BrickLink Discussion Forum

In Studio, whenever you import an official set as a palette, it always fails
to import any parts with stickers. I don't mind not having the stickers myself,
but is there any way to have it automatically import the regular part sans-sticker
instead of just throwing an error?

Currently the only way around this is to manually add them, which gets tedious
with large sets. Has anyone been able to get around this? It's a major hassle
for people who like to build sets digitally.

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 12, 2022 11:43

Subject:

Re: Part designer

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In Problem, Legonaut15 writes:

HI guys,
i got a question: when i open the part designer i get the message that i have
an invalid studio app folder, do anyone knows how i can solve this problem to
open part designer?
Thanks

Hi,

The dedicated forum for Studio and PartDesigner is https://forum.bricklink.com/
(hover over the red Studio icon on every page, then click “Studio Forum”).

Please search the forum for your question before posting a new one (the search
box is in the very dark grey banner).
There’s indexes of known bugs and suggestions that you can browse first:
Studio: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5579
PartDesigner: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5589

For your problem: you need to browse / enter the directory in which Studio is
installed (e.g. C:\Program Files\Studio 2.0\ on Windows).

Author:

Stonemensch

Posted:

May 12, 2022 11:37

Subject:

Part designer

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HI guys,
i got a question: when i open the part designer i get the message that i have
an invalid studio app folder, do anyone knows how i can solve this problem to
open part designer?
Thanks

Author:

Brick_Render

Posted:

May 8, 2022 10:44

Subject:

Re: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError when uploading

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In Related Software, giuliga06 writes:

When I try to upload any .io file, I get a message saying "Error saving model:
EC_INVALID_PARAM: OK : java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError cannot be cast to java.lang."

I get the similar error when I try to add images to a design I uploaded directly
through Studio. Tried it with .png, .jpg and different file names/sizes without
success.
Please help!

Author:

giuliga06

Posted:

May 7, 2022 05:18

Subject:

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError when uploading

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When I try to upload any .io file, I get a message saying "Error saving model:
EC_INVALID_PARAM: OK : java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError cannot be cast to java.lang."

Author:

Yo_Yo_Flamingo

Posted:

May 6, 2022 19:05

Subject:

Re: Getting the Hang of Brickstore

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In Related Software, 1001bricks writes:

In Related Software, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:

Hello, helpful folks!
I'm trying to get into the habit of using Brickstore for adding parts to
my store. One feature I'm not finding is to automatically price parts at
6mo average + a set percentage. That would save a lot of time when listing parts.

Oh misread.

You can't automatically do this, but it's a couple of clicks.

* select all lots CTRL+A
* CTRL+G and select the average you wish
* now they're at the average, if you wish a different price let's say
-10% just right click on any price (while selected) and choose Adjust price,
by default in percent - type -10 for example
* all selected are now avg -10%
* Export/Mass Upload

Really it takes seconds...

Just what I was looking for! Many thanks!

Author:

Branesergen

Posted:

May 6, 2022 17:13

Subject:

Re: Getting the Hang of Brickstore

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What the other guy said.

CTRL + A to select all (get used to doing this for everything!)

Up at the top - very right side - you see a $ with a block, then a $ with a plus.
The 1st one lets you set the price of all you have selected. The 2nd one lets
you adjust up or down a percentage for all select.

So

CTRL A - $ with block - set to 6 month average - enter - $ with + - adjust price
up/down (select percentage) - enter

In Related Software, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:

Author:

GuglMajo

Posted:

May 6, 2022 03:57

Subject:

Re: How about an Android Stud.io version?

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In Related Software, TheJokerOLBC writes:

If only stu.io would run inside android on tablet or smartphone it would be a
great and very convenient idea...

Maybe it would work on tablets but on a smartphone it would be kind of impossible
to have it being a nice app as it is for pc. Also tablets, compared to apple
iPads are really rare so i would see it coming more for iPadOS rather than android
tbh

Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

May 5, 2022 20:00

Subject:

Re: Getting the Hang of Brickstore

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In Related Software, Yo_Yo_Flamingo writes:

Author:

Yo_Yo_Flamingo

Posted:

May 5, 2022 19:49

Subject:

Getting the Hang of Brickstore

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Author:

1001bricks

Posted:

May 4, 2022 18:10

Subject:

Re: How about an Android Stud.io version?

