LightWave 3D® - Go Ahead, Make A Scene

LightWave Training

Tools

Introduction to Action Center Control:
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Introduction to Translate Plus:
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Introduction to the Interactive Paste Tool:
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Introduction to Move Plus:
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Introduction to the Rove Tool :
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Introduction to Set Map Value :
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Booleans vs Speed Booleans:
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Introduction to the Create Skin tool:
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Introduction to the Morph Polygons Tool :
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Introduction to the Bend Tool :
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Introduction to Toggle Backdrop On/Off :
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Note: The Toggle Backdrop video also shows how to add this feature to the interface and setup a shortcut key to help save time when using it.

Introduction to the Router Tool :
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Introduction to the Motion Path Extrude Tool :
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Introduction to the Platonic Solid Tool :
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Introduction to the Gemstone Tool :
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Introduction to the Drill Tools: Drill & Solid Drill:
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Introduction to the Drag and Snap Drag Tools :
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Introduction to the Center, Center 1D and Center Sel 1D functions :
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Introduction to the Lathe Tool :
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Introduction to the Jump Points Command:
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Introduction to the Rotate 90 to the Right Command:
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Introduction to the Center View on Cursor Command:
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Introduction to the Point Center and Find Center Commands:
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Introduction to the Angle Tool:
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Introduction to the Measure Tool:
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General Modeling
	Modeling a Tennis Ball: Click Here to view Creating seams in a football model Multiple tools and techniques covered.: Click Here to view Using Endomorphs in the Modeling process: Click Here to view Modeling a bowl of cereal with a little help from HardFX:* Click Here to view

Hard Surface Modeling

2 Methods for creating a PaperClip:
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Creating a model with threads using subpatches and all quads:
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Be sure to check out JeffrySG's killer technique here as well:
http://www.newtek.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77441

Creating a curved metal weaved mesh:
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Modeling a Texas star:
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Solution for creating 'X' and 'T' pipe joints in SubD :
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Creating Cathedral Ceilings :
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Organic Modeling

Introduction to Endomorphs, Morph Mixer and Open GL Sliders:*
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The first portion of the video shows how to create endomorphs in a character model. The rest of the video shows how to use endomorphs for character animation in Layout.

Using curves to create skelegons with the use of Convert Skelegons:*
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The first portion of the video shows how to create skelegons in Modeler using spline draw; the last portion shows how to convert the skelegons to bones in Layout.

Mapping

1 Weight Map, 1 Surface = Multi-Surfaces :
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Introduction to Texture Guide :
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Introduction to Color Vertex Maps :
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Introduction to texturing with image maps:
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Using a Clip map with Shadow Maps:
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Using Weightmaps and Adaptive Pixel Subdivision to control the level of detail at render time:
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Surface Editor
	Introduction to the Special Buffers options in the Surface Editor: Click Here to view Introduction to the Halftone Shader Click Here to view

Node Editor

Creating Texture Displacement and more in the Node Editor:
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Multiple Bumps on one Surface in the Node Editor:
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Using Multiple Weight Maps on 1 Surface:
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Setting up a Distance to Object Gradient in the Node Editor:
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Node Editor: Creating Stitches with Procedural Textures:
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Creating spiderman type suit webbing:
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Creating a Radar Motion Trail:
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Creating a glass surface using the Dielectric Material Node :
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Animation Tools

Introduction to Serpent:
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>Covers Lazy Points, Inertia, Serpent, Cloth FX, HardLink< MetaLink and more!

Introduction to Cyclist:
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Introduction to the Move Path and Path Tool :
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Introduction to the Effector custom object :
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Note: Be sure to watch the Effector video "Using Effector to displace a tube".

Introduction to the Textured Motion, Motion Modifier :
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Introduction to Lead the Follower Motion Modifier :
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General Animation

Creating a rope and pulley animation:
Kickn' it Old School!
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Creating a “Slinky-Style” spring animation:
This one has all kinds of goodies inside.
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Techniques for animating a spiral motion:
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Creating Multiple Pivot Points for one Object:
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Setting up an animation rig for window blinds:
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Animating carpet rolling and unrolling:
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Animating a Page turning:
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Setting up an animation of multiple pins driven by a displacement map:
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Now go off and do something like this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0u0AG_floQ

Using Effector to displace a tube :
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Animating a shaded object converting to a wireframe object:
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Rigging and animating an accordion style hinge.:
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Localized morphing of an object based on the distance of another object:
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Be sure to also check out the video "Localized Morphing Used on a Face Rig" under the Character Animation section.

Localized morphing of an object based on the distance of another object using Normal Displacement:
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Animating Cameras and Lights
	Creating a hand-held camera motion : Click Here to view Creating a light flicker using Noisy Channel: Click Here to view Animating a Muzzle Flash synced to an audio file: Click Here to view Introduction to Sun Spot:* Click Here to view

Vehicle Animation
	Animating Tank Treads: Click Here to view **Note** The treads animate smoothly, but the framerate of the capture software shows otherwise. Give the setup a try and you will see how well it truly works. Animating a train or roller coaster on a curved track: Click Here to view Relativity : Dr. Wheel Rotator: Click Here to view Animating an Escalator: Click Here to view

Character Animation

How to setup a cartoon oval eye for animation :
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Localized morphing used on a face rig:
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Introduction to Endomorphs, Morph Mixer and Open GL Sliders:*
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The first portion of the video shows how to create endomorphs in a character model. The rest of the video shows how to use endomorphs for character animation in Layout.

Using curves to create skelegons with the use of Convert Skelegons:*
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The first portion of the video shows how to create skelegons in Modeler using spline draw; the last portion shows how to convert the skelegons to bones in Layout.

Particles
	Animating a bouncing ball using a particle emitter: Click Here to view Creating rain splashing on the ground using particle emitters: Click Here to view Creating a bottle rocket type animation with particle emitters: Click Here to view Creating water flowing through a piping structure : Click Here to view

Dynamics

Using Cloth FX to Tear/Rip Material:
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Creating Foot prints in the ground using Cloth FX:
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Winding a flag around a pole using Soft FX and then the same thing with Cloth FX:
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Buttons on a Shirt that uses Cloth FX:
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Introduction to HardFx and Object Dissolve:
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Animating a hose that is connected to an object on each end:
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Using FXLinker to Mimic Modeler's Point Clone Plus feature in Layout.
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Modeling a bowl of cereal with a little help from HardFX:*
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Creating a flag blowing in the wind :
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Lighting
	How to set up the spinning light trick and an introduction to Luxigons : Click Here to view The spinning Light Trick was first developed by Dave Jerrard if I remember correctly. That guy has created more cool techniques then anyone I know! Enjoy the video! Introduction to Negative Lights: Click Here to view Introduction to Sun Spot:* Click Here to view

Rendering and Compositing

Introduction to Compositing inside of LightWave:
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Introduction to Render Buffer View:
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Introduction to Render Buffer Export:
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Manually creating a depth pass:
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Introduction to the Photoshop PSD Export Image Filter:
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Creating trussing and framework with ease:
Kickn' it New School
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*Indicates a video listed in multiple categories.