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What is LDraw?
LDraw™ is an open standard for LEGO CAD programs that allow the user to create virtual LEGO models and scenes. You can use it to document models you have physically built, create building instructions just like LEGO, render 3D photo realistic images of your virtual models and even make animations. The possibilities are endless. Unlike real LEGO bricks where you are limited by the number of parts and colors, in LDraw nothing is impossible.
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Administration Announcement
L(EGO)Draw parts
Members of the Steering Committee (SteerCo) have been in contact with LEGO to look at ways of working together to ease the conversion between the LEGO Digital Designer and the LDraw System Of Tools. This relationship has led the LDraw Steering Committee to the Lego Universe project in regards to it's building tools and such. So to help the process along, The Lego Universe team has started to share information regarding the brick shapes to further the relationship.
As a first bunch we've got data of 80 parts and got permission to share them with the community, with the purpose to make them fit for the LDraw Parts Tracker. We are therefore looking for parts authors who are willing to clean up the rough data, do additional primitive substitution, care for the new header specs, stud orientation, BFC ...
Read full article: 'L(EGO)Draw parts' (832 bytes more)
Published By Holly-Wood on Aug 22, 2007 - 03:02 PM
Latest News
A quick reference to the candidates for the 2010/2011 LDraw.org Steering Committee (SteerCo) election. The information is drawn from posts on LUGNET and corrections are welcome, please email the webmasters.

Published By mikeheide on Feb 05, 2010 - 10:10 PM
The BBC has just run an article on LEGO including a section on LDraw complete with an interview with our chief librarian Chris Dee. Thanks Chris for doing this and thanks to the BBC for highlighting the world of LDraw.
The LSC has just ratified the LDraw.org Localisation Guideline.
It should be a guideline for implementing localisations for the LDraw System of Tools.
Michael Heidemann
On behalf of the LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC)

Published By mikeheide on Jan 06, 2010 - 10:11 PM
I just updated the MLCad.ini file accordingly to the latest LDraw.org Parts
Update 2009-03. The .ini file defines (among other thigns) the parts available
in MLCad's minifigure generator.
Download the file from my personal website: http://www.holly-wood.it/mlcad/ini-en.html
Willy Tschager
(LDraw Administration Team)

Published By Holly-Wood on Dec 30, 2009 - 12:41 PM
The 2009-03 LDraw parts update has been now been released.
This update includes 561 files in the core library, including 269 new parts, and many more files updated with improvements for Back Face Culling support. A further 8 parts have been redeveloped by authors who have affirmed the Contributor Agreement, replacing files that were not redistributable.
The SteerCo is pleased to announce that the James Jessiman
Memorial Award (JJMA) for 2009 will be awarded to Tim Courtney.
Tim's work on behalf of LDraw cannot be understated. Upon the sudden death of James, the LDraw community was in turmoil. Tim spearheaded the effort to create and launch LDraw.org to enable James' legacy to endure. As chief spokesman for LDraw at many fan events, Tim brought an uncountable number of people into the LDraw community. Tim also lead the effort to formally organize LDraw.org by helping to create the Standards Committee, the Steering Committee, and co-authoring the LDraw.org bylaws. He, along with the Jessimans, also helped to create this award to recognize those whose efforts have furthered LDraw.
More information on the JJMA can be found at:
http://www.ldraw.org/Article222.html
Orion Pobursky
On behalf of the LDraw.org Steering Committee

Published By Holly-Wood on Dec 13, 2009 - 08:04 PM
The winners of the 2009/2010 LDraw Standards Committee (LSC) election are (in
alphabetical order by last name):
- Travis Cobbs
- Mike Heidemann
- Santeri Piippo
- Allen Smith
- Scott Wardlaw
Congratulations to the new LDraw Standards Committee (LSC) members!
Willy Tschager
on behalf of the LDraw Steering Committee

Published By Holly-Wood on Dec 01, 2009 - 01:22 PM
A quick reference to the candidates for the 2009/2010 LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) election. The information is drawn from posts on LUGNET and corrections are welcome, please email the webmasters.
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