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LightWave 3D 8.2

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Software:LightWave 8.2 (NewTek)
Version:8.2.1
Installed size:231 M
Benchmark duration:A few minutes

Installation

The basic version 8.0 has to be installed first, before version 8.2 or 8.2.1 can be installed.

Lightwave requires a dongle to prevent illegal copies of the software.

Settings

We load the scene 'TeaserSample' from 'File » Load » Load Scene'. Then we switch to 'Render » Render Options' and adjust the following settings:

We use these setting when benchmarking with Lightwave. A maximum of eight threads produces the best results even with single-processor systems.

Benchmarking

F10 starts the rendering sequence.

The result that interests us is called 'Rendering time'.

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.