The Best LEGO Digital Designer AlternativesTop 3D Modelers & CAD Software like LEGO Digital Designer

LEGO Digital Designer is described as 'Or LDD, is a free computer program produced by the LEGO Group. The program allows users to build models using virtual LEGO bricks, in a computer-aided design like manner' and is a popular CAD software in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to LEGO Digital Designer for Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Flathub. The best LEGO Digital Designer alternative is LDraw, which is free. Other great apps like LEGO Digital Designer are Stud.io, LeoCAD, Mecabricks.com and Bricklink Studio.

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  1. LDraw icon

    LDraw

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    LDraw is an open standard for LEGO CAD programs that allow the user to create virtual LEGO models and scenes. You can use it to document models you have physically built, create building instructions just like LEGO, render 3D photo realistic images of your virtual models and...

    13 LDraw alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Comments about LDraw as an Alternative to LEGO Digital Designer
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    it does not work well its not 3d

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    • Most users think LDraw is a great LEGO Digital Designer alternative.

    • LDraw is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to LEGO Digital Designer.

    • LDraw is the most popular free alternative to LEGO Digital Designer.

    • LDraw is Free and ProprietaryLEGO Digital Designer is also Free and Proprietary
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    Stud.io

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    Stud.io is a powerful but intuitive CAD-like software for building model brick creations, giving the feeling of building with LEGO in real life. It's fully integrated with Bricklink.com to provide a complete online experience that allows sharing and building with others...

    10 Stud.io alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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    Stud.io is Bricklinks response to Lego Digital Designer, and considering that Lego Digital Designer is being less and less supported, it may be a better option. Since Stud.io is made by Bricklink, you can put together and order your set in one app.

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    its just like how lego is.

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    it makes it easy and fast

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    • Almost everyone thinks Stud.io is a great LEGO Digital Designer alternative.

    • Stud.io is the most popular Web-based alternative to LEGO Digital Designer.

    • Stud.io is Freemium and ProprietaryLEGO Digital Designer is Free and Proprietary
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    LeoCAD

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    LeoCAD is a CAD program for creating virtual LEGO models. It has an easy to use interface and currently includes over 6000 different pieces created by the LDraw community.

    10 LeoCAD alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    It's even better than LEGO Digital Designer, as there's no limitation in brick/color combination and even includes Lego Friends figures.

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    Tan Akinci
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    Its easy to use and very lightweight. It also has a wide platform support.

    LucaFinizio
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    You can do the same things, it's easy to use and open source.

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    • Most users think LeoCAD is a great LEGO Digital Designer alternative.

    • LeoCAD is the most popular Open Source alternative to LEGO Digital Designer.

    • LeoCAD is Free and Open SourceLEGO Digital Designer is Free and Proprietary
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    Mecabricks.com

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    Mecabricks is the first web service to create, publish and display 3D models and 3D Renderings made with LEGO® bricks. No need to install any plugin, it simply works.

    10 Mecabricks.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Comments about Mecabricks.com as an Alternative to LEGO Digital Designer
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    well for one you can buy the bricks. two it also has all the bricks! even the new lego minecraft stuff!

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    Dwayne Stewart
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    Yes! Mecabricks is a great alternative to LDD, it's actually better in my opinion. It has way more decorations because new parts are added almost every day, It has a better-looking UI and a rendering feature. Mecabricks beats LDD by a mile!

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    • Almost everyone thinks Mecabricks.com is a great LEGO Digital Designer alternative.

    • Mecabricks.com is Free and ProprietaryLEGO Digital Designer is also Free and Proprietary
  6. Bricklink Studio icon

    Bricklink Studio

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    Studio is a desktop application that allows users to build LEGO models using virtual parts. Users will have the freedom to build anything they want with any LEGO part. By being integrated with the BrickLink catalog, Studio can do things like showing you what part colors are...

    10 Bricklink Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    LDCad

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    LDCad is a multiplatform LDraw (virtual LEGO) editor that lets you edit LDraw model documents in real-time.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    MLCAD

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    MLCad (Mike's Lego CAD) is a powerful CAD system specifically designed to create building instructions as known from Lego, for your own Lego models and creations. MLCad reads and writes LDraw (a program of James Jessiman) compatible files but in an extensive window based...

    9 MLCAD alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Bricksmith

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    Bricksmith allows you to create virtual instructions for your Lego creations on your Mac. The magic is based on the LDraw library, a collection of 3D models of Lego building blocks created by enthusiasts from around the world.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    MakerBrane

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    MakerBrane is the only universal digital 3D toy builder. Build online with everything from LEGO to Meccano, K'nex, primitives and furniture. Design play sets, share them, view them in 3D in any browser. Nothing to install, it works even from school!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    Konstruktor

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    Konstruktor provides a 3D environment on your screen in which you build Lego models out of predefined bricks and other subunits. The program comes with well over a thousand pieces already available, and as you make new items you can save them as submodels and use them repeatedly...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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