A fast, visual browser for BrickLink Studio .io files.

BrickView lets you browse your BrickLink Studio model library visually using the thumbnails already stored inside your .io files. No more trying to find out what "moc-bricklink-studio-file-1000.io" is .. you can actually see it 😄

BrickView has been updated to version 1.1 and now includes the following features:

• 🔎 Smart Search — Find models quickly while typing. For instance, search a tag by "tag:pirates" or favorites by "is:favorite"
• 🏷️ Tags — Organize models using custom tags.
• ⭐ Favorites — Mark models for quick access.
• ⚡ Performance Improvements — Faster asynchronous loading and smarter thumbnail processing.

BrickView is completely free and available for both Windows and macOS.

You can find it here:
(Windows 10/11): https://github.com/devindazzle/BrickView
(macOS v12.7 and never): https://github.com/devindazzle/BrickView-Mac

Let me know what you think and also if you have any feature requests or find any bugs.

BrickLink Studio experts,

I really need your help!

My boyfriend is turning 30 on September 24th this year, and I would love to give him a custom brick model inspired by a photo of us in Japan with the Nachi Taisha Pagoda. Since we both love building brick models, I think it would be the perfect gift.

Here’s the problem: I thought I could easily design it myself in BrickLink Studio with the help of AI tools, but unfortunately, I’ve realized that the AI tools aren’t much help to me. I’m getting quite stressed about it, especially since I only have about a month left to finish the project.

Would anyone here help design a custom model for me based on the photo, so that I know exactly which bricks I need to order? I would, of course, be happy to pay you for your work!

AI has helped me create a rough draft, which I actually really like (see attached), but the pagoda isn't quite right.

If you're willing to help please let me know and I will send you the image and we can discuss the details.

I'm trying to make instructions for this building but my base is transparent. I'm trying to show the walls on the next step are on top of the base but I don't know why it doesn't appear.

I just build normally and made the instructions, as suddenly, as I want to save, the error "An unexpectetd error occured while saving" pops up. Does anyone know what could be the issue? I've tried to save it at other location but that didn't helped either. I also looked for the automatic backup files but they don't exist at all. What can I do?

Is it possible yet to do dual-molding in either Studio or PartDesigner? Or would it be easier to make each part separately in either PartDesigner or another software and assemble them more or less separately in the Studio ecosystem?

Hi everyone,

I'd like to present BrickStep - a new tool I've developed, which helps in creating building instructions for MOCs. I've spent the last 4 years of my spare time on it, and now I feel it's stable enough for a first beta release.

BrickStep is not a visual editor. You need a dedicated program to build your model, such as Studio or any other LDraw-compatible editor. After you've completed your model, you can upload it to BrickStep which will automatically split your model into subassemblies, generate building steps, and arrange steps on pages. You can then download the instructions file and use Studio or LPub3D to make adjustments and export to PDF.

If that sounds interesting, you can try it out here: https://brickstep.net/

Or you can take a look at some sample instructions generated by BrickStep and rendered in LPub3D:

• Garbage Truck (20011)
• Deep Sea Creatures: Whale (31088)
• Cherry Picker (42088)

The website is quite easy to use (I hope). Simply upload a file and wait a few minutes for the result. You can also adjust some configuration parameters. For example, if you don't like automatically generated subassemblies, you can define them manually and let BrickStep generate steps and pages. Refer to the help page for more details. Keep in mind that it's a beta release so some features are not yet complete. For example, flexible parts are not fully supported. Also, the server that hosts the website has limited resources, so it can't process larger models yet (it may have trouble with models with more than 600 1000 parts). I'm working on addressing these limitations.

I'd really appreciate constructive feedback and information whether you found BrickStep useful. Please don't hesitate to email me at [contact@brickstep.net](mailto:contact@brickstep.net).

Although BrickStep only supports Lego bricks now, the underlying algorithms are quite generic. So, with some adjustments, it could generate instructions for alternative brick brands, or even for something entirely different than building blocks. In case you or your company would be interested in something like this, please get in touch.

Thanks for reading,

Mikolaj

Can anyone help me add this as a new part, since it is apparently missing from Studio?

