You??™re striving to learn more and to make it better,
perhaps convey a message and portray your artistic style. That is what it??™s all about,
after all.
The tools you have at your fingertips seemed inconceivable 14 years ago, even 6 years ago.
Some of you are students; some of you are professionals; and some just hobbyists, young
and old.You have the ability to create anything you can imagine. Do not feel that you need
additional plug-ins, or other four-lettered software applications to do ???better??? work. You
don??™t. LightWave, like any other application, is nothing more than code. It is buttons and
an interface. It is simply a machine that you are driving, and your job is to finish the race.
Now, turn the page and start working through the Quick-Start tutorial video as I help you
steer down the course.
Inside LightWave v9 xxii
C h a p t e r 1
LightWave v9
Modeler
Imagine that LightWave is a virtual television studio and 3D models are your actors.
Although some animations can be created with animated textures or photographs, most
include 3D models. These models are made up of points, edges, and polygons.
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