System Requirements (Windows/macOS)

Windows Hardware

64-bit Intel® Core™ 2 or better or AMD64 with SSE4 instruction set (Bulldozer onwards) System RAM: 4 GB minimum

Windows Operating System

Windows 10 64-bit or better

PC Graphics Card

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 10X0 series (minimum RiPR requirement) or AMD Radeon HD 4000 series (minimum) Minimum Screen Resolution: 1920 x 1024 pixels

Recommended Graphics card: GeForce 30X0 series or newer at 1920 x 1080 or better

Windows Firewall

LightWave may not find your licence correctly even if it reports that your licence has been added. This is because LightWave requires network access(to detect if there are other active LightWave licenses on the network).

The fix for this issue can be found on YouTube. This will 'unset' and then 'set' the firewall in Windows 10/11 for correct ope

Nahimic Service"

Nahimic Service is an audio-enhancing software, often pre-installed on laptops and PCs, particularly by manufacturers like MSI and ASUS. It's designed to improve audio quality, enhance gaming experiences with 3D audio, and offer features like speaker correction and equalization. While generally safe, some users have reported issues or conflicts with other software, leading to suggestions to disable or uninstall it

If it is, then disable this service. It will cause issues with a variety of applications including LightWave.

For instructions, see here.

Apple Intel System Requirements

macOS Graphics Card (intel)

NVIDIA® GeForce® 10X0 series or AMD Radeon HD 5000 series (minimum) Minimum Screen Resolution: 1280 x 1024 pixels

Recommended Graphics card: GeForce 10 series or newer at 1920 x 1080 or better

Apple Silicon (M1 or better)