Rigging Hydraulic Pistons in Lightwave

I just read this (post #21) and figured I'd pontificate on what I've been able to do fairly quickly. [More]

I've switched to BlogEngine.Net

DasBlog no more... [More]

Complex UV Mapping The Easy Way

How to apply UV maps where the target is *almost* oriented the right way? [More]

Making "Battlestar" Ribs and Hull Plating

You've seen the show. You may even know the visual effects are all made with Lightwave 3D. Now, you'd like to make your own battlestar. [More]

A Few Reasons Why the English Language Stinks

English has rules of pronunciation? I doubt it. [More]

New Product from Apple

Apple has a new product for sale. It should appeal to the older generation. [More]

Loopable Chaos - Volumes!

In a previous tutorial, I discussed a method of using combinations of 3D textures to create a sequence of 2D images which could be looped, yet still appear to be ongoing chaotic change. However, that technique won't work if what you want to create is a 3D volume. [More]

An easier way to make Trekkish ship hull "Aztec" patterns

Creating "Star Trek" ship hull specularity image maps can be a pain. But does it really need to be? [More]

A cheap way to make a geodesic dome

I've been paining myself on how folks have made geodesic domes. It seems like an awful lot of work to do, and it must be pretty difficult to get everything all lined up. Then it occurred to me that Lightwave Modeler has all the necessary tools to do this quickly and very easily. [More]

Free Password Safe

I needed a secure password store to keep my various website passwords. Sure, others have written some, but I wanted to try my hand at it. [More]

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