LightWave Clipboard
This plugin provides the ability to transfer mesh data between LightWave Modeler and Blender via an external clipboard. When you execute the Copy command, the mesh data in the foreground layers is converted to text data in JSON format and saved to a temporary file or the OS clipboard. When you execute the Paste command, the saved clipboard data is created in the current layer or a new empty layer.
The external clipboard for Blender is provided as part of YT-Tools for Blender.
👉 Source & updates: https://github.com/tazee/LightWaveClipboard
✨Key Features
The following data is import and export:
Vertex
Vertex position data is output. LightWave's coordinate system is left-handed and Y-Up. The coordinate system will be converted when loading into Blender.
Polygon
The selected polygon data for faces, subdivision surfaces and sub-patch will be output. Other polygons such as curves are not supported. All surface polygons are output as Faces.
Morph
Relative and absolute morph data is output as Shapekey data.
Weight
Vertex weight map is output as Blender Vertex Group data.
Material
The basic color of material is output.
UV Map
UV maps is output as Blender UV Set data.
RGB, RGBA Map
RGB, RGBA maps are output as Blender Color Attributes data with Face_Corner domain.
Selection Sets
Selection Sets for vertex is output to the selection set feature of YT-Tools for Blender
🔩 Command Options
Cut, Copy
Copy and Cut export the currently selected polygons or all mesh data to the clipboard. Cut exports the data and then deletes the currently selected polygon data.
Paste
Imports mesh data from the clipboard and constructs it onto the currently selected mesh.
New Layer from Clipboard
Builds the mesh imported from the clipboard into a new empty layer.
Type
Specifies the type of external clipboard. The default is Temporary File. If you specify OS Clipboard, the converted JSON text data will be used on the OS standard clipboard. This can be used to check or modify the copied data.
📥 Installation & Use
Download this Zip file and unpack it on any folder. Choose Edit Plugins and scan the unpacked folder. Clipboard plugin entry is appeared in Additional menu on Utility tab of Modeler command.