Motion Media

NewTek LightWave 11 includes:

Instancing

• Duplicate a vast number of objects in a scene without experiencing memory overhead
• Scale, position, rotate and surface randomly cloned objects for realistic detail

Flocking

• Animate realistic motion of grouped objects such as such as birds, fish, insects, animals, aircraft, spaceships and more using a new motion modifier
• Calculate crowd avoidance of neighboring objects, target alignment and cohesive attractions with the motion modifier

Fracture

• Pre-fracture objects that are ready for destruction with a new Modeler tool that is designed to complement Bullet Dynamics in Layout
• Animate explosions without using dynamics and control the density of fractures by applying weight maps to objects

Bullet Dynamics

• Deliver physics-based animation with the Bullet Dynamics engine in Layout and the new Fracture tool in Modeler
• Collapse buildings, create explosions or quickly place objects in a natural-looking random pattern

Virtual Studio and Interchange Tools

• Support for new controller types, including the Sony Playstation Move, allow users to easily control and record the item results with a LightWave channel
• Import and export model and texture data to Pixologic Zbrush software with GoZ technology

Additional LightWave 11 features include powerful new render buffer capabilities, robust Python scripting functionality, FiberFX enhancements, user interface improvements, and more.