Draft:MLCad

MLCad
MLCad
Developer	Michael Lachmann
Release	1999
Operating system	Windows, macOS with Wine, Linux with Wine
Type	CAD
Website	mlcad.lm-software.com

MLCad (Mike's Lego CAD) is a virtual modeling program designed for use with LEGO parts. It was developed by Michael Lachmann and first released in 1999. Using the LDraw LEGO parts library, it provides the ability to build virtual LEGO models, as well as create instructions for them.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

MLCAD is available for Windows and includes support for English, German, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Czech, French, and Spanish.

References

↑ Clague, Kevin (2002). Lego Software Power Tools With LDraw, MLCad, and LPub. Rockland, Mass: Syngress. ISBN 978-1-931836-76-0.
↑ Rollins, Mark (2013). Practical LEGO Technics: Bring Your LEGO Creations to Life. Springer eBook Collection. Berkeley, CA: Apress. pp. 17–18. ISBN 978-1-4302-4612-1.
↑ Baichtal, John (2017). Building with Virtual LEGO: Getting Started with LEGO Digital Designer, LDraw, and Mecabricks. McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering. New York, N.Y: McGraw-Hill Education. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-259-86184-0.
↑ Wilcher, Don (2004). Lego Mindstorms Mechatronics. New York London: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-141745-7.
↑ Courtney, Tim; Bliss, Steve; Herrera, Ahui (2003). Virtual LEGO: The Official LDraw.Org Guide to LDraw Tools for Windows. San Francisco: No Starch Press. ISBN 978-1-886411-94-4.
↑ Wilcher, Don (2003). Lego Mindstorms Mechatronics. New York London: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-141745-7.
↑ Sato, Jin (2002). Jin Sato's Lego Mindstorms: The Master's Technique. San Francisco, CA: No Starch Press. ISBN 978-1-886411-56-2.
↑ Mendes, Daniel; Lopes, Pedro; Ferreira, Alfredo (2011-11-08). "Hands-on interactive tabletop LEGO application". Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology. ACE '11. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery: 1–8. doi:10.1145/2071423.2071447. ISBN 978-1-4503-0827-4.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
↑ "MLCad". Softpedia. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2026-02-20.

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[1] Clague, Kevin (2002). Lego Software Power Tools With LDraw, MLCad, and LPub. Rockland, Mass: Syngress. ISBN 978-1-931836-76-0.

[2] Rollins, Mark (2013). Practical LEGO Technics: Bring Your LEGO Creations to Life. Springer eBook Collection. Berkeley, CA: Apress. pp. 17–18. ISBN 978-1-4302-4612-1.

[3] Baichtal, John (2017). Building with Virtual LEGO: Getting Started with LEGO Digital Designer, LDraw, and Mecabricks. McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering. New York, N.Y: McGraw-Hill Education. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-259-86184-0.

[4] Wilcher, Don (2004). Lego Mindstorms Mechatronics. New York London: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-141745-7.

[5] Courtney, Tim; Bliss, Steve; Herrera, Ahui (2003). Virtual LEGO: The Official LDraw.Org Guide to LDraw Tools for Windows. San Francisco: No Starch Press. ISBN 978-1-886411-94-4.

[6] Wilcher, Don (2003). Lego Mindstorms Mechatronics. New York London: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-141745-7.

[7] Sato, Jin (2002). Jin Sato's Lego Mindstorms: The Master's Technique. San Francisco, CA: No Starch Press. ISBN 978-1-886411-56-2.

[8] Mendes, Daniel; Lopes, Pedro; Ferreira, Alfredo (2011-11-08). "Hands-on interactive tabletop LEGO application". Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology. ACE '11. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery: 1–8. doi:10.1145/2071423.2071447. ISBN 978-1-4503-0827-4.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)

[9] "MLCad". Softpedia. 2015-12-17. Retrieved 2026-02-20.

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