Expand LightWave

Create that next killer plugin, or augment your own workflows with the LightWave SDK and scripting resources.

The LightWave 3D® Software Development Kit allows you to extend and customize LightWave 3D® by creating plug-in tools. The SDK supplies information about the extensive API built into LightWave for developers, as well as a great many source code examples.

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LightWave 2019 SDK

Documents and Source Examples

Download LightWave 2019 SDK (6.3MB ZIP)

View Online LightWave 2019 SDK and LightWave 2019 Python SDK

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LightWave 2018 SDK

Documents and Source Examples

Download LightWave 2018 SDK (5.8MB ZIP)

View Online LightWave 2018 SDK and LightWave 2018 Python SDK

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LightWave 2015 SDK

Documents and Source Examples

Download LightWave 2015 SDK (5.9MB ZIP)

View Online LightWave 2015 SDK and LightWave 2015 Python SDK

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Support Forums

For additional support, other developers and the LightWave 3D® engineering team participate in a LightWave Developer Support Section on the NewTek Forums. Here you will find areas for discussion of LScript scripting, Python Scripting, Node and Plugin Development.