Lego Digital Designer 1.6 is a free download for OS X. Students can design their own virtual Lego model in 3D. There is an option to order the exact set of bricks used in a students design over the Internet and build it in real life as well. To order these bricks could prove to be quite expensive, however as group project a few groups in a class may be a justifiable expense. Nonetheless, building with the virtual building software is, of course, free. From the Lego website:
Now at version 1.6, LEGO Digital Designer is quite simply the best virtual building system out there – with its “Click-Stick” method of 3D modeling winning praise from children, parents, teachers and design enthusiasts everywhere. And, as the virtual design platform behind a growing number of LEGO products, LEGO Digital Designer is here to stay. A host of improvements and new features are already in development, including an improved user interface, new connectivity, more life-like building, Technic compatibility and improved train building and animation. So stay tuned – with LEGO Digital Designer, the future is yours.
Further to this, at the the Lego Design School students can follow lessons to discover what it takes to build with the best of the lego building blocks.
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