• Sketch out motion in Life Forms and export to LightWave 3D for fast results!
  • Edit, blend, or combine motion capture data!
  • Import motion capture data into LightWave 3D via Life Forms.
  • Get moving fast with over 600 ready to use animations, 120 mocap files, and over a dozen Life Forms ready models.

 

Plugins last updated: August 26, 1998

 

Watch these quicktime movie to view Life Forms Studio and LightWave 3D in action.

Vampire Alive - The mocap data for this movie was edited in Life Forms Studio and applied to a LightWave 3D mesh model, then exported as a LightWave 3D scene file for rendering and post production.

FrankenBond - The movement for this movie was created in Life Forms Studio and applied to a Life Forms jointed model, then exported as a LightWave 3D scene file for rendering and post production.

Read our technical report below on how Life Forms Studio and LightWave 3D interface. Come back soon to remain up to date on our evolving character movement solution for LightWave 3D.

 

Rob Robfogel,
CGI-Visual Effects Supervisor.

"With a link to Lightwave, I am really excited because we use Lightwave for just about every job ... and having Lifeforms work with it is my dream come true...Honestly!"

 

ABOUT LIFE FORMS AND LIGHTWAVE 3D:

Life Forms now has a dedicated solution for creating 3D character movement for LightWave 3D. With both import and export support for LightWave 3D scene files (LWS), Life Forms Studio 3.0 can animate LightWave 3D models, or export any Life Forms model into LightWave 3D!

Plus with PowerMoves 1&2, the ultimate collection of ready to use animations and mocap files, you'll get moving right away with Life Forms!

For more information about how Life Forms interfaces with LightWave 3D, please read the LightWave 3D and Life Forms Technical Report (below).

 

New updated documentation! (updated Sept 10, 1998)

 

Life Forms and Puppet Master (pdf 164k)

  • Learn how to set up and animate Puppet Master sections in Life Forms

LightWave 3D and Life Forms Technical Report (pdf 162k)

  • Learn how Life Forms interfaces with LightWave 3D
  • learn how the "Vampire Alive" movie (above) was created with Life Forms and LightWave 3D

 

 

 

New Plugin! Updated August 26th.

LightWave 3D beta plugin for Life Forms Studio 3. Download this installer to add LightWave 3D scene file support to Life Forms Studio 3 (PC only).

Please download the document "LightWave 3D and Life Forms Technical Report" above to gain a full understanding of how Life Forms Studio interfaces with LightWave 3D

 

 

 

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