Nooby in 3D art, a LW qustion
 

LoL, how do I create a new layer in LW 7.0? I looked and looked all over this proggy. It is most likely in my face but I cant see it lol.

*Nevermind , saw wrong prog*

using the modeler, look at the top right corner, you will see boxes split in half going vertically(i think), click on them to make new layers...

i think this is how it is done, but chruser should come along, chruser is the master in LW

Yeah I see lots of boxes that are divided by a line going from the bottom left to the top right. I will mess with it.

yah clik the next one and so on.. then you shall make a new layer. i think...

I wonder if Zelaron is not home, he hasnt answered my IM so I can get this question settled :P. I havent seen him post lately too. Odd

Well, I'm here, and I believe I gave you a detailed answer in an IM. Oh yes, maybe I should set up a place for basic questions.

Yeah, and thanks... it was helped me a lot. Im able to actually do stuff now :)

You can't make new layers... there are only a certain ammount of layers you're given and you can only work with those layers

i am way out of my league

Randuin, I assume you think infinity is a "certain number", then?

I am sorry to get alittle off-topic, but badboy you have gotten off-topic on most of my threads, please dont post things like that, thanks...

I found out how to work with layers thanks to Chruser.

chruser... yes it is in fact a certain number :D

I certain undefined number... so there isnt a limit to layers? you just keep hitting over?

i dunno :D i suck with LW... better with maya houdini and 3dsmax

Once i format i will try out those other progs and see what is up.

you should because then you'll see how much lightwave sux

LoL, I dont even know lightwave enough to know that is is/isn't. I am such a noob at this.

trust me... it sux :D just try maya and you'll be like... wha... why was i even using lightwave?!

I have heard that the best thing to do was to learn 3DMax, then LW, then Maya.... they said it is the best way to understand how those programs work.

nah... just try 3dsmax and go to maya... LW... not much similiarities no point going to it

Should I even go to Max? or just go to maya?

well if you can sit your ass down and learn go right ahead to maya i say

Yeah I had maya the whole time and didnt know it, it was just hinding in my comp :P. I been working with LW still and I finally understand how models are made and the process, this is a great thing for me since that is the most important thing in modeling.

i dunno i just can't get used to LW :) i need to i guess... me need handles... lol

It has been more simple that I thought it would be, as I showed you, I am able to make a face.... and that is just that outline, I will be working on the detail soon.

nod, try to work with some reference... makes your life a HELL a lot easy

Reference, what do you mean by that?

like a picture to work from not from your imagination

I need things like since I dont know how the body works, once i get use to it... I shouldnt really need them. I been makeing all my designs from my head so far tho.

well you should consider drawing your concept soon :) easier to model organically and well actually easier to model anything :)

I do once in while, I dont use them, but i do "try" to draw, I just have a problem to where, if I didnt make it look just right I will erase it or quite :P

well with any 3d program you can have your reference picture as your viewport background and i don't think you need me to tell you how useful that can be :0

I found some site, didnt get to bookmark it :(. It should how to model the body by looking at pics and such... very very good I been searching for it again.

there are LOTs of tutorials like that :D

If you know some, could you link me to them? Also I need to ask Chruser for some Video Tuts on LW... that would be nice to have.

i dono't think there are much video tuts on LW out there... the ones that i know you have to pay

hmmm, I seen some made in flash, they would nice... I hope there are some free ones

flash? those are well... i dunno i don't like em :D

It wasnt the gresting thing, but it helped me see how things were done. I say if someone just recorded themself working on a big project... wouldnt even have to be a tut. That would help a lot.