I've been tracing out a background CAD mesh with Line tool (normally using a combination of Line and Spline).
When I hit the Curves to Surface to convert the shape to a polygon, half the time nothing is made and my drawn curves are gone. I used to think I didn't connect lines enough, but I have my Snap Panel set to only Points.
I've seen this happen on both my Mac & Win machine in LW
I've tried all older versions of LW and it seems that LW 2019.0.3 and since 2019 released, the dimension tools don't seem to leave their distances in the viewport any longer.
LightWave version 2018 worked fine.
I have tried deleting all configs and starting from scratch in 2019 and it makes no difference. Also have tried all OpenGL modes to see if that made a difference, but it didn't.
Is there any ETA about compatibility with new R20?
Thanks
Hiya,
I have just upgraded to LWcad 2018, and I can't seem to get walls working with the LW grid snap option in snapping. It works with the fixed UCS grid setting but not the LW grid option, which I prefer as it adapts to my zoom level. Anyone notice this?
Thanks,
Mike
I reported a bug 7 months ago and was told it would be fixed in the next release “soon”. It's been another 3 months since the informational video. Any idea when we'll see an update?
Hi
Does anyone have problems importing Dxf files? I'm saving out of Acad a 2d Dxf to use with LWcad 5.51, sometimes is works most of the time it doesn't.
Thanks
Hi
Does anyone have problems importing Dxf files? I'm saving out of Acad a 2d Dxf to use with LWcad 5.51, sometimes is works most of the time it doesn't.
Thanks
still can't use lwcad 2018 due to high polygon count and it seems not to be getting soughed out
Trey
posted Apr 24 at 7:50 pm
Using LW 2018.0.7 win 64 on Windows 10 with LWCAD 2018.1
Unless I'm doing something wrong, it seems railings when set to spline or curve the inner (sub posts) do not smooth the same as the top and bottom rails. So they do not connect properly.
I'm hoping I'm just doing something wrong...as this would be great if it worked properly. Loving all the options here.
Also the railing see
Trey
posted Apr 24 at 7:33 pm
I think it would be very helpful to have on the SILL dialog section and checkbox for INSIDE and OUTSIDE. I know most commercial buildings will not have an outside sill but may have an inside sill. Giving them both their respective surfaces (as requested in another post) would be ideal.
Window Sill-In
Window Sill-Out
Otherwise I will use the window tool without a sill and have to c
Trey
posted Apr 24 at 7:24 pm
It would be great if the SILL that was created had it's own surface by default. Currently it's the glass, and frame. Good thing is it comes unwelded so you can pick a piece and select connected. But once things are setup in my model (surface wise) would be great if this just came in correct as I draw them out. With their own surface.
Olá Viktor antes de tudo peço desculpas pela minha ignorância, pude ver o novo vídeo sobre o LWCad 2019, como não entendo inglês perfeitamente então gostaria de saber se essa versão pode ser baixada em algum lugar?
Ou ainda não está disponível para download?
Lewis
posted Mar 21 at 10:10 am
Hi,
Is there a shortcut or maybe possibility of mouse/key combos which would invoke "close" command on Line tool ?
I often draw lines on top of Arch-Viz blueprints and i would like mouse/key combination for that "close" line tool.
RMB is nice for finishing current line and starting new one but i also need "close" button to have shortcut so that i don't need to go to numeric panel all
Hi Viktor,
Thanks for the roadmap video for LWCAD for LW. I'm glad at least some developers are willing to share their development direction
I just wanted to ask about booleans as they relate to NURBS surfaces again as I didn't see mention of that topic in your video.
-Tom
I am trying to use the presets of door is LW can, but they do not show up in the preset window? Anyone else having this issue?
Don't know why they are not working? Please help..thx
Is there any possibility of a pivot displacement and rotation in the element tool? I made a standard steel library, since once the element is drawed you can move the pivots without deforming the shape, works very well for a non destructive architectural design process. Also helps a lot when you send the model to Rhino for documenting 2d. With a few adjustment lwcad could perfectly fill the gap be
When using clone to line on a line that is in the background layer LWCAD lays out clones only on the first segment of that line. If the line is in multiple segments ( Joined ) LWCAD does not use the whole line.
Hi Viktor.
I tried installing LWCad on LW2019 I could not do, will we have any compatible version soon?
LWcad 5.51 Mass Round does not adhere to grid snapping units.
Version 4.51 does as does earlier version.
could a fix be provided for this functionality?
thanks
hi, im new to this lwcad for 3ds max 2017, all i want to know is how can i get activation serial code
How do I add and remove points to/from curves. Also I'd like to know how can convert sharp corners in curves to smooth ones and the other way around? I can't seem to figure this simple task out.
I've been using LWCad almost since the first version. This has been a problem since the Round tool was first created. When using it on oddly shaped intersections the corner part gets deleted. In the case below entire edges also get deleted. This leads to a lot of work to fix the problems.
It would be nice if LWCAD had a bend tool.
The current LW bend tool is hopless.
In addition it would be great if you could choose to adjust the bend to be parabolic in shape and possible some fall off?
Cheers
Andy
It would be very useful if it was possible to use snap across different objects.
At the moment snapping across layers is great but if the layers are in differnet objects it does not work, at least I cannot seem to get it to work.
Also the current snapping tool stops working if, after using the tool, you click to undo and try to use snapping again without restarting the tool, which is ann
Hello
I was attempting to create a complex Nurbs polygon using the Curvs To Surf tool but couldn't get it to work like it was demonstrated in the LWCAD 5 NURBS introduction video. I recreated a similar set a curves, but for some reason it is not making holes in the surface created even though I have make holes button checked.
Here is a screen grab of the Youtube video:
And a sc
I'm using LWCad 5.2 in LightWave 2018.4 trying to build a house. I've built the outer walls with the Wall tool, that's fine. But when I try to build the inner walls the polygons disappear every time it intersects a wall. The ends are fine but any polygon that touches another polygon disappears.I've tried messing with any option I can find. Add, Subtract, etc. I've never had this problem before.
I’m trying to use the Pipe tool in LWCAD 2018 on LW3D 2018.7 and the MakeUV Box in the Pipe tool is always disabled. How do I use this option? The help videos skip over this option.
Erich
LWcad 2018 for LightWave (on LW 2015.3 / 64)
Make a NURBS sphere (8 polys)
Save the Object
Close Object
Open the Sphere.lwo again
Select polys (now you count 16 Polys)
after every file-saving the count of polys is doubling
I have realized that after several file saves :
a small nurbs object suddenly had thousends of polys
8-)
OK, I can use the tool " join curves" ..
but oft
There is still a high polycount having installed lightwave11.06
maybe im doing something wrong
Has anybody notice how high the polygon count is on the new windows when you go to surface editor a basic 1m*1m has over 700 polygons
