LEGO® Digital Designer 1.4 Readme



Build 1.4.1908 for
Windows® 98, Windows ME,
Windows 2000, Windows XP
Mac OS X® 10.3 and Mac OS X 10.4


Disclaimer

The software is provided as-is without any warranty of any kind. The entire risk arising out the use or performance of the software remains with you. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the LEGO Group of Companies (including LEGO Systems A/S) and its suppliers and licensors, be liable for any damages arising out of the use or inability to use the software.

To install and use the software, you must agree to the terms of the LEGO Digital Designer 1.4 License Agreement included with the software. Please be sure to read the License Agreement before installing LEGO Digital Designer 1.4 on your system.


Table of Contents:
  1. System requirements
    1. Microsoft Windows
    2. Mac OS X
  2. Installing LEGO Digital Designer
  3. Launching LEGO Digital Designer
  4. FAQ and known issues for LEGO Digital Designer
    1. Uninstalling LEGO Digital Designer does not remove saved models
    2. LEGO Digital Designer does not run after install
    3. Requirements Checker
    4. LEGO Digital Designer runs slow
  5. General troubleshooting for LEGO Digital Designer
    1. Updating drivers
  6. Uninstalling LEGO Digital Designer
  7. Technical support
  8. Legal

1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS VERSION

Microsoft Windows

Please make sure to be online when installing to make sure the latest requirements are taken in to consideration.

Minimum required machine configuration

  • 450 MHz Pentium III or Faster Processor
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 100 MB of free HD space
  • 16 bit (or more) Super VGA monitor
  • 16 MB graphics card (DirectX 8.0 or higher compatible)

Recommended machine configuration

  • 800 MHz Pentium III or Faster Processor
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 100 MB of free HD space
  • 16 bit Colour (or more) Super VGA monitor
  • 64 MB graphics card (DirectX 8.0 or higher compatible)

Software

  • Operating systems supported: Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP (Windows 95 and NT are NOT supported).
  • DirectX 8.0 or higher is required in order to run the LEGO Digital Designer application. Ensure that you have DirectX 8.0 or higher installed on your PC prior to running the program. The latest version of DirectX can be obtained from Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/directx/

Mac OS X

Minimum required machine configuration

  • Mac OS X 10.3.9 or Mac OS 10.4.2 or higher
  • A G4 or G5 processor

2) INSTALLING LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER

Please note:
Before you install LEGO Digital Designer on Windows, please uninstall any previous version installed. There are two ways to uninstall LEGO Digital Designer:
  • Click Start from the task bar, go to Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and select LEGO Digital Designer from the menu. Follow the uninstall wizard.
  • Click Start from the task bar, go to programs, LEGO Software, LEGO Digital Designer, and click Uninstall. You can then select to remove or reinstall LEGO Digital Designer. Follow the Wizard to complete your selection.
After uninstall finishes you are ready to install the new version. Start the installer, and follow onscreen instructions.

Also you may need to turn off any resident programs like antivirus programs or Norton SystemWorks that monitor file installations.

Administrator privileges are required when installing LEGO Digital Designer on Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

3) LAUNCHING LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER

Double click on LEGO Digital Designer on your desktop. This will start LEGO Digital Designer.

This first time you launch LEGO Digital Designer it will take between 1 and 5 minutes to unpack the bricks. This will not happen when you launch it after the first time.

4) FAQ AND KNOWN ISSUES FOR LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER

4A. UNINSTALLING LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER DOES NOT REMOVE SAVED MODELS AND SNAPSHOTS

When uninstalling the LEGO Digital Designer software, all your saved models and snapshots will be retained on the hard drive. Should you choose to reinstall LEGO Digital Designer the data will still be available. As the saved data is very compact it will take up only a tiny portion of your hard drive space. However should you wish to clear out the space, you will be required to do so manually using the Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.

The models and snapshots will be located in My Documents\LEGO Creations on Microsoft Windows and Documents/LEGO Creations on the Mac.

4B. LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER DOES NOT RUN AFTER INSTALL

After the splash screen, LEGO Digital Designer closes down, or the application simply cannot be launched.

