LScripts / Plug-ins and Tools for LightWave 3D

LScript Types:

CF = Channel Filter / Layout (channel)
CO = Custom Object / Layout (custom)
DM = Displacement / Layout (displace)
EX = Expressions Library / Layout 
GN = Generic / Layout (generic)
IA = Item Animation / Layout (motion)
IF = Image Filter / Layout (image)
MC = Master Controller / Layout (master)
MD = Modeler (modeler)
OR = Object Replacement / Layout (replace)
PT = Procedural Texture / Layout (shader)

.p = SDK C plug-in (win32 dll binary)

FMODComRing (MP3/WAV Player in LW Layout) (.p / CO)

v0.0.1 * 08-JUN-2006

- LScript GUI for FMOD API Sound Player control using COMRing (LScript and LW SDK plug-in in C)

  FMODComRing.zip

Surface Snapshot (GN)

v1.0.1 * 08-OCT-2005

- Save a snapshot of all surfaces of an object to a temp. Surface Library

[v1.0.1: FIX: Now also works on Mac. (platform independent separator)]

  IL_SurfLibs_101.zip

One Click Scene to Object (GN, MD)

v1.0.1 * 22-SEP-2010

- Easily collapse selected objects into a single .lwo file

(saved transformed, collapsed into single layer, reloaded into scene)

- IMPORTANT: Please read both script headers for installation instructions!

- works in 9.6(PC)! Seems to #fail on Macs, sorry, can't test ATM.

[v1.0.1: FIX: Error reading file when spaces in configdir path]

  IL_OneClickScene2Obj_101.zip

Batch Edit 2 (MD)

v2.0.4 * 27-SEP-2005

- batch edit objects

- batch convert from/to 3ds/dxf/obj

[v2.0.3: Update/GUI rewrite by Scott Wheeler]

  IL_BatchEdit2.zip

Select Next/Prev Object (MD)

v1.0.0 * 19-DEC-2004

- Shortcut to select next/previous object in workspace.

  IL_SelNextPrev_100.zip

LScript Icon Editor (MD)

v1.0.1 * 18-DEC-2004

- Visual Editor for LScript icons

  IL_IconEdit_101.zip

Multi Add/Remove Handlers (GN)

v0.4.2 * 19-DEC-2004

- Add or remove Plug-Ins/LScripts on multiple selected items/channels.

  IL_MultiAddHandler_042.zip

Parent2Pnt (MD, DM, CO, IA)

v2.0.0 * 21-OCT-2002

- Link an item to a point in a mesh with displacement modifier and/or bones

- NOTE: in LW 8.0 you can use FX Dynamics to link items to particles/FX items

- LW 7.5c/8.0 BUG: script does't load settings -> Add DM script from LS requester, not as plug-in!

  IL_Parent2Pnt2.zip

Save Transformed Sequence (GN)

v1.0.1 * 12-JAN-2005

- Save a sequence of deformed meshes in LWO2 Format.

  IL_SaveTSeq_101.zip

Scrub Replace (MC)

v1.3.1 * 21-DEC-2004

- Interactive Object Replacement

- Update surfaces on all files in sequence

  IL_ScrubReplace_131.zip

MIDI2LW (MC, GN, MD)

v0.4.2 * 07-FEB-2002

- MIDI Input

  Docs

  il_midi2lw_042.zip

Terminate (GN, MD)

v1.0.0 * 27-DEC-2004 *

- Kill Layout/Modeler immediately without confirmation/saving the configs files

- Sometimes useful while developing scripts/plug-ins

- A specially designed sendkeys/terminate process executable with sourcecode is included

  IL_Terminate_100.zip

lwQ (External Win32 App .exe)

v1.0.1 * 13-FEB-2005

- Render Queue for LightWave Layout. Renders with Layout, not lwsn!

  il_lwq_101.zip

Grab and Save (External App)

v0.2.1 * 04-MAY-2003

- Batch saves all layers from the Render Preview Window to BMP/JPG files.

  il_GrabAndSave_021.zip

LScriptUtils Add-In for Visual Studio V5/6

v1.0.0

- Syntax highlighting, Auto completion, Code templates, Layout commandlist

  LScriptUtils

Tips & Tricks

LightWave 3D (Win) Registry Settings 

AutoHotkey and LightWave 3D  (Keyboard/Mouse remapping and scripting)

Redirect the Hub  (Modeler and Layout on 2 machines over Hub experiment)

LScript Pipeline  (LScript version of pipeline SDK sample)