Archive notice: This article was originally published on 27 April 2020. Requirements, pricing and links are preserved as historical information.
LightWave 2020, the latest version of NewTek’s DCC tool, has been released. Alongside new shading and rendering features such as new GI engines, there are also new OpenVDB tools, Scene Editor updates and more. The feature highlights include:
- GI render engines: new Brute Force GI and Irradiance Cache engines
- New FiberFX shaders: Principled Hair Material and AFC Hair Shader
- OpenVDB: added tools including Advect Points, Partio, Level Set Morph and more
- Rotation Order feature for the Motion System
- Tone Mapping function with the new Pixel Filter
- Scene Editor selection updates such as Auto-Apply, Always Highlight and more
- Local Action Centering as a new modelling operation
- Further new features such as better SSS, instancing, OpenGL viewport and updates for FBX format exchange
Requirements & availability
The new LightWave 2020 is available here for Windows 7+ (64-bit) and macOS 10.12+. A new licence currently costs US$995.
Further information: LightWave 2020 release notes
