mchogan / leocad

A CAD program for creating virtual models that are compatible with LEGO® bricks.

About LeoCAD

LeoCAD is a CAD program for creating virtual models that can be constructed in real life using LEGO® bricks. It's available or free under the GNU Public License v2 and works on the Windows, Linux and Mac OSX Operating Systems.

Installation

You can download the latest version of LeoCAD and its Parts Library from the main website at http://www.leocad.org

It's recommended that you install the latest drivers for your video card since LeoCAD uses OpenGL to take advantage of hardware acceleration for rendering.

• LeoCAD for Windows:

  Download LeoCAD-0.80.0-7439.exe to your computer, double click on the icon to launch the installer and follow the intructions.

• LeoCAD for Linux and FreeBSD:

  Many distributions now include LeoCAD so check your package manager to see if it's already available and install from there.

  If you decide to compile it yourself you will also need to download the Parts Library separately and follow the installation instructions. More information is available at http://www.leocad.org

• LeoCAD for Mac OSX:

  Download LeoCAD-0.80.0-7439.dmg to your computer, double click on the icon to open the archive and copy LeoCAD.app to your Applications folder.

New users should take a look at the online tutorial located at http://www.leocad.org/docs/tutorial1.html to learn how to use LeoCAD.

Online Resources

• Website: http://www.leocad.org/

• Mailing list: https://lists.leocad.org/listinfo/leocad

• GitHub page: https://github.com/leozide/leocad

Legal Disclaimer

LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this software.