If multiple of these parts are available, you can give the specific part a different color and check for the one that says You can find this ID by clicking on the part in LDD and looking at the bottom left corner. In which you replace 30408 (the designID of the storm trooper helmet in this example) with the designID of the part you desperately want to decorate. To find your part, use the search function (Ctrl + F / Cmd + F) and type in: Among others, it contains a list with the placed parts, including their color(s) and decoration(s). lxfml file is actually a textual representation of your model. lxf file to the LXFML format (File -> Export Model). But luckily, there is an easy way to apply decorations that will work in most cases (no guarantees though!). Also, taking a screenshot for reference is not a bad idea to support your memory.īut wait a minute… Some parts don’t allow for any decorations at all in LDD! Minifig torso’s are not a problem at all, but things like helmets are a whole different story.
Make sure to use different decorations for each surface, so that you later can keep track of which filler to replace with which substitute. So firstly, you need to give the pieces you want to decorate a replacement decoration in LDD. LDD2POV-Ray, the program that will eventually place your custom decorations, can only replace already applied decorations. And the best of all: all programs I use here are entirely free! I’ll be using Lego Digital Designer, LDD2POV-Ray, POV-Ray and Inkscape. This method doesn’t involve any hacking and doesn’t require any sick programming skills (although the custom decorations might need your artistic talents…).
#LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER DECORATION TOOL HOW TO#
It gives me the opportunity to explain how to decorate surfaces that aren’t directly accessible in LDD, how to fit custom decals and explain the general principles. This figure lacks all decoration in LDD, and is commonly used in digital Star Wars builds.
My example in this tutorial will be a stormtrooper minifig. You can design entirely new figures for example, or you can apply the decorations that aren’t available in LDD. In this little tutorial, I will try to explain how you can enhance the POV-Ray renders of your LDD models with custom decorations. This tutorial is here to help you with that. You may have encountered it: you built a nice model in LDD, but it looks surreal because it lacks decorations on e.g.
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