LeoCAD

Free and open-source 3D CAD program for creating virtual Lego models

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Screenshot

Tower Bridge (an official Lego set with over 4,000 pieces) built in LeoCAD.

Original author(s)Leonardo ZideInitial release1997; 27 years ago (1997)^[1]Stable release

21.06 ^[2] / October 30, 2022; 18 months ago (2022-10-30)^[3]

Repository

github.com/leozide/leocad

Written inC++^[4]Operating systemWindows
MacOS
Linux^[5]Size27,5 MBAvailable inEnglishTypeComputer-aided designLicenseGplv2Websitewww.leocad.org

LeoCAD is a free and open-source 3D CAD program for creating virtual Lego models by using parts from LDraw library.^[6] It was developed by Leonardo Zide in 1997.^[7]

References

^ "LeoCAD". Chip.
^ "Version History | LeoCAD".
^ "Comparing changes". GitHub. Github.com.
^ "Search · · leozide/Leocad". GitHub.
^ "LeoCAD Downloads".
^ Woo, Michelle (July 16, 2018). "Here's How Your Kids Can Build Lego Models Digitally and Then Buy Their Own Creations". Lifehacker. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
^ "LEGO raytracing".

Bibliography

T. Santos, A. Ferreira, F. Dias & M. J. Fonseca. Using Sketches and Retrieval to Create LEGO Models. Eurographics Workshop on Sketch-Based Interfaces and Modeling, 2008.
Daniel Mendes, Alfredo Ferreira. Virtual LEGO Modelling on Multi-Touch Surfaces. WSCG'2011 Full Papers Proceedings, 2011. ISBN 978-80-86943-83-1
Van Thanh Tran, Dongho Kim. An Application of Virtual Reality in E-learning based LEGO-Like Brick Assembling. School of Global Media, Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea, 2016.