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LightWave 3D

Overview

LightWave 3D is an all-in-one modelling, animation and rendering package. It allows you to achieve mind-blowing animations and state-of-the-art special effects for television and film.

Prerequisites

This is an introduction to Lightwave but some understanding of 3D Modelling will be preferable.

Course Content

Introduction

Modeler
Layout
The Hub
Screamernet
Objects, Scenes and Presets
Workflow within the system

Overview of Modeler

The Modeler interface
Points and polygons
Creating polygons
Primitives
Using numeric values
The ‘Modify’ menu
The ‘Polygon’ menu
Point distribution tools
Auto-Geometry
The ‘Multiply’ menu
Adding and subtracting geometry
Using booleans
Using drills
VMaps
Sub Patch weight
Endomorphs
UV Mapping
Loading and saving objects
Information held within the object file

Overview of Layout

Objects and Scenes
Surface edit modes
Basic surface parameters
Textures and envelopes
Procedural
Image maps
Texture layering
Shaders
Using VIPER to aid surfacing
Object appearance
Dissolve
Clip mapping
‘Unseen by Camera’
Volumetrics
Fog
Groundfog
Hypervoxels 3
Lighting
Shadow types and options
Lens flares
Volumetric lighting
Radiosity
Caustics

Animating in Layout

The Layout interface
Basic Concepts
The ‘Content’ directory
The grid
The scene editor
Selecting and manipulating items in layout
The NULL parenting and targeting
Keyframing
The graph editor
Manipulating object geometry
Displacement maps
Displacement plugins
Bones
Particle System
The Camera Panel
Backdrops
Rendering Options

Course Booking Conditions

Duration

4 Days

Schedule

Prices

£1260

All the bookings come with lunch, refreshments, course notes and post training support.

Dates

Lightwave is currently a private training course that can be run at Harlequin Training or at your office.