Software Development Kit (SDK)
Thh current LW SDK is available from the link below.
LightWave 2024.1
LightWave 2024.1 SDK: SDK for LightWave 2024.1.0
Changes for LightWave 2024
This is a list of the changes in the LightWave® LW2024 release that affect the SDK.
lwprogeo.h
The LWGeoObjectFuncs global has been added to create and manipulate procedural geometry objects. The version of the global is 1.
Commands: Common
Nothing new.
Lightwave 2025.0.0
LightWave 2025.0.0 SDK: SDK for Lightwave - 2025.0.0
Changes for LightWave 2025.0.0
This is a list of the changes in the LightWave® LW2025 release that affect the SDK.
lwmeshes.h
The LWMeshFuncs LWMESHFUNCS_GLOBAL has been incremented to version 3. Mesh mutation functions have been added to edit a meshes base and frozen layers.
lwmath.h
The LWMathFuncs LWMATHFUNCS_GLOBAL has been incremented to version 2. matrix_from_normal( m, normal, forward ) functions added.
lwfilefuncs.h
The LWFileFuncs LWFILEFUNCS_GLOBAL has been added. Currently is at version 2. This global provides functions related to path handling and traversing path hierarchies.
lwbufferset.h
The LWBufferSet LWBUFFERLIST_GLOBAL has been incremented to version 3. New BufferValue_ options are now available for the filters.
Commands: Common
Nothing new.
Future Use
This page will eventually document the LightWave SDK.
15 February 2026