This two-step process familiarizes you with the
available tools and Layout??™s workflow.
VIPER??™s ability to preview surface attributes and other effects extends only to changes
made using LightWave??™s built-in editor panels.VIPER cannot display effects or changes
made using third-party plug-ins such as FPrime from Worley Labs (www.worley.com).
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4. Click Layout??™s Render tab, and then click the VIPER button in the Utilities tool
category.When you do, the VIPER preview window opens and the Enable VIPER
button (in the Render tab??™s Options tool category) is activated automatically
(Figure 3.15). (Press F7 in any Layout tab to accomplish the same thing.)
When you click VIPER in the Render tab or press F7 to open the VIPER window,
VIPER is enabled automatically. Repeating either of those operations closes the
window, but leaves VIPER active until you toggle it off using the Enable VIPER
button??”something you may want to do before running full frame or scene renders.
Figure 3.15 The VIPER command is found in Layout only, on the Render tab.
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