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LEGO®DigitalDesigner4.3UserManual TheReadmefilecontainssystemrequirementsandthelatestinformationaboutthissoftwarerelease.Please refertoitfirstifyouencounteranyproblems.

Contents Welcomescreen LEGO®DigitalDesigner LEGO®MINDSTORMS LEGO®DigitalDesignerEXTENDED MouseControls Cameracontrol Rotateview Zoomview Resetview Panview TheIconbar Preferences The3modes 1.Buildmode Buildingtools Contextualtoolbars: UsingtheHingetool: UsingtheHingeAligntool: Howtocopyandpaste(Ctrl+C/Cmd+CandCtrl+V/CmdV) Buildingpalette 1.TheBrickpalette 2.Groupingpalette 3.Templatepalette 2.Viewmode 3.BuildingGuidemode Import/Exportmodels Keyboardshortcuts

Welcomescreen

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EachtimeyouopenLEGO®DigitalDesignerorstartanewmodel,you’llseetheWelcomeScreen.Clickto choosefromthefollowingthemes:

LEGO®DigitalDesigner Buildyourdreammodelfromahugeselectionofbricks.

LEGO®MINDSTORMS® Workwithallthebricksfromtheuniquerobotset.

LEGO®DigitalDesignerEXTENDED ChoosetheLDDEXTENDEDthemeifyouwanttomixbricksandcolorswithoutlimitations.

MouseControls Here’swhatyoucandowiththebuttonsonyourmouse:

Leftmousebutton Clickonabricktoselectit. Clickanddragtomoveabrickaroundonthescene.

Rightmousebutton Clickandholdtorotatethescene’scameraview.

Mousewheelscroll Useyourscrollwheeltozoominandoutinthescene.

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Cameracontrol

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TheCameracontrolletsyourotateamodelandzoominandout, soyoucanseeyourmodelfromdifferentanglesandindifferent sizes.

Rotateview (NumLock,numbers8,2,4,6).Youcanrotatethe cameraviewusingeitherthebuttonsontheCamera controloryourkeyboard.

Zoomview (NumLock,+andkeys).Selectthe+andkeyson yourkeyboardorthe+andbuttonsontheCamera controltozoominorout.

Resetview (NumLock,number5).ClickResettoreturnthe viewpointtoitsstandardposition,withallbricksand modelsvisibleandcenteredonthescene.

Panview(shortcutonly) (Shft+rightclick).HolddowntheShiftkeyandclick therightmousebuttontopanyourmodelfromtheleft, right,toporbottom.

TheIconbar

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Welcomescreen(Ctrl+N/Cmd+N).Openanewdocumentwithablankscene. Save (Ctrl+S/Cmd+S).Savethemodelonthescenetoyourharddrive. Undo(Ctrl+Z/Cmd+Z).Takeonestepbacktoundoyourlastaction. Redo(Shft+Ctrl+Z/Shft+Cmd+Z).Takeonestepforwardtoredoyourlastundoneaction. UploadtoGallery (Shft+Ctrl+B/Shft+Cmd+B).Submityourmodeltooneofthe onlinegalleriesonLEGO.com.

Screenshot(Ctrl+K/Cmd+K).Saveanimageofyourmodelasitappearsonthescreentoyour LEGO®DigitalDesignerfolder. Explode(Ctrl+U/Cmd+U).Blastyourmodeltopiecesandwatchitrebuilditself. Backgrounds (Ctrl+F/Cmd+F).Changethebackgroundbehindyourmodel. OutputasHTML(Ctrl+H/Cmd+T).ViewyourbuildingguideasaprintableHTMLpage.

Preferences

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Shortcut:(Ctrl+6/Cmd+,).OnaPC,selectEditfromthemenubarandthenselectPreferences.OnaMac, selectLEGO®;DigitalDesignerfromthemenubarandthenselectPreferences.Youcanusethepreference windowtoturnfeaturesonandoff.YourchangeswillbesavedwhenyourestartLEGO®;DigitalDesigner.

Showinformationfield Addstheinformationfieldtothebottomofthescreencontaining informationaboutthebricksyouhaveselectedorthebricksinthescene

Showtooltips Addsyellowlabelsnexttothemousecursor.Theseexplainshowthedifferentbuttons work

Enablesoundintheapplication “Keysforturning”shownalongwithcursor Akeyboardiconisshownonthecursorto indicaterotation

Repeatinsertingselectedbricks Lastchosenbrickisstucktothecursorandgetleftclicking, placesanewcopy.

