What are the dots on Legos called?

The bumps on a LEGO® brick are called “studs.” These are the parts of the brick that allow it to connect with other pieces. Studs are also used for identifying bricks when ordering certain parts or asking a friend for a loaner piece. LEGO® bricks are often referred to by the number of studs they have.

Do Legos have names?

And it’s the starting point for a unique quirk of language: Lego nomenclature. Every family, it seems, has its own set of words for describing particular Lego pieces. No one uses the official names.

What are illegal Lego builds?

Note: “illegal techniques” refers to the LEGO Group’s internal design rules for connecting elements together for stability and to avoid unnecessary stress. LEGO Digital Designer (LDD) only allows legal building techniques in Standard Mode.

What are Lego techniques?

The LEGO building toy use a building process which consist in stacking parts of various sizes and shapes on top of each other, vertically. SNOT is the name we give to any building tip resulting in the studs of parts not pointing up. SNOT techniques represent a large part of advanced building techniques.

What are snot bricks called?

As you can see it is a 1×1 brick but taller than usual and with two side-studs on one face. The official name is Brick 1X1X1 2/3 W/Vert. Knobs (Design ID 32952) and so far I’ve found myself nicknaming it “the SNOT column”.

How big is a Lego hole?

4.8 mm

What sizes do Lego blocks come in?

The sizes are:

Regular lego.
Duplo. Intended for younger children than regular Lego.
Quatro. Intended for younger childern than Duplo.
Primo. Intended for babies.
Modulex. Intended for architectural models and commercial signage.
Samsonite Jumbo Bricks. Not compatible with regular Lego bricks.
Lego Soft Bricks.