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How to Build a Pig With Legos

You can use your imagination to build practically anything using Lego bricks. You only need to visit Legoland to get confirmation. Lego is a great learning tool for kids of all ages and many adults build Lego models as a hobby and take great pride in their creations. While you can follow detailed instructions for many Lego models, a pig isn̵7;t one of them. However, using Lego̵7;s free downloadable 3-D software program you can use it to design a pig and then reproduce it using Lego bricks.

Instructions

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  Type ̶0;Lego Digital Designer̶1; into your search engine. The top result displayed is the program you need to download and is titled ̶0;Lego Digital Designer: Virtual Building Software.̶1;
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  Click on the title. The download screen is displayed.
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  Click the box on the right side of the page that says ̶0;Download LDD 4.̶1; A new page is displayed.
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  Check the appropriate box, depending on whether you use Windows or Mac as your operating system. Click ̶0;Download.̶1;
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  Select ̶0;Run̶1; on the installation page. The software will be installed and an icon is placed on your start-up page.
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  Click the Lego icon on the start-up page. Lego Digital Designer loads. Follow the on-screen instructions to get started using the help menu.
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  Use your mouse to draw a 2-D outline of a pig on the screen. Right click the mouse and drag the mouse's arrow icon around the screen. As you do this you start drawing a line. It doesn't have to be a perfect drawing.
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  Click on the "Design" button on the side of the screen. Lego Digital Designer converts your 2-D drawing into a 3-D picture. Use the template to complete the instructions step by step so you can then make a real pig using Lego bricks. Each step is recorded as an instruction, but you can change the steps at any time, if you want to change the method for building your pig.

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