It has been discovered during testing that occasionally LEGO Digital Designer cannot be launched. To try to fix this problem it is recommended that you delete the Q files created by LEGO Digital Designer.

To delete the Q files on Windows XP and 2000 you need to navigate to:

C:\Documents and Settings\(user name)\Local Settings\Application Data\Qubesoft

and delete the folder called LEGO Digital Designer

To delete the Q files on Windows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows ME you need to navigate to:

C:\WINDOWS\Local Settings\Application Data\Qubesoft

To delete the Q files on an Apple Mac you need to navigate to:

(user name)/Library/Preferences/Qubesoft

and delete the folder called LEGO Digital Designer

Then try to run the program again. This might solve your problem. The Q files and directory will be recreated when LEGO Digital Designer is started again.

If you protect your computer with an Internet firewall that uses pop-up style program access protection (e.g. ZoneAlarm) then LEGO Digital Designer Fullscreen may stop working as soon as the "Loading" screen appears. If this happens, try pressing Ctrl-Alt-Delete to show the pop-up and configure your firewall. If the pop-up does not show, you may have to reset your computer. The pop-up is activated because LEGO Digital Designer accesses the Web to check for updates when it starts up. To fix this problem run LEGO Digital Designer from the desktop shortcut instead of the LEGO Digital Designer Fullscreen start menu shortcut.

4C. REQUIREMENTS CHECKER

If the Requirements Checker pops up when you launch installation it is an indicator that your computer does not fulfil the requirements for running LEGO Digital Designer. You can choose to cancel the installation, or you can choose to install LEGO Digital Designer anyway. However, if you choose to install LEGO Digital Designer you might experience problems.

4D. LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER RUNS SLOWLY

It is a known issue that many bricks on screen in LEGO Digital Designer can cause the machine to run slower. To improve performance, it is recommended that you close running background applications. It has also been seen that graphic cards with shared memory can cause performance problems.

5) GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING FOR LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER

General troubleshooting can resolve many issues experienced with running a program. If the issue you are experiencing is not specifically addressed, please read the following General Troubleshooting section before contacting Technical Support.

Please remember, when making changes to your system it is a good practice to take notes and backup along the way to enable you to reverse your changes.

5A. UPDATING DRIVERS

In general if you are experiencing performance issues, lock ups, blue/black screen, error messages, etc. it is advisable to check with the machine manufacturer to ensure that you are using the most current drivers available. Sound, Video and CD-ROM manufacturers often release a number of new driver versions in a year to enable the user to get the best performance from their hardware. These drivers often contain improvements and sometimes include fixes for known issues with the hardware. If you are unfamiliar with updating your drivers or have any questions about your system drivers, please contact your computer manufacturer or supplier for assistance.

6) UNINSTALLING LEGO DIGITAL DESIGNER

On the Mac simply drag LEGO Digital Designer from Applications to the trashcan to uninstall. On Microsoft Windows there are two ways to uninstall LEGO Digital Designer:
  • Click Start from the task bar, go to Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and select LEGO Digital Designer from the menu. Follow the uninstall wizard.
  • Click Start from the task bar, go to programs, LEGO Digital Designer, and click Uninstall. You can then select to remove or reinstall LEGO Digital Designer. Follow the Wizard to complete your selection.

7) TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Thank you for downloading LEGO Digital Designer. Issues known at the time of release are listed above in this document. You can find more details in the FAQ and Tech Support pages on the LEGO website.

8) LEGAL

LEGO® Digital Designer 1.4 by LEGO System A/S, DK-7190 Billund, Denmark

Distributed by the LEGO Group, DK-7190 Billund, Denmark. © 2005 The LEGO Group and its licensors.

Acknowledgements

This product was built using the Q 1.1.1 engine under license from Qube Software.

This product uses zlib, created by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler.
This product uses libjpeg, created by the Independent JPEG Group.
This product uses libpng, created by Glenn Randers-Pehrson.
This product uses libxml2, from xmlsoft.org.
This product was built with SCons, created by The SCons Foundation.
This product has a Windows installer built with NSIS, created by Nullsoft.