Enablesthedialoguesforthatwarnyouaboutnonbuyableelements.

Brickcount:Showthenumberofbricksinabox InvertcameraXaxis:invertthecamerasmovementwithrespecttotheX (left/right)mouseaxis InvertcameraYaxis:invertthecamerasmovementwithrespecttotheY (up/down)mouseaxis Brickcount:Showthenumberofbricksinabox Highqualityrenderingofbricksplacedinscene Makesyourmodellookbetter. HighqualityrenderingofbricksintheBrickpalette Makesbricksinthepalettelook better.

Outlinesonbricks Enabletoseetheedgesonallthebricksinthescene. Advancedshading Enablesadvancedshadingthatmakesyourmodellookmorerealistic Chooselanguage Selectthelanguageofyourchoice Compatibilitymode OnlyusethisifyouhavetroublerunningLDD Resetpreferences Resettopreferencestodefault

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The3modes

LEGO®DigitalDesignerhasthreeoperationmodes: 

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1.Buildmode 2.Viewmode 3.Buildingguidemode Youcanswitchbetweenmodesbyclickingoneofthethreemodeiconslocatedin thebaratthetopoftheapplication.

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1.Buildmode

Buildmode (F5key).ClickBuildtoenterBuildmode,whereyoucanbuildandedityour modelandscene.

Buildingtools TheBuildingtoolsareonlyavailableinBuild mode.Usethesetoolstoselect,move,clone,color androtateyourbricks. Selectiontool(Vkey).UsetheSelectiontooltoselectsinglebricksinthescene.Clickthe SelectiontoolbuttontorevealapanelcontainingAdvancedSelectiontools(useShft+Vtoswitch betweenthedifferenttools). AdvancedSelectiontools (Shft+Vtotogglebetweentools).Clickthe SelectiontooltodisplaytheAdvancedSelectiontoolspanel.Advanced Selectiontoolsletyouselectmultiplebricksandmakeselectionsbased onbrickcolor,shapeandconnectivity. Clonetool(Ckey).UsetheClonetooltomakeduplicatesofbricksinthescene. Hingetool(Hkey).UsetheHingetooltorotatebricksthatareconnectedwithahingeorasingle studconnection. Pitch,RollandYawangleentryfieldsThepitch,roll andyawangleentryfieldsallowpreciserotationofa joint/hingewithinitsdefinedlimits. HingeAligntool(Shft+Hkey).UsetheHingeAligntooltoautomaticallyconnecttwoseparate connectionpoints. Flextool(Fkey).UsetheFlextooltobendandtwistflexibleelements(indicatedbyasmallicon inthebrickpreview. Painttool(Bkey).UsethePainttooltochangethecolorormaterialofbricksinthescene.

LEGOEXTENDEDPainttool(Bkey).IntheEXTENDEDtheme,youcanfreelypickany LEGOcolorandapplyittoanybrickyouwant. LEGOEXTENDEDColorPaletteselectiontoolDisplaysapaletteofLEGOcolors dividedintosolid,transparent,metallicandlegacy.(EXTENDEDthemeonly) ColorPickerAllowsyoutopickupcolorsbyselectingbricks.(onlyintheEXTENDED theme) DecorationtoolLetyouadddecorationstosurfacesofselectedbricks.(onlyinthe EXTENDEDtheme) Hidetool(Lkey).UsetheHidetooltohidebricksormodels. Deletetool(Dkey).UsetheDeletetooltoremovebricksfromscene.

UsingtheHingetool: The Hinge tool lets you select a hinged element on your model and move it in the directions

TheHingetoolletsyouselectahingedelementonyourmodelandmoveitinthedirections indicatedbythearrows.Aselectedelementcanbemovedusingyourmouseorthearrowkeyson yourkeyboard.Whenanelementcanberotatedinmultipledirections,theselecteddirectionisindicated withagreenarrow.Toselectadifferentdirection,clickoneoftheyellowarrowsorusetheTABkeyon yourkeyboard. TheHingewheel alsoletsyourotateinacircularmotionandsnapthe rotationto45degreeincrements. TheNumericInputfield letsyoumanuallyinputanglevalues.

UsingtheHingeAligntool: TheHingeAligntoolmakesiteasiertoworkwithTechnicelementsinparticular.Selectthetwo endpointsofachainofbeamsandwatchthemconnect.

