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Subject:	Re: attn Jake/TLC/whoever, about Lego Digital Designer file format/SDK
Newsgroups:	lugnet.cad, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego
Date:	Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:13:19 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Jonathan Wilson wrote: > When Lego Digital Designer was first announced/released, the community was > told that the file format specs or a SDK so that people can read and write > the LDD files would be made available. > What is the status on this? > > I am sure that if this was to happen, someone would come up with a way to > use LDRAW (e.g. mlcad etc) to build models that would then be converted > into LDD files (and checked against the available palette) for use on the > Lego Factory website. I'm already on this issue. After last night's (Sat 13th) annoucement regarding LEGO factory, I'm looking to at least pull Jake aside to talk while I'm still hear at Brickfest. -Orion

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		Re: attn Jake/TLC/whoever, about Lego Digital Designer file format/SDK
(...) I think I've already commented on that. I've partially reverse-engineered the format, but since the libraries are incompatible (the 'rotation' point of brick in Ldraw formate is somewhere else than the rotation point in LDD library), you'd (...) (19 years ago, 14-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: attn Jake/TLC/whoever, about Lego Digital Designer file format/SDK
(...) So, did you talk to Jake and hear anything? I spoke to him briefly about it and told him you would be asking him about it. I think a conversion tool would be extremely beneficial. Although, it sounds like they are updating elements on a (...) (19 years ago, 18-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)

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		attn Jake/TLC/whoever, about Lego Digital Designer file format/SDK
When Lego Digital Designer was first announced/released, the community was told that the file format specs or a SDK so that people can read and write the LDD files would be made available. What is the status on this? I am sure that if this was to (...) (19 years ago, 14-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)

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