LDraw

LDraw is a hobby CAD system for LEGO models. You can look at my LEGO pictures, browse all of my LEGO or LDraw related posts, or pick from this list of favorite posts:

• Bricksmith Custom Categories: Add convenient new categories to the Bricksmith part browser.
• LDTrim: Reformat LDraw code.
• Part Search Services: Look up information about selected part numbers or descriptions.
• Instruction Step Fading: Tricks with PreL3P.
• PreL3P: Preprocess LDraw files for color compatibility with L3P.
• Brickshelver: An experimental upload client for Brickshelf.
• LDMerge: Merge and unmerge multiple LDraw libraries with greater flexibility than LDLink.
• LDLink: Merge and unmerge multiple LDraw directories using symbolic links.
• RSOPlayer: Desktop interface for rsoplay.
• LSynth Service: Run LSynth on almost any editable text.

Tools to generate LDraw parts and stickers:

• Isecalc online: An interface to Philippe Hurbain’s Isecalc program for computing part intersections.
• txt2dat online: An interface to Ross Crawford’s txt2dat program for making text stickers.
• Bitsticker: Convert bitmap images to virtual “stickers” for your LDraw models.

Other LDraw tools and information:

• TextWrangler LDraw Kit: Wrangle LDraw files with aplomb.
• Macintosh compatible LDraw software: An inventory on the LDraw Wiki.