Important Installation Information, Part 1
In order to be able to run LightWave, your system must have *both* the 
hardware lock and the hardware lock device drivers installed. 

To install the drivers from the CD-ROM, first insert the LightWave CD-ROM, 
then follow the step below that is correct for your operating system: 
--If you are using Windows 3.1, enter the Win_31 directory and run the
install.exe program.  
--If you are using Windows NT, enter the Win_NT directory and run the 
setupx86.exe program. 

The driver install software will look for drivers on a floppy drive 
(drive a:). When you reach this step, instead enter the pathname that
represents your CD-ROM drive and the correct directory for your 
operating system as noted above. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is 
drive d:, and you are using Windows NT, you would enter "d:\Win_NT" 
(without the quotes). The remaining steps are self-explanatory. 

Installation Information, Part 2
In order to use the LightWave plug-ins that we have included with 
LightWave 4.0, you will need to configure them for your system. The 
installation program cannot do this for you, so you will need to set them up 
manually. Once a plug-in has been added to LightWave, it will remain 
available in all future LightWave sessions. 

Follow the steps below. 

***** To install the HIIP plug-in (which allows for multiple file format support): 

In Layout, select the Options panel (from the top of the screen).Click on the 
button labeled Add Plug-ins. Navigate to the HIIP directory (inside the main 
NewTek directory). Select and load the file HIIPSaver.p. This automatically installs 
the plug-in and modifies LightWave's config file so that the plug-in will be 
available each time you run the program.  

Windows 3.1 users must have Video for Windows installed for AVI support. 

When saving an .avi file it is necessary for you to include the extension ".avi" 
at the end of the filename, otherwise no file will be saved. There are three AVI savers
included with Lightwave. Use the one that is compiled for your system. 

HIIP-Avi32 is for use with Windows NT. 
HIIP-Avi16 is for use with Windows 3.1 and Win32s.
NewTek-AVI (whose installation is documented below) is for use with Windows NT.

***** To install the Layout-specific plug-ins: 

In Layout, select the Options panel (from the top of the screen).Click on the 
button labeled Add Plug-ins. Go to the Plug-ins directory, and enter the Layout 
directory there. Select and load any files with a ".p" extension. You may need to 
repeat this step several times, once for each plug-in that you find there.  

Layout plug-ins include NT_AVI.p (an alternate Windows NT .avi saver that provides 
some options for compression.), Shadfilt.p, and Vidfilt.p.

***** To install the Pennello plug-in (which allows for image processing effects): 

In Layout, select the Options panel (from the top of the screen).Click on the 
button labeled Add Plug-ins. Navigate to the Plugins directory (inside the main 
NewTek directory). Select and load LWPNLO.p. This automatically installs the 
plug-in and modifies LightWave's config file so that the plug-in will be available 
each time you run the program.  

***** To install Modeler-specific plug-ins: 

Enter Modeler. Select the Objects panel (first button along the top of the 
screen). Below it, drag your pointer over the "Custom" pop-up and select the 
Add Plug-in option. Go to the Plug-ins directory, and enter the Modeler 
directory there. Select and load any files with a ".p" extension. You may need to 
repeat this step several times, once for each plug-in that you find there.  

Modeler plug-ins include...
Center.p        
Equation.p      
Layerset.p      
LI3DS.p         3DS loader
LIACAD.p        DXF loader
LIWAVE.p        Wavefront loader
LO3DS.p         3DS saver
LOACAD.p        DXF saver
LOWAVE.p        Wavefront saver
LW_vrml.p       VRML saver
MathPlot.p      
Motions.p       
Prims.p         
Spherize.p      
Spikey.p        
Spinor.p        
Text.p          

See the DOCS directory on the CD-ROM for the programmer's documentation 
on the plug-ins listed above.

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That's it. From now on, the plug-ins you have configured will be available 
whenever you run LightWave and Modeler. 

Note: If you wish to update or remove an existing plug-in, you will need to 
remove its command line from the LightWave or Modeler config file. Use a text 
editor to delete the line from the file so that it will not appear in your plug-in 
pop-up menus. Information about the name of the config file for each platform 
can be found on page 313 (Appendix B) of the Reference Manual. You may also 
wish to delete the actual plug-in executable from your hard disk. This is of 
course optional, since you may wish to reinstall the plug-in at a later date. 

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Last-Minute Additions to LightWave
The following items were altered/added to LightWave 3D after the manuals 
went to press. We have provided a page of "See the ReadMe file!" stickers to 
accompany this text file. As you read through this file, you may want to place 
them on the appropriate pages in the LightWave manuals to serve as a reminder 
that a control or function has been added or updated. 

Among the stickers you'll also find a set of Technical Support stickers as well. 
We recommend that you place them inside the front covers of your manuals, or 
on your computer as a handy reference for calling on our software support 
services. (There are more stickers than you actually need, so you should have a 
few extras.) 

If you did not receive a sheet of "See the ReadMe file!" stickers for any reason, 
please contact Customer Service at 800-647-6111 or 913-228-8000. 

Systems Guide and Installation Page 12
Referenced Appendix
The Systems Guide refers to an appendix that lists all of the files included with 
the LightWave content CD-ROM. This appendix does not appear in the printed 
manual and is not included on the CD-ROM. 

Systems Guide and Installation Pages 12-13
Referenced Sampler CD-ROM
The Systems Guide refers to a sampler CD-ROM. This CD-ROM may be made 
available at a later date. However, it is not part of this release of LightWave. 

