Stock 3-D Images

[Alex Kogan]

But can I purchase a stock image with a .lwo or .lw or .lws extension once I have Zax??

[Alon_a]

> But can I purchase a stock image with a .lwo or .lw or .lws extension once I have Zax??

Terminology: 3D models are not called “stock images”, since they’re not images. They contain geometry data as well as, usually, materials and textures. That’s important to realize since once you import something into Zaxwerks, there’s a pretty good chance it will not look quite the same as you’d expect.

Zaxwerks seems to read Lightwave 7 (.lwo) files, but I wouldn’t count on it being able to interpret the UV maps, textures and materials from Lightwave. You’ll probably need to recreate the materials in Invigorator, and depending on the model’s complexity this could become very difficult. Should be workable with dice though.

Information on supported 3D formats in Invigorator is pretty hard to track down, and I coulnd’t find an explicit description of what, exactly, gets imported. See here, for example:

https://zaxwerks.com/troubleshooting.shtml#Both-Imported-Objects

Also try the Zaxwerks forum here at Creative Cow. What I would do is download the demo and just try it out with a free .lwo model.

– A. A.

[Alon_a]

BTW I noticed you also asked about a good source for 3D models. https://www.turbosquid.com is very popular and you can find many models in various formats, including some free stuff.

[Alex Kogan]

I tried it and it worked pretty well with a free .lwo file. Thanks again for all your help.