Contextualtoolbars

Contextualtoolbarsliedirectlybeneathmaintoolbarsandcontainspecialsubtoolsforeachtool.For example,theContextualtoolbarbeneaththeHingetooloffersaninputfield,whiletheContextualtoolbar beneaththePainttoolcontainsanumberofusefulsubtools.

Howtocopyandpaste(Ctrl+C/Cmd+CandCtrl+V/CmdV) Sometimesyoumightwanttotakeexistingbricksand duplicatethembycopyingaselection. Copy(Ctrl+C/Cmd+C).Youcancopypartofyourmodelby selectingthebricksyou’dliketocopyandpressingCtrl C/CmdC. Paste(Ctrl+V/Cmd+V).Youcannowpasteyourbricksby pressingCtrl+V/Cmd+Vandplacethemwhereveryoulikeonthescene. Note:CopyandPastearealsoavailableviatheEditmenu.

Buildingpalette

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EachtimeyoustartbuildingamodelinLEGO®DigitalDesigner,youwillseeabuildingpalette.The buildingpalettefeaturesthreetabs: 1.Brickpalette:Containsbricksforbuilding 2 Group palette: Contains groups of bricks you have created

2.Grouppalette:Containsgroupsofbricksyouhavecreated 3.Templatepalette:Containstemplatesyouhavecreated

1.TheBrickpalette TheBrickpalettegivesyouaccesstoanunlimitednumberofbricksyoucanbuildwith. Selectabricktobuildwith. Chooseandclickonthebrickyouwanttouse.Thebrickwillbecometransparent soyoucanseewhereyouaremovingit.Movethebricktowhereyouwantiton thesceneandclickagain. Showgroup/Hidegroup.Showsorhidesbricksinthe groupwithinthepalette. FilterBricksbyLEGO®sets.ClickthisicontochooseaLEGO®set. Yourbricklistwilldisplayonlythebrickscontainedintheselectedset. Eachbrickappearswithanumberthattellsyouhowmanyofeachbrick thesetcontains.Itwillcountdowntozeroasyouusethebricks.Ifyouusetoo manyofonebrick(morethantheLEGO®setcontains)thenumberwillturnred. Therednumbertellsyouhowmanyextrabricksyouhaveusedthatarenot includedintheset. Scaledividers.Resizesthedividersandtheircontentsto betterfityourscreenresolution. Findbricksbycolor.Whenyouclick thisicon,apanelwillopenbelowthe icon.Selectthecolorormaterialyouare lookingfor.Thiswillfilterthebricklistsoitonlyshowsbricksinthecolor youhaveselected.ThispalettealsoletsyouHidecolorsandonlyshowgrey brickssoyoucanconcentrateontheshapes.Youcanremoveanychoices youhavemadeinthismenubyclickingRemovefilter. Searchfield.Searchforthebrickyouneed. Trytypingwordslike‘round“,‘roof’or‘dog“. LEGODigitalDesignerEXTENDEDpaletteWhenintheLDD EXTENDEDtheme,brickscanbecoloredfreely,regardlessoftheirdesign.

2.Groupingpalette Usegroupstosaveaselectionofbricksforlateruse.Groupsmakeiteasyforyou toaccessgroupsofbricksthatyouoftenneedtoselect,suchascarwheels, rooftopsoraircraftwings. Creategroup(Ctrl+G/Cmd+G).Tocreateagroup,firstselectthe bricksyouwanttogroup,andthenclicktheCreateGroupbutton.

Addtogroup.Usethisfunctiontoaddselectedbrickstoanexisting group. Removefromgroup.Usethisfunctiontoremoveselectedbricksfrom anexistinggroup. Createsubgroup.Createasubgroupthatbelongsunderanothergroup. Forexample,youmightwanttocreatea‘Car’groupandthena ‘Wheels’subgroupunderit,soyoucanselecteitherthewholecarorjustthe wheels.

Grouppreview.Grouppreviewshowsyouathumbnailofagroup’scontents.Try draggingitaroundbyclickinganddraggingwithyourrightmousebutton.Note: Youcanalwaysdeletegroupsbyclickingthered‘X’intheupperrightcornerofthe grouppreview.