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In Related Software, TheJokerOLBC writes:

If only stu.io would run inside android on tablet or smartphone it would be a
great and very convenient idea...

Ermmmmm - Studio on a smartphone?

It'd be very convenient to build seeing 1mm sized bricks, yes

Silly, sorry to say.

Note you may try something like VNC/TightVNC... with a deceptive result.

Author:

TheJokerOLBC

Posted:

May 4, 2022 17:55

Subject:

How about an Android Stud.io version?

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Topic:

If only stu.io would run inside android on tablet or smartphone it would be a
great and very convenient idea...

Author:

macebobo

Posted:

May 4, 2022 14:08

Subject:

Re: Studio app folder

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In Technical Issues, Noah_104 writes:

Program says to specify studio app folder, but I create folder but message invalid
folder. HELP!!!

Welcome to Bricklink, this forum is for Bricklink proper. The studio forum is
found https://forum.bricklink.com/ search for your question as it has been answered
numerous times.

Author:

Noah_104

Posted:

May 4, 2022 14:05

Subject:

Studio app folder

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Program says to specify studio app folder, but I create folder but message invalid
folder. HELP!!!

Author:

hpoort

Posted:

May 4, 2022 12:29

Subject:

Re: Building Pallet

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In Help, IEetCrayonz writes:

I have somehow closed to Building Pallet on Stud.io 2.0 and I don't know
how to get it back. I know you can buy going to View, but it covers the whole
screen and I cant minimise it.

Wrong forum.

You'll find your answer in this thread: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3788

Author:

IEetCrayonz

Posted:

May 4, 2022 12:03

Subject:

Building Pallet

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I have somehow closed to Building Pallet on Stud.io 2.0 and I don't know
how to get it back. I know you can buy going to View, but it covers the whole
screen and I cant minimise it.

Author:

TheCuteGiraffe

Posted:

May 4, 2022 01:13

Subject:

Re: "Visibility Inspection" Button in Studio

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These great suggestions would be seen better and seen more in the Studio forum.

Author:

TheCuteGiraffe

Posted:

May 4, 2022 01:12

Subject:

Re: Brick "Resize" Button

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Topic:

Ask this is the studio forum. They could help more than this forum. Sounds like
a great idea though.

Author:

TheCuteGiraffe

Posted:

May 4, 2022 01:09

Subject:

Re: Installed Studio 2 --

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Ask the question in the Studio forum they can help more than this forum.

Author:

TheCuteGiraffe

Posted:

May 3, 2022 19:58

Subject:

Re: Rotation Issue

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Put this into the studio forum page. They can help there.

Author:

jennnifer

Posted:

May 2, 2022 20:45

Subject:

Re: Rotation Issue

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In Technical Issues, ChaosLord0908 writes:

It seems that Rotating(Holding the Left Mouse Button) either delays/lags or doesn't
work all together.
I kept hoping this issue would be resolved with new updates but it seems I might
need to inquire.

This sounds like a Studio problem?

https://forum.bricklink.com/

Jen

Author:

ChaosLord0908

Posted:

May 2, 2022 20:43

Subject:

Rotation Issue

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Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

May 1, 2022 13:44

Subject:

Re: Installed Studio 2 --

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In Problem, rjsherman1 writes:

I installed Studio 2.0 today and when launched I get a "checking database 10/100"
nothing appears to happen after that -- how long does this take?

Hi,

It should be mostly unnoticeable.
Are you preventing Studio from talking to the servers to check for parts update?

Otherwise, the dedicated forum for Studio and PartDesigner is https://forum.bricklink.com/
(hover over the red Studio icon on every page, then click “Studio Forum”).

Please search the forum for your question before posting a new one (the search
box is in the very dark grey banner).
There’s indexes of known bugs and suggestions that you can browse first:
Studio: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5579
PartDesigner: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5589

Author:

FantasyBricks

Posted:

May 1, 2022 13:43

Subject:

Re: Installed Studio 2 --

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Hello -- Please use this dedicated Studio forum for Studio-related questions:

https://forum.bricklink.com/index.php?sid=3e81358568da2d57a71ef5a97a5e56d1

You may also access the forum using the red Studio icon located to the right
of the green Market icon at the top of the main Bricklink page.

