And
don??™t think that because there are 10 buttons you??™re limited to 10 layers. Layers are infinite
in LightWave. Press F7 and the Layers panel opens (Figure 1.10). You can also open
this panel from the Windows drop-down menu in Modeler, as shown in Figure 1.11.
An object can have multiple layers.You can work with multiple layers at one time if
you like (just hold the Shift key to select multiple layers). By the same token, you can
also have multiple objects loaded at once.
Inside LightWave v9 10
Figure 1.10 Pressing F7 opens the
Layers panel, which gives you access
to Modeler layers. Here you see a
blank Layers panel, because no objects
are loaded.
Figure 1.11 Use the Windows drop-down menu
to access the Layers panel if you don??™t like the F7 key.
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Note
To demonstrate how LightWave Modeler works with existing 3D models, you??™ll work with
simple models that ship with your LightWave software. These will be located in the
Objects folder. This folder is typically located in yourdrive://NewTek/Applications (Mac)
or Program Files\LightWave 3D\Content\Objects (Windows). Be sure you have set up the
content directory as instructed in the ???Content Directory???movie on this book??™s DVD (in
the ???3D_Garage_Videos\Please_Start_Here??? directory), and make sure to read the Read
Me section of the disc contents.
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