Systems Guide and Installation Page 14
Installing LightWave Software (on Windows NT and Amiga platforms)
The installation instructions state that you should run the LightWave installation 
program from a floppy disk. This is no longer accurate. All of the files that you 
need for your version of LightWave can be found on the CD-ROM, incuding the 
installation program. Insert the LightWave CD-ROM in your CD drive and run 
the installer from there. 

Win32 and Windows NT users run the program called "Setup.exe."  Amiga 
users run the program called "Install LightWave 4.0." 

Reference Page 4
User Guide Page 12
Middle mouse button support for three-button mice (all platforms)
In Modeler, clicking the middle mouse button engages extended selection 
(extended selection allows you to highlight items in addition to the currently-
selected ones). This is the equivalent of holding the Shift key while clicking with 
the left mouse button. This makes extended selection a simple, one-handed 
operation. 

LightWave Layout already supports the three-button mouse. In Layout, use the 
middle mouse button to select objects from the main screen (rather than the 
pop-up menu button). 
 
Reference Page 184
User Guide Page 216
TrueType font support (Windows systems only) 
Modeler now supports both PostScript Type 1 and TrueType fonts. The panel 
for generating 3D text now features "Add Type-1" and "Add True-Type" buttons 
in place of the "Load Font "button discussed in the manual. These buttons
function just as the Load Font button did, except that each is geared toward 
the font format whose name it bears.

Reference Page 290
User Guide Page 268
Screen Selection Options (Amiga only)
In Modeler, you can select among the different screen modes supported by 
Modeler and your display via the Options panel. 

To change screen modes, go to the Display panel and select Options to access 
this new screen mode control. Click on the Change button and select a new 
mode from the dialog box. Click OK, then click OK again to exit the Options 
panel. Modeler will temporarily disappear, then return in the screen display 
mode you selected (as long as it is compatible with your system). 

Modeler can display each screen mode in one of two color schemesgrayscale 
or grayscale with yellow highlighting. Click on the Color button to toggle 
between these two modes. When you exit the panel, Modeler will reset itself to 
its new color settings. 

Reference Page 313
New Layout Configuration File Options
New configuration file options have been added to the Layout config file (which 
is documented in Appendix B of the Reference Manual). The new lines are 
specific to different platforms, so your config file may or may not display all of 
the additions shown here. The options that appear at the end of each line 
(following the space) may be edited by you to fit your preferences. 

FileTypeImages *.iff;*.tga

The list of image extensions instructs LightWave to show only the files of that 
type in the Load Image or Save Image file dialog. You can edit the list of 
extensions to display only the file types that you prefer to see. Note that each 
file type is separated by a semi-colon.

Note: Non-Win32 and non-Windows NT systems do not use file types and will 
ignore this line. 
 
FileTypeAnimations *.*

The list of image extensions instructs LightWave to show only the files of that 
type in the Save Animation file dialog. You can edit the list of extensions to 
display only the file types that you prefer to see. Note that each file type is 
separated by a semi-colon.
 
Note: Non-Win32 and non-Windows NT systems do not use file types and will 
ignore this line. 

OverwriteWarnings 2

When you go to save a file over an existing file with the same name, LightWave  
will warn you that you are about to do so. However, depending on your level of 
expertise with LightWave, you may not wish to have constant reminders of this, 
particularly if you are saving an object or scene with desired changes. There are 
three levels of overwrite warnings you can choose among for the config file. 

A value of 2 allows LightWave to warn you any time you save data to an existing 
file name. This helps prevent you from saving over an existing file. 

A value of 1 tells LightWave to supress its warning message if the current file 
name is the same as the file name already saved (i.e., if you load a scene, add a 
light source, then save the scene again using the same name). Saving the current 
version of a file (especially a scene or an object) is a common action and one 
where repeated warning messages may be considered a nuisance. 

A value of 0 supresses all overwrite warnings. 

QuickMotionPathFrames 30

In Layout, when you move an object (or make a preview animation), its motion 
path is shown extending both ahead-of and behind the current object. The value 
set for QuickMotionPathFrames determines just how far ahead and behind an 
object the motion path is calculated and displayed. 

AnimationsDirectory Framestore

This line directs LightWave to save animations in a directory called Framestore 
(located within the main NewTek directory). This is for Video Toaster (Amiga) 
support, since the Toaster can play back HAM8 format animations in real time. 

FramestoresDirectory Images

This line instructs LightWave which directory to use as its Framestore directory 
(for the Save Framestores, Play Framestores, and Save Animation buttons). This 
is primarily for non-Video Toaster (Amiga) users who wish to save animations in 
another format and directory than Toaster owners might use. 

FlyerClipsDirectory  Clips

This line tells LightWave where to access Video Toaster Flyer clips. 

Reference Page 347
User Guide Page 31
New Keyboard Shortcuts Added to Layout
The following keyboard shortcuts were added to the main Layout screen:
i       Display inverse kinematics options panel for selected item
=       Add child bone 
F1      Display shortcuts for current panel (in addition to Help, Amiga version) 

In addition, when the skeletal system of an object is selected, you can now press 
either the plus (+) key to add a bone to Layout, or the minus (-) key to remove a 
bone from Layout. 

User Guide Page 395
Advanced Tutorial #5
This tutorial did not mention the names of the objects and scenes shown. The 
objects shown for this tutorial (the flag and the pumpkin) are included in the 
Objects/Tutorial directory. The scenes can be found in the Scenes/Tutorial 
directory. 

Pennello Page 12
"Troubleshooting: Pennello does not appear on my Image Effect Plug-in menu"
This troubleshooting tip refers to the LightWave config file for Win32 and 
Windows NT users (lw.cfg). If you are an SGI user, your config file will be 
named .lwrc.

