Archive for August, 2006

DF Sculpt Tool v1.0 now available for free

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

A video of it in action can be found here:
http://www.lwita.com/lwers/lcs/videos/DF_Sculpt_Tool.zip
Download the plugin here:
http://www.spinquad.com/forums/showthread.php?p=147709

Connect Tool - a closer look by Proton

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Proton takes a closer look at the Connect Tool.
Spinquad forums (plenty of screengrabs)

Tequila Scream now compatible with Lightwave 9.0 (Network Rendering Manager)

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

An email ended up in my inbox advertising the fact that Tequila Scream had been updated to work with Lightwave 9.0. Its $50 for registered users and $190 new. Sounds like a good deal. Here are the features:
Split frame support.
Thumbnail browser.
Mini anim preview.
Pic viewer.
Remote Node Start.
No need to make ScreamerNet shortcuts.
Add several scenes at once.
Warnings:
Warnings [...]

Free Bryce 5.0 software ready to download

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

Just noticed DAZ are giving Bryce 5.0 away for free… get it whilst you can.
http://www.daz3d.com/program/bryce/bryce5free.php?&trid=919467712

Free NodeUpdater v1.0 by TrueArt

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

TrueArt would like to present you little and free Layout Master plug-in NodeUpdater v1.0 that fixes problem with updating Node Editor window in LW9 while using animatable nodes. To read more please visit our website http://www.trueart.eu

Demonstration video of Shaxam - Lightwave to XAML converter

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

With its powerful 3D capabilities WPF provides a leap forward in user experiences; but how do you create compelling 3D models and then make them available to your applications? In this Channel 9 video, Microsoft UK’s Richard Godfrey interviews the developers of Shaxam (www.shaxam.com) about their experiences and approach to building a Lightwave 3D to [...]

Lightwave 9.0 review by VFXworld.com

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

VFXworld.com have posted a review of Lightwave 9.0. For LW user thoughts on the article check out the corresponding cgtalk.com thread.
Update: A few more reviews I managed to forget…
- CGFocus.com (extensive review)
- CreativeMac.com
- BellaOnline.com

How to share a preset with PSPlant - video

Monday, August 21st, 2006

Finally back with some more PSPlant news. Today I have a video for you that shows you how you upload presets with psplant. Enjoy!

Video

Still stuck in Oslo

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

I’m still stuck in Oslo - read up on my story sofar here. I promise that once this fiasco is over PresetCentral and PSPlant news will be back.

Lack of updates…

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006

Just to let you know updates on PresetCentral and PSPlant will return to normal shortly (as soon as I return from my Holiday in Oslo).
Update: due to the chaos at Heathrow Airport in London I’m stuck in Oslo for a few days more. Updates will follow shortly
2nd update: and once again my [...]