Virtual LEGO

Virtual LEGO

Author(s) Tim Courtney Steve Bliss Ahui Herrera Country United States Language English Published 2003 by No Starch Press ISBN 978-1-886411-94-4

Book infobox

Virtual LEGO is the official LDraw guide to building virtual models, using the LDraw system of tools.

The following is a list of some of the tools covered in the book:

• MLCad
• LDList
• LSynth
• L3P
• L3PAdd-on
• LPub
• POV-Ray
• MegaPOV
• LDLite
• LDView
• LDraw Design Pad

Chapters

1. What is LDraw?
2. Installing the Software and Using This Book
3. Diving In: Creating Your First Model
4. The LDraw Parts Library
5. Placing, Moving, and Rotating Parts
6. Exploring MLCad
7. Capturing a Simple Model: The Car
8. Complex Models: Sub-modeling and SNOT
9. Minifigs, Springs, Rubber Belts, and More
10. Creating and Using Flexible Elements
11. Managing Your Model Files
12. Introduction to Building Instructions
13. Introduction to 3D Rendering
14. L3P and L3P Add-On
15. LPub: Automate Building Instruction Renderings
16. POV-Ray
17. MegaPOV
18. Post-Processing Your Building Instructions
19. LDraw and the Web: Viewing and Publishing Models Online
20. Building Instructions: Mobile Crane
21. Creating Your Own LDraw Parts
22. LDraw and LEGO Bricks: Taking the Hobby Further

Appendices

1. Glossary of Terms
2. Web Links
3. LDraw Community History
4. LDraw File Format Specifications
5. Extended and Dithered Color Information
6. LDraw Primitives Reference

See also

• LEGO Software Power Tools

External links

• Virtual LEGO on No Starch Press