SNIPE Posted May 5, 2011 Posted May 5, 2011 hi, can the Modulex bricks be attached to regular LEGO system bricks ? Quote
Modulex Guy Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 No. LEGO bricks are 4x4x5 ratio, Modulex are 1x1x1. No compatibility whatsoever. Quote
SNIPE Posted May 6, 2011 Author Posted May 6, 2011 No. LEGO bricks are 4x4x5 ratio, Modulex are 1x1x1. No compatibility whatsoever. what do you mean by ratio, there is different dimension system basic bricks such as the ones with 1 stud, the ones with 2x2 studs etc (o don't know their dimensions) Quote
Modulex Guy Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 what do you mean by ratio, there is different dimension system basic bricks such as the ones with 1 stud, the ones with 2x2 studs etc (o don't know their dimensions) What I mean with ratios is that if you take a 2x4 LEGO Brick with proportions of 4x4x5 (physical brick dimension, not studs). You would be able to mate that brick on top of a DUPLO 2x4 brick because it also shares the 4x4x5 ratio. The Modulex system works of of 1x1x1 ratios which makes that incompatible to the LEGO system. Simply put, take a 1x1 LEGO brick and notice that it is slightly taller than wide, the taller part is the 5 in the 4x4x5 ratio, a Modulex 1x1 brick is a 5mm Cube with a 1x1x1 ratio, it is the same tall as is wide or long. Quote
davee123 Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 Yeah, Modulex seems to be the first "spin off" construction brand that LEGO created (in 1963), and didn't have compatibility in mind. Modulex was intended to be designed for architects and professionals, who (I assume) must have wanted something a bit more mathematically handy to work with. Hence, they went with 5mm x 5mm x 5mm squares rather than 8mm x 8mm x 9.6mm. Of course, you can line up 8 Modulex studs so that they fit evenly with 5 normal studs, but there's no way I know of to actually attach the elements (except maybe some totally unintended coincidences). Later "systems" were all compatible in at least SOME ways to the standard system like DUPLO (1969), Technic (1977), Primo (1996), Scala (1979 and 1998), ZNAP (1998), Clikits (2003) and Quatro (2004). LEGO Soft (1998) is compatible proportionally and dimentionally (6x normal bricks I think?), but I'm not sure if they actually can interlock with smaller systems. I think that pretty much makes Modulex unique in terms of being the most out-of-sync building system among LEGO products! DaveE Quote
Brickdoctor Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 Yeah, Modulex seems to be the first "spin off" construction brand that LEGO created (in 1963), and didn't have compatibility in mind. Modulex was intended to be designed for architects and professionals, who (I assume) must have wanted something a bit more mathematically handy to work with. Hence, they went with 5mm x 5mm x 5mm squares rather than 8mm x 8mm x 9.6mm. Yeah, I believe it was designed because Godtfred was building a house and wanted to design it in LEGO, but the proportions of a LEGO brick didn't match those of the standard European construction module. Quote
Modulex Guy Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 5x5x6. :) *scratches head* Oh yeah, My mistake in saying 4x4x5. I had other things on my mind writing that post. Quote
SNIPE Posted May 7, 2011 Author Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) *scratches head* Oh yeah, My mistake in saying 4x4x5. I had other things on my mind writing that post. what is this measured in? 1x1x1 sounds weird a 2x1 LEGO brick should be around 10mmx5mmx6mm (6mm tall 10mm long on the side with two studs and 5mm wide on the side with 1 stud, a 2x1 modulex brick should be similar to these dimensions, the studs might be placed at a different width to that of the LEGO studs on modulex i want to attach: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=Mx1042B to a 4x2 stud system brick http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=Mx2401A to each stud of a 4x2 stud system brick (using 8 of those modulex bricks) Edited May 7, 2011 by SNIPE Quote
Brickdoctor Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) what is this measured in? 1x1x1 sounds wierd The proportions. A Modulex 1 x 1 brick is a cube. (so long as you don't count the stud) Edited May 7, 2011 by Brickdoctor Quote
Ricecracker Posted May 7, 2011 Posted May 7, 2011 what is this measured in? 1x1x1 sounds wierd It's a ratio, not the dimensions. Quote
SNIPE Posted May 7, 2011 Author Posted May 7, 2011 can the modulex bricks i posted to attached to the specified LEGO bricks? Quote
AndyC Posted May 8, 2011 Posted May 8, 2011 can the modulex bricks i posted to attached to the specified LEGO bricks? No, Modulex pieces are too small to attach to ordinary Lego bricks - the two systems are not compatible at all. Quote
davee123 Posted May 8, 2011 Posted May 8, 2011 (edited) a 2x1 LEGO brick should be around 10mmx5mmx6mm Nope-- a 2x1 LEGO brick measures: 16mm long x 8mm wide x 9.6mm tall (not counting the height of the studs) A 2x1 Modulex brick would measure: 10mm long x 5mm wide x 5mm tall (not counting the height of the studs) It sounds like you've never actually used Modulex before-- here's a picture comparing Modulex to standard LEGO (Modulex is on the top): DaveE Edited May 8, 2011 by davee123 Quote
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