3D Software Update: LWCAD 3.1 released for NewTek LightWave 3D
WTools3D on June 2nd, 2009 released LWCAD 3.1, a powerful plug-in for LightWave 3D 9.x dedicated to provide the original package with advanced CAD modeling tools.
System requirements
- LightWave 3D version 9.x
- Minimum desktop resolution 1024*768
- Recommended desktop resolution 1280*1024
- OS: Win2000, WinXP, WinXP-64, Windows Vista 32-64bit, MAC OSX, MAC UB
What’s new
Global changes
- UCS coordinates – all tools works with UCS coordinates when UCS defined
- UCS automatic mode – new automatic mode behavior
- Refined Polygon booleans – updated algorithm, flawless booleans results
New tools
- Area – new dimension tool for area calculation, applicable to polygons or polygonal objects
- Volume – new dimension tool for volume calculation, applicable to polygonal objects
- Jitter – new tool for random modifications of geometry
- Random Select – new tool for random selection
- Random Surface – new tool for creating random surfaces
- UCS 3pnt – fast command which creates fixed UCS plane from 3 selected points
- LWcur To PolyLine – new tool which converts original LW curve into poly-line or two point polygons
Modified tools
- Rail clone – redefined tool, additional two handles which defines which part of a rail curve is used
- Mass Offset – added support for polygonal objects
- Pipe – new offset modes which allows to drag pipes on objects with an offset
- Vector Clone – new fast mode option
- Fence – new adjust mode option allows to draw just last segment and new align to terrain option allows to project fence into 3d terrain
- Pat3d Polygon – new lock offset option
- Move Snap – start-end point controls in numeric panel
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