Render animation as wireframe

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xlad

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Hi there, I am trying to find a way to render my scene in wireframe mode, but I am unable to find the proper render settings.
Help...?!

LW 2020.0.2
 
For individual objects:
  • Select your object.
  • Press 'p' to open its properties.
  • Select the Primitive Tab
  • Below that, select the Edges Tab
  • Below that, check the 'Other Edges'

For mutliple objects:
  • Open the Scene Editor
  • Under the Items Tab at the top left of the window, select your objects you want to affect
  • On the window on the right hand side of the Scene Editor, select the Property Tab at the top
  • Directly below the Property Tab, click the grey bar to reveal its choices. Select Object > Edges
  • Using the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the window, scroll the window until you see the column labelled 'Other Edges'
  • Check all the boxes for each object that requires a wireframe look.
Let us know if that helps.
 
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xlad said:
Hi there, I am trying to find a way to render my scene in wireframe mode, but I am unable to find the proper render settings.
Help...?! LW 2020.0.2
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In Modeler, go to Edge mode, select everything, copy and paste to the 2nd layer. You have a 2-point poly chain.
In Layout, you can adjust the edge thickness in Object Properties > Primitive > Edge tab ("Particle/Line Thickness").
Dissolve one layer and reverse the Dissolve of the second layer to get the transition between mesh and wireframe.
Use a weight map to Clip/Transparency to get a transition where both layers are on screen.

They will be straight lines.

If you need to look them better i.e. curved get EasySpline http://easyspline.trueart.eu
convert mesh to 2-point spline cage, merge them,
and then use Spline Density tool to increase resolution by e.g. 10 times.
After that wireframe version will be smooth and pretty.
 
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I miss the earlier versions of LW where we would click a button in the Render tab for "Wireframe" or "QuickShade" rendering.
 
One just need to spend a little time with the edge render properties...

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prometheus said:
One just need to spend a little time with the edge render properties...

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I guess it depends on what type of 'wireframe' render the person is looking to make. If it's a true wireframe render of the model, than it would look quite a bit different. Yours is more of an outline render.
 
Axis3d said:
I guess it depends on what type of 'wireframe' render the person is looking to make. If it's a true wireframe render of the model, than it would look quite a bit different.
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of course, but you can render it to a True wireframe render at any time, either straight polygonal wireframing with all facets, or subpatch styled.
 
I used to love render as wireframe because you can use that for an easy permit drawing (for temporary structure permits). Edges takes a bit longer but... meh...
 
Axis3d said:
...Funny you mentioned sacrifice. We had to sacrifice LW in its entirety to the corporate gods.
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Well, at the risk of treading down an already WELL worn path, I don't think that I'd agree that it was the users who decided to "sacrifice" LightWave.

I believe my personal position on LightWave's situation is well known, so I won't bore anyone here with it. Suffice it to say, that in the right hands it's still a very capable tool and can hold it's own against the competition in many areas. Many businesses, freelancers and indies use it to make money quite successfully, I speak as living proof of that. For me, getting an ROI is what matters. And in that regard LightWave is the gift that still keeps on giving. Therefore I can quite categorically state; there's still life in the old dog left. News from the corporate gods or non.
 
Shabazzy said:
Well, at the risk of treading down an already WELL worn path, I don't think that I'd agree that it was the users who decided to "sacrifice" LightWave.

I believe my personal position on LightWave's situation is well known, so I won't bore anyone here with it. Suffice it to say, that in the right hands it's still a very capable tool and can hold it's own against the competition in many areas. Many businesses, freelancers and indies use it to make money quite successfully, I speak as living proof of that. For me, getting an ROI is what matters. And in that regard LightWave is the gift that still keeps on giving. Therefore I can quite categorically state; there's still life in the old dog left. News from the corporate gods or non.
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Nothing to disagree with. By “we”, I meant that we had to go along for the ride. Not that we initiated it.

I still use LW professionally also and still prefer it to anything that I’m currently learning. But the lack of development keeps me from updating my computer hardware/OS to prevent the app from not functioning properly or at all.

So, nothing to argue with here. Long live LW.
 
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