

- #LIGHTWAVE 3D CAR UPDATE#
- #LIGHTWAVE 3D CAR UPGRADE#
- #LIGHTWAVE 3D CAR SOFTWARE#
- #LIGHTWAVE 3D CAR PASSWORD#
I use LightWave to build all my 3D models before they go to print. How is LightWave used in your prop creation? Here at Propshop, we have built a strong and successful pipeline with LightWave as a foundation. LightWave is fast, intuitive, and a ‘no-mess’ modeling package. Since then, we have used LightWave to generate our 3D for over 30 movies and productions. One of our first pieces using LightWave was Cerebro for X-Men: First Class. When I joined the company a few years ago, LightWave became part of the process. I started using LightWave some 20 years ago – since the days of the Amiga, back when LightWave came on 10 floppy disks, in Version 3.5. Propshop has been making props for more than 15 years. We got in touch with the team at Propshop, including Jet Cooper, 3D supervisor in the digital department, to discusses how they created these unique props for the film: Located at Pinewood Studios, Propshop specialises in the design and manufacture of hero props, set pieces, costumes, models, and miniatures using a combination of LightWave 3D and 3D printing. Propshop is one such company in the relatively small and interconnected world of effects, and most recently it’s been working on Disney Muppets movie, Muppets Most Wanted.Ĭharged with the task of creating a functional yet zany car to be driven by Interpol Agent Jean Pierre Napoleon, played by Actor Ty Burrell, the waist-high car is seen zipping through various scenes as the agent attempts to track down the notorious Constantine, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Kermit the Frog. Special effects is a wonderfully diverse industry, where else could you be crating warrior armour and weapons one day, then sculptures of footballers the next? For completely new users, licences cost $995.The Interpol car from Muppets Most Wanted evolved as the team from Propshop worked with the Muppet’s art team The current release of the software, LightWave 2020, is available for 64-bit Windows 7+ and macOS 10.12+.
#LIGHTWAVE 3D CAR UPGRADE#
Upgrade pricing is covered in the story above. LightWave 2023 is due for release in “Q4 2023”. Price, system requirements and release date There is currently no information about the new features scheduled for LightWave 2023 on the website, but LightWave Digital boss Andrew Bishop has posted on Discord that the information is coming “soon”.
#LIGHTWAVE 3D CAR PASSWORD#
The upgrades are available from the new LightWave website – it’s password-protected, but the password has been announced on the Discord server. The basic pre-order bundles include one share, while anyone willing to stump up $1,000 gets five shares, plus “25% off LightWave 3D forever”, which seems like something of a hostage to fortune. Unusually, LightWave Digital has chosen to include “shares in LightWave” as part of the offer – company shares, according to this post on the LightWave Discord server. Users with licences of LightWave 2020, the final Vizrt release of the software, can pre-order LightWave 2023 for $250 those with older versions can pre-order for $500, which includes access to LightWave 2020.
#LIGHTWAVE 3D CAR SOFTWARE#
The announcement is the first step towards a new LightWave product roadmap following LightWave Digital’s acquisition of the software from previous owner Vizrt last month. Upgrade packages include shares in LightWave Digital itself The new version is now available to pre-order for users with existing licences of the software, with upgrade pricing also including shares in LightWave Digital itself.

#LIGHTWAVE 3D CAR UPDATE#
LightWave Digital has announced that LightWave 2023, the first update to the 3D animation software in over three years, will be released in “Q4 2023”.
