In general, the Extended Version of LDD is most useful for LEGO fans, although you will have to double check the make sure the parts and colors are actually available. Please also note that LEGO Digital Designerhas three versions the Basic Version that includes currently available pieces and colors, the Mindstorms Version for building with Mindstorms elements, and the Extended Version which includes the largest selection of parts (both current and retired) and you can select any color you want (even if they are not available).

You can find the download page here, and the support pages and user manual here.

LEGO Digital Designer is available both for Mac and Windows operating systems, but please read the minimum system requirements before downloading the software. The image below by LEGO fan CM4Sci nicely lays out most of the new elements. However, with LEGO Digital Designer 4.3.11, pretty much all of the new parts released in 2017 were added to the database. During 2017, LEGO added a large selection of new parts, and it was frustrating for LEGO fans that they were not able to use them for virtual building. The last time we got an update to the software was at the end of 2016, with LEGO Digital Designer 4.3.10. You can read more about these changes here: LEGO Digital Designer – The End is Near… The software no longer gets updates and bug fixes, however new parts are added from time to time. With all the LEGO news and new sets coming out at the beginning of the year, I neglected to mention one important piece of news for LEGO fans LEGO Digital Designer has been updated at the beginning of February with over four hundred new parts! 🙂Īs we discussed previously, LEGO is planning to retire LEGO Digital Designer, however due to major outcry from the LEGO fan community, they decided to keep the software running until they have something else to replace it with.

Lego designer software