Make your own Lego kit

Laurie might not like those "newfangled" LEGOs, but I do. Any shape, size, or permutation is OK by me. Yes, I'm a LEGO maniac... Which is why I was ecstatic to see this item over at Engadget— an app that lets you build your own LEGO creation in software, then order the physical pieces to build it! LEGO Factory is totally free to play with, but those pieces will cost you. What's more important is that LEGO is finally feeling the Apple vibe and providing a Mac client alongside the PC version. Not eight months after, but right now. OK, can we get a decent LEGO Mindstorms app for the Mac now, pretty please? That way I can design a case mod for my iBook that will actually follow me around...

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Laurie might not like those "newfangled" LEGOs, but I do. Any shape, size, or permutation is OK by me. Yes, I'm a LEGO maniac......

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Dan Brown

I am looking for the full CAD version to build items for the museum. I love the concept, but the scope of the models we are working on is WAY ABOVE that. www.danstoymuseum.blogspot.com Dan

September 01 2005 at 9:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Tim

Well, I've had a lego mindstorms set for several years now... and I have had no problems programming the RCX. I use the 'RoboLab' (http://www.legoeducation.com)software from Lego Dacta, but another alternative is NQC (http://bricxcc.sourceforge.net/nqc/) that I haven't found useable with my little knowledge of C...

August 31 2005 at 8:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Conor Hastings

Awesome, I'm definitely going to make a couple sets.

August 31 2005 at 6:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dmarsee

I've gotten it, too... (10.3.9, DP800 QS), but friends of mine have it work perfectly. Bummer!!

August 31 2005 at 12:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

glad

I get a yoda voice saying 'message from the darkside there is!

August 31 2005 at 12:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

john

i get a swirling beachball. bogus.