La fecha de lanzamiento de Lightwave 8.0 se acerca y Newtek publica en su página web una detallada lista con las nuevas características incluidas.
las nuevas características de esta versión son:
LAYOUT
-Character Animation:
New Bone Editing Tools
IK Booster
Morph Mixer Enhancements
JointMorph Plus
-Dynamics:
Bone Dynamics
Soft Body Dynamics
Hard Body Dynamics
Cloth Dynamics
Hard Link
Meta Link
ParticleFX
EditFX Edit Tool
-Workflow Tools:
Scene Editor
Dope Sheet
Dope Track
Expression Editor
Envelope Contextual Menus
Move TCB
Multi Mirror
Search By Name
Multi Selections of Texture Editor Layers for copy/paste functions
-Other Layout Enhancements:
Animated UVs
-Rendering Enhancements:
Render Arbitrary
MODELER
-New Selection Tools:
Select Loop
Select Poly
Select Points
Select Outline
Select Ring
Invert Connected
-New Layer Tools:
Clone2 Layer
Insert Layer
Delete Layer
Object Collapser
-New Modeling Tools:
New Create Tab Tools
Star Sphere
New Multiply Tab Tools
Cut
Divide
Make Pole
Extender Plus
Super Shift
-New Modify Tab Tools:
Translate Plus
Move Plus
Segment Scale
Point Normal Move
-New Construct Tab Tools:
Bridge Tool
-New Detail Tab Tools:
Add Edges
Reduce Edges
Remove Edges
Edge Bevel
Fix Poles
Fix 3-5
-New Setup Tab Tools:
Rotate Skelegons
-New Utilities Tab Tools:
Create Joint Morph
-Other Modeler Enhancements:
Improved Aligner
Sizer and Dangle tools
Vertex Map panel
Particle2Partigon
-Improved UI
OTHER ENHANCEMENTS
-In-line Help system
-Savers
-Open GL Enhancements
-Open GL Light Projection
-New Textured Wireframe View Mode
-Speed and Workflow Optimizations
-New File Formats
-SDK
Fuente: NewTek
