hi,
lots of great new tools and features in 5.5 (using it in lw 2018 )! thanks!
but this does seem to be a kind of rough version without the polish that i was used to seeing in the last version of lwcad i was using (3.6 in lw 9.61).
projection snapping doesn't seem to work. i don't get projection lines anymore from second snap.
in extrude, "groupping" is mispelled. should be "grouping
Trick
posted Jan 16 '18 at 6:59 pm
I really like the shingles tool. I often use it in combination with the MultiTexture plugin to give each shingle a slightly different color. Therefore each shingle needs a different matID. So to make this tool faster to work with, please implement an option to give each shingle a different matID.
Thanks
LWCAD 5.5 ROAD LINE crashes on 2015.3 and 2018
not when using straight line tool, but when set to spline or curve mode.
Works with a straight line option.
Just started playing with cross walk and it crashed also when playing with sizing parameters.
Tried unistalling from 2015 and 2018. Reboot, then installed 2018 only..still crashed.
Tried installing 2015..same still crashes.
A question as to how to reset the volume calculation on an object.
I have made changes to an object and the volume is no longer correct but I can't clear it to re-calculate the volume.
How do I clear the volume numbers and start over. I have tried copy and pasting to a new object but the calculations come along as well.
Thank you,
Wade
i went from lightwave 9.61 to lightwave 2018 and so for me, i have not had a situation where the installer actually worked for me.
it would be cool if the installer tried to identify the directories by itself but if it can't find them, it gave the user the ability to manually select the directories and then continue auto-setup.
manually installing isn't a huge deal but it does involve a f
I installed all the plug-ins manually because installer failed and told me to. Now I am trying to load in the branches but does not seem to load branches
Viktor
posted Nov 5 '17 at 8:32 am
This thread is for public discussion about current beta phase of LWCAD 5.5 LightWave.
It will be updated during beta phase with more information!
Title pretty much tells it all. I need to use the 4.51 Snap Move to get projection snaps. See video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1crf5CeOTLM
hi viktor,
i noticed this while i was playing with the new update and encountered it a couple of times in passing now but just figured i must be doing something wrong... but i do think it's lwcad-
when i perform a round on the top of a rectangular piece of geometry, the edges at the corners pull apart. even on corners where it's not visibly tearing as shown, the vertices end up unwelded.
hi,
so i'm still currently on the 3.x version and i'm looking to upgrade soon but was wondering if in the later versions, there's a way of changing the scale of library objects when the library objects are invoked during tools like cloning a library object on a polygon.
i forgot the exact name of tool but there is one tool that allows you to "spray" a library object on an existing poly an
Ilay
posted Dec 3 '17 at 3:26 pm
Hello
Will be possible to create Smart Element?
Smart Element - for example, it's lwcad object(file) which contains complete facade of building's side. We can place it at one of building's side. Or it will contain room(if will be possible osl room - http://julius-ihle.de/?p=2451)
Also it has any proxy features: level of detail, load at rendering and etc.
Viktor, I wanted to comment on something as a suggestion, I do not know if it's very far-fetched but I feel that this level of control is missing from the program to work much better. I do not know if you know the DesignToolBox plugin from Atelier Bump. There you can be strict with angles, reference guides etc ... all this very very useful and necessary within the architecture tools.
If you c
Lewis
posted Nov 28 '17 at 10:15 pm
Hi,
Is there some compatibility issues between presets of LWCAD 3.x, 4.x and 5.x ?
I have some older files/presets for Shingles and Fences from LWCAD 4.x (or it's 3.x can't say for sure) and i copied all the *.s3d files inside LWCAD presets folders with their corresponding folder with rest of presets but LWCAD don't see any of them, it lists just default presets and nothing else.
Is t
Hi I would like to know how the curved roofs where done on the bulding at the start of the lwcad.com website cant find it on my laptop but it shows on my kindle it is on a page advertising the lwacd bundle I am curious if this was done in lightwave
Just wanted to say thanks for the bug fixes and brilliant new tools!
5.5 is fantastic!
Great product and support!
