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Re: Which Lego Cad book do you recommend?
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lugnet.cad
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Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:38:03 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Chris McNeil wrote:
> Hello all
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> My names Chris and I'm brand new to the Lego modeling community. I've just
> begun
> with the LDraw software and editors like MLCad,Leocad, LDD and SD 3D but of
> course am full of questions and a bit of frustration too.
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> I saw these two books mentioned via the LDraw.org site and they have both
> recieved
> excellent reviews on amazon.com.
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> Virtual LEGO: The Official LDraw.org Guide To LDraw Tools for Windows
> and
> LEGO Software Power Tools, With LDraw, MLCad, and LPub
I have both, and I would agree that both of them are excellent books.
> But I wanted to ask if there was one more than the other that is best for
> beginners. I'm
> guessing not and they are both great.I could afford them both but would hate
> to buy
> effectively the same material twice, with different presentation.
If you buy both books, you would, in fact, be getting a lot of the same content.
I think either book would be fine for a beginner, but "Virtual LEGO" covers more
material since it is "the" official guide. So if you're interested in getting a
more thorough treatment of the LDraw world, I recommend "Virtual LEGO."
Just be aware that as a No Starch Press author, I am partial to other No Starch
books. :)
> Also how relevant are both the books now as there comming up on 5 years old.
> I'm thinking pretty relevant, but any tips or advice you all could provide
> would be much appreciated.
Well...there is going to be a lot of helpful tips and information in these
books, but a lot has changed since they were written. In order to get the most
current information, you'll also have to do some reading on Ldraw.org.
> Anyways thanks in advance. I hope this is the right group to ask questions
> in. Lord knows I'll have allot.
>
> ~ Chris
Hope this helps!
- David
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