Answers.Body: <p>The canonical location for 3D models of LEGO bricks would be <a href="http://www.ldraw.org" rel="noreferrer">LDraw</a>, with its huge catalogue of <a href="http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates/complete.zip" rel="noreferrer">official parts</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Another resource specifically catered to the 3D printing community is <a href="https://printabrick.org/bricks/" rel="noreferrer">PrintABrick</a>. Their library is not as big as LDraw's, but they offer ready-to-print STL files.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: LDraw files are suitable for digital modeling, but not for 3D printing.
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Answers.Text: @Alex Good to know! What _renders_ them unsuitable for 3D printing?
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Answers.Text: LDraw parts have just geometry. You still need to tweak dimensions, tolerances and directions after conversion. So they are not ready to be used directly for 3D printing.
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Answers.Text: I am not sure if I understand your answer Alex. My friend with the 3d printer says that he needs STL files. Would I be able to produce those with LDraw?
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Answers.Text: There is a perl script/library ldraw2stl https://github.com/kristov/ldraw2stl to convert LDraw data files to stl format that can be printed just fine.
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Body: <p>I am constantly in search for a particular rare brick from the 1990's which is ridiculously expensive on BrickLink and also hard to get. So I am thinking about printing it on a 3D printer to be able to finish projects. I understand, a blasphemous behaviour. Please let me know where to get the needed 3D file.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: LEGO doesn't (3D) print their bricks, especially not in the 90ies where 3D-printing (almost) wasn't invented yet. So you're looking for a file some random person has made for his/her own use. I've never seen a repository of such files.
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Comments.Text: well, i thought there are 3D programms that one can use for designing models and there is a library for the bricks. i would like to extract the one brick as a file. btw, the brick is in use also today but not in the color that i am looking for
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Comments.Text: What part are you looking for?
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Comments.Text: hi chicks, I am looking for "6192 - Brick, Modified 2 x 4 No Studs, Curved Top". It is a common piece but not in white. It was only used in 1995 in 3 sets. It would be great to have a STL so I can print it
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Title: Where to get 3D files for LEGO bricks?
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ThreadText: # Where to get 3D files for LEGO bricks?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-02-20)
  
  I am constantly in search for a particular rare brick from the 1990's which is ridiculously expensive on BrickLink and also hard to get. So I am thinking about printing it on a 3D printer to be able to finish projects. I understand, a blasphemous behaviour. Please let me know where to get the needed 3D file.
  
  **Tags:** 3d-printing
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: LEGO doesn't (3D) print their bricks, especially not in the 90ies where 3D-printing (almost) wasn't invented yet. So you're looking for a file some random person has made for his/her own use. I've never seen a repository of such files.  
  > **username_0**: well, i thought there are 3D programms that one can use for designing models and there is a library for the bricks. i would like to extract the one brick as a file. btw, the brick is in use also today but not in the color that i am looking for  
  > **username_2**: What part are you looking for?  
  > **username_0**: hi username_2, I am looking for "6192 - Brick, Modified 2 x 4 No Studs, Curved Top". It is a common piece but not in white. It was only used in 1995 in 3 sets. It would be great to have a STL so I can print it  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2019-02-20. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
  
  The canonical location for 3D models of LEGO bricks would be [LDraw](http://www.ldraw.org), with its huge catalogue of [official parts](http://www.ldraw.org/library/updates/complete.zip).
  
  Another resource specifically catered to the 3D printing community is [PrintABrick](https://printabrick.org/bricks/). Their library is not as big as LDraw's, but they offer ready-to-print STL files.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: LDraw files are suitable for digital modeling, but not for 3D printing.  
  > **username_3**: @username_4 Good to know! What _renders_ them unsuitable for 3D printing?  
  > **username_4**: LDraw parts have just geometry. You still need to tweak dimensions, tolerances and directions after conversion. So they are not ready to be used directly for 3D printing.  
  > **username_0**: I am not sure if I understand your answer username_4. My friend with the 3d printer says that he needs STL files. Would I be able to produce those with LDraw?  
  > **username_5**: There is a perl script/library ldraw2stl https://github.com/kristov/ldraw2stl to convert LDraw data files to stl format that can be printed just fine.  
  
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