Dampflok
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Plan it. Build it. Share it.
Build your brick model in the browser, get the instructions automatically – and show it to the world. No account, no download, no ads.
- 29 parts, 26 colors
- Instructions as PDF
- 4 languages
Three steps from pile to model.
1Build
Brick by brick in the 3D editor. It shows you loose bricks right away.
2Instructions
Steps, parts callouts and the parts list are created for you.
3Share
Link, QR code, PDF – or publish it and collect remixes.
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Real models from the community – with instructions to build them yourself.
Build just like you do with real bricks.
The editor stacks automatically, builds whole rows and warns you when something won’t hold.
- Click to place, drag to build a row, R to rotate
- Hide layers and check from the bottom up
- Warnings for bricks that are floating
- Unlimited undo, autosave in the browser
- Runs on PC and tablet, even with thousands of bricks
Ready to print, with no layout work for you.
Steps in a sensible order, parts per step, a position guide and a parts list for ordering. As a PDF or step by step on your phone.
For families, builders and classrooms.
Families
Start with the duck in ten minutes, then build your own idea. No account needed.
View examplesHobby builders
Plan large models, export parts lists, build up a collection of your own models.
Explore modelsSchools
Set tasks with no accounts for children, no cookies, and instructions as PDF.
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Create your own brick building instructions in 10 minutes
Build the model in your browser, get step-by-step instructions automatically, print or share – no account.
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- Independent of any manufacturer
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