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The Art of Virtual LEGO Design : Design LEGO Models Using Studio 2.0 / Vishnu Agarwal.

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Have you ever dreamed of designing your own LEGOs? Do you love building huge LEGO models, but don't have enough bricks? This book will show you how to do all that and more with Bricklink Studio 2.0, a software program that's widely used by LEGO designers to create LEGO models virtually bef...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Agarwal, Vishnu
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress L.P., 2023.
Subjects:
LEGO toys > Design and construction.
Computer simulation.
Models and modelmaking.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Table of Contents
  • About the Author
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Getting Started
  • Welcome Screen
  • Starting a New Project
  • Open an Existing Project
  • Import a Model
  • Studio Update
  • Placing a Part
  • Moving a Part
  • Rotating a Part
  • Zoom In, Zoom Out, and Zoom to Fit
  • Rotate Camera
  • Pan Camera
  • Changing the Orientation of View
  • Add a Viewport
  • Delete a Viewport
  • Viewport Rotation Lock
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 2: Building Tools
  • Select Tool
  • Hinge Tool
  • Manual Mode
  • Clone Tool
  • Hide Tool
  • Connect Tool
  • Collision
  • Snap
  • Grid
  • Conclusion.
  • Chapter 3: Building Palette
  • Master
  • New Parts
  • Custom Parts
  • Hidden Parts
  • Custom Palette
  • Import an Official LEGO Set
  • Part Categories
  • Searching Parts Using Keywords
  • 1. Palette Colors
  • 2. Decorated Bricks On/Off
  • 3. Thumbnail Size
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4: Color Palette
  • Painting with Selected Color
  • Grab Color from Part
  • Colors List
  • Selecting Colors by Shade
  • Hide Unavailable Colors
  • Favorite Colors
  • Content Colors
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5: Design Tools
  • Find Compatible Bricks
  • Find Alternatives
  • Submodels.
  • Edit, Release, and Unlink from Submodel
  • Copy and Mirror
  • Part Number, Name, Price, and Size
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6: Step List and Color Validator
  • Add, Delete, Shift, and Describe Step
  • Add, Hide, Delete, and Shift a Part
  • Expand and Collapse, Edit, Hide, and Delete Submodel
  • Expand and Collapse Steps
  • Model Dropdown Menu
  • Search in the Step List
  • Step List Tools
  • Step View
  • Color Validator
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 7: Render and Stability
  • Render
  • A. Preview
  • B. Photoreal
  • C. POV-Ray
  • D. Animation
  • E. Close the dialog on starting rendering
  • F. Format.
  • G. Queue
  • Stability Test
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 8: Instruction and Mosaic
  • Instruction
  • A. Step Editor
  • B. Page Design
  • Mosaic
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 9: Interesting Features of Studio 2.0
  • Preferences
  • Show Recently Used Parts
  • Expand Building Palette
  • Hide all Panels, Side Panels, and Ground
  • Split and Merge
  • Set as Origin and Reset Origin
  • Sign in to Bricklink
  • Model Info
  • Add to Wanted List
  • Upload to My Studio
  • Build Together
  • Conclusion
  • Index.

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