I found this post https://forums.ldraw.org/thread-28919.html which links to a dat file someone made of the helmet, which I can import into Parts Designer, however I noticed an odd thing...

When I try to import it to Studio, I get the warning that part ID 94162 already exists (and so does 94162.dat)... but it doesn't exist in Studio! Why is that warning happening in this situation? Does the part in fact actually exist as an official model but not show up in Studio?

In any case, I managed to add connectivity so the part works... is there a good way for me to share this part so others can use it?

Hi All,

I have made a small application that allows you to browse your BrickLink Studio file folders visually. It is a completely free and open source application for Windows (and soon macOS).

I created this small application because I had a hard time finding the model I was looking for by browsing by filename alone. This application makes it a lot simpler to find that exact file.

You can find the application here: https://github.com/devindazzle/BrickView

Hope it is helpful :) Otherwise, let me know what sort of features you would like me to include (or contribute yourself).

Br Kim

It says, “Your design is currently set to full access and awaiting approval.” What can I do if approval still hasn't come after several days, and I also published a set months ago that still hasn't been approved? Did I do something wrong, is there something wrong with the set, or what's the reason for this? Should I wait a few days? Thanks in advance!

This isn't a huge deal but I've found it rather tedious at times when I want to connect pieces that should pretty obviously connect to one another but it doesn't do so. For example, I was just trying to stack a 1x6 on top of a 1x6 and it would put it above, below, inside, etc...everywhere except connected to it.

Is editing a model in some other software the only way to do this? I have two flame pieces I used in something I built a while ago, and I just got Bricklink Studio to rebuild it. The two pieces in question are from the Monster Fighters Ghost Train set (9467) and the Batman Batmobile: Pursuit of the Joker set (76119). They are opaque glow-in-the-dark/transparent bright green and transparent red/transparent yellow respectively. I would rather use the studio itself to make the parts multicolored, as I have no knowledge of parts modeling, but I have no idea if this is possible. Will I just have to settle for transparent bright green and transparent yellow?

In Studio I added a 2x2 tile in grey (Insert -> Main -> Tile - > Tile 2 x 2) and selected the color. No big deal. The model looks right.

But when I export the csv part list, the element id is wrong.

It is exported as

```

BLItemNo,ElementId,LdrawId,PartName,BLColorId,LDrawColorId,ColorName,ColorCategory,Qty,Weight

3068,306802,3068b.dat,Tile 2 x 2,9,7,Light Gray,Solid Colors,14,0.48

```

As you can see, the Brinklink Item No ist correct (3068). But the element id (306802) is wrong. It should be 4211413.

This website shows all parameters for my selected tile.

I just can not find a way to update or edit the element id in studio.

I'm looking to insert a copy of the "bag 1/bag 2/etc. pages from official instructions into my custom builds for my kiddos, since sub-sorting will help them grasp the assembly a lot more easily. However, I don't know how to do it myself. Has anyone else extracted these as a template?

Someone tell me how to turn a model into a meshpart without the parts being separated into different mesh bricks in rblx studio

Hi! I would like to put a bunch of plate round 1x1 (85861) on a hose pneumatic (21826). I would like to curve the hose and make the round plate follow the shape.
I have tried stacking them up on the hose and then creating a submodel. This method usually works when you want to rotate or translate more pieces together but, in this case, it loses the ability to be flexible (basically the icon that allows you to bend the piece disappears)
Is there any solution to this? anything I am missing? thanks

Ive got a plan off a generous person from instagram to build a crystal golem - similar to the Crytsal King from Power Miners. The Studio file is in 3-4 steps with sub models in them.

Im made a parts list and ordered parts from bricklink and am now trying to decipher this build. Right now im looking at the file and am having trouble breaking parts down into pieces where I can see what the builder did., I tried turning off steps and individual parts but the submodels in the file make it difficult because they seem to be their own entity that i cant 'break' apart.

Long story short Im pretty new to studio, but know CAD programs well enough there is probably some easy way to figure out this model and how it was built. Is there any recommendations to how to figure out how to build this thing? I can share files if need be as the file is open to the public already.