LightWave Scene / Dope Editor Tips

LightWave Scene / Dope Editor Tips

Jan 16, 2013

There’s a new and rather rambling video on dwburman’s YouTube channel that shows some of the features and UI quirks of LightWave’s Scene / Dope Editor (formerly known as the Scene Editor). I show a few things that may not be obvious or intuitive in the User Interface, and I cover how to get rid of extra Scene Editor windows that keep popping up...

Free Video: LightWave 11 VPR Overview

Free Video: LightWave 11 VPR Overview

Jan 7, 2013

Dana Burman put together an overview video of LightWave’s VPR (ViewPort Renderer) that covers most of the settings and features. http://youtu.be/w3UW0ajejdM

Metablobs? Oh my!

Metablobs? Oh my!

Dec 26, 2012

Liberty3D citizens Kevin Philips and Dana W. Burman have made a few short videos on metablob animation. First Kevin made a video showing how to make a metablob animation that is predictable and loopable using a morphing point cloud Then he followed that up by making an instructional video that demonstrates how HyperVoxel blending works. Dana built on Kevin's work by showing how, if you don't need the control or loopability, you can very quickly set up a similar animation using LightWave 11's Flocking tools.

In case you blinked: Big LightWave News

In case you blinked: Big LightWave News

Aug 2, 2012

Usually, there isn't a lot of news surrounding LightWave. Sure, there's the occasional plugin release or update, but in the run up to the 2012 Siggraph conference (August 5-9), Newtek has made several announcements about its flagship 3D product, and a couple of them are quite significant,

Official LightWave YouTube Channel

Official LightWave YouTube Channel

Apr 23, 2012

NewTek launched an Official LightWave YouTube Channel. Not only is there now a new channel, but there are a bunch of new LW11 feature tutorials by Lino and Matt.