If you??™re an experienced LightWave user and have just upgraded to LightWave v9, you??™ll
notice at first a similarity to previous versions.With version 9, LightWave adds some great
new tools and rearranges some preexisting ones to bring them closer to the surface. Both
LightWave Layout and Modeler have been significantly streamlined and navigation has
never been easier, but the changes may require some adjustment.
Although much of this book focuses on the modeling tools in action, this section highlights
the features of LightWave v9 Modeler. You??™ll be able to try them out in just a few
steps to gain a strong working knowledge of their functions.
Figure 1.1 The LightWave 3D Modeler interface.
Modeler Viewports
To begin working with LightWave v9 Modeler, you should understand the viewports first.
These four windows are the areas that will be your work environment, and by default, they
show all sides of your 3D model.
Inside LightWave v9 4
Chapter 1 LightWave v9 Modeler 5
Take a look at Figure 1.2, which shows the same full Modeler interface as Figure 1.1, but
this time with a 3D model loaded. By default, LightWave Modeler assigns the viewports
Top, Back, and Right views of your model, along with a Perspective view.
Pages:
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63