What is LDraw?

LDraw™ is an open standard for LEGO CAD programs that allow the user to create virtual LEGO models and scenes. You can use it to document models you have physically built, create building instructions just like LEGO, render 3D photo realistic images of your virtual models and even make animations. The possibilities are endless. Unlike real LEGO bricks where you are limited by the number of parts and colors, in LDraw nothing is impossible.

Find out how to get started on Windows, Mac or Linux

LDraw All-In-One-Installer

Windows users can use the LDraw All-In-One-Installer, in short AIOI, if they want a quick and easy way to install the LDraw Parts Library and many of the popular 3rd party tools as well.

Sep 06, 2020
This update adds 712 new files to the core library, including 510 new parts and 15 new primitives.
Give Back to LDraw.org

Enjoying LDraw? Please give back to the community. You can do this in several ways:

Become a parts author and submit parts to the Parts Tracker
Join us on the forums and help other users
Help out with various needed tasks

Here you can learn techniques to enhance your proficiency with various programs of the LDraw System Of Tools.

Recent parts submitted to the Parts Tracker

Recent LDraw images from flickr.com

Recipient 2019
Gerald Lasser

Latest Forum posts

6436 Duplo Arch 4 x 10 x 3 with Glass (Skylight)
Oct 13, 2020
"Hi, I wonder if this could be done in LDRAW. really I'm mostly interested in the glass itself..."
Possible new primitive idea
Oct 12, 2020
"Here is an idea for a possible new primitive that could be useful for plates like parts 2540,..."
Duplo Candle with Yellow Flame
Oct 12, 2020
"A little unusual perhaps, but I am in need of the Duplo Candle with Yellow Flame. I have some..."
DUPLO Early Simple Machines Models - Where to Start as a newbie?
Oct 11, 2020
"Hi everyone, i know this kind of posts are not liked very much, but I feel a little bit..."
Buddy Requests
Oct 9, 2020
" (2020-10-09, 14:52) Orion Pobursky Wrote: I'm tentatively reopening the OMR. I didn't..."
LEGO / Stud.io style instructions with LPub3D
Oct 9, 2020
"Hi all, I was looking for a way to create more LEGO style instructions with the characteristic..."
Wrong display after rendering in POV-Ray
Oct 9, 2020
"Hello, I have a problem rendering in POV-Ray. I load an ldr file into LDView, it looks like..."
AIOI 2020-02 Release candidate ready for testing
Oct 8, 2020
"Hi, The release candidate of the AIOI 2020-02 can be downloaded here:..."

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