Posts Tagged ‘Plugin’

LightWave 3D video tutorial – Using TrueArt’s EasySplit

LightWave 3D video tutorial – Using TrueArt’s EasySplit

A few days ago I got a question in relation to the article I posted some months back, tips to speed up the modeling workflow in LightWave, concerning the TrueArt’s plugins that I use. How I actually incorporate them in my workflow.
So I thought it would be a nice idea to make a video tutorial on …

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Skin and hair updates on Elly + bonus FiberFX script

Skin and hair updates on Elly + bonus FiberFX script

I had some time tonight to make a few small updates to Elly. It’s getting closer to completion.
Here’s the latest render test, the hair definitely needs more work…
I didn’t have so much time to work with this tonight, but since yesterday I have done a few things anyway.
I cleaned up some more of the …

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Style your hair guides – ASE Spline Importer for LightWave 3D

Style your hair guides – ASE Spline Importer for LightWave 3D

LightWave 3D has some excellent rendering options for hair, the native FiberFX as well as the Sasquatch plugin from Worley Labs. Unfortunately the actual creation and styling of hair guides is still a bit cumbersome in LightWave, which is a shame really as the quality of the renders can be of outstanding quality.
FiberFX has done …

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Fix Symmetry Plugin for LightWave 3D

Fix Symmetry Plugin for LightWave 3D

Fix Symmetry is a LightWave 3D modeler script I wrote for my own personal use some time ago. I recently polished it a bit by giving it a decent GUI and some more options, so I could release it. I hope some of you might find the tool useful in your workflow.
It’s a more elegant …

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LightWave 3D – A great speed modeling application

LightWave 3D – A great speed modeling application

About a year ago, I wrote a post about customizing modeler, since then I’ve completely switched to a 64-bit environment and with LightWave 9.5 just released, it was about time for an updated version.
LightWave 3D was once known as the fastest polygon and subdivision modeler on the market. The modeling workflow was considered one of …

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The Unofficial LightWave 3D Plugin Section

The Unofficial LightWave 3D Plugin Section

I’ve recently put up an unofficial plugin section on artstorm. I don’t really code anymore, and I don’t have any intentions to return or dig deeper into the world of coding either these days, as I am just to much in love with my 3D work. But I do from time to time write a …

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Symmetry Correction Plugin for LightWave

Symmetry Correction Plugin for LightWave

Long time, no post. Things are cooking though. Busy busy.
Anyway, I thought I should post a little freebie I coded recently. I’ve acquired a few new computers (Workstation, rendering slaves) and have made the switch to Vista x64 as well as LightWave x64 for 64-bit Windows. Fortunately most of the plugins I rely on are …

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Some LightWave 3D modeling tips and tricks

Some LightWave 3D modeling tips and tricks

Aug 17, 2008: I’ve written a more updated version of this post here.
This is a follow up to my post earlier today to share some of my modeling “secrets” to be able to model as fast as possible with LightWave 3D. Perhaps some of you out there will find this or parts of it useful.
I’m …

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