Gary
Hello Viktor, first of all congratulations for the creation of the plugin for Max, if it works correctly this plugin for me will be an incredible tool, but (there is always a but) I am testing it on 3ds Max 2018 and it is extremely slow, I'll give you an example when I create rails, simple the viewport becomes almost impossible to move and is not precise, you have to convert them to editable mesh
Steve S
posted Nov 17 '17 at 9:10 pm
FYI - I have one authorized paid license of the latest version of LWCAD which allows me to also take part in the LWCAD beta trials as further developments continue.
I currently have LWCAD (the latest beta version) installed in more than 1 version of one application (Cinema 4D - Versions 18 & 19) on one system (Mac OS X - 10.13). Is it possible to use LWCAD in each Cinema 4D application w
Having just transferred my licenses to the new website (really nice, by the way), I downloaded the 5.25 version from the emailed link.
Having clicked I Agree, I get next the panel that says Quick Install Settings:, but there is nothing in the panel - the only thing I can click is the Back button.
This is on Windows 10 64bit.
I already have LWCAD 5 installed but can I also install LWCAD5.25 beta without uninstalling version 5?
This is on LightWave 15.3 64 bit
Hi
When you have Center snap set in the snapping panel and you draw a line to a rectangle object it won't snap to the center of the object. It works for curves, Circles and Polygons but not for the rectangle tool.
Steps
Draw a rectangle
Make sure center snap is activated in the snap panel
Draw a line to the center of the rectangle it won't snap to the center.
Just tested it in V4.51
I'm finding the snap "magnetic" strength to be a little aggressive. Is there some way to set this. If not, can there be
Hi All ,
i am still using Lightwave 11.5 and have a licensed Copy of LwCad v 4.5
i want to install LWCAD 4.5 but i cant find the Installer anymore the link from the Purchase Email is broken and i have no Money to either upgrade Lightwave or LWCAD.
Is there any Chance to get a working version of LWCAD 4.5
thanks in advantage and HAPPY SUNDAY
Maybe I'm not getting how this works, and I'll admit I miss the simplicity and reliability of the old Vector Clone tool.
The thing I have the biggest problem with is cloning an object in the scene, but finding that I cannot adjust what face and point on the object I need to have aligned with the line. The fixed point where an object is cloned to the line is the centre of the bottom edge of t
posted Oct 28 '17 at 2:04 pm
Hi
I bought a model from a third party that was almost all tri's. When subdivided, it caused lots of non smooth surfaces, so I manually removed the 'extra' diagonal, to form tri's.
Easy but time consuming - Is there a tool/algorithm or easy way to this?
I didn't find the right solution from the internet.
References:
http://community.foundry.com/discuss/topic/45123136094/noob-qu
posted Oct 28 '17 at 2:03 pm
I just thought I would mention that in the most recent LWCAD newsletter I received it says a 2nd developer has now been hired and one of his jobs will be "porting LWCAD to other 3D applications". I'm hoping that it means LWCAD tools will be ported to Modo in the future. What do you think?
I didn't find the right solution from the internet.
References:
http://community.foundry.com/discu
Often I get DWG plans from architects which have a lot of overlapping lines, meaning lines that sit on top of each other but don't share the end points, one is longer than the other. Curvs to surf command gets confused by this and it doesn't produce a good polygonal model. How to deal with this issue prior to curvs to surf command. I can fix this individualy with trim or sometimes the bool comman
Good news Viktor, Thanks for everything, and good job...
Viktor
posted Sep 20 '17 at 1:01 am
Hello guys!
Because some people are getting a wrong idea that we are drifting from LightWave,
I have decided that it is right time to inform you about our current status and our long term plans with LWCAD specially LigthWave version.
LWCAD LITE(Max,C4d) versus LWCAD (LightWave).
As you have noticed we are heavily updating LWCAD Lite version while LW version seems to be dormant. This
I notice in the system requirements for LWCAD Lite it mentions r17 for Windows and r18 for OSX but not r17 for OSX. Is it in fact incompatible with that version? If so, are there any plans to make it available for r17 OSX? Thanks.
I can't seem to find a rail clone tool in LWCAD 5.2. There is a tool to clone an item when you draw a curve but I want to clone an item on the existing curve which sits in the background.
