In this fifth volume of the Lightwave 2019/2018 (12 Volume Series) 3D Instructor Adam Gibson introduces the powerful new VDB Creation Tools inside Lightwave 2019. VDB's are an amazing feature in Lightwave that will allow you to create Smoke, Fire, Clouds, Gases, Liquids and more. A great place to start for beginner Lightwave Users.

Some of the Topics Covered: 1) VDB Node Editor, 2) Importing/Set-Up of Premade OpenVDB Files, 3) OpenVDB Evaluator, 4) Mesh to Volume Node, 5) Gas Solver Node, 6) Noise Node, 7) Using Textures, 8) Cloud Creation, 9) How to Animate/Create Fire and Smoke & More!! Bonus Content: Dilophosuarus Dinosaur Model, Animation Preview Videos, & Tutorial Content Files.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1- Intro

Chapter 2- What Does VDB Mean?

Chapter 3- How to Find Free VDB Files on the Internet

Chapter 4- VDB Node Editor & OpenVDB Evaluator

Chapter 5- Gas Vs. Liquids

Chapter 6- Level Sets Introduction (Part One)

Chapter 7- Level Sets Introduction (Part Two)

Chapter 8- Sample VDB Fire Set-Up (Part One)

Chapter 9- Sample VDB Fire Set-Up (Part Two)

Chapter 10- Making a Cloud (Part One)

Chapter 11- Making a Cloud (Part Two)

Chapter 12- Fireball VDB Animation (Part One)

Chapter 13- Fireball VDB Animation (Part Two)

Chapter 14- Final

Running Time: 3 hrs. 22 mins.

High Quality (Screen-Res 1920 x 1080 pixels)

Video Format: MP4 (.mp4)

Level: Beginner