Basic description LWCAD is a top set of add-on modeling plugins for LightWave 3D. Core of this package contains a complete set of standard CAD tools with the most advanced osnap engine. It equips your favorite modeling program with the countless features normally available only in expensive CAD applications.
Latest versions contains some revolutionary features as a real-time curve booleans or real-time polygons drilling which are absolutely unique in the industry. Also new set of archiviz tools which is specially designed for creating architecture. It allows user to create a complex building in a few minutes. Those new features will push you into another modeling dimension.
Overall LWCAD is a highly useful product for all LightWave users! But if you are using LightWave for architecture or industrial design, then it is MUST HAVE product for you. It will enormously save up your time in modeling phase and allow you to create very precise and professional models. System requirements [li]LightWave 3D version 9.x [/li][li]Minimum desktop resolution 1024*768 [/li][li]OS: Win2000, WinXP, WinXP-64, MAC OSX [/li]What is new in LWCAD 2.5 [li]LightWave 9.2 compatibility [/li][li]shape library 3D - new polygonal types of shapes [/li][li]improved stability [/li]NEW archiviz toolset: [li]Wall tool - new startup mode switch [/li][li]Floor - one click solution for creating floors and ceilings for buildings [/li][li]Roof - interactive tool for designing 3D roofs [/li][li]Stair - specialized tool for creating stair [/li][li]Window - specialized tool for creating windows, roof windows, balconies [/li][li]Door - specialized tool for creating doors [/li][li]Fence - specialized tool for creating fence with and without columns [/li][li]Add to Lib - new uniform add to library tool for all types of shapes [/li]additional tool updates [li]Curve to PolyLine- new conversion tool [/li][li]Analyze Curves- new automatic fix options for disconnected curve loops [/li][li]Drill tools - new drill algorithm with object decomposition, faster and more clean results [/li][li]Clone tools -fixed problem with discontinuous textures [/li][li]new BG layer snap switch [/li]