LEGO Theory "SNOT" Technique. The Logic Behind Building Sideways
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- Hello and welcome to Brick Sculpt! This video is a little different and might be less appealing than some of my other videos but is designed to help you better understand the logic behind building with the SNOT technique. I hope you enjoy this video and find it useful. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please fell free to ask in the comments. Thanks for Watching!!!
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The more you work with lego parts the more you start to think maybe the designers spent MONTHS on a single part and its compatibilites
I couldn't agree more the genius behind it is never ending.
Yea, and it pays off even after decades, those bricks and plates were invented in the 50s and are still the base of most Lego parts.
This is brilliant for beginners, well done! The key is understanding the relation between the numbers 1, 3, and 2.5.
I'm used to calling the "LBU" the "height" (or sometimes the "thickness") of a plate, not the "width". The width for me would be one "stud", or "module" as I have heard the official set designers say.
I use "brick", "plate", and "stud";
1 brick (the height of a regular brick) = 9.6mm = 3 plates
1 plate (the height of a regular plate without the protruding stud, also known as a tile) = 3.2mm = 1/3 brick
1 stud (the width of a regular brick) = 8mm = 2.5 plates
Going into finer details. A "stud" is useful as a measure of length because they are easy to count on top of pieces, for example a 2x2 or 4x8 etc, as well as over entire assemblies. But the measurement of 8mm is really the distance from the center of one stud to the center of the next one, not the overall physical width or length of the piece. Pieces are always 0.1mm smaller, so that they can be placed side by side every time without pressing against each other sideways. So for example, a 1x2 would in reality be 7.9mm x 15.9mm, not 8mm x 16mm. This can be noticed if you place a few 1x1's right next to each other on a plate and then twist them incrementally. That would be impossible if there was absolutely no gap between them.
Also I believe the height of the actual protruding stud is half a plate, as you say, or 1.6mm. But the LEGO-logo on top adds another 0.1mm, so technically you can only build sideways over them if they are hollow or open studs and therefor lack the logo. This is why official sets always use some pieces that might seem weird when they do that, because they must use a piece that has the studs without the logo on top.
Another cool thing is if you throw jumper plates into the mix. Since a jumper makes a half stud offset, or 4mm, if you combine that with the half plate offset created by SNOT-bricks you can actually get down to 1/4 plate offsets! (Or 1/4 LBU if you like). That's next level advanced building techniques!
You have a great understanding of LEGO my friend far deeper than I. Thanks for the input and the knowledge.
@culpt Thanks! Well, I have just picked up a lot of detail knowledge from countless sources. And when you like something, the knowledge just seem to stick with you! You sir, have far more experience actually building stuff than I have. Your stuff looks amazing! I only found my way back into Lego as an adult a few years ago and are currently building up a little collection of sets. My plan is to start doing more MOC-building once I have to start taking more sets apart to have room for new ones. Hopefully I can keep myself from just expanding the space instead ;)
Great information! I'll have to watch it twice to fully understand it...and then still probably rely on good ol' trial and error because I was an art major.😂
All good my man it still confuses me all the time LEGO is tricky like that.
I found this very useful. If you're up for it, I would love to see a similar style video for getting gears to mesh propperly while using technic bricks. Seems like so many of the technic videos out there just use liftarms to avoid the complexity.
Sounds like a good video, unfortunately technic is not something im particularly good at or experienced in. I wouldnt even know where to begin with that video.
@@bricksculpt ah
This is invaluable information and explains a lot of my struggles to figure things out.
I tried to put a curved 4x4 macaroni tile sideways onto a wall, and could not figure out how to give it two attachment points. It seems like the maths is just too complicated for it to work comfortably. I may have to do some working out.
I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
“This is going to be mathematical” yes this is exactly what I’m looking for
I hope it was helpful! Jumper Theory video coming soon!
@@bricksculpt Of course it’s a great video. Looking forward to the jumpers.
This is like lego university 😂 Would love to see a similar vid on 45 degree and other non right angle connections
Noted I will add that to my list!
