

LightWave 2020
Full Commercial Version
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The full version of LightWave comes complete with on-line help and content material to aid your learning path with LightWave. When you buy LightWave you will receive both Windows and Macintosh versions.
Read more about LightWave here.
Buy LightWave 2020
$995 (USD plus TAX/VAT where applicable)

LightWave 2020 Upgrade
Upgrades For Commercial, Educational and 5-Seat Lab Packs
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For upgrades from any previous version of LightWave, including educational licenses and 5-Seat Lab Packs to the latest version.
To upgrade your copy of LightWave, links are found in the 'Registered Products' section on your Account page, and are located next to each eligible LightWave product.
If you do not have an account, create one here. You will also need to register your copy of LightWave before you can see upgrade links.
Like the full version, the upgrade comes complete with on-line help and content material to help get you up to speed with the new features. When you buy LightWave you will receive both Windows and Macintosh versions.
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$495 (USD plus TAX/VAT where applicable) Commercial Upgrade from LightWave 2019*
$595 (USD plus TAX/VAT where applicable) Commercial Upgrade from previous version
$95 (USD plus TAX/VAT where applicable) Educational Upgrade
$295 (USD plus TAX/VAT where applicable) 5-Seat Lab Pack Upgrade
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* Special LightWave 2019 upgrade price currently only available on lightwave3d.com

LightWave 2020 Educational
Available for Students and Faculty Staff
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The educational version of LightWave is available to eligible students and faculty members. It is the full commercial version of LightWave and comes complete with on-line help and content material to aid your learning path with LightWave. When you buy LightWave you will receive both Windows and Macintosh versions.
Read more about LightWave here.
$195 (USD plus TAX/VAT where applicable) Full Educational
$795 (USD plus TAX/VAT where applicable) Educational 5-Seat Lab Pack
To qualify for the educational discount, you must provide proof of educational enrollment or staff status. Below are the steps to qualify:
- Contact Us and briefly explain you are applying for an educational discount
- Shortly after you will be contacted by our staff with instructions on documentation to provide as proof of your status
- Reply to the email from our staff with electronic versions of the relevant documentation
- Once processed, you will be emailed a one-time purchase store link that will allow you to buy at the discounted rate
Minimum System Specifications
Windows™
- 64-bit Intel® Core™ 2 or better or AMD64 with SSE4 instruction set (Bulldozer onwards)
- System RAM: 4GB minimum
- Available USB Port (for users with existing hardware dongles)
- 64-bit: Windows 7 64-bit through Windows 10 64-bit
Hardware
Operating System
Mac OS®
- 64-bit Intel® Processor
- System RAM: 4GB minimum
- Available USB Port (for users with existing hardware dongles)
- Sierra 10.12 or better
Hardware
Operating System
Display
- Minimum Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® 9 series or ATI Radeon™ HD 4000 series
- Minimum Screen Resolution: 1280 x 1024 pixels
- Recommended Graphics Card: GeForce® 10 series or newer at 1920 x 1080 or better
Installation Requirements
- Storage: All systems require 750MB available hard drive space (excluding content).