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
What is the best way to preserve the sets of objects(doors, windows, categories) stored into the library from version to version. Or in case there is a reinstall neccessary to a different computer, how can the library file be found and transferred to the new version, computer, install, ect. I am using 5.51, I think the last version before 2018...
Can anyone please give me a few pointers as to how to build the outside walls of a house, been playing around with the demo version for a couple of hours now but wall building skills are not happening for me. There seems to be no beginners guide or anything like that, the manual is practically useless, as i can see this is a fantastic plugin for 3DS Max but I can't get my head around even the ba
window with u 6 and v 6 and over have to use pollygon setting nurbs modelling slows down or freezes up
Qual é a diferença entre as versões de ouro de 2018.1 e 2018.1?
lwcad 2018 rail to edge lightwave crashes Has soon has i try this with lwcad 2018 lightwave crashes
So i have a box, trying to have a cylinder subtract a hole into . Doesn't work. See attached. Trying it with various objects , using version 2015.3...
LWCAD 5.51
This used to work fine. Now nothing..
Tried reset and reinstall..Nothing.
Any suggestions?
Gary
Does anyone have a link to a site that gives typical standards for things like wall thickness & height, door height & width, thickness, eave overhang, etc.? I've done some searching but quickly got bogged down with too much technical & regs.
3dworks
posted Apr 10 '18 at 6:55 pm
i found that the modern shingles are too large (around 600 mm compared to a more standard size between 400-450 mm). how can i edit the "d3d" files? how is the "allow resizing" feature in LWCAD working? i seem not to be able to resize the scale of the preset shingles.
When I export LWCAD 2018 obj's format from LW2018.4, the surface/part names look like this:
g (k:"Right_Wall"_c:"Wtools3D_2018"
usemtl (k:"Right_Wall"_c:"Wtools3D_2018"
Since I don't have a drive "k", I'm assuming this is coming from the LWCAD plugin. Is there a quick fix (I'd rather see "Right_Wall"?
Hi Victor,
I have a question about profiler and engraver tools.
I use them very intensively with custom profiles, in past relases were possible to keep the "origina size" of the profile with a very useful button.
Is in yours devenlope program to bring back that useful function or there is an "hidden" shortcut to obtain the same result in present relase?
Thanks in advance!!
I am trying to understand the Knife tool. I asked for a feature from Viktor for a tool that did more than one cut. I can see that it has 10 lines as specified and the distance between each is specified, but it still only make the one cut. I'm trying to get it to make all the cuts, or is this not what i thought the tool would be.
Mash3d
posted Jun 10 '18 at 7:46 pm
Hi, I'm using LWcad 5.5 and LW 2015.3. I'm using the shingle tool and when I click on another preset from the library the shingle is not changing. This is even after getting out of the tool, starting fresh and choosing a new preset before I apply the tool.
I've checked the preset path and its good. The preview of the shingle is there. The only odd thing is when I click on another preset a smal
https://vimeo.com/273197270/ac5c1a54dc
hi Viktor .. can you check this please :
also fails @ rendering
Viktor
posted Mar 20 '18 at 12:47 pm
This thread is for public discussion about the current beta phase LWCAD 2018 LightWave.
It will be updated during the beta phase with more information!
Working list of new features for LWCAD 2018
Before you begin to test, check out this LWCAD 2018 exam video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AhIayYV2Uw
Hello,I use lwcad 5.5 with 3dsmax 2016 and when I add a custom shape in library my viewport becomes very slow and sluggish and unable to work.I' ve noticed that my preset objects are very big 2-7 MB compared to the other presets that comes with the plugin.Why is that?Is there a way to create lighter custom objects ex. windows,doors?Thank you!
I spent a good deal of time recently thinking about the modeling tools I have at my disposal: Maya, LightWave Modeler, ZBrush, 3D-Coat. All in the context of development of models for a real-time rendering usage. The current strategies for producing high quality models in that context mostly revolve around producing a really high fidelity high resolution shape, then in one way or another deriving
Scott
posted Apr 30 '18 at 9:57 pm
Minor issue trying to close off the endcap of the object tried Patch did not work or at least I could get it to work
Scott
posted May 6 '18 at 7:56 pm
LWCAD 5.51 Extrude feature crashed LW 2015.3 the crash is repeatable
The frustration mounts I have never been able to successfully use LWCAD since I first purchased version 5.
Scott
posted May 8 '18 at 2:37 pm
another problem I am unable to boolean any LWCad Primitives...what is going on wit this plugin...it 100% not use able for me. as mentioned I have never gotten LWCAD to work properly since version 5.
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pryzm
posted Jan 31 '18 at 3:34 pm
This might be hard to explain, but here goes.
Using the Box command (other commands do this now as well), after drawing the first box it used to be (v4, v5?) that when I would right click, it would finish the tool and be able to start the next box at the same height (or depth, or width depending on in which view port I started) location as the previous box. Now, it starts the box at the origi
Crash when executing a SUB operation using the Line tool (crash report sent to NewTek)
1 - Create a simple cube with the Box tool
2 - From e.g. the Top view, enable the LWCAD Line tool, set mode to SUB
3 - LCLICK outside the mesh to establish the UCS plane and starting point
4 - LCLICK outside the mesh to e.g. cut off a corner of the cube
(crash)
LW Modeler: 2018.0.2, build 30
I have been looking at a lot of architecture videos online and wondering about adding a simple radio checkbox and value entry fields for cost calculation of basic primitives. Perhaps even a selector that could asses the volume and cost per cubic unit of a given solid. Ok thank you
Same surface, but it looks like a patchwork of dieffrent surfaces.
Is it possible to do something about this?
I am interested in the LWCAD for Cinema4D. I didn't see this in the manual or any of the tutorials, but are you able to convert your LWCAD models into .OBJ for use in other applications? Is there an example somewhere that I may look over or a demonstration?
I just want to say a massive thank you, Yeah we may pay for LWCAD, but you always go above and beyond. I'm not sure how you seem to manage it all, programming making videos, posting on forums, answering emails, solving our problems. I've just been reading through some of the posts on here. On most I've read asking for features or bug fix's your there posting away letting us know that these thing
