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Re: Looking for dimensions of LEGO bricks.
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Mon, 25 May 2009 02:43:49 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Michael Horvath wrote:
> Willy Tschager wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad, David VinZant wrote:
> > > I have been playing around some Cad software called SolidWorks and would like
> > > to model LEGO bricks. Is there a resource for accurate dimensions of LEGO
> > > parts?
> >
> > Hi Dave,
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> > check out the LDraw Specs 1.0.0 at:
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> > http://www.ldraw.org/Article218.html#ldu
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> > An easy way to convert mm in LDUs is Mike Heidemann's prog LDCalc:
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> > http://ldcalc.mikeheide.kilu.de/
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> > Don't miss Marc Klein's website for modeling tips in SW as well as converting SW
> > data into .dat:
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> > http://marc.klein.free.fr/lego/stl2dat/stl2dat.html
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > w.
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> IIRC, *real* Lego parts use Imperial units, so converting to/measuring
> using the metric system will involve lots of decimal places.
>
> -Mike
Given that Denmark went fully metric in 1912 and that a 1x1 brick is 8mm x 8mm x
9.6mm (stud exclusive) it seems unlikely that imperial will work out better for
you.
Although it does so happen that 8mm is quite close to 5/16inch.
Tim
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Looking for dimensions of LEGO bricks.
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| (...) When I measured a 32 X 32 baseplate it was 10 inches. From my understanding 1 LDU is about equal to 1/64 inch. The Lego company though would surely be able to give you precise meaurements. (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: Looking for dimensions of LEGO bricks.
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| (...) Huh. I was about to point out that a 48x48 baseplate is 15" per side, but it turns out it's actually just shy of 15-1/8". Conversion gets you 381mm based on a 15" baseplate, and 384mm based on an 8mm 1x brick, and that 3mm difference is just (...) (15 years ago, 25-May-09, to lugnet.cad)
| | | Re: Looking for dimensions of LEGO bricks.
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| (...) That's hardly some freak coincidence. The original 1949 Lego brick was an unauthorized copy of the Kiddicraft Self-Locking Building Brick, invented by an Englishman named Hilary Page. When the Christiansens got samples of them from the British (...) (15 years ago, 28-May-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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