Author:  Created:  Rating: EJSAUNDERS Oct. 12, 2002, 07:30AM   6 Ratings     12345     This article describes programs that may be used to visualise blueprints, assist in developing new structures as well as having templates or brick patterns that may be used in such programs to download. 3D Design Programs There are several good quality packages out there on the net that allow you to design and render Hirst Arts blocks, one http://www.rhino3d.com/ is slightly overpriced for the hobbyist, but has a demonstration version available for download. http://www.milkshape3d.com/ however is a freeware 3D modelling program that is similar to Rhino, but has less features. LDRAW LDRAW, is a freely available CAD package for use with Lego blocks, the real-life equivalent of Castlemolds products as it were, and there is an ongoing project to reproduce all the Castlemolds blocks in LDRAW format at Shadetree's website, which is http://home.midsouth.rr.com/bfletcher/ There are also files available http://www.speakeasy.org/~wolflord/ which are also reproduced on this website for convenience and both sites will be checked from time to time to ensure the latest versions are available for download from this website. LDRAW is available from http://www.ldraw.org/ or direct to the downloads page http://www.ldraw.org/download/start/, and has two Windows clients, the best in my mind, and probably easier of the two to use is called MLCAD, available also from the LDRAW website, or the direct link is http://www.ldraw.org/download/win/mlcad LDRAW Primitives Downloads You will require the following primitive files that need to be unpacked into the P subdirectory of whatever directory you installed LDRAW to: CM000 (By Harlequinn Whiteshadow) P files (By Tony Tebbs) MLCAD Group (By Tony Tebbs) LDRAW Mold Set Downloads The following files are custom Hirst Arts block sets identified by mold number and will need to be unpacked into the PARTS subdirectory of whatever directory you installed LDRAW to: Mold #050 (By Harlequinn Whiteshadow) Mold #050 (By Shadetree) Mold #051 (By Harlequinn Whiteshadow) Mold #060 (By Harlequinn Whiteshadow) Mold #050 (By Tony Tebbs) Mold #051 (By Tony Tebbs) Mold #052 (By Tony Tebbs) Mold #053 (By Tony Tebbs) Mold #054 (By Tony Tebbs) Mold #060 (By Tony Tebbs) Mold #090 (By Tony Tebbs) Mold #250 (By Tony Tebbs) To make the most of Tony's files you will need to download his P, and Group files.     FallenHunter's Files The following files are custom Hirst Arts block downloads and information on the Hirst Arts 3D project.  The P.zip from above will also be required to use these files.  Instructions on where to get all the files needed, and some basic install directions can be found here:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CastleBlocksCAD/files/readme.html and the Yahoo! Group dedicated to the project is here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CastleBlocksCAD/ Mold #265 (By Fallenhunter) Mold #267 (By Fallenhunter) Mold #300 (By Fallenhunter) MLCAD Group (By Fallenhunter) Other Downloads The following files are custom Hirst Arts block downloads that require the specified program and version (or later) to open and use: Various blocks (By Dennis Bryson in Corel Draw 9) Rhinoceros 3D Downloads The following files are custom Hirst Arts block downloads that require the specified program and version (or later) to open and use: Various blocks (By Julien in Rhino 3D, DFX Format) Various blocks (By Julien in Rhino 3D, Rhino v2 Format) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CastleBlocksCAD/  Public Comments Please log in to post a comment    You must be a registered member to post comments. You may sign-in Here.

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