About the Grids

Each of the four Design Grids has been engineered to serve a different purpose. Grids #1 and #2 are most useful when you are sketching out mosaic images or planning a model that will be viewed from the top looking down. Grids #3 and #4 take a different approach and allow you to imagine a LEGO model as seen from the side.

Design Grid #1

Grid #1 allows you to look down on a model from above, straight down on the studs. As you can see by the sample shown in Figure B-1, each square is exactly the size of a real 1x1 brick.

The squares on Grid #1 are all the same size as the top surface of a 1x1 brick.

Figure B-1. The squares on Grid #1 are all the same size as the top surface of a 1x1 brick.

Design Grid #2

Grid #2 is ...

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