#LW3d utilities/add ons
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With so many utilities out there, which ones are worth it and which ones aren't
or are not mature enough to be of value to a light LW3d user. In particular
WaveMaker, Hollywood Effects, Power Macros for LW, Pixel 3D, Dynamic Motion
Module,
Sparks, Newton's Law, etc.
Also, are there any really good texture packages. I've looked at some at the
local store and they really look BAD!
Thanks in advance…Brian
Brian,
If you want nice textures I'd recommend getting Forge and the Essence
texture disks. The Essence textures are a set of procedural textures
written for use with Imagine, and Forge is a program for editing and
previewing them. You can use them to generate image maps for use with
LightWave. Since the Essence textures are procedural you can modify the
look of them easily and render them at any resolution you want. If you got
both of the Essence volumes you'd have over a hundred textures to use
ranging from cedar shingles to cyclones. Forge and Essence can be ordered
from Apex Publishing at 415-322-7532.
Note: If you can only afford one of the Essence sets get volume 2.
I won't comment on most of the software you mentioned since I don't like
to talk about software I haven't used a lot. If you want to convert object
I'd recommend using Interchange by Syndesis. It uses less chip ram than
PixelPro and a lot of people seem to think it does a better job on the
conversions.
Jeff H…
Brian,
Have you looked at Leo Martins Pro Textures? Excellent package of seamless
texture maps. It is published by Visual Inspirations in FL 813-935-6410. I
forget what they cost me.
jmb