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== Features ==
== Features ==
[[File:LEGO Digital Designer 2.3.15 in Windows XP (starter models).png|thumb|left|version 2.3]]
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== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 00:26, 10 March 2025

LEGO Digital Designer
Developer(s)
Initial release24 July 2003; 21 years ago (2003-07-24)[1]
Final release(s)
Windows4.3.12 / 30 July 2019; 5 years ago (2019-07-30)[2]
macOS4.3.11 / 12 December 2017 (2017-12-12)[3]
Operating systemWindows, Mac OS X
Platform
SuccessorBrickLink Studio
Available inEnglish, German
TypeComputer-aided design
LicenseClosed source (Freeware)
Websiteldd.lego.com

LEGO Digital Designer is a discontinued program for designing LEGO models.

Features

version 2.3

History

During the development of Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, work began on Project Arena.[5]: 15–16  Previous attempts at LEGO building software in the wake of SPU-Darwin had included the three LEGO Creator titles by Superscape and the 1997 Dacta software LEGO CAD.[6]


LDD was announced in April 2003 and released in July.

LDD was announced by LEGO Direct's Jake McKee on 29 April 2003.[6]

References

  1. "News". Qube Software. 24 July 2003. Archived from the original on 31 July 2003. 24-Jul-2003 – LEGO Digital Designer ships!
  2. "setupldd-pc-4_3_12.exe". LEGO.com (Executable file). 30 July 2019. File date (obtained via wget). Archived from the original on 10 September 2019.
  3. "SetupLDD-MAC-4_3_11.zip". LEGO.com (ZIP file). 12 December 2017. File date (obtained via wget). Archived from the original on 24 August 2018.
  4. "LEGO Digital Designer: Download". LEGO.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009.
  5. Crecente, Brian; Vincent, Ethan (8 December 2021). "Episode 43 – The LEGO Game That Unlocked True Digital Creation" (PDF). Bits N' Bricks (Podcast). Participants: Servan Keondjian, Ronny Scherer, and Rob Smith. The LEGO Group. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2023. Audio version via YouTube.
  6. Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 McKee, Jake (29 April 2003). "Announcing LEGO Digital Designer 1.0". LUGNET. Newsgrouplugnet.cad. Archived from the original on 8 March 2025.

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