OK whilst working on the Max 4.2 I suppose I can start on LW65... It was out about same time as Max4... Backing up a bit the original version 6.0 was out in 1999 & was actually the first 3D package to have the ability to render radiosity using HDRI lighting...
Had immense popularity back then because of it's cheaper pricing as well... $2,495-
LW would go on in later years as cheap as $595!!
So why LW65?... Like Max 4.2 & Maya 4.5 & XSI 2.0.1 & C4D XL7.3 it's the very oldest that I would seriously use that has capabilities that I find 'plenty good enough'... How bout max 3.1 or 2.5 or LW 5.5? NOPE!... Sure they are nice to play around with for nostalgia but are too 'goofball' for serious work...
So in this thread will be kinda like the 3DS Max 4.2 version... When views hit around 500 then I'll start uploading, by then I'll be done with the Max thread...
In the meantime I have uploaded a care pak that has LW 6 demo AVI & others... GIFs that are too large to mount here & some flash tutorial EXEs that are for 7.5 but work same for 6.5-
https://workupload.com/start/MfxZMgzpUZy
OR
https://send.now/56983sj9vk52
OR
https://gofile.io/d/LWq1Ih
OR
https://www.sendspace.com/file/htagqp
Radiosity rendering is quite nice in it... No need to be lusting away for another render engine, LW would be tops for many years-
Here's scene I made up to test HDRI with Radiosity... Notice the image of the loaded HDRI in the left bottom corner of the Image Editor-
Shadow Designer plugin adds some spunk to shadows-
They did a nice job on this dumpster scene-
I have these two books which are about same thickness... I much prefer Dan Ablan's Wench!-
Had immense popularity back then because of it's cheaper pricing as well... $2,495-
LW would go on in later years as cheap as $595!!
So why LW65?... Like Max 4.2 & Maya 4.5 & XSI 2.0.1 & C4D XL7.3 it's the very oldest that I would seriously use that has capabilities that I find 'plenty good enough'... How bout max 3.1 or 2.5 or LW 5.5? NOPE!... Sure they are nice to play around with for nostalgia but are too 'goofball' for serious work...
So in this thread will be kinda like the 3DS Max 4.2 version... When views hit around 500 then I'll start uploading, by then I'll be done with the Max thread...
In the meantime I have uploaded a care pak that has LW 6 demo AVI & others... GIFs that are too large to mount here & some flash tutorial EXEs that are for 7.5 but work same for 6.5-
https://workupload.com/start/MfxZMgzpUZy
OR
https://send.now/56983sj9vk52
OR
https://gofile.io/d/LWq1Ih
OR
https://www.sendspace.com/file/htagqp
Radiosity rendering is quite nice in it... No need to be lusting away for another render engine, LW would be tops for many years-
Here's scene I made up to test HDRI with Radiosity... Notice the image of the loaded HDRI in the left bottom corner of the Image Editor-
Shadow Designer plugin adds some spunk to shadows-
They did a nice job on this dumpster scene-
I have these two books which are about same thickness... I much prefer Dan Ablan's Wench!-