Changelog

Mosaics

When uploading a png with a transparent background, those bricks will default to White. Change input ‘trans_bg’ to any LEGO color name.

An overall leaner package to ensure optimal performance and remove experimental features.
Updated documentation to increase accessibility and usability.

Optional new coordinate system to allow for varying piece shape and 1-height plates & pieces. (Most bricks are 3-height)
New shapes! Plates, cheese slopes, round 1x1 bricks, conical 1x1 bricks.
Removed bricks_from_rayshader() and build_bricks_rayshader() to decrease the complexity of package.

build_bricks() now renders models in {rgl}, rather than {rayshader}. Most options for the rendering have changed. Use build_brick_rayshader() for previous output.
Support for transparent bricks. See build_colors() for list of color names.

House release video
Breaking: Pretty much EVERY function. Seriously, check out the README and start fresh.
Breaking: Data “lego_colors.rda” has been updated with more accurate RGB values and new brickrID numbers. This will impact previously created mosaics and 3D models.

New rendering of mosaics in ggplot2. Includes embossed text with custom labels.
Color_palette allows option to choose brick colors by rarity. ‘universal’ (most common), ‘generic’, and ‘special’ (least common).
New color matching options to convert image to available brick colors. Previous option still available, but results will look different due to changed RGB values.
Color dithering option for large, photo-realistic mosaics.
Updated brick collection algorithm to allow for custom brick input.
3D mosaics have been rewritten as 3D models using plates with bricks_from_mosaic().

brick_res input options to render models in higher definition (‘sd’, ‘hd’, ‘uhd’)
bricks_from_rayshader() to render LEGO models from rayshader plot_3d() input.
Option to use plates rather than bricks. Combining the two involves some hacking.
Updated brick collection algorithm to allow for custom brick input.
Updated brick collection algorithm staggers bricks over layer, though still prioritizes larger bricks.
build_instructions generates building instructions for 3D models, as well as mosaics.

geom_brick_col for bar charts in the shape of bricks. Negative values are fine, but position = stack is not available.
coord_brick to prevent chart brick distortion. coord_brick_flip for horizontal bars.
scale_fill_brick and theme_brick for different LEGO color options.

Added bricks_from_excel() as a way to decrease the starting cost of using brickr.
See https://github.com/ryantimpe/brickr_toybox

Added bricks_from_coords() function to convert a long data frame with x, y, z, and Color columns into input for display_bricks().
Aesthetic updates to the README and logo.
Added a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.