IDIS W60

Computer Modeling and 3D Animation

LightWave Documentation

• LightWave web help
• LightWave Manual I: Modeler [LARGE PDF file]
• LightWave Manual II: Layout [LARGE PDF file]
• LightWave Manual III: Surfacing and Rendering [LARGE PDF file]

Course Resources

• LW Trial Versions
• LW CD
• LW Content
• license.key (for the LightWave 9.2/programs directory)
• Newtek's LightWave Page
• LightWave Keyboard Equivalents
• LightWave Tutorials
• Æsop's Fables (selected)
• Water tutorial
• Making Curtains

More Resources

• NewTek Forums
• Flock animation tutorials: MD_Scan and MD_Plug; FX Linker
• Spinquad --LightWave forum
• Flay -- LightWave news, plug-ins, etc.
• Ultimate 3D links -- portal to all things 3D. News, tutorials, objects, textures, etc.
• Ultimate 3D Links' Free 3D objects
• Mayang's Free Textures
• Open Footage -- free textures, panoramas, time-lapse footage
• DeusX -- sound effects
• Free sound effects
• More free sound effects
• Biturn -- file format converter
• JahShaka -- free compositing tool
• Virtual Dub -- free tool for video compression and recompression, add audio, trim, join, etc.
• Springboard -- Windows storyboard creation tool

Animations

• Luxo Jr -- Pixar -- View
• Andre and Wally B -- Pixar -- Metacafe
• Red's Dream -- Pixar -- Metacafe
• The Bunny -- award-winning animated short film.