Editing LightWave 3D (section)

{{Short description|3D computer graphics program}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}}
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{{Primary sources|date=May 2007}}
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{{Infobox software
| name                   = LightWave 3D
| logo                   = Lightwave Icon.png
| author                 = [[NewTek|NewTek, Inc.]]
| developer              = LightWave Digital
| released               = {{start date and age|1990}}
| latest release version = 2024.1.0
| latest release date    = {{Start date and age|2024|09|11}}
| operating system       = [[AmigaOS]], [[Windows]], [[macOS]]
| genre                  = [[3D computer graphics]]
| license                = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] ([[Trialware]])
| website                = {{URL|lightwave3d.com}}
}}

'''LightWave 3D''' is a [[3D computer graphics software|3D computer graphics]] program developed by LightWave Digital.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lightwave3d.com/about_lightwave_group/|title=About LightWave Digital|website=LightWave 3D|access-date=September 9, 2023|archive-date=November 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119083912/https://lightwave3d.com/about_lightwave_group/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has been used in films, television, [[motion graphics]], digital [[matte painting]], [[visual effects]], [[video game development]], [[product design]], [[architectural visualization]]s, [[Virtual product development|virtual production]], [[music video]]s, [[Previsualization|pre-visualizations]] and [[advertising]].