I haven't heard of LBUs
I've heard of M's because I'm from the Technic worls, where everything fits much more neatly onto the Grid.
I've also heard of tiles when it comes to height and I've heard of Studs, which are basically M's, but in the context of the lego Grid.
saying that the height of a tile is the REAL basic lego measurement is ao much more intuitive, than "rules of thumb" that "you need 2 tiles between 2 bricks with studs on the side!" or "it takes 5 plates to get 2 studs!"
which are also technically true, but it way overcomplicates everything when you're building sideways
Brilliantly explained. Like and sub!
I glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching!
Very useful video! I personally prefer to talk in terms of "Plate" units instead of LBU. Fewer syllables, less abstract. For instance "two and a half plates" or "plus or minus a half plate... But otherwise, for the SNOT beginner, this is exactly the lesson people need :)
Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!
Incredible. I always learn so much from your vids. Will refer back to this so much in the future I know it. Thanks for sharing!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Once again thank you!
Thanks again!
Super interesting. Thank you
Glad you liked it!
I was always bothered by tandem seating in Lego cars. I've built a couple that aren't. I've got a four seater monster truck that's got an eight stud wide interior. 10 studs at the walls. I based it loosely off an actual Lego monster truck ( the one with the tent and two mountain bikes) and at the length of the one from the set was short. But I added a beefy hood with a futuristic engine inside and it made it like 22 or 23 studs long. The bed looks short in a goofy way. But it seats 4 just like a real car and the front looks quite normalish until you look at the engine. I changed it's wheel structure to just one in front because I wanted to build another monster truck and didn't have enough wheels. I did use the same rubber band suspension as the set model but used bigger bands. So, when I mess with it again I'll extend the bed and return it to four wheels and it should look like a realistic king cab truck. Especially if I add two more doors. One of these days! What about suicide doors? Where both front and rear open in the middle. Hmmm.
I agree lego cars are always tricky because they can't hold 4 people! Vehicle scale video coming soon.
Ok, thank you so much. I am watching and rewatching. I am still needing some help. Just getting stared in building so … Looking forward to some SNOT examples.
just because we use the metric system doesnt mean we dont know fractions. its because of this we know the metric system is the way to go for measurment
Great video! I have heard the term LDU....lego draw unit, but never LBU either way snot can help with NPU for AFOLs and TFOLs. You should do a video on Lego part relationships. I am constantly finding new ways to use parts and incorporate them into my mocs. I am sharing your channel information with some of the groups I belong to. You are putting out awesome content, and I hope I help you get more subscribers.
Wow thank you so much for the kind words and for spreading the word!
@bricksculpt I have to say you, bricksdisigned, robinhood bricks, bevins bricks, and mr. bookieboo are our favorite Lego content providers on TH-cam! We take inspiration to incorporate in our city from all of you. Our city is mainly mocs. I don't believe in buying expensive sets, so we can look like everyone else. Lego is all about creativity, and that's what we love about the hobby.
super helpful video, thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for helping explain what all these slightly different bricks are for, and giving me a framework for classifying them. 😊 I’m just puzzled as to why the plate thickness was chosen as the basic LBU rather than the stud height. Wouldn’t it be easier if everything measured a whole number of LBUs?
Yeah it is confusing with half LBU's but I think it often done this way because it's a relatable size that makes sense to people. For example saying a Brick is 6 units high makes sense in half LBU,s but you really can not make a brick out of 6 individual LEGO pieces. Also certain LEGO pieces have parts or features that are half units, but there are no bricks that are strictly that width. Just my take. Thanks for watching and for picking my brain!
LBU is actually already defined as LDU - LDraw Units. There's a bunch of parts that have odd dimensions that require extra accuracy.
Lego is better defined as Imperial units simply because the Lego group copied the design of the Kiddicraft brick, a British tooling which still used Imperial measurements.
And I failed to detect any sand red. ☹
Omg I forgot the sand red again!!!!
