There is also a mode for viewing, in which screenshots can be taken and the model can be 'exploded.' The third mode is where the building instructions are automatically generated. The program features a palette of many bricks and pieces in many colors that can be used to build any model imaginable, but only a subset of the bricks made by LEGO are available for use in regular LDD (Extended mode allows usage of a lot more bricks and colors, but these were not available through the Design byMe service. Users could also take 'screenshots' of their models and store the models on their computer in an. Until January 16, 2012, these could be uploaded, along with instructions and a box design, to the LEGO Design byME website, from where the models could be ordered for delivery as a real, packaged set.

The program allows users to build models using virtual LEGO bricks, in a computer-aided design like manner.

It is available for Mac and Windows platforms. LEGO Digital Designer, or LDD, is a free computer program produced by the LEGO Group as a part of LEGO Design byME. Create LEGO figures on your PC and order the parts online

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