Thursday, November 1, 2012

Bricksmith 2.6-Virtual LEGO modeling for your Mac

When I grew up, Lego was one of my favorite toys although I couldn't help
losing bricks down the back of the sofa. Bricksmith eliminates this problem
and brings back lots of happy childhood memories via a virtual Lego building
environment. Except this is like Lego on steroids - Bricksmith features some
amazingly intricate and unusual bricks that have been designed by a community
of users around the world. There's no need to worry about running out of
bricks either - you can call on as many bricks as you want. Even better -
it's completely free to use although the developer does accept some well
deserved donations. All bricks have been designed using LDraw which is a
drawing standard upon which Bricksmith is based. The Bricksmith website has
links to this which you can download before using Bricksmith. When you open
the program, you're centered on point zero around which you build. The first
brick you place is directly on this point and other bricks can be placed
anywhere you want but rotating it helps make sure you're able to build
something impressive rather than just a mishmash of blocks. Dragging and
dropping blocks is simple although sometimes, just like in the original, you
may find that blocks don't fit quite into place as they should do and you'll
be tearing your hair out as to what exactly you've done wrong. *Any Lego fan
will enjoy this simple, elegant and free program that brings back the joys of
childhood.*Download *Bricksmith 2.6* in Softonic