What a great video! I’ve been getting back into my Lego hobby the past few years and this is definitely a great intermediate concept that I’ve needed to learn to advance my builds
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Great info! Hopefully it won't be like that one rare piece I know I have, just can't find when I need it.
Yeah that happens to me pretty much everyday.
Great stuff. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love your videos but your audio is so quiet and inconsistent in volume making it quite hard to hear you, which makes it rather discouraging to watch the video despite being interested in the topic.
Might be worth getting a better mic, and/or at least boosting and "normalizing" the audio so that the volume is not just louder but consistent in volume too.
Thank you for the advice. I'm definitely more inclined with LEGO than film making and I need to study up on some of these techniques. It might Aldo be time to invest in a camera and a mic instead of the old smartphone. Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback!
Excellent little class on Lego geometry. Very handy. Well done.
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching
This was immensely helpful. I'm a fan of IB...I mean, LBUs!
I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
a Lego brick stud is 8mm x 8mm x 3.2mm ..
or 0.314961 x 0.314961 x 0.125984 inch
0.125984 is NOT 1/8th inch, and 1/8th of an inch is 3.175mm since Lego bricks are made to within 0.005mm ... quality control would be utterly broken before your statement was true
Wow that's precise. I just use more simple estimated measurements because it's easier to demonstrate and explain. Math isn't my strong suit. Thanks for the input!
It simply better to think of units as 1.6mm, a plate is 2 units high and stud spacing as 5 units.
Thank you for the great information, love your videos!
Thanks for watching!
I have needed this so much! Thank you for making this!
You're welcome thanks for watching!
Having the math was good. This video measures up to your others...
Thanks!
im into mecabricks right now and I spent so much time trying to solve why my snot technique doesnt work, then I find a wholesome random guy on the internet who couldnt explain it better - thank u very much and greetings from germany
Great talk! :)
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Brand new to Lego and I love them.Having a blast. Your videos are very helpful and informative for learning.Thank you!
Thank you! I'm glad they are helpful.
Very interesting glad i found this channel ! Making a base for an house modular would be very intersting.....
Thanks and welcome
VERY useful video!!
I didn’t know there was so much knowledge behind these things I have been playing with my whole life! 😮😮
Thank you for this intel! 😃😃
Glad it was helpful!
I wondered what LBU was! Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
I had no idea. This is VERY useful. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Almost to 1k!
We are sooo close!!!
Now we have the 1x1 d-snot piece which is a much more useful version of the 2x2 with 2 studs on the side piece.
Yes I need to do a video on that piece.
the headlight pieces work great in combination with the 1x1 brick with snot when creating a ramp out of the cheese wedge pieces to make it a smooth ramp.
I will have to try that thanks for the tip!
Great tutorial. Mahalo!
Thank you and thanks for watching!
No no no, "Lego doesn't better translates into standard American English" (1:48). A plate is 1.2598 in high, a brick is 3.7795 in high and 3.1496 in wide, you can't get it more odd. Yes, a plates height is roughly 1/8 in, but only roughly.
Lego fits exactly the metric system, one plate is exactly 3.2 mm high, a brick is exactly 9.6 mm high and exactly 8.0 mm wide. These are all multiples of 1.6 mm, which is called Lego unit/Lego Einheit and people in the Lego world use Lego units all the time. So a Plate is exactly 2 Lego units high, a brick is exactly 6 Lego units high and 5 wide, and a stud is 1 Lego unit high and all your "two and a half LBUs" disappear :)
(For the freaks/more advanced users: A stud is 3 Lego units wide and has 2 Lego units space to adjacent studs; a technic hole and the bottom tubes are 3 Lego units wide; there is 0.2 mm tolerance between bricks and elsewhere to fit also dented bricks, not included above; the Lego logo on top of studs isn't included too, but won't interfere much in practice.)
Thank you so much for this. I'm 56 and have been a Lego builder for about 50 of those years. You have explained this better than anyone!
Thanks so much! It's a tricky concept to discuss and make sense of. Thanks for watching!