Answers.Body: <p>Copy and paste works:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Open the model in Extended mode</li>
  <li>Copy the design</li>
  <li>Close the model</li>
  <li>Open a new, empty document in "Standard" (non-Extended) mode</li>
  <li>Paste the content</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>The bricks that does not exist in Standard mode will not be shown, leaving gaps in the model.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: If I understand your suggestion, you are prescribing:
  - open the model in Extended
  - copy the design
  - close the model
  - open a new, empty document in "Standard" (non-Extended)
  - paste the contents of the clipboard
  
  is this right?
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Answers.Text: Yes. Bricks not in standard will not be shown, leaving gaps in the model
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Body: <p>I'm using LEGO Digital Designer. My LEGO model I've designed uses parts that don't exist. This is a bummer because I am trying to buy the parts to realize my design in actual, physical LEGO bricks!</p>
  
  <p>I hypothesize I created this file not noticing which mode it was in. My only recourse now is to somehow "scrub" the design of these invalid parts.</p>
  
  <p>I'm using LEGO Digital Designer 4.3. When it starts up, it shows 3 tabs:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>LEGO Digital Designer</li>
  <li>LEGO Mindstorms</li>
  <li>LEGO Digital Designer Extended</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>As I understand it, LEGO Digital Designer Extended is a distinct mode from LEGO Digital Designer. The distinction is, Extended lets you use pieces that aren't in production. For example, you could pick a shape and color combination that have never been manufactured by LEGO.</p>
  
  <p>How do I convert it to non-Extended mode? Alternatively, how do I figure out which pieces in my model are "illegal?"</p>
  
  <p>One solution I've been experimenting with:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Export a .ldr file</li>
  <li>Importing the .ldr export file into another program</li>
  <li>The invalid bricks will be dropped, and from there they can be replaced</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>I'm on OSX so the ones I've successfully tried are:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><a href="http://www.leocad.org/trac" rel="noreferrer" title="LeoCAD">LeoCAD</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://bricksmith.sourceforge.net/" rel="noreferrer" title="Bricksmith">Bricksmith</a></li>
  </ul>
  
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Title: How to convert a model from "LEGO Digital Designer" Extended into non-Extended?
UserDisplayName: MonkeyWidget
ThreadText: # How to convert a model from "LEGO Digital Designer" Extended into non-Extended?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-16)
  
  I'm using LEGO Digital Designer. My LEGO model I've designed uses parts that don't exist. This is a bummer because I am trying to buy the parts to realize my design in actual, physical LEGO bricks!
  
  I hypothesize I created this file not noticing which mode it was in. My only recourse now is to somehow "scrub" the design of these invalid parts.
  
  I'm using LEGO Digital Designer 4.3. When it starts up, it shows 3 tabs:
  
  * LEGO Digital Designer
  * LEGO Mindstorms
  * LEGO Digital Designer Extended
  
  As I understand it, LEGO Digital Designer Extended is a distinct mode from LEGO Digital Designer. The distinction is, Extended lets you use pieces that aren't in production. For example, you could pick a shape and color combination that have never been manufactured by LEGO.
  
  How do I convert it to non-Extended mode? Alternatively, how do I figure out which pieces in my model are "illegal?"
  
  One solution I've been experimenting with:
  
  1. Export a .ldr file
  2. Importing the .ldr export file into another program
  3. The invalid bricks will be dropped, and from there they can be replaced
  
  I'm on OSX so the ones I've successfully tried are:
  
  * [LeoCAD](http://www.leocad.org/trac "LeoCAD")
  * [Bricksmith](http://bricksmith.sourceforge.net/ "Bricksmith")
  
  **Tags:** ldd
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-04-07. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  Copy and paste works:
  
  1. Open the model in Extended mode
  2. Copy the design
  3. Close the model
  4. Open a new, empty document in "Standard" (non-Extended) mode
  5. Paste the content
  
  The bricks that does not exist in Standard mode will not be shown, leaving gaps in the model.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: If I understand your suggestion, you are prescribing: - open the model in Extended - copy the design - close the model - open a new, empty document in "Standard" (non-Extended) - paste the contents of the clipboard  is this right?  
  > **username_1**: Yes. Bricks not in standard will not be shown, leaving gaps in the model  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2017-06-23. Score: -2
  
  1.View  
  2.New themes  
  3.LDD/LDD MINDSTORMS/LDD Extended
  
  
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