Brick palettes
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All bricks,actual colours -
This brick palette has bricks taken from all the LEGO sets available.
The brick colours are the same as those used in the sets.
This is a combination of all the individual palettes.
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Individual palettes - All of the other palette options allow you to build with the bricks of an individual LEGO set. The brick
colours are the same as those used in the sets.
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Virtual sets - Most
palettes allow you to use as many bricks of each type as you like, but
some palettes have a limited number of each brick, more like a real
set. If you choose one of these palettes, numbers will appear on
the bricks in the brick tray to tell you how many bricks you have left
of each type.
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Viewing palette info - When you load a model, the brick
palette automatically changes to match the palette that was used to
build the model (you can load a model with a different palette by right clicking a model on the load screen).
You can see which brick palette you are using by clicking
this button at the top of the brick tray. |
The toolbar
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Automatic LEGO Connections (L key) -
When this mode is active, LEGO Digital Designer will try and find a
suitable place to stick bricks. After you've placed them, use the PgUp/PgDn buttons to move them up and
down.
When the mode is inactive, you
can position the bricks yourself. They won't stick to other bricks.
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Select and move (M key) - Click on a brick to pick it up, move it to where you
want to place it and click to put it down. You can use the cursor keys
to rotate the brick too.
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Multi select (M key) - Click on multiple bricks to
select them, then drag to begin moving them. Position the selection
where you want it, and click to put it down. Click on the background
to deselect all bricks.
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Super select (M key) - Click on a part of the model
to select all the connected bricks. Click repeatedly to select bricks
above, below, to the left or to the right. Click the background to
deselect all bricks.
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Same Colour select (M key)
- Click on a brick to select all the bricks in the model with the
same colour. |
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Same Design select (M key)
- Click on a brick to select all the bricks in the model with the
same design. |
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Same Colour and Design select (M key)
- Click on a brick to select all the bricks in the model with the
same colour and design. |
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Clone (D key) - Click a single brick or selection of
bricks to create a copy. |
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Paint (G key) - Paint a brick or the baseplate by
selecting a colour then clicking with this tool. |
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Colour Picker (G key) - Select a colour by clicking
on a brick. |
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Delete (E key) - Delete bricks by clicking them.
You can also delete bricks with the delete key, or by dropping them
back onto the brick tray. |
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Hinge (H key) - Use this tool to click a
brick that is already connected. The left and right keys will allow you
to rotate the brick around the connection point. |
The function bar
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Restart (N key) - Clear your model,
then either open a model from your saved documents folder or choose a new
brick palette and start again.
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Save (S key) - Save a model to your saved
documents folder.
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Delete from disk - Delete models from your
saved documents folder.
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Undo (build mode only) (Z or Escape key) -
Abort the current action if you are holding a brick. Otherwise, undo
the last action performed.
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Redo (build mode only) (Y Key) -
Redo the last undo action you performed.
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Deconstruct (view mode only) (U key) -
This button shows you an animated deconstruction of your model.
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Snapshot (view mode only) (K key) - This button saves a
snapshot to your saved documents folder. It will have the same name as
your model.
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Print Brick List / Print Screen Shot (P key) -
In build mode this button prints a list of the bricks that were used to
build your model. Inview mode the button prints a screenshot of your
model. The printout will go to your default Windows printer. You can
configure the default printer using the Windows control panel.
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Exchange models (I key) - Share your models at the
LEGO website.
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Build
Instruction Toolbar (view mode only) (F2 Key) - Click on this
button to toggle the building instruction toolbar on and off (described
below).
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What's this tool (F1 key) - Click on this button
then on another button to get pop up information on how to use that button.
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