# Mindstorms 3rd party blocks

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/mindstorms-3rd-party-blocks/213>\
**Category:** EV3\
**Created:** [May 30, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/mindstorms-3rd-party-blocks/213 "2019-05-30T12:07:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dpwoos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@dpwoos](https://forum.makecode.com/u/dpwoos)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/mindstorms-3rd-party-blocks/213/1 "2019-05-30T12:07:45Z")

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It would be great if there was a tool to translate EV3-LabView blocks to makecode blocks, which would allow the use of all/most of the 3rd party Mindstorms sensors and add-ons. In my case, I would greatly appreciate being able to access the Pixy2 camera, some stuff from [mindsensors.com](http://mindsensors.com), and talking to arduinos etc. using the Dexter I2C blocks. Instead of tackling custom blocks individually, it seems to me that it would be better to create a translator that would handle them all, now and in the future.

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**Author:** ![frank\_schmidt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@frank\_schmidt](https://forum.makecode.com/u/frank_schmidt)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/mindstorms-3rd-party-blocks/213/2 "2019-06-06T11:38:11Z")

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dpwoos, you might also ask your question here: on Discord EV3 forum. You may not get a response but at least it is another forum for EV3 : [https://discordapp.com/channels/448979533891371018/448979847163805697/578702148053762072](https://discordapp.com/channels/448979533891371018/448979847163805697/578702148053762072)