LightWave CORE represents the state of the art in program design; it is a great launch platform for innovation, something that is sorely lacking in the 3D market today. Aren’t you tired of the same ol’ same ol’? So are we…
Here’s how you do it. Gain early access to LightWave CORE™ through
NewTek’s HardCORE™ membership program.
Check out the open letter discussing LightWave v9 and LightWave CORE
If you own LightWave (any older version) and you haven’t upgraded yet, this is the time.
For US$495, you immediately get LightWave v9.6, the most robust version of LightWave ever, along with a full year membership to all the HardCORE benefits AND you get LightWave CORE when it releases (scheduled for Q4 this year).
For everyone new to LightWave...
A full LightWave purchase at US$895 also comes with access to LightWave CORE™ and all the HardCORE™ benefits for a full year.
- Exclusive access to ongoing builds of LightWave CORE™
- Membership begins immediately, and will be valid for one year after delivery of first LightWave CORE build.
- Shipping version of the LightWave CORE™ software scheduled for Q4 release
- Continued updates to LightWave v9
- First to receive the Cocoa version of LightWave
- Private community area with forums for interaction with one another and the LightWave CORE™ development team
- Exclusive development presentations and updates
- LightWave CORE™ training videos
- VIP invitations to special events
- Personalized membership card
- Exclusive LightWave CORE™ t-shirt
LightWave CORE™ is built upon the concept of FULL ACCESS. The LightWave CORE™ SDK that third parties will use is actually the same SDK that we use to build LightWave CORE™.
LightWave CORE™ is flexible, and extensible. Any component created via the LightWave CORE™ SDK can install and become available to any other portion of the application.
LightWave CORE™ leverages industry standards wherever possible. The SDK and framework are built with C++ and the UI toolkit is built using the industry standard Qt Toolkit from TrollTech/Nokia. We have chosen Python as the LightWave CORE™ language, but other languages can be added via SWIG bindings. The LightWave CORE™ scene file format is based upon COLLADA.
LightWave CORE™ , by design, will maintain the same tool methods you love in LightWave. We have tremendous flexibility in workflow design, and it is possible for us to support a variety of different workflows as a user preference. While LightWave CORE™ will offer more than LightWave as we move forward, you will still feel at home.
LightWave CORE™ is designed to leverage the modern computing landscape and beyond. It works great in 32-bit, and is a monster in 64-bit. It is fully multi-threaded, multi-processor and GPU aware.
LightWave CORE™ is multi-platform. LightWave CORE™ operates under all modern Windows flavors, from XP to 7, from 32 to 64. LightWave CORE™ is also a Macintosh COCOA application, and last, but certainly not least, Linux.
LightWave CORE™ is unified. All functionality is under one roof; that said, users will be able to choose, at any time, if they want to Model in a separate context, or within the unified environment.
LightWave CORE™ is the best of what LightWave is known for: ease of use, fantastic rendering quality and speed, and a great modeling environment.
Room to Grow
CORE is extensible, via the full-access SDK, and SWIG-based Python implementation. (SWIG allows other languages to be added, with the same amount of access as Python). The opportunity for third party developers is VAST. With LightWave's expansive installed base (Number three in the market according to the CGenie Survey), CORE offers whole new markets to conquer.
HardCORE Fact Two
This is Just Beginning
You will get a taste of the new environment and some of the new modeling tools in the initial beta release of LightWave CORE in Q1. New builds will be delivered to the HardCORE community every few weeks in the beginning and build frequency will increase as the Q4 final release approaches.
HardCORE Fact one
A New Approach
For the first time, a professional 3D application is evolving in collaboration with a community of artists. With LightWave CORE the members are part of the development process, not just the final stage of bug testing. Leveraging substantive and immediate community feedback breaks new ground in the 3D industry. We believe the collaboration between NewTek and the HardCORE team members represent the future of effective product development.
