http://ldd.lego.com/download/

A buggy I started last night.



That platform vehicle from Gears of War 2/747 landing gear.


Classic off-road pickup I'm working on right now.


Slide action of the SPAS-12 shotgun I started, but never finished. Also, you can see the parts menu.


PS
When you play it, disable filters, and hide colors. This will make finding parts easier, and will give you more choices.

I was never into LEGO as a kid... but THIS IS SO COOL. Something to do at work today... lmao.

wow...made to order pcs...i wonder if the order will be filled by person or robot...

Very cool. I wonder how many mechanical engineers will start using this instead of AutoCAD

Lol you all make it sound like this is new and revolutionary. This program is actually pretty old.

I remember wasting a lot of time in LDraw (an unofficial 3rd party designer), then taking those models and rendering them into Povray. You can even make animations within Povray.

Originally Posted by applecheeks

I was never into LEGO as a kid... but THIS IS SO COOL. Something to do at work today... lmao.

Was thinking the same thing, but I actually have work to do lol.

Originally Posted by M-e-X-x

Was thinking the same thing, but I actually have work to do lol.

Same, I actually have lots to do...

...but here I am on RFD. :P My boss isn't in today anyways so whatever.

Seeing this brings back good ol' childhood memories... However, i prefer Meccano. Meccano ftw!.

Originally Posted by appleb

Lol you all make it sound like this is new and revolutionary. This program is actually pretty old.

I remember wasting a lot of time in LDraw (an unofficial 3rd party designer), then taking those models and rendering them into Povray. You can even make animations within Povray.

LDraw didn't let you order the set. This is actually pretty good, now you don't have to use all random colours if you don't have the right piece.

that's unbelievable! how much does it cost for a set? i looooooooove lego! if i had time right now i'd still build stuff with my huge box of legos.

This is a new software right? Lego has had a browser-program that let you do the same thing but was much more limited.

Looks pretty cool, I will have to try it out although I don't think I will be ordering any parts as its generally quite expensive.

Nice!!!!! THanks!

I'd be all over this if I was 10 years younger.

Originally Posted by Winkle

This is a new software right? Lego has had a browser-program that let you do the same thing but was much more limited.

Looks pretty cool, I will have to try it out although I don't think I will be ordering any parts as its generally quite expensive.

It's been for at least the beginning of the year if not last year. It's pretty fun.

Anyone remember that Lego Quake mod?

Originally Posted by fashionelle1

Seeing this brings back good ol' childhood memories... However, i prefer Meccano. Meccano ftw!.

yeah those were great but expensive