 
 LOW
 LOW |  |  | |
| Name | LightWave 3D Scene File | Wavefront Object | 
| File extension | .lws | .obj | 
| Original software | LightWave | |
| Binary | ■ | ■ | 
| ASCII | ||
| Polygonal | ■ | ■ | 
| NURBS | ||
| Solids | ||
| Smoothing groups | ■ | ■ | 
| Textures, materials | ■ | ■ | 
| Developer/Owner | Newtek | Autodesk | 
| Description | ||
| Specification | Lightwave SDK | |
| Format features | LightWave scene. See also LWO | One of the most common interchange formats polygonal data. It is understood by almost all the three-dimensional programs | 
| Viewing software | Deep View (free) | GLC_Player (free), MeshLab (free) |