When you do, you’ll see a unique 4-digit Design ID number. (13) Remember that ‘608147’ face? Scroll down through the file until you find it. If you don’t have one, you can download a great one called Notepad++ by going here. (12) Using a file editing program, open up the file. (11) Now, go back out of the folder, and you’ll see 5 different XML files. (10) Put your new image in the ‘Decorations’ folder. It has to be something easy to remember try ‘00001’. (9) Rename your new image a 5- or 6-digit number–one that is not already used in the ‘Decorations’ folder. (8) When you’re down with drawing your face, make sure that it is a square, PNG image, with dimensions exactly 128 x 128. Though, it’s kind of squeezed together, so you’ll need to use this as a basis for drawing a face. It’s a standard face: two dot eyes and the classic smile. Wanna start making your own decals? Let’s find out how. LDD is programmed to map images like this on to their designated pieces. You’ll see a ton of images, all of which are decorations to parts on LDD!Įach image is a square, exactly 128 pixels by 128 pixels. (6) Open the new folder, then the Decorations folder. (5) Rename the old ‘db.lif’ file to ‘originaldb.lif’, so that LDD will read parts from the new folder instead of the old file. When it’s done, you’ll find a brand new ‘db’ folder in that LDD location we just went to. The program should immediately start working. (4) Drag and drop this file onto the LIFExtractor program. You’ll find some folders in there, another ‘Preferences’. It should be here (substitute USERNAME with the name of your computer):Ĭ:\Users*USERNAME*\AppData\Roaming\LEGO Company\LEGO Digital Designer (3) Now, find the AppData folder for your LDD.
#LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER CUSTOM DECALS ZIP#
(2) Extract the ZIP folder anywhere you want, and open up the new LIF Extractor folder, and find the LIFExtractor program. Click on the link relevant to your system (32-bit or 64-bit), to download a ZIP folder.
(1) Download the LIF Extractor program here.
The custom decals will definitely work without the option, but if you choose to activate it later you will have to do this all over again. If you haven’t activated the Theme Access option as featured in the first part in this series, you need to do so before you start this one. You can now do the same, with this trick. Have you ever wanted to put your own unique sticker on a virtual brick in LDD? Now’s your chance! The BrickPhone 2.1, the BrickWatch, and the BrickTab 1.0 have many custom decorations on their parts.
#LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER CUSTOM DECALS SERIES#
This is the second in the 3 part series about LEGO Digital Designer (LDD).
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