Re: Nektek announces 8.5 (snipped from their newsletter)
- From: James Willmott <eat_spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 22:04:17 GMT
dasra wrote:
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July 25, 2005
NewTek is pleased to announce the upcoming release of version 8.5, the fifth free update for LightWave [8]. This new update will include the following enhancements:
* New OpenGL Hardware shader option using the hardware renderer in OpenGL video cards to display many of the render functions in real-time. Lights, light falloffs, blending images on surfaces, per-pixel lighting will all be available in real-time, with an option to turn this feature on and off. * New Parts-to-Surfaces tool allows for easier integration of 3D objects created in other applications. * New Multi Shift allows the user to do multiple shifts in a single edit with a history profile that can be saved and applied to other meshes." * Dynamics now launch a control window that allows you to switch to other applications while calculating dynamics in LightWave. * Particle dynamics have been improved for accuracy, including interaction with collision planes. A new algorithm also allows large dynamic scenes to load up to 10x faster. * 104 new configurable keyboard shortcut options.
LightWave v8.5 will be available as a free download for registered owners of LightWave [8] in Q3 2005.
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Some nice features! I still hope there is more than that and lots of bugs fixed!
Go Newtek, Go!!!
The OpenGL updates sound exciting!
It's good to see existing features being upgraded as well as new ones added. I'd hate to see LW become just a collection of a million unrelated plugins.
Go Newtek!
jw. .
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