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rjeff · Post by **rjeff** » 07 Jan 2011, 21:13

Ok I have been looking for some acurate dimensions for legos, so I can continue on with my stomper scene. Well after much searching I came across a guy who has done a tutorial with all forms of lego blocks using a program called Pro Desktop. I have it downloaded, but I haven't used it yet. I hope that it can export the legos in to a format I can use in TS. Anybody have any experience with this?

nigec · Post by **nigec** » 07 Jan 2011, 23:45

Funny but awhile ago a guy was going to do a Lego 3D challenge and LDraw was THE 3D lego mecca
http://www.ldraw.org/"
I think you can get obj or 3DS exporters, but if I remember right its a pain in the butt to assemble them, but when stuff is annoying I have the attention span of a fruit fly

maybe collision detect might help, but I think I tried that and it treated the hole as solid.. could be wrong tho.. I usually am lol

MikomDude · Post by **MikomDude** » 08 Jan 2011, 01:03

If you got a some LEGO pieces at home, you can measure it and build it in a CAD program. I'm sure that isn't to hard, I've seen some people at my school do it.

rjeff · Post by **rjeff** » 08 Jan 2011, 01:38

I have tried to measure them. The problem is I can't get them right because of how small they are.

Steinie · Post by **Steinie** » 08 Jan 2011, 02:49

http://books.google.com/books?id=L6TCuX ... &q&f=false"

RAYMAN · Post by **RAYMAN** » 08 Jan 2011, 14:16

Well this would be a reason to get the trial of moi 3d its even possible to make stereolitograph files from there
and jhave real lego pieces casted evn in gold if you want that.....

And you can import your files into Truespace....with obj....
Peter

rjeff · Post by **rjeff** » 08 Jan 2011, 18:26

Thanks for the link Stiene. I checked it out, and unless I just overlooed it, I did not see any acutal height and width sizes for the legos. Ray I can make them in TS if I can just get some good dimensions.

RAYMAN · Post by **RAYMAN** » 08 Jan 2011, 19:43

rjeff wrote:Thanks for the link Stiene. I checked it out, and unless I just overlooed it, I did not see any acutal height and width sizes for the legos. Ray I can make them in TS if I can just get some good dimensions.

model them yes but production is something different.. with stl you could produce pieces that fit together with the original... made 1 : 1 for casting...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iceiNb_1E0I"

http://www.clear.rice.edu/elec201/Book/legos.html"
http://www.ldraw.org/gallery/album61/dim.png"

RAYMAN · Post by **RAYMAN** » 08 Jan 2011, 20:30

this should be the exact size of a lego unit brick...

rjeff · Post by **rjeff** » 09 Jan 2011, 01:46

Thanks so much. You guys are always on top of things. I have been searching for days for good lego info.

MikomDude · Post by **MikomDude** » 09 Jan 2011, 02:17

You gotta love LEGO

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