System requirements Windows

• LightWave 3D version 9.x-11.x
• Minimum desktop resolution 1024*768
• OS: Win2000, WinXP 32-64bit, Windows Vista 32-64bit, Windows 7 32-64bit

System requirements Macintosh

• LightWave 3D version 9.x-11.x (Universal binary)
• Minimum desktop resolution 1024*768
• OS: OSX 10.5 Leopard or higher

Global changes

• Full UV mapping support - UV mapping support applied into every polygonal based tool
• Shape Library 2 - new version of Shape Library, 100% compatible with previous version
• completely streamlined toolset - removed redundant tools and enlarged functionality of existing tools

Primitives (curve)

• - new Real-time polygons slicing mode
• - improved precision of curve boolean operations
• - updated CUT mode
• Line - two primitives in one (line,curve)
• - line or curve is automatically closed when ADD or SUB mode
• - updated close system
• Rectangle - three primitive types in one (rectangle, shape lib1d, shape lib2d)
• - new handle modes: center-corner-rotate
• - new X-Y alignment OpenGL buttons
• - new "default shape dimension" OpenGL button
• - new "FIX dimensions" OpenGL button
• - horizontal-vertical flip can be done directly with handles
• - new pivot handle
• Circle - handle modes: radius-diameter-3point-elliptic
• Arc - handle modes: 3point-tangent-angle
• - arc is automatically closed when ADD or SUB mode

Primitives (polygon)

• - Updated Real-Time Polygon Booleans- updated to work correctly with UV maps
• - new Surface pop-list option
• - new UV map pop-list option
• - new 2D OpenGL button
• Polygon - new openGl gizmo points when merge mode
• Box - two primitives in one (box,pyramid and LIB3D)
• - new improvements from Rectangle tool
• Cylinder - three primitives in one (cylinder,cone,tube)
• - new handle modes: radius-diameter-3point-elliptic
• Sphere - new handle modes: radius-diameter-3point-elliptic
• Arc Section - new handle modes: 3point-tangent-angle
• Pipe - replacement for Pipe and Handle tool
• - shape type : square-circle
• - rail mode : Line-Curve-Pipe
• - updated close pipe system

UV Map

• Rectangle UV - new UV mapping tool for real-time planar mapping

Convert

• Make Triple, Make Quad, Make Convex - UV maps support

Clone

• - Shape Library 2 support
• - all clone tools can multiply scene objects and Shape Library 1D,2D and 3D objects
• Vector Clone - replacement for Pat3d Vector tool
• - "clone count" OpenGL buttons
• - "fast clone OpenGL buttons for scene object
• - OpenGL buttons for X-Y alignment
• - updated FULL mode
• - new gap distance option
• Array Clone - replacement for Pat3d Polygon tool
• - new "pol" mode when used on polygons in 3D viewport
• - new drift X,Y options
• - new "clone count" OpenGL buttons
• - updated FULL mode
• - new gap distance option
• Spray Clone - replacement for Pat3d Spray tool
• - new "pol" and "obj" mode when used on polygons-objects in 3D viewport
• - new "per sq.unit" mode
• - random scale and rotation
• Radial Clone - new "clone count" OpenGL button
• Rail Clone - automatic orientation mode

Edit

• Fillet Chamfer - Fillet and Chamfer merged into a single tool
• Trim,Bool,Knife Tool - UV maps support
• Extrude - simplified version, only vector mode
• DelCurSeg - simplified version, deletes only segments of a curve

Mass Edit

• - UV maps support for every edit tool
• Join,Explode,Reduce
• Mass Round - improved result on problematic corners with non planar polygons
• - improved patches types
• Mass Offset - updated corner mode option
• Mass Extrude - replacement for Thickness tool
• - automatic extend mode

Fix & Analyze

• Fix Polygons - UV maps support
• Line Magnet - improved when used in orthogonal

ArchViz Basic

• - UV mapping support
• Wall - updated close system
• Floor - new 2D-3D geometric mode
• - new multi floor mode
• - new OpenGL buttons

ArchViz Elements

• - UV mapping support
• WinDoor - replacement for Window and Door tools
• - new improvements from Rectangle tool
• Fence - custom height for fence and column elements
• - new OpenGl button for snap to fence steps

Roofing

• - UV maps support
• - improved boolean algorithm
• - new OpenGL buttons for roof type
• Line Roof - new Line based roof tool
• Rectangle Roof - Rectangle based roof tool
• - new improvements from Rectangle tool
• NGon Roof - replacement for Roof Pyramid
• - new tip-edge mode

Stair

• - UV maps support
• - new OpenGl button for snap to steps
• Line Stair - updated with new Line tool template
• Rectanlgle Stair - updated with new Rectangle tool template
• Spiral Stair - updated with new Angle tool template
• Arc Stair - updated with new Arc tool template

Detail

• Profiler - UV maps support
• - 1D and 2D library support
• - profile is UV mapped

Shape Library 2

• - updated uniform sized thumbnail pictures in numeric panel
• - infinite preview rows
• - new wire frame perspective mode for 3D shapes
• - UV maps support
• - new fixed intervals
• shape types update:
• Shape 1D - new modes aligned and freeform
• Shape 2D - new modes single and multiple
• Shape 3D - new modes single, multiple and freeform
• Window, Door - new fixed intervals along X,Y and Z axis
• Fence, Column - new fixed intervals along X,Y and Z axis