protostar8 Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Are you using LDD, or a fan made design program? LEGO makes ball and socket joints, as well as ratcheting joints (Exo-Force type). Unfortunately, they aren't included in the LDD Factory parts pallette. You can use parts from certain Creator and MindStorms sets, but a model using parts outside of the Factory pallette can neither be uploaded nor purchased from the factory site. The sparse pallette and a few parts alignment/interlocking issues are the major limitations to what is otherwise a good program, and a good marketing tool for LEGO. However, even with its limitations, the new version of LDD is far better than its predecessor. Fanmade programs offer a lot more flexibility, but are dependent on newer parts being created and uploaded into the program, and generally are a little more complex. I'm using MLCAD and I really didn't see too many ratchet type joints and I saw one ball and socket joint, but I could easily be overlooking them somewhere in that program. Quote
big F Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 What would be different if your installer maker software had been working? It would be one click sit back and watch. Proper program group and desktop/toolbar shortcuts, but apart from that it would be mostly cosmetic. Quote
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