Build with Chrome: LEGO in your browser
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Google Australia has announced the release of Build with Chrome (or Build for short), perhaps the simplest online LEGO builder we've seen, and one that works right in your browser - as long as its Chrome
Google may describe this as the "largest LEGO set you’ve ever seen," but you'll find you're limited to one 32 x 32 patch at a time, building with 12 instantly-familiar brick types with doors and windows filed under an "extras" tab
Build with Chrome proves simple enough to use, especially to anyone with experience of Google's 3D modeling tool, SketchUp
Initially presenting the user with a familiar Google Map-style interface focused on a LEGO-fied depiction of Australia and New Zealand, users are invited to zoom in to view completed models and select a plot for their own creation
Google may describe this as the "largest LEGO set you’ve ever seen," but you'll find you're limited to one 32 x 32 patch at a time, building with 12 instantly-familiar brick types with doors and windows filed under an "extras" tab
Initially presenting the user with a familiar Google Map-style interface focused on a LEGO-fied depiction of Australia and New Zealand, users are invited to zoom in to view completed models and select a plot for their own creation
Initially presenting the user with a familiar Google Map-style interface focused on a LEGO-fied depiction of Australia and New Zealand, users are invited to zoom in to view completed models and select a plot for their own creation
Initially presenting the user with a familiar Google Map-style interface focused on a LEGO-fied depiction of Australia and New Zealand, users are invited to zoom in to view completed models and select a plot for their own creation
Google may describe this as the "largest LEGO set you’ve ever seen," but you'll find you're limited to one 32 x 32 patch at a time, building with 12 instantly-familiar brick types with doors and windows filed under an "extras" tab
Build with Chrome proves simple enough to use, especially to anyone with experience of Google's 3D modeling tool, SketchUp
Build with Chrome proves simple enough to use, especially to anyone with experience of Google's 3D modeling tool, SketchUp
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Google Australia has announced the release of Build with Chrome (or Build for short), perhaps the simplest online LEGO builder we've seen, and one that works right in your browser - as long as its Chrome. Completed models are located on a Google Map, which effectively becomes a permanent exhibition space of submitted LEGO models.
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