LDD Getting An Upgrade -- Source: Jedi Jade

[Jade]

LDD is installed on my XP desktop, but I like using LDraw more.

[Ddude The Insane]

How do you think it would do on an '09 Toshiba NB-205?

[Jade]

If its this year, its gonna work fine. LDraw is better though...

[Ddude The Insane]

What is LDraw?

[B~T]

Now I'm starting to feel bad about not being able to download LDD... -.-

[Jade]

http://www.ldraw.org/

LDraw is a CAD program. You can create 3D Lego images like this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Lego_CAD_Racecar.JPG

I would post the pic, but it swallowed the whole screen when I tried to post it.

[Ddude The Insane]

I think I'll just stick with LDD.

[jamesster]

Ah, this will vastly improve LDD

*starts drawing LU battle mechs to use in my evil army*

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeey, I was gonna do that!!! I can't wait for the update!

[Maplen13]

Physics engine software player Havok has struck a ground-breaking deal to power the Lego Digital Designer download facility that will allow Lego enthusiasts to create custom-built Lego designs.

Fans of the iconic building bricks can make vehicles, buildings and robots from scratch, using the LEGO Digital Designer to choose size, colours and other design concepts for their creations. Users can add LEGO minifigures and finishing touches to their constructions and preview their finished products online.

Prior to purchasing their customized set at LegoFactory.com, users can custom design their own packaging. The Havok Physics software development kit (SDK) will be used to power realistic visual effects in all animations on the Lego Digital Designer download.

HAVOK!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE GOING TO PUT THE HAVOK PHYSICS SDK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!! I WANTED TO DOWNLOAD THAT SDK BEFORE BUT NEVER DOWNLOADED IT! I'VE SEEN IT IN ACTION BEFORE, AND IS VERY GREAT WHEN WITH INTEL PROCESSOR!!!!

*Screams like a Fangirl*

Did you also note that it was a four year contract with Havok? So MSRR may be right upon the fact this LDD will be incorperated into LU, since the animations of LDD, and then "Building" them will put the Havok Physics engine able to make them "animate" towards finished product.

Also Omega Blademan, the Havok Physics Engine SDK is downloaded with the LDD itself, so there won't be a needed upgrade of your computer, If you do have an intel processor, then your lucky since Havok as designed purposely for Intel Processor. And that's how I happened to Know about Havok with the Intel Partnership.

This will be great!!!!! LU IF be incorperated with the Havok Physics engine will BLOW AWEAY any competition and revolutionize LU itself.

These games were incorperated with the Physics Engine:
-Biokshock
-Halo 2
-Halo 3
-Dead Rising
-Happy Feet
-Fable 2
-F.E.A.R
-Destroy all Humans 2

[Legodac]

That's amazing Marijade, however I find the part about designing your own pieces a little hard to grasp. Maybe I'm reading it wrong but do all of you know what injection molding is. A mold is made of steel by a die maker, it's very large and very heavy, needing a crane to install them in the machine. The design and making of this mold is a very expensive process, one that would be impossible to pull off for just one persons model.

[Maplen13]

I think it meant only the packaging, the models being sent there, not the uh... bricks or such things to be made customlly. But in all it doesn't require making a new custom made cast for the packaging the customer made. Well I think it is..

[Trijhak]

If you create a custom brick, it should say you would not be allowed to order it, but you could upload as a creation.

That should also happen for the 'unavailable' bricks.

[Magical Girl Mimi]

Physics engine software player Havok has struck a ground-breaking deal to power the Lego Digital Designer download facility that will allow Lego enthusiasts to create custom-built Lego designs.

Fans of the iconic building bricks can make vehicles, buildings and robots from scratch, using the LEGO Digital Designer to choose size, colours and other design concepts for their creations. Users can add LEGO minifigures and finishing touches to their constructions and preview their finished products online.

Prior to purchasing their customized set at LegoFactory.com, users can custom design their own packaging. The Havok Physics software development kit (SDK) will be used to power realistic visual effects in all animations on the Lego Digital Designer download.

HAVOK!!!!!!!!!! THEY ARE GOING TO PUT THE HAVOK PHYSICS SDK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!! I WANTED TO DOWNLOAD THAT SDK BEFORE BUT NEVER DOWNLOADED IT! I'VE SEEN IT IN ACTION BEFORE, AND IS VERY GREAT WHEN WITH INTEL PROCESSOR!!!!

*Screams like a Fangirl*

Did you also note that it was a four year contract with Havok? So MSRR may be right upon the fact this LDD will be incorperated into LU, since the animations of LDD, and then "Building" them will put the Havok Physics engine able to make them "animate" towards finished product.

Also Omega Blademan, the Havok Physics Engine SDK is downloaded with the LDD itself, so there won't be a needed upgrade of your computer, If you do have an intel processor, then your lucky since Havok as designed purposely for Intel Processor. And that's how I happened to Know about Havok with the Intel Partnership.

This will be great!!!!! LU IF be incorperated with the Havok Physics engine will BLOW AWEAY any competition and revolutionize LU itself.

These games were incorperated with the Physics Engine:
-Biokshock
-Halo 2
-Halo 3
-Dead Rising
-Happy Feet
-Fable 2
-F.E.A.R
-Destroy all Humans 2

I meant if my computer could handle the awesomeness of it, since I don't have that powerful of a computer.(Though, eventually I probably will be getting an 80 gig hard drive for a certain reason.) But that's interesting, and that means that if this is used with LU, then... ... What were the Sys Reqs for those games again..?

[Jade]

Windows XP/Vista
DirectX 9.0 or later (hate that program, btw)
Usually 2gb ram?
Maybe 8 gigs of memory... (hopefully less)

[Maplen13]

I agree on those.... But I prefer that you use an Intel core duo or i7 extreme even thought i7 is very expensive.

[Magical Girl Mimi]

*Twitch twitch* I don't have 2 gig of RAM... Does that mean I'll need another upgrade? =/

[Legodac]

I think it meant only the packaging, the models being sent there, not the uh... bricks or such things to be made customlly. But in all it doesn't require making a new custom made cast for the packaging the customer made. Well I think it is..

I stand corrected, thanks Maple13, oh and Blade, you don't have to buy a new PC or laptop, perhaps get yourself what I have, a remote storage device that plugs into a usb port, mine is a 160 gig and it's where I store all my pictures, movies and Music. It greatly increases the speed of your PC

[Magical Girl Mimi]

I'm not buying a new one, but I do need a new hard drive, and it's not because of my speed.

[guitaralex]

I would prefer if LDD was optional, because of my big problem with it

[Jade]

If its built into the game, you might not have an issue... it doesn't load on your computer, right?