Böcker av John Baichtal

Virtually build any LEGO creation you can imagine with any LEGO part ever made! This fun guide shows how to create just about anything from virtual LEGO blocks using free software. Learn how to install and customize LEGO Digital Designer, navigate the user interface, and get started on your own projects. LDraw and Mecabricks are also clearly explained. Building with Virtual LEGO: Getting Started with LEGO Digital Designer, LDraw, and Mecabricks features DIY projects that illustrate each technique and software tool. You will see how to upload and share your creations online even modify projects that others have built! Find out how to: Download, set up, and configure LEGO Digital Designer Navigate the LDD user interface, menus, and tools Identify the different Lego parts and explore brick palettes Quickly and easily start creating your own LEGO models Access the huge library of out-of-print LEGO bricks in LDraw, including those designed by hobbyists Get up and running on Mecabricks and launch creative projects online Write clear instructions and share them with other virtual LEGO enthusiasts Create custom bricks and participate in the LDraw parts design process

Minecraft for Makers explores the intersection of this creative and beloved electronic game with the real world. It gives readers the opportunity to take familiar objects from the game - such as blocks, jack o'lanterns, and mobs - and make real-world versions of them.

Maker Pro is a book of essays by more than a dozen prominent and up-and-coming professional makers (Maker Pros). Each essay includes advice and stories on topics such as starting a kit-making business, taking a hardware project open-source, and plenty of encouragement to "quit your day job."

Make amazing robots and gadgets by combining two of the hottest DIY technologies: the venerable LEGO and the upstart Arduino. With this book, you'll focus on six projects, each more challenging and informative than the next. In each project, you'll explore different ways that Arduino adds functionality to LEGO Mindstorms.

Teaching everything from how to make a "chopper" to soldering up electronic circuits, Make: Bikes presents 18 different projects to enhance your bicycle for the summer, including a handlebar-mounted synthesizer horn, a LED headlight, and a mini trailer hauling an armored suitcase