Mosaic App Idea

[Jordan]

Any software developers here that would be interested in a fun side project? I’m a software developer myself and am looking for a fun app to write.

I was thinking of writing an app to take an image and transform it into a Lego mosaic. It would give you a list of all the pieces you’d need to order and instructions on how to put it together.

[Matt Redfield]

I’m no developer, just checking in to ask: are you aware of PicToBrick? http://pictobrick.de/en/pictobrick.shtml

Several LUG members have used this (and I believe at least one other site / software package) to generate a parts/colors list for LEGO mosaics. It’s fairly useful, although I’ve found that there’s always some refinement necessary with the human eye while actually building, to get things to look right.

Could be a fun challenge for you to write even though some similar software exists – or to find aspects to improve upon what’s out there!

[Adam W]

Hi Jordan,

I actually started a project like this several weeks ago. Everything is written in JavaScript so feel free to view the source code and add to it.

http://warburteezy.com/BrickMosaicGenerator.html

I set it up so that users can individually pick which colors are available. I figured this would be useful for Lugbulk, or seeing what can be made from the current Pick a brick wall selection.

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