LEGO Digital Designer
| Developer(s) | Qube Software[1] |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 24 July 2003[2] |
| Engine | Q 1 |
| Operating system | Windows, Mac OS X |
| Platform | x86 |
LEGO Digital Designer is a discontinued CAD program for designing LEGO models. It was originally designed by Qube Software, based on the software originally made for the 2002 game Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Features
History
Following the release of LEGO Creator: Harry Potter in 2001, LEGO Software moved development of a fourth LEGO Creator title from Superscape to Qube Software. [3]
The first version of LEGO Digital Designer was released on 24 July 2003.[2]
Version 1.3, released in November 2004, updated the program's engine to Q 1.1.1.[4] Qube Software announced on 4 March 2005 that the next version of Digital Designer would be the first software using the Q engine to be available for Mac OS X.[5] Version 1.4 was announced on 26 July 2005 and released on 26 August.[6][7] Version 1.5 released on 20 December 2005.[8] Version 1.6, released on 8 May 2006, updated the engine to Q 1.1.2.[9][10]
LEGO Digital Designer had been downloaded by over five hundred thousand people by November 2004,[4] by over one million people by August 2005,[11] and by over 1.5 million by May 2006.[10]
References
- ↑ "Powered by Q – LEGO Digital Designer". Qube Software. 2003. Archived from the original on 22 July 2004.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "News". Qube Software. 2003. Archived from the original on 31 July 2003.
24-Jul-2003 – LEGO Digital Designer ships!
- ↑ Crecente, Brian; Vincent, Ethan (8 December 2021). "The LEGO Game That Unlocked True Digital Creation" (PDF). Bits N' Bricks (Podcast). Episode 43. Participants: Servan Keondjian, Ronny Scherer, and Rob Smith. The LEGO Group. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2023. Audio version via YouTube.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Applications Powered by Q – LEGO Digital Designer". Qube Software. 2004. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005.
- ↑ "LDD for Mac OS X Announced". Q Developer Network. 4 March 2005. Archived from the original on 8 July 2006.
- ↑ "LDD 1.4 for Windows and Mac OS X". Q Developer Network. 26 July 2005. Archived from the original on 8 July 2006.
- ↑ "LDD 1.4 Released". Q Developer Network. 26 August 2005. Archived from the original on 16 July 2006.
- ↑ "LDD 1.5 Released". Q Developer Network. 20 December 2005. Archived from the original on 23 September 2007.
- ↑ "LDD 1.6 Released". Q Developer Network. 8 May 2006. Archived from the original on 4 June 2007.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Applications Powered by Q – LEGO Digital Designer". Qube Software. 2006. Archived from the original on 7 September 2006.
- ↑ "Applications Powered by Q – LEGO Digital Designer". Qube Software. 2005. Archived from the original on 30 April 2006.
