美国NewTek公司开发的LightWave 3D是一款高性价比的三维动画制作软件,它的功能非常强大,是业界为数不多的几款重量级三维动画软件之一。LightWave 3D从有趣的AMIGA开始,发展到今天的11版本,已经成为一款功能非常强大的三维动画软件,支持人人素材论坛WINDOWS，MAC OS 32位，64位。被广泛应用在电影、电视、游戏、网页、广告、印刷、动画等各领域。它的操作简便，易学易用，在生物建模和角色动画方面功能异常强大；基于光线跟踪、光能传递等技术的渲染模块，令它的渲染品质几尽完美。它以其优异性能倍受影视特效制作公司和游戏开发商的青睐。当年火爆一时的好莱坞大片《TITANIC》中细致逼真的船体模型、《RED PLANET》中的电影特效以及《恐龙危机2》、《生化危机-代号维洛尼卡》等许多经典游戏均由LightWave 3D开发制作完成。
当今许许多多的好莱坞热门电影如“300壮士”，“海神号”，“达芬奇密码”，“X-Man”x战警第1、2、3集，“Blade”刀锋战士1、2、3集，“Contact”接触未来，“The Day after Tomorrow”明天过后，“Garfield”加菲猫，“Hellboy”地狱怪客，“Spider-Man 2”蜘蛛人第2集，“Van Helsing”凡赫辛…等作品，都大量应用 LightWave 3D 的软件技术来完成动画制作人人素材网视觉特效。而且，LightWave 3D 更是大量的被使用于电视，电玩游戏，建筑景观，平面印刷绘图，工业产品设计呈现…等各个领域。可以说是应用层面的深度与广度最强大的动画特效工具模组。
NewTek LightWave 3D? makes it possible for anyone to become a 3D artist and animator. The software is affordable, complete, easy to learn and use and well established as one of the leading 3D systems on the market for producing beautiful photo-real renders as well as incredible anime. This complete out-of-the-box 3D animation solution now offers real-time collaborative 3D interactivity through a bridge to Unreal Engine.
LightWave 2019 New Features:
Real-time Collaborative LightWave? to Unreal Engine
LightWave 3D? enters the Real-Time Age for interchange with this workflow link between the Unreal Engine and LightWave 3D?, focusing on LightWave driving Unreal changes iteratively. Multiple LightWave seats are able to connect to the same Unreal Editor simultaneously to enable real-time collaboration between artists. The bridge uses NewTek?s proven NDI? network discovery mechanism for easy automatic configuration, and can be limited to single project use in Unreal, or installed as a general plugin for use in all Unreal projects.
FBX and New Interchange Bridge
Work with industry standard FBX data on a whole new level via the new Interchange Bridge.
Interactively choose what to import / export and how.
Add to existing FBX files from Layout and Modeler.
Build LightWave 3D? assets from many FBX files.
Easily revisit FBX files via workspaces.
