NewTek Releases Free LightWave 3D Update
January 19, 2005
San Antonio, TX - A major feature update to LightWave 3D, version 8.2, is now available from Newtek, Inc.
Major changes to the renderer core are included to implement new technologies for anti-aliasing, as well as new options for image reconstruction filters that can be applied to the final image to offer further control and enhancement of render output, the company reports.
The new LightWave Team has also implemented a completely redesigned UV engine in the geometry core, which affects both Modeler and Layout, to make creating and editing UV maps easier and more powerful.
"We're extremely pleased to bring this suite of enhancements to our LightWave user community," said Dr. Andrew Cross, PhD, senior vice president of engineering for NewTek. "The exciting new technologies that we've developed for anti-aliasing and the addition of reconstruction filters to our render core continue our tradition of innovation in this area. LightWave's new solutions for UV mapping subdivision surfaces offer flexibility and power not found in any other 3D application, as well."
LightWave 8.2 New Features:
-Completely Redesigned UV Mapping Engine:
-New UV Map Interpolation modes for Subpatch objects
-New UV tear-off function to eliminate the need to unweld points for most UV edit functions
-Multi-selection of UV Maps for editing interpolation mode, etc.
-User-selectable wireframe colors for UV Maps
-Render Core Improvements:
-New Pixel Lattice Deformation anti-aliasing technologies
-Implementation of state-of-the-art Reconstruction Filters
- Box, Gaussian, Mitchell, Lanczos
-New "Mosaic" render mode for VIPER Preview system
-IK Booster System Improvements:
-IK Booster Ghost Mode – user selectable "onion skin" feature
-New and improved functions for loading, saving, copying motion data among hierarchies
-New DopeTrack functions to support IK Booster
-SDK Improvements
-22 new functions and enhancements that boost the power of third parties to develop new LightWave tools and access LightWave's powerful core.
LightWave 3D [8] is now available for Mac and Windows at $1595 USD full-version and $495 upgrade.
While supplies last, purchasers of LightWave 3D full seats or upgrades in North America and participating regions will receive REALVIZ's ImageModeler 4, a $1380 US value, at no additional charge, on CD with electronic documentation.
For more information, visit
www.lightwave3d.com
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