OFFER!!!... LightWave 3D 6.5 Win32 (2000) - The Capable 'Missing Link' Version>>>

TalkOrBell

Took me awhile to find this version... 5.5 was all over as well as the various 7's. 6.5 was pivotal as it was the upgrade & improve of version 6 which set the standard for future LW GUI & workflow. 6 was first with the HUB as well...

Even the Logo was the coolest version-


LightWave 6.0 came out in 1999 & was ahead of most all others in many areas...It had Global Illumination-Radiosity, and not the 'fake' stuff like trueSpace 4 or FormZ RenderZone 3.x... It can ingest .HDR images & use the color & depth info properly...It had a ton of model tools with abilities up there with Nichimen Mirai...It had symmetry that worked CORRECTLY, you push the button, pick options & BAM!...You work on one side of model & the other follows along & you can work on EITHER side... Get in & Out of SubD just by hitting TAB key...The highly touted 'falloff widgets' that were bragged on in upcoming Modo when Peebler broke off with NewTek to make his own company, are here in LW 6.5...




Though not cheap still was way cheaper than 3DS Max or Maya...


Though there was not much in video tuts for it there was plenty of books... I have 3 off ebay with another on the way, because of the 'obsolete' nature cheap prices abound...

LW 6.5 is also the 'Shader King'... Seems like all kinda 3rd Party shaders made up... I am talking the actual nodes, not material presets...


This is also no-bloat tight coding as well... You install is like 42 MB with 15 MB extra presets so base app is only 27-28 MB which is simply amazing...

So onto the 'Joy of Six'


Follow directions included for proper install lest you be sorry...

Pass is WinWorld

https://workupload.com/start/yjZurM3KGy5

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https://ufile.io/glvfs3zv

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https://www.sendspace.com/file/ehzj2z

TalkOrBell

OK...Looks like I forgot LW 65 Manual proper...

Installer only has 'What's New in LW 6.5' PDF...

Included Lscript Manual & Reference PDFs too

NO PASS-

https://workupload.com/start/kBv5fB3EVHJ

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https://ufile.io/i17mwvuy

TalkOrBell

Luckily there's some VHS rips of old Desktop Images LW 6 tutorials on YT...

Surfacing 1-



Modeling 1=



Modeling 2-

TalkOrBell

Continuing on here...

Here's the Shades Project for LW 6.5... This adds 36 Extra Shader Nodes to LightWave 6.5 so You'll be well on your way to Shader Queen Status... Still a ways to go for Shader King Status...




The ACTUAL download is here-

https://web.archive.org/web/20100707025522/http://amber.rc.arizona.edu/lw/shades/plugins/shades2_60i.zip

So you would put that in the LW plugins-Texture folder & add in LightWave (not Modeler)...

Docs page-

https://web.archive.org/web/20000824134127/http://amber.rc.arizona.edu/lw/shades/documentation.html

Original DL Page (No worky)-

https://web.archive.org/web/20010719063820/http://amber.rc.arizona.edu/lw/shades/download.html

TalkOrBell

Here's Where you can grab a buncha LWO Car Models... Hit large 'right' arrow for next page....

https://web.archive.org/web/20040605062207/http://dmi.chez.tiscali.fr/models0.html


Here's another LW6 Video - Character Animation Setup=

TalkOrBell

Here's another Shader Node Plug... Chanlum which gives a sub-surface scattering effect (when properly used)...Add it in LightWave-

https://web.archive.org/web/20120411165723/http://members.home.nl/mlon/lw_chanlum/

Download the middle LW_ChanLum_0.2 Link

Also forgot to say on the previous 'Shades Project' after adding the plugin you will have to add a couple legacy plugs located at-

LightWave\programs\Legacy_plugins\Common

Add - EnvAccess.p & Gradient.p

Now all shader project nodes should work fine...

TalkOrBell

Content CD for Inside LW6-

https://archive.org/details/ilw-6

Lightwave 6 Manual and Tutorial

https://archive.org/details/Lightwave_6_-_Manual_and_Tutorial

The Creative Magic of Ron Thornton (LW 5.5)-

Garcia

we are spoiled with great old software!
thanks for sharing

TalkOrBell

Yes, Quite grand stuff... I have noticed on Lightwave in later versions that many 'new' features are just old plugs from 'others' incorporated...

Will have some plugs to share for this soon as well...

TalkOrBell

Here's one example-

The 'Extender' plug in LW 6.5 don't work too well for makin' polygon strips... You can only choose 2 points to 'extend' into a new polygon & sometimes new polygon comes in with face normals flipped...

Found 'FIs_OExtender.p' NOW all works well with as many points as you wish faces all staying same normals direction also with numerical option...

This is for making polygon strips extruding an edge by selecting points... To do same by selecting a polygon on a volume one should use the 'Smooth Shift' command...



After some testing found Sasquatch Plug that don't scream out license error.. So now in LW 6.5 'Hair is back on the menu boys'. Takes awhile to learn this plug I guess it couldn't be too simple as it was a $500 plug (Worley's most expensive)...

All scene files working-




Included a manual & some tuts as well...

Both plugs & extras-

Pass is WinWorld

https://workupload.com/start/99wrxeJ298U

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https://www.sendspace.com/file/ydjkda

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https://ufile.io/r00lrwo8

TalkOrBell

Here is IFW2 Textures 5.0 which is about the oldest 'on the scene'...

Works in 6.5 fine... Adds 36 shader nodes as well as a buttload of presets...

Getting close to Shader King status... Not quite, Maybe Shader Tranny at this point...

Give your LWO Cow EBOLA!




Pass is WinWorld

https://workupload.com/start/DhuUhGLghFf

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https://www.sendspace.com/file/m64l0k

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https://ufile.io/tj0zsafn

karnak

This is one of the best uploads I think ever on WinWorld.

TalkOrBell

Thanks Karnak!... You ROCK!!... And yes, it's pretty good, but I got more coming for it I like it as it was ahead of the pack, quite capable for 2000 even today>>>