You will have better luck getting an answer there -- Thank you and good luck.

Author:

rjsherman1

Posted:

May 1, 2022 13:26

Subject:

Installed Studio 2 --

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I installed Studio 2.0 today and when launched I get a "checking database 10/100"
nothing appears to happen after that -- how long does this take?

Author:

SnugWuls

Posted:

Apr 29, 2022 15:17

Subject:

Re: "Visibility Inspection" Button in Studio

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In Suggestions, psusaxman2000 writes:

In Suggestions, SnugWuls writes:

As a follow-up to my previous suggestion for the "Any Color" option in Studio/Bricklink,
I would love to see a "visibility inspection" (or "visibility analysis") button
you can press to identify all the bricks that are completely closed off from
the exterior and thus hidden from view. These "hidden" interior bricks do not
require any special colors to be picked out because no one can seem them, and
people would normally want to buy whatever color is the cheapest on Bricklink.

Currently it is possible to manually distinguish these interior elements by setting
them to one specific color (for example, bright pink so it stands out), but it
is tedious to manually designate them during build. Also, as you continue to
iterate your models, what you have previously designated as "hidden" bricks may
later become visible and vice versa, which introduces human error. With the proposed
"visibility inspection" button, you can just hit the button after the design
is finalized, select all the "hidden" bricks, and change them all to your own
"hidden bricks color" of choice, or in case my other suggestion for the "any
color" option is implemented, they can be designated as "any color," so it's
easy to find the cheapest bricks on Bricklink regardless of color.

Additionally, a user option may be provided so that the user can specify what
qualifies as a "hidden" element. Oftentimes, even when two Lego plates are butting
against each other (especially at an angle), there is a very small microscopic
gap between the two, through which another interior brick can be seen through.
These microscopic gaps are always present (even in official Lego sets) because
of the innate margin of error or give (usually like 0.1-0.2 millimeters) that
is built into all Lego elements. The "visibility inspection" button can be designed
to take these factors into account and also let the user decide how granular
you want to be when deciding what is visible and what is not.

You should post this in the dedicated STUDIO forum:
https://forum.bricklink.com/

Oops, sorry. I resubmitted all my suggestions in the Studio forum. Thanks.

Author:

psusaxman2000

Posted:

Apr 29, 2022 14:58

Subject:

Re: Brick "Resize" Button

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In Suggestions, SnugWuls writes:

I would love to see a "resize" button that I can use to easily lengthen or shorten
bricks in-place. For example, if I used a 1x4x1 brick in my model but decided
to swap it out for a longer 1x6x1 brick, I would love to be able to just click
the "resize" button, which would make arrows appear in 6 different directions)
and elongate or shorten an existing brick in any of the three axes to obtain
the longer brick instead of having to delete the old brick, hunt down the new
brick in the menu, and place the new brick. Same goes to plates, tiles, liftarms,
etc. that are each just essentially the same "families" of elements that come
in many different sizes. Resizing the "height" might be a little tricker but
being able to resize in-place in the lateral axes would be great.

You should post this in the dedicated STUDIO forum:
https://forum.bricklink.com/

Author:

psusaxman2000

Posted:

Apr 29, 2022 14:57

Subject:

Re: "Any Color" Option in Studio

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In Suggestions, SnugWuls writes:

I think it would be great to have an "any color" (or "unspecified" or "undecided")
option. For many elements that eventually become hidden inside your model (e.g.,
skeletal structures), it doesn't matter what color they are. However, depending
on what color you choose, the cost of ordering bricks from Bricklink later on
can fluctuate drastically. I don't want to worry about "what is the cheapest
color for this particular brick" in the middle of designing my model every time
I'm picking out a brick that will not be visible. One thing I do right now
is just pick out a random color (some obscure color you're not going to use
anywhere else) and designate that color to all your hidden colors, so I can worry
about picking colors later, but this doesn't give me a realistic cost estimate
while I'm building a model. I want an "any color" option (essentially meaning
"I don't care what color this is as long as it's the cheapest color)
for your bricks and the cost estimate to reflect the cheapest price regardless
of color. The "any color" brick can show up as hashed or checkered in your screen
to indicate its unspecified status. This will also help when I share my .io file
with someone, and they will be able to make a better and more up-to-date purchasing
decision by knowing which bricks will end up being hidden from view and can be
thus purchased in any color. Ideally, this feature would be implemented both
on Studio and Bricklink.

