June 30, 2004 -- NewTek, Inc., today announced that the latest edition of Emmy-winning LightWave 3D will begin shipping today.


LightWaveR [8] adds a wide range of new character animation tools and dynamics to the robust modeling, animation and rendering capabilities that have made LightWave a leading production tool in film, broadcast, print, game development, and web development.

LightWave 3D [8] Enhancements:

• Improved workflow in Layout and Modeler
• Rigid Body Dynamics
• Improved Soft Body Dynamics
• Faster IK, FK
• Bone Dynamics
• More powerful and flexible character animation controls and tools
• Improved character setup workflow
• New Particle System Tools
• Animatable UV coordinates
• Improvements to LScript(TM) scripting language and to the API