It??™s guaranteed that during your practicing, you??™ll
utter a loud ???Oh, that??™s what that does!??? from time to time.
VIPERTips
Here are a few more VIPER tips before you move on:
?—? Never trust VIPER as your final render. If something looks odd, always make a
true render (by pressing F9 or F10) to check final surfacing.
?—? You can use VIPER to see animated textures by selecting Make Preview from the
Preview drop-down list in the VIPER window.
?—? Press Esc to abort a VIPER preview in progress.
?—? Click Draft Mode in the VIPER window to reduce redraw time (and render quality).
?—? Clicking on a particular surface in the VIPER window instantly selects it in the
Surface Editor??™s Surface Name list. This is a great feature and can save you a lot of
time on complex textured scenes.
?—? VIPER is available only in Layout, not Modeler.
?—? To move beyond VIPER, visit www.worley.com and check out the FPrime plug-in.
This killer LightWave plug-in allows real-time previews of just about everything
in Layout, including reflections, ray-tracing, and transparency.
Common Surface Settings
To take you even further into the LightWave Surface Editor, try Exercise 3.
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