3DCoat is a comprehensive, industry-standard software designed for high-end 3D modeling, specializing in digital sculpting, PBR texture painting, UV mapping, and retopology. It enables artists to take models from raw digital clay to production-ready assets using advanced voxel sculpting and a familiar layer-based painting system.
3DCoat is a powerful, all-in-one 3D application specializing in digital sculpting, PBR texturing, retopology, and UV mapping. Its "Painting Room" offers a Photoshop-like workflow for creating detailed, layered textures, supporting up to 16K resolution maps, including Diffuse, Glossiness, Metalness, and Normal maps.
Key Features and Capabilities:
- Painting Room: A specialized workspace for painting textures directly onto 3D models. It supports per-pixel painting, microvertex, and Ptex, and allows the use of layers and blending modes similar to 2D applications.
- Smart Materials: 3DCoat features a powerful smart material system, enabling the application of complex, physically-based materials that interact with surface details like depth
and curvature.
- Sculpting Integration: It enables seamless transition between high-poly sculpting (voxels) and texturing, allowing users to bake displacement or normal maps from sculpts to low-poly models.
- Toolbox: Features include curves, stencils, a robust color picker, and the ability to load Photoshop .abr brushes.
- Performance: Designed to handle complex models, 3DCoat is effective for creating detailed organic or hard-surface assets.
Workflow and Use Cases:
- Texturing: Ideal for painting PBR textures on characters, props, and environment assets.
- Sculpting: Voxel-based sculpting offers freedom, allowing for complex modeling without worrying about topology.
- Retopology: Automated and manual tools for creating efficient, low-poly topology.
- 3D Printing: 3DCoat Print offers a simplified version tailored for creating 3D-printable models.
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$299 Billed annually, excluding tax
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