You should post this in the dedicated STUDIO forum:
https://forum.bricklink.com/

Author:

psusaxman2000

Posted:

Apr 29, 2022 14:57

Subject:

Re: "Visibility Inspection" Button in Studio

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In Suggestions, SnugWuls writes:

You should post this in the dedicated STUDIO forum:
https://forum.bricklink.com/

Author:

DPB

Posted:

Apr 29, 2022 14:55

Subject:

Re: "Visibility Inspection" Button in Studio

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In Suggestions, SnugWuls writes:

Love your enthusiasm!

You will surely get more views and possible responses if you were to ask these
questions in the dedicated Designer Forum.

Thanks for speaking up!

dpb

Author:

SnugWuls

Posted:

Apr 29, 2022 14:51

Subject:

"Visibility Inspection" Button in Studio

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Author:

SnugWuls

Posted:

Apr 29, 2022 14:36

Subject:

"Any Color" Option in Studio

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Author:

SnugWuls

Posted:

Apr 29, 2022 14:33

Subject:

Re: Brick "Resize" Button

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In Suggestions, SnugWuls writes:

To be clear, this suggestion is meant for Lego Studio, not for Bricklink in general.

Author:

SnugWuls

Posted:

Apr 29, 2022 14:30

Subject:

Brick "Resize" Button

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Author:

NoIdeaForAName

Posted:

Apr 25, 2022 17:43

Subject:

Re: (Cancelled)

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In Related Software, NoIdeaForAName writes:

(Cancelled)

Never mind i managed to fix it

Author:

hpoort

Posted:

Apr 17, 2022 02:07

Subject:

Re: New part for bricklink studio

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In Suggestions, eagle1 writes:

Hello, im writing this message because i want that you add the piece 24135, I
would be grateful if you added it

There is a separate forum for Studio, and a special subforum for parts.

Please read the Studio Parts FAQ at https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6368

If you manage to find a 3D model of the part, then it could be contributed to
the Studio parts library. Without model there is no possibility of adding the
part.

Author:

eagle1

Posted:

Apr 16, 2022 23:48

Subject:

New part for bricklink studio

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Hello, im writing this message because i want that you add the piece 24135, I
would be grateful if you added it

Author:

Stellar

Posted:

Apr 12, 2022 05:13

Subject:

Re: Hi the images no longer load

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In Related Software, Dc6623 writes:

Hi, the small images no longer load for me eg: when i click star wars episode
2 the images of the Minifigures won't load and is replaced by a tick, can
someone please help me solve this problem please, I'd appreciate it so much
if i could get a reply on this issue

Are you talking about BrickStock?

You would need to switch to BrickStore:

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1333243

Author:

Dc6623

Posted:

Apr 12, 2022 03:50

Subject:

Hi the images no longer load

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Author:

Stellar

Posted:

Apr 7, 2022 04:32

Subject:

Re: Interceptor with hyperdrive & Studio question

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In Related Software, Lancefwelch writes:

Hi all,

New to Studio I decided to take an Interceptor with hyperdrive instructions and
recreate it in Studio to learn how it all works. I have been able to build the
whole hyperdrive and started on the ship but even with using the connect feature
and taking time to know each piece is "clicked
"into place" the brace inside the hyperdrive that will connect the interceptor
will not attach to both ends of the hyperdrive.
Is there a trick, something I am doing wrong?
I built it outside of the ring and tried to just drop it in, when that didnt
work I brought in parts one a a time.

Help would be greatly appreciated.

Hello

The dedicated forum for Studio is at https://forum.bricklink.com/
(hover over the red Studio icon on every page, then click “Studio Forum”).

There you might find more help with your porblem.

Sergio

Author:

Lancefwelch

Posted:

Apr 7, 2022 00:55

Subject:

Interceptor with hyperdrive & Studio question

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Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Apr 6, 2022 16:45

Subject:

Re: PartDesigner png decal with background

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In Help, eBakedPotato writes:

Thank you so much!

Thought this was the forum for everything, headed directly to the Community tab

(that explains why I did not find anything when I searched).

