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GammaRight
in 3D Tutorials
GammaRight

Well, that's fine if you're displaying an image that was created with the assumption that it would be viewed on a monitor like yours. Most images on the internet, for example, are gamma corrected for the average PC monitor. But in LightWave, we're generating synthetic images. Specifically, LightW...

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in Design Software Reviews
QuadSew v2.5

QuadSew is a great little plugin for Modeler that "sews" pairs of quads together, kind of like Skin does, except that it uses quads instead of triangles to do the sewing and it deletes the original two quads. Plus, unlike Skin, QuadSew knows which way around the ski...

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Perfect Bevels
in 3D Tutorials
Perfect Bevels

How can I make bevels without screwy corners? Here's a simple way to make perfect bevels every time. Here's a happy R. It looks just fine. We want it beveled, and still looking fine. Step 1 - Select the polygon and surface it with an "EDGES" surface. Step 2 - Bevel it....

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How to Make a Buckyball
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How to Make a Buckyball

What the heck is a Buckyball? A Buckyball, or Buckminsterfullerene, is really a carbon-60 molecule. It is the most symmetrical molecule possible. The 60 atoms are arranged like the vertices of a truncated icosahedron. An icosahedron is a regular polyhedron with 20 fa...

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in Design Software Reviews
HD Random

HD Random is a little plugin for Modeler that lets you move polygons around randomly, without their points going all mishy mashy. You can see here I made a many-segmented box and beveled the segments a little. Then I selected the top polys and applied a little HD Random. Just ...

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Siny Chrome Things
in 3D Tutorials
Siny Chrome Things

I'm sick of the "Fractal Reflections" look. How do I make realistic chrome? First let's think about why the Fractal Reflections image looks fake. The Reflection Image effect is also called Environment Mapping. That means it's supposed to simulate reflections of...

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Refractive Glass Things
in 3D Tutorials
Refractive Glass Things

How can I make realistic glass in LightWave? Refraction in Lightwave - To make realistic refractive objects, you have to understand how Lightwave handles refraction. As a light ray bounces around in your scene, Lightwave keeps track of the refractive inde...

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Cheap Grass with Furrify
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Cheap Grass with Furrify

Furrify.lsc is an Image Filter LScript that applies random fur-like lines to a rendered image. This is not a full-blown fur plug-in. Since the lines are random, it's meant for stills only. Also, the lines are not antialiased. But it can give quick results in a snap, and...

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