Lightwave 3d

Harlequin Training

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In London

£ 1,260 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    4 Days

LightWave 3D is an all-in-one modelling, animation and rendering package. It allows you to achieve mind-blowing animations and state-of-the-art special effects for television and film.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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2 Exmoor Street, W10 6BD

Start date

On request

About this course

This is an introduction to Lightwave but some understanding of 3D Modelling will be preferable.

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Course programme

Overview
LightWave 3D is an all-in-one modelling, animation and rendering package. It allows you to achieve mind-blowing animations and state-of-the-art special effects for television and film.

Prerequisites
This is an introduction to Lightwave but some understanding of 3D Modelling will be preferable.

Course Content Introduction
  • Modeler
  • Layout
  • The Hub
  • Screamernet
  • Objects, Scenes and Presets
  • Workflow within the system
Overview of Modeler
  • The Modeler interface
  • Points and polygons
  • Creating polygons
  • Primitives
  • Using numeric values
  • The 'Modify' menu
  • The 'Polygon' menu
  • Point distribution tools
  • Auto-Geometry
  • The 'Multiply' menu
  • Adding and subtracting geometry
  • Using booleans
  • Using drills
  • VMaps
  • Sub Patch weight
  • Endomorphs
  • UV Mapping
  • Loading and saving objects
  • Information held within the object file
Overview of Layout
  • Objects and Scenes
  • Surface edit modes
  • Basic surface parameters
  • Textures and envelopes
  • Procedural
  • Image maps
  • Texture layering
  • Shaders
  • Using VIPER to aid surfacing
  • Object appearance
  • Dissolve
  • Clip mapping
  • 'Unseen by Camera'
  • Volumetrics
  • Fog
  • Groundfog
  • Hypervoxels 3
  • Lighting
  • Shadow types and options
  • Lens flares
  • Volumetric lighting
  • Radiosity
  • Caustics
Animating in Layout
  • The Layout interface
  • Basic Concepts
  • The 'Content' directory
  • The grid
  • The scene editor
  • Selecting and manipulating items in layout
  • The NULL parenting and targeting
  • Keyframing
  • The graph editor
  • Manipulating object geometry
  • Displacement maps
  • Displacement plugins
  • Bones
  • Particle System
  • The Camera Panel
  • Backdrops
  • Rendering Options

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