Lightwave is a well-documented format. So this is just a case of throwing mental muscles at the problem.
And to feed into my off-topicness, yes, I love Wallace & Gromit. I wore a W&G t-shirt to Poland and have done quite a few VERY short claymations. My living space prohibits me from setting up the "studio" but I'd like to get it set back up someday. And I would shoot it all with a digital camera so that I'd be shooting in 1280 x 720 high definition to plan for the future.