"LightWave 3D is the most complete and flexible software solution for 3D graphics and animation. LightWave 3D is versatile enough to make the transition to and from all kinds of projects. Proven for years in television, film, and games, LightWave 3D is also being used to create graphics for print, web, industrial design, architecture, medical imaging, and anywhere else a 3D package is needed. A full, robust program, LightWave 3D includes many of the tools that other packages require to be purchased separately. Soft-body dynamics, particles, hair and fur, plus unlimited render nodes, to name a few; LightWave 3D ships with all the tools an artist needs to create".

Workflow:

Use the Xfrog Plugin for Lightwave which allows any (Windows) Newtek customer to load Xfrog models and animations directly into Lightwave. Additionally Xfrog exports LWO, and Xfrog and XfrogTune export OBJ+MTL which may be read into all versions of Lightwave.

Get the Plugin

View the Export Notes

View a Xfrog OBJ -> Lightwave Tutorial

View a Tutorial on creating single polygon background trees