3.Templatepalette Templatesletyoupermanentlysaveagroupofbrickssothatnexttimeyoustarttheprogram,thetemplates willstillbeavailable. SavetoTemplate(Ctrl+Alt+G/Cmd+Alt+G).Saveaselectiontoa templatebyfirstselectingthebricksyouwanttoadd,andthen clickingthisbutton. TemplatePreviewThisshowsyouathumbnailviewofthe contentsofaTemplate.Trydraggingitaroundbyclicking anddraggingwithyourrightmousebutton.

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2.Viewmode

Viewmode (F6key).Thismodeletsyouviewyourmodelwithdifferentbackgrounds.You canalsousetheexplodebuttontoexplodeyourmodels.

Takescreenshot.Takesascreenshotandputsitinyour‘Pictures’folderinyourOS. Explodemodel.Explodesyourmodelintoamillionpieces. ChangeBackground.Clickthistocyclebetweendifferentbackgroundenvironments.

3.BuildingGuidemode

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BuildingGuidemodegivesyouaccesstotheBuildingGuideplayer,whichyoucanusetoplaythroughthe differentstepsinyourbuildingguide.

Next/PreviousStep(RightArrowkey).Goonestepforwardor backwardinthebuildingguide.

RepeatLastStep(Spacebar).Playthelaststepagain.

StepSliderDragtojumptoaspecificstepinthe buildingguide.

StepCounterDisplaysyourcurrentstepnumberandthetotalnumberof stepsinyourbuildingguide.

AssemblyViewRevealsapreviewofyournext4bricks.

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Import/Exportmodels

Import. ImportLXF,LXFMLandLDrawfilesintoLEGO®DigitalDesigner.Youcanimportfilesevenif youalreadyhaveamodelopeninthescene. Note:RemembertoopenyouroldmodelsusingtheImportfunction.

Export. ExportletsyoucreateLXF,LXFMLandLDrawfilesthatcanbeopenedinotherapplications.

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Keyboardshortcuts PC

MAC

4Key(NumLock:ON) 6Key(NumLock:ON) 8Key(NumLock:ON) 2Key(NumLock:ON) 5Key(NumLock:ON) +Key(NumLock:ON) Key(NumLock:ON)

4Key(NumLock:ON) 6Key(NumLock:ON) 8Key(NumLock:ON) 2Key(NumLock:ON) 5Key(NumLock:ON) +Key(NumLock:ON) Key(NumLock:ON)

VKey Shft+V HKey Shft+H CKey BKey LKey DKey

VKey Shft+V HKey Shft+H CKey BKey LKey DKey

Ctrl+G

Cmd+G

Ctrl+Alt+G

Cmd+Alt+G

Ctrl+O Ctrl+S Ctrl+P

Cmd+O Cmd+S Cmd+P

Viewpointcontroller: Rotateviewleft Rotateviewright Rotateviewup Rotateviewdown Resetview Zoomin Zoomout

Buildingtools: Selecttool ToggleSelecttools Hingetool HingeAligntool Clonetool Painttool Hidetool Deletetool

Groupingtool: Creategroups

Templates: Createatemplate

Iconbar: Open Save Print

Print Undo Redo UploadtoGallery

Ctrl+P Ctrl+Z Shft+Ctrl+Z Shft+Ctrl+B

Cmd+P Cmd+Z Shft+Cmd+Z Shft+Cmd+B

Rightarrow Leftarrow Space PageDn PageUp Ctrl+H

Rightarrow Leftarrow Space PageDn PageUp Cmd+T

Ctrl+I Ctrl+E Shft+Ctrl+S Ctrl+QorAlt+F4 Ctrl+X Ctrl+C Ctrl+V DeleteKey Ctrl+A F1Key F2Key F3Key Ctrl+6 Ctrl+1 Ctrl+2 Ctrl+3

Cmd+I Cmd+E Shft+Cmd+S Cmd+Q Cmd+X Cmd+C Cmd+V DeleteKey Cmd+A F1Key F2Key F3Key Cmd+, Cmd+1 Cmd+2 Cmd+3

BuildingGuidecontroller: Nextbrick Previousbrick RepeatLastStep Nextstep Previousstep OutputasHTML

Menuitems: Importmodel Exportmodel Saveas Exit Cut Copy Paste Delete SelectAll Help Whatisthis? About Preferences Show/HideBrickPalette Show/HideToolPalette Show/HideWebBrowser

Note:Macshortcutscanvarydependingonyourcountry....