Position bones using the
Drag tool and use the Mirror tool to copy the Skelegons. See what other kinds of uses you
can apply these tools to, such as creating animals, aliens, or your own fascinating creatures.
Skelegons and bones are powerful animation tools in LightWave. Of course, one chapter
can??™t present all the different possible uses of these tools.With the right project and a little
time, however, you??™ll be setting up skeletal structures faster than you could have imagined.
But where can you go beyond this? You can turn to the next chapter and learn how to use
LightWave v9??™s powerful particle engine.
Inside LightWave v9 534
C h a p t e r 1 3
Particles
in Motion
Particle animation, collisions, dynamics.What are these terms, so often thrown around in
the 3D world? They are your tools for creating cool special effects in LightWave layout.
People often equate the term particle with 3D animations involving small dots, such as fireworks.
Although you can create sparklers and animated dust using particles in LightWave,
that??™s only the beginning. Particles are also used to generate wisps of smoke, fire, snow flurries,
and even swarming bees.
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