This fun app scans your Lego pieces and tells you everything you can build with them

There are Legos for all tastes and ages. If you are a fan of these pieces, you may still have the ones you used when you were little or, if you have children or keep your curious and creative spirit intact, you may have been tempted by the most modern sets, such as the International Space Station , the Batmobile or the Star Destroyer Star Wars.

Any of these scenarios translates into a mountain of pieces that, if combined correctly, allow almost anything to be assembled. The problem is know what we can mount and how. Some Lego fans have created an app that promises to solve this problem. Is named Brickit App and, from what we have been able to observe, it seems very accurate and fun, let’s see.

Brickit, the app to build with Legos

The first thing you need to do is download and install Brickit on your mobile phone. There are iPhone versions and android. Once installed, lay out all the pieces on a flat surface and remove the larger pieces. Then open the app, tap on the scan button and point the mobile camera at the Lego pieces at a distance of approximately 50 centimeters.

Once you’ve got the perfect frame, take a shot and let the system do its thing. On the screen you can see how the application tries to detect each of the pieces. Once the process is finished, the lower part of the screen will list a certain number of “ideas” that can be developed with the pieces scanned and available at the moment.

Some ideas can be carried out 100%, that is, you will have all the necessary pieces. Others, on the other hand, may be partially carried out due to the lack of specific pieces. In any case, you can start assembling the project and replace the missing parts with others with similar characteristics. touch the button Play to see the building instructions.

The application will guide you step by step in the development of the idea, but there is something more interesting. At the bottom right of the screen you will find an image that you can enlarge with all the necessary pieces. If you make use of this last feature, you won’t have to search for each Lego manually and you’ll be able to save time, although of course we’re not talking about projects with thousands of pieces, which also exist.

Once you have finished with the project you will have the possibility to take a photo of it and share it with the Brickit community, as well as see the creations of other users. It should be noted that the app also has a paid version for $3.74 per month.. The “Pro” alternative, unlike the free one, identifies a larger number of parts.

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