New Lego smart-play system

Post by qingcharles » Tue, Jan 06, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC

Post by jacquesm » Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC

deng wrote: post #45

fsloth wrote: post #37

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I actually think what you suggest _would_ be brilliant if there was a printer that printed as nice and detailed parts as Lego does from ABS. The digital ecosystem for that would be crazy. But. Modern consumer printers are way better than decade ago but they still sort of suck if you want any fine details. "It shouldn't be hard to print pieces that can snap together." It's actually quite hard to print pieces that are…

Can confirm everything. PLA is completely unusable for this as it quickly deforms under constant pressure, so it is impossible to have a stable press fit with it. ABS would be the obvious choice (since Lego is ABS), but it's difficult to print. Generally, a press fit with ABS that can be handled by kids (so easy enough to create and remove), but still being sufficiently stable so that it can be handled, requires extr…