[Mechaton] How Often Do You Play?
lumpley:
You'd think it'd be as easy as that, wouldn't you?
If anybody manages to accomplish something like what David suggests, get with me and we'll talk terms.
-Vincent
Mantisking:
Quote from: David Artman on August 26, 2009, 09:44:57 AM
Also, pre-packaged mecha armies are pretty trivial to do, though no one seems to have started to do so: use Lego Digital Designer to make them, upload to Lego's database, and link to the "product". Alternately, save the file and share them, which in turn means others can just open the file and then order (this means Lego doesn't have to "host" it, and you don't lose the design work if they stop listing it). In fact, this is but one of the MANY things Vincent could do to make his (bare-bones) Mechaton page more like the (resource-rich) Dogs in the Vineyard page (towns :: armies).
While LDD (Lego Digital Designer) is nice, Lego cycles through the pieces that are available to use and you may have to substitute pieces to finish a model. Also, it doesn't allow you to make certain connections between pieces. So while you may have a LDD file to share and a list of pieces, it's not really complete.
Noclue:
Quote from: lumpley on August 26, 2009, 11:47:45 AM
You'd think it'd be as easy as that, wouldn't you?
If anybody manages to accomplish something like what David suggests, get with me and we'll talk terms.
Yes please. LDD always makes me go Grrr!
David Artman:
Quote from: Mantisking on August 26, 2009, 12:59:37 PM
While LDD (Lego Digital Designer) is nice, Lego cycles through the pieces that are available to use and you may have to substitute pieces to finish a model.
Ah, I did not know that. Crap. Any notion of pieces they have that are "core"? What about Pick A Brick--does that cycle, too?
Worst case scenario, a mecha is "saved" as a pic and a (Lego part number) parts list; and folks hope for the best when it's time to order from Lego/Bricklink.
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Also, it doesn't allow you to make certain connections between pieces. So while you may have a LDD file to share and a list of pieces, it's not really complete.
I hear ya. But there's always a parts listing (per above).
...I wish someone would leak Lego's internal CAD software/element library. :)
Noclue:
Quote from: David Artman on August 27, 2009, 06:40:26 AM
Worst case scenario, a mecha is "saved" as a pic and a (Lego part number) parts list; and folks hope for the best when it's time to order from Lego/Bricklink.
Hmm...that doesn't sound like what I'm after. That actually sounds familiar...
Quote from: Noclue on August 25, 2009, 10:25:08 PM
...and that means going to bricklink and trying to figure out all the pieces. I just don't have the time or the motivation.
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