A quick Bricklink Studio project after a long break. Hope you like it! The "Scratches" setting in the renderer was set way too high when I rendered the pictures, so sorry about the beat-up look.
Hi everyone,
I'd like to present BrickStep - a new tool I've developed, which helps in creating building instructions for MOCs. I've spent the last 4 years of my spare time on it, and now I feel it's stable enough for a first beta release.
BrickStep is not a visual editor. You need a dedicated program to build your model, such as Studio or any other LDraw-compatible editor. After you've completed your model, you can upload it to BrickStep which will automatically split your model into subassemblies, generate building steps, and arrange steps on pages. You can then download the instructions file and use Studio or LPub3D to make adjustments and export to PDF.
If that sounds interesting, you can try it out here: https://brickstep.net/
Or you can take a look at some sample instructions generated by BrickStep and rendered in LPub3D:
The website is quite easy to use (I hope). Simply upload a file and wait a few minutes for the result. You can also adjust some configuration parameters. For example, if you don't like automatically generated subassemblies, you can define them manually and let BrickStep generate steps and pages. Refer to the help page for more details. Keep in mind that it's a beta release so some features are not yet complete. For example, flexible parts are not fully supported. Also, the server that hosts the website has limited resources, so it can't process larger models yet (it may have trouble with models with more than 600 parts). I'm working on addressing these limitations.
I'd really appreciate constructive feedback and information whether you found BrickStep useful. Please don't hesitate to email me at contact@brickstep.net.
Although BrickStep only supports Lego bricks now, the underlying algorithms are quite generic. So, with some adjustments, it could generate instructions for alternative brick brands, or even for something entirely different than building blocks. In case you or your company would be interested in something like this, please get in touch.
Thanks for reading,
Mikolaj
Hi All,
I have made a small application that allows you to browse your BrickLink Studio file folders visually. It is a completely free and open source application for Windows (and soon macOS).
I created this small application because I had a hard time finding the model I was looking for by browsing by filename alone. This application makes it a lot simpler to find that exact file.
You can find the application here: https://github.com/devindazzle/BrickView
Hope it is helpful :) Otherwise, let me know what sort of features you would like me to include (or contribute yourself).
Br Kim
It says, “Your design is currently set to full access and awaiting approval.” What can I do if approval still hasn't come after several days, and I also published a set months ago that still hasn't been approved? Did I do something wrong, is there something wrong with the set, or what's the reason for this? Should I wait a few days? Thanks in advance!
Best way to connect the jaw to the rest of the head, because on the side there is only an anti-stud and one normal stud to connect to.
Is editing a model in some other software the only way to do this? I have two flame pieces I used in something I built a while ago, and I just got Bricklink Studio to rebuild it. The two pieces in question are from the Monster Fighters Ghost Train set (9467) and the Batman Batmobile: Pursuit of the Joker set (76119). They are opaque glow-in-the-dark/transparent bright green and transparent red/transparent yellow respectively. I would rather use the studio itself to make the parts multicolored, as I have no knowledge of parts modeling, but I have no idea if this is possible. Will I just have to settle for transparent bright green and transparent yellow?
I'm looking to insert a copy of the "bag 1/bag 2/etc. pages from official instructions into my custom builds for my kiddos, since sub-sorting will help them grasp the assembly a lot more easily. However, I don't know how to do it myself. Has anyone else extracted these as a template?
In Studio I added a 2x2 tile in grey (Insert -> Main -> Tile - > Tile 2 x 2) and selected the color. No big deal. The model looks right.
But when I export the csv part list, the element id is wrong.
It is exported as
BLItemNo,ElementId,LdrawId,PartName,BLColorId,LDrawColorId,ColorName,ColorCategory,Qty,Weight
3068,306802,3068b.dat,Tile 2 x 2,9,7,Light Gray,Solid Colors,14,0.48
As you can see, the Brinklink Item No ist correct (3068). But the element id (306802) is wrong. It should be 4211413.
This website shows all parameters for my selected tile.
I just can not find a way to update or edit the element id in studio.
Someone tell me how to turn a model into a meshpart without the parts being separated into different mesh bricks in rblx studio
Hi! I would like to put a bunch of plate round 1x1 (85861) on a hose pneumatic (21826). I would like to curve the hose and make the round plate follow the shape.
I have tried stacking them up on the hose and then creating a submodel. This method usually works when you want to rotate or translate more pieces together but, in this case, it loses the ability to be flexible (basically the icon that allows you to bend the piece disappears)
Is there any solution to this? anything I am missing? thanks