There are 2 ways to contact admin: the [email protected] or a post in Parts Tracker Discussion on the LDraw.org Forum
The first time you submit a part to the Parts Tracker you will be asked to confirm your acceptance of the Contributor Agreement
Do not submit parts that you did not author. We have a long standing informal agreement with LEGO to use shape data from LDD (now Studio and the Build app).
All other digital sources are strictly forbidden.
This includes data from licensed LEGO products (e.g. Traveler's Tales video games) or LDraw files distributed under other licenses, and other, non-LDraw, LEGO CAD products (e.g. MecaBricks). This is copyright theft and could result in legal action against you and/or LDraw.org. If you are unsure if you are able to use a source, ask the admins.
Do not submit parts by authors who have not agreed to the Contributor Agreement, even if those parts are licensed under the current library license.
Third party (i.e. non-LEGO produced) parts are allowed in the official library. Only those parts that are physical products and are produced with the intention of being used with official LEGO parts are allowed. Clone brick products primary marketed to be used in lieu of LEGO parts are not allowed. When in doubt, ask the admins.
Since Third Party parts are often produced by Adult Fan of LEGO (AFOL) community members and in order to keep good community relations, the inclusion of a company's parts in the Official Library is strictly opt in. You must obtain permission from the company prior to submitting LDraw parts of their products to the Parts Tracker. This permission must be communicated to the library admins by a company's official representative. Since this rule was put into effect after the inclusion of some Third Party parts in the Official Library, those official parts will remain unless removal is requested by a company.
The following companies are authorized for the Parts Library
The following companies are not authorized for the Parts Library
Part Descriptions are written using Australian English terminology and spelling. Some common differences between American And Australian English include:
Note this is not an all inclusive list. If in doubt, ask a part reviewer or admin
If you don't know the official number for a part please DO NOT GUESS. This causes additional unnecessary work for the admins, especially if there are subfiles involved. Contact the admins for an available LDraw Unnnn number. There is a tracking sheet for who is assigned what numbers, however, do not self assign based on this list.
If a part needs to be renumbered or moved, please DO NOT RESUBMIT WITH THE DESIRED NUMBER. Doing this causes all the previous comments and actions on the part to be lost. Contact admin to have the part renumbered/moved.
You first must establish yourself as a competent parts author. While there is no formal criteria for this, a general body of quality work, a solid familiarity with the standards, and regular community participation is a good start. If you feel that you are ready contact the admins to have your permissions upgraded.
Here's a non-comprehensive list of things in no particular order:
In order to be included in a parts update, all unofficial files will require a minimum of two certify votes, one admin certify vote, and no hold votes
Administrators have the ability to cast a single "Fast Track" vote which will immediately qualify a part for release. Fast Track will not override the no hold vote requirement. Fast Track may only be used in the following conditions:
As a general rule, a parts update will happen on the last weekend of each month. This schedule may flex based on admin availability or to allow a particular group of parts or fixes to finish the certification process.
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