Yeah, the Studio forum has to be earned: you need to find it first

Author:

eBakedPotato

Posted:

Apr 6, 2022 16:39

Subject:

Re: PartDesigner png decal with background

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Thank you so much!

Thought this was the forum for everything, headed directly to the Community tab

(that explains why I did not find anything when I searched).

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Apr 6, 2022 16:27

Subject:

Re: PartDesigner png decal with background

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In Help, eBakedPotato writes:

Hello, I'm new to Studio 2.0 and PartDesigner, and I'm trying to replicate
some of my real sets.[…]

Hi and welcome,

First, the dedicated forum for Studio and PartDesigner is https://forum.bricklink.com/
(hover over the red Studio icon on every page, then click “Studio Forum”).

Please search the forum for your question before posting a new one (the search
box is in the very dark grey banner).
There’s indexes of known bugs and suggestions that you can browse first:
Studio: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5579
PartDesigner: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5589

Then, for your problem, it’s a known bug of the last version. The image appears
with a white background but it’s transparent once applied.
Read more here: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=7430
(It’s listed as “Transparent images are not transparent until they are applied”
in PD’s bug list.)

Author:

eBakedPotato

Posted:

Apr 6, 2022 16:15

Subject:

Re: PartDesigner png decal with background

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Image of what I see inside PartDesigner (forgot to add it on main post and don't
know how to edit it)

Author:

eBakedPotato

Posted:

Apr 6, 2022 16:13

Subject:

PartDesigner png decal with background

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Hello, I'm new to Studio 2.0 and PartDesigner, and I'm trying to replicate
some of my real sets.

One of them has a Police sticker for this part:

44661 Tail Shuttle, Small
Parts: Tail {White}

.

I loaded that part and a custom png I made replicating the sticker into PartDesigner.
However, when importing the image as a decal, it appears with a white background,
even after being exported from GIMP without it.

Maybe I need some specific options when exporting the image so PartDesigner can
detect the empty background? I searched to no avail.

Attached are both the imported png image and what I am seeing inside PartDesigner

Author:

SylvainLS

Posted:

Apr 6, 2022 05:37

Subject:

Re: Bricklink Studio Freezs at exporte animation

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In Technical Issues, Nick3600 writes:

Whenever I try to render an animation, my computer freezes at the exporting step.
I'm on an M1 MacBook Pro.
Other types of rendering work perfect. Anyone else have this problem?

Hi,

The dedicated forum for Studio and PartDesigner is https://forum.bricklink.com/
(hover over the red Studio icon on every page, then click “Studio Forum”).

Please search the forum for your question before posting a new one (the search
box is in the very dark grey banner).
There’s indexes of known bugs and suggestions that you can browse first:
Studio: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5579
PartDesigner: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5589

For your problem, there’s this one about animations on Macs: https://forum.bricklink.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5586
but it’s not about M1 and not about freezing.

So, please post on the Studio Development subforum https://forum.bricklink.com/posting.php?mode=post&f=4

Author:

Nick3600

Posted:

Apr 6, 2022 02:45

Subject:

Bricklink Studio Freezs at exporte animation

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Whenever I try to render an animation, my computer freezes at the exporting step.
I'm on an M1 MacBook Pro.
Other types of rendering work perfect. Anyone else have this problem?

Author:

OurBricks

Posted:

Mar 31, 2022 16:32

Subject:

Re: Brick Seller

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Hi Phil,

I'm the developer of Brick Seller. I've been using it since 2017 to
manage my BrickLink store and more recently, to also manage my Brick Owl store.

There are currently 37 active subscription users of Brick Seller and 14 users
registered for the free 45 day trial.

There are some demo videos available on the home page which are a bit out of
date but still show the main features of Brick Seller (new updated videos will
be available soon).

I would also be willing to have a Zoom call with you so that I could demonstrate
all the features and answer any questions that you have along the way. Please
let me know if you would be interested.

Rick

In Related Software, Phil_BrickRoom writes:

So I haven't really heard much about this. (just happened to stumble upon
this) So does anyone use Brick Seller? I am currently using Brick Freedom but
it charges 1% on the order total which I think is a little to much for me an
so was thinking about swiching over to Brick Seller. thoughts anyone.

-Phil

Author:

BlueDevilBricks

Posted:

Mar 30, 2022 13:44

Subject:

Re: Change Currancy in Bricktore

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