The LDraw community thrives on a series of online discussion groups, both in the form of mailing lists and on the LEGO® Users Group Network (LUGNET) servers.

On LUGNET, people come and share ideas about new programs, people post their works and discuss them and users can ask questions and get them answered by the most knowledgeable and talented LDraw users around.

On the mailing lists, among other things, the developers of the LDraw.org website discuss new ideas and new directions, the LDraw.org Standards Committee discusses the future of the LDraw file format

LUGNET's discussion system is free for all users but requires posting setup. Visit LUGNET's News page for more details. LUGNET also offers a paid membership which gives users access to a personalized set database, member page, and limited web space. Much more is in development for paying LUGNET members.

lugnet.cad

Discussions of CAD software, models, and animations, LDraw, MLCad, LeoCAD, BrickDraw3D, LDLite, L3G0, L2P, L3P, BlockCAD, etc.

lugnet.cad.dat.ideas

Construction ideas, concept illustrations, techniques, sub-assemblies, snippets, etc. in LDraw DAT format, plus any follow-up discussions.

lugnet.cad.dat.models

Original models in LDraw DAT format, plus any follow-up discussions.

lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets

Unofficial renderings of official Lego sets in LDraw DAT format, plus any follow-up discussions.

lugnet.cad.dat.parts

Unofficial renderings of official Lego elements/parts in LDraw DAT format, plus any follow-up discussions.

lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives

Parts primitives (special sub-elements upon which full elements are built) in LDraw DAT format, plus any follow-up discussions.

lugnet.cad.dat.scenes

Multi-model scenes in LDraw DAT format, plus any follow-up discussions; NOTE: for maximum flexibility and bandwidth conservation, files posted here should ideally contain only references to full DAT models and not copies of the models themselves (not even copies in MPD format).

lugnet.cad.dev

CAD developers forum: in-depth technical discussions, software architecture, interoperability, tools, parts planning & tracking, standards, etc. (Formerly the L-CAD mailing list).

lugnet.cad.dev.mac

CAD developers forum, specifically focused on development for Apple Macintosh operating systems (Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, etc.).

lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw

CAD developers' focused discussion group for the planning and development of the domain LDraw.org, its website, and related resources.

lugnet.cad.ldd

Focused discussion group for LEGO Digital Designer (LDD) users: sharing insights, tips & tricks, success stories, compatibility issues, etc.

LDraw.org Website Technical Mailing List

Devoted to the discussion of the technical aspects of the LDraw.org website

LDraw.org Website Content Mailing List

Devoted to the discussion of the content development for the LDraw.org website

LDraw.org Standards Committee Mailing List

Mailing list for discussion within the LDraw.org Standards Committee

LDraw.org Member Mailing List

Mailing list for discussion of LDraw Organization topics