User manual NEWTEK LIGHTWAVE 8.2 ADDENDUM

[. . . ] LightWave [8] version 8. 2 release notes Welcome to the second free update to LightWave [8]. This new release offers new functionality in the form of brand-new interpolation methods for UV maps to enable distortion-free subpatch UV mapping and new render modes and also brings improvements to IK Booster, VIPER and the SDK. Modeler Improvements UV Maps LightWave version 8. 2 has introduced several new features and functionality to UV maps. The new LightWave Team has completely redesigned the way UV coordinates are managed and implemented in the core LightWave mesh engine, which is used by both Modeler and Layout. The changes make creating and editing UVs much easier and more powerful, but also preserve compatibility with previous versions. [. . . ] Set goal. . . : When the currently selected item is set to fixed, Set goal will make the last selected item in the chain the goal for current item. Reset Goal: If Set goal was used for the currently selected item, Reset Goal will undo Set goal. LightWave [8] version 8. 2 update 15 IKB Menu Found in the bottom right corner of the Layout window when IK Boost Tool is activated. IKB Menu AutoApply: When AutoApply is checked on, IKB will automatically apply the settings to the surrounding keys for a more continuous curve. If an IKB session has two or more Bake Spots, the first bake spot takes priority. Commands Re Bind Motion-all: Applies the Bind Motion operation automatically to all Bake Spots. Set RIG for Comments: Takes the IKB setting to LW_Comment for use in another command. However, with some plugins such as Mirror Hierarchy, Copy Hierarchy, Import RIG, and Export RIG, this command will run before the plugins do their work, so you will not need to use the SET RIG command. Use this command when you would like to apply the data for other clone operations. Get RIG for Comments: Imports IKB information from LW_Comment Clear RIG Comments: Clears all comments exported by Set RIG command Options. . . Ghost Mode With Ghost Mode activated you can see where the chain will be placed a number of frames before and after the current frame. The number placed in Ghost Size will determine how many LightWave [8] version 8. 2 update 16 frames before and after will be ghosted with an image of the chain. Ghost Mode Menu Ghost Mode Options None--No ghosting will occur Current Bone--Only the current bone will be ghosted All Bone--All bones in the chain will be ghosted Ghost mode activated with all bones Dope Track Menu Enhancements When the Dope Track is active while in IK Booster mode, two different menus are available, the Right Click menu and the Right Click and Drag menu. Right Click and Drag Menu Activated when you right click and drag across a number of frames in the Dope Track Copy Keys--Opens the Paste Motion Key panel. Paste Motion Key Panel LightWave [8] version 8. 2 update 17 Paste Motion Key: Pastes motion data onto a given chain Start, End: The range from which motion data will be copied. Pre Mix Frames, Post Mix Frames: The range of frames to smooth overlapping keys. Save Motion: Saves the motion data within a given time range for a chain. Save Motion Panel File Name: The name of the motion file. Right Click Menu Activated by right clicking on the Dope Track Right Click Menu Load Motion: Loads saved motion data file. Master-Class Plug-in Loader Layout-type Master plug-ins, by definition, are not associated with scene files but, previous to version 8. 2, Master-class plug-ins were being saved to the scene file. In version 8. 2, this has been changed so the Master-class plug-ins are associated with the application and can be configured to load automatically when the application is launched. The new configuration file type for these types of plug-ins is "LWMASTERS#. CFG" under Windows and "LightWave Masters #" under Mac, where "#" indicates the product version. The installers will not create this LightWave [8] version 8. 2 update 18 file, but rather it will be created or deleted as necessary when running the application. When Layout terminates, any active Layout-type Master plug-ins are processed and any particular plug-in data are stored in a configuration file that specifically exists for them. When Layout starts up, the configuration file is read, the previously active Layout-type Master plug-ins are activated again, and the data restored. Master-Class Plug-in Loader Autoload check You now have the ability to control this new "Autoload" behaviour. In the "General Options" panel a new selection is named "Enable Master Autoload". It is enabled by default, but you can decide to disable this function. At times when a Master plug-in does not function as planned, this feature can be disabled. SDK Improvements There are an extensive set of changes in the LightWave [8], version 8. 2 release that affect the SDK. [. . . ] LWEVNT_NOTIFY_SCENE_CLEAR_STARTINg This indicates a scene is about to be cleared. LWEVNT_NOTIFY_SCENE_CLEAR_COMPLETE This indicates a scene has just been cleared. Only a master handler that survives a scene clear (LAYOUT type) will still be around to detect this. `eventData' is the name of the scene as it exists as a cleared scene. [. . . ]