You??™ll see how easy it is to use real-world
physics to collide objects, push them around, and make smoke.
In the appendixes, you??™ll find details where you can go for further learning. The final
appendix contains important information on using this book??™s DVD. Please read this
appendix before you insert the DVD into your computer.
As you read this book, you??™ll find helpful Notes. These will be noticeably marked with a
small icon.
Control areas throughout the program will be referred to as panels. Fields in which you
enter values are called requesters, and buttons that have downward-pointing triangles are
drop-downs. Be sure to go through Chapters 1 and 2 for clear overviews of Modeler and
Layout control areas.
When working in LightWave, specifically Modeler (LightWave is comprised of two programs,
Modeler and Layout), be sure the Caps Lock is off. Keyboard shortcuts are first
programmed in lowercase keys, whereas more complex, less-used commands are programmed
with uppercase keys. Should you be following a tutorial in this book and are
instructed to press a keyboard function and do not see results, there??™s a good chance you??™ve
got your Caps Lock on.
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