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LeoCAD – A CAD program for creating virtual Lego models

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Re: LeoCAD – A CAD program for creating virtual Lego models

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Post by Allyssa99 »

app4soft wrote: post #8
santaclaus wrote: post #7

Wow super cool! They should have a hot swappable rendering backend so we can get globally illuminated PBR renders out. Given the limited materials that Lego bricks are made out of, getting sensible default materials and automated lighting would be hella easy.

> Given the limited materials that Lego bricks are made out of, getting sensible default materials and automated lighting would be hella easy. So, don't wast time and give us your pull request! ;-) https://github.com/leozide/leocad/pulls Other option is use Blender with "ImportLDraw" addon for import and render models produced with LeoCAD https://github.com/TobyLobster/ImportLDraw Combination of LeoCAD for modelling…

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Re: LeoCAD – A CAD program for creating virtual Lego models

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Post by app4soft »

Impossible wrote: post #10

If I had side project time I'd really like to make a good VR lego CAD program. I have seen a couple of demos and prototypes and lego has a daydream app, but all of it seems limited and unpolished compared to LDD, LeoCAD etc.

Hm, you give me an idea: what if add "Fly Navigation" and "Walk Navigation" to LeoCAD main window, similar how it's work in Blender?...

https://docs.blender.org/manual/de/dev/editors/3dview/naviga...

This feature request must be on isues tracker!

Re: LeoCAD – A CAD program for creating virtual Lego models

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Post by app4soft »

mch82 wrote: post #12

Cool concept! Sent over a couple pull requests for the docs intended to be helpful, but okay to ignore.

About LICENSE issue - here it is

https://github.com/leozide/leocad/blob/master/docs/COPYING.t...

P.S.: I'm not an owner of LeoCAD, so little wait before owner will review your isuues & pull requests (think in one-two days he will reply on Github)

Re: LeoCAD – A CAD program for creating virtual Lego models

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Post by app4soft »

King-Aaron wrote: post #9

Well, that's my productivity done for the rest of the day

So, if you has some free time, then create model of some LEGO® MINDSTORMS® EV3 Core sets robots in LeoCAD

http://robotsquare.com/2013/10/01/education-ev3-45544-instru...

For example, try make "Educator Vehicle"

http://robotsquare.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/45544_educ...

Here is videotutorial for making it in LeoCAD (only modeling, not programming or emulating)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t81g9hbKG5A

;-)

Re: LeoCAD – A CAD program for creating virtual Lego models

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Post by Ashlynn99 »

app4soft wrote: post #13
Impossible wrote: post #10

If I had side project time I'd really like to make a good VR lego CAD program. I have seen a couple of demos and prototypes and lego has a daydream app, but all of it seems limited and unpolished compared to LDD, LeoCAD etc.

Hm, you give me an idea: what if add "Fly Navigation" and "Walk Navigation" to LeoCAD main window, similar how it's work in Blender?... https://docs.blender.org/manual/de/dev/editors/3dview/naviga... This feature request must be on isues tracker!

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Re: LeoCAD – A CAD program for creating virtual Lego models

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Post by kuschku »

jve wrote: post #16

I'm wondering about the legal side of this. Is it OK from LEGO side to have stuff like this and other similar tools? And what if when you start printing stuff like that?

LEGO’s patents expired a while ago, and competitors such as KREO have replicated the shapes and some of the models already.

That said, no one is going to print LEGO – actual LEGO is a lot more robust and stable than anything you could print yourself.

Re: LeoCAD – A CAD program for creating virtual Lego models

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Post by cyphar »

jve wrote: post #16

I'm wondering about the legal side of this. Is it OK from LEGO side to have stuff like this and other similar tools? And what if when you start printing stuff like that?

I believe the tolerances on Lego for it to be "just right" are fairly narrow, and most 3D printers aren't precise enough (but I could be mistaken).

It is likely that Lego has patents on parts of their brick design, so you could be in a fairly bad legal minefield if Lego decides to sue you. Also I'm not sure that describing your project as "a tool for designing Lego" is a good idea.

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