Make virtual Lego models and admire them in all three dimensions.
Bricksmith is a Virtual 3D Lego modeling tool. It's an especially useful tool for creating instructions for one's Lego creations. Bricksmith offers thousands of parts and dozens of colors. You'll have the ability to create steps and submodels for intricate creations. This program is based on LDraw, a fan effort to model Lego bricks in 3D. Converters are available to feed your creations into a 3D raytracer for beautiful renderings.
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />From an apple standards perspective I can only truly complain about the odd choice of packaging. Where most application drop their 'library' inside the package or in (~)/Library/Application Support/... BrickSmith is pacakaged with its' own folder containing the application package, some example documents and the LDraw Library.
However, after downloading some extra parts for my MindStorms Educational set, I happily began documenting my latest invention. It's deceptively easy and intensely satisfying to see my MindStorms HotRod coming back on screen, with steps so that in a distant future I might actually rebuild it! I had not expected it could be this easy to use a 3D modeling tool for Lego...
P.S. There's even some usefull info in the help-section, for instance: a list of shortcuts! Not everyday somebody thinks of such a useful addition to the help-catalog!
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />takes a secodn to learn but a fun application.
im not a fan of the whole coordinate thing. it makes it a little slow but i guess its easy to get good att
really fun application
Bricksmith - OSX
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This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />Can I give this more than 5 stars? <b>BRILLIANT</b> - what a way to waste a day - much better than solitaire :-))))