NewTek’s LightWave 3D 7b is a major development for Mac 3-D artists. By taking advantage of OS X’s OpenGL support and multithreading performance, the $2,495 do-everything 3-D­animation and ...

LightWave 3D, the 3D product from NewTek, will be on every Mac and Windows system in the Studio, an interactive classroom at the SIGGRAPH 2001, which runs Aug. 12-17 in Los Angeles.