Learn about the LDraw library of virtual Lego bricks, upon which Bricksmith is based.Make printed instructions from your models.Fly through your models and export them to POV-Ray raytracer format.Add fiendishly complicated flexible hoses to your creations.Turn your LDraw models into beautiful 3D renderings with this raytracer.There's quite a long list these days.Offers another POV-Ray converter based on his own part library. The Bricksmith Project is an open-source venture.

drag-and-drop building

thousands of parts at your fingertips, with no limitations on which ones you can use

a full Lego color palette

support for steps and submodels, to document exactly how to build your creation

undo, cut, copy, and paste

multiple viewports

a Minifigure Generator

drag-and-drop flexible element generation

Download Version 3.0 Bricksmith 3.0 (32.0 MB)

Complete Package : includes LDraw part library 2013-2.

Bricksmith 3.0 (2.2 MB)

Application only! For those who have already downloaded the LDraw library.

requires Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or later.



Read about what's new, or find versions for older operating systems, in the Read about what's new, or find versions for older operating systems, in the Version History

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Bricksmith allows you to create virtual instructions for your Lego creations on your Mac. The magic is based on the LDraw library, a collection of 3D models of Lego building blocks created by enthusiasts from around the world. With Bricksmith, you'll never have to worry about running out of parts!Bricksmith offers:Soak in the wonderment. View the screenshot Basics of Bricksmith : An introduction to the basics of making Lego models with Bricksmith. Working with LPub : How to create printed instructions. Bricksmith is free. Free as a bird. Free as the spring rain. Free as the Divine Plan of Salvation. That notwithstanding,You see, writing this program takes time. If you hired someone to do it, it would cost you a lot of cash. So if you would like to send a thank-you note with your pocketbook , I'll certainly be happy to go buy someLego with it.If you are using Bricksmith, I want to know what you think. Send me some e-mail Also, if you have expertise with programming in Cocoa and wish to contribute to this program, I'd love to hear from you.