![]() ![]() Then we could have the best of both worlds! These days, AFOLs, children and educators have proven to be willing to spend hundreds of dollars on LEGO sets, so why wouldn't they be willing to spend that much for software? The cost would be justified by improving some of the features of LDD that are weak and adding new features, some of which could be inspired by MLCad. Digital products are certainly inexpensive to distribute and virtually free to 'manufacture'. I can't pretend to know anything about the financial concerns of The LEGO Group, but it at least seems plausible that a professional version of LDD which sells for maybe $200 could pay for its own development. LDD feels a lot more like you are handling real bricks. This is very frustrating for me because I like to work quickly while I'm inspired. Unless someone can correct me, in MLCad, you cannot manipulate bricks in the 3D view pane. Since they were created by The Lego Group, they are arguably more accurate ( I did say arguably). These are AFOLs who wanted to give us something great, and they did! That said, I think LLD bricks and models look better, and more realistic. But not in every way! I mean no disrespect to MLCad, Ldraw, thier creators or users. I also realize that a majority of designers might prefer MLCad with the LDraw Library because it is superior to LDD in many ways. In a few years the LDD version that is still available now may become increasingly difficult to find, and worse, may be obsolete with newer operating systems. I assume this is because it wasn't financially sustainable. WE NEED LEGO Digital Designer Pro!!! The LEGO Group is no longer developing or even supporting LDD. ![]()
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