A model being edited in Windows Vista |
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| Developer(s) | The LEGO Group |
| Initial release | 2004 |
| Stable release | 4.1.8 / August 9, 2011 |
| Preview release | TBA |
| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Windows XP / Vista / 7 Mac OS X |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Size | 140 MB |
| Available in | English (UK) German (GR) |
| Type | CAD |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | ldd.LEGO.com |
LEGO Digital Designer, or LDD, is a free computer program produced by the LEGO Group as a part of LEGO Design byME. It is available for Mac and Windows platforms. The program allows users to build models using virtual LEGO bricks, in a computer-aided design like manner. Through January 16, 2012, these can be uploaded, along with instructions and a box design, to the LEGO Design byME website, from where the models can be ordered for delivery as a real, packaged set. Users can also take "screenshots" of their models and store the models on their computer in a .LXF File.
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Only a subset of the bricks made by LEGO are available for use in LDD.
LDD can generate build instructions automatically.
On November 9, 2011, Lego announced that the Design byME service will end on January 16, 2012, citing its complexity and failure to meet the company's quality expectations. A replacement is promised, but has not been announced. In its absence, custom brick orders will have to be made via the Pick a Brick service. The closing of Design byME will not affect the ability of LDD users to print custom instructions for their models.[1]
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