and we have continued to expand on and optimise Platforms and other MMC methodologies in our work with both public and private sector clients.
Lego® is an interesting ‘Platforms’ case study in itself and a great example of how standard components do not limit individuality of design.There are also multiple manufacturers of the components.
Since the last patent underlying the brick design expired in 1978 there are numerous legitimate systems such as Megaconstrux and Kre-O which are dimensionally identical to, and therefore compatible with, Lego bricks.. For the purposes of this article, however, I am even more interested in a company called Brick Link.It was set up in 2000, initially called BrickBay, as a marketplace to allow fans of Lego to buy and sell vintage Lego sets and retired pieces.It has since grown into the world’s largest community of Lego fans, where people can also share ideas and designs.
It was acquired by the Lego Group in 2019..Brick Link is now an extensive marketplace hosting over 10,000 vendors in 70 countries.
Users can search for pieces or sets then select vendors based on region, rating, price etc..
While Lego have their own ‘Digital Designer’ configurator, Brick Link developed ‘.It’s unlike any other course in the world, and that’s the problem, Marks says.
There isn’t anywhere for people to go to learn these things, so we can’t expect them to finish their education and be ready to enter the space.That’s why our team at Autodesk is creating a knowledge centre - to pass on what they know through the software, through the technology..
Leading the change.According to Amy Marks, we need strong leadership figures in the industry who are going to take risks and be thought leaders.. “Every CEO that comes to me, I'm like, get ready, this is gonna take a lot of money, a lot of time, a lot of effort, you're not going to get there on one project.”.
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