Tom K

You should check out the 3dcoat YouTube page. They have many videos to get you started with the overall program and it's various components. Since 3dcoat is separated into several "rooms" depending on what it is you are doing. It makes it easier to concentrate on each aspect of the program separately, then you can combine everything together. Just pick something you want to try. Sculpting, Painting, Re-topo, UV-Mapping...Find some tutorials, and jump in and try it.

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http://static.lightwave3d.com/marketing/lightwave_2018/lightwave_2018_release_date.html LightWave 2018 features a completely re-written shading, lighting and rendering architecture. The new PBR engine allows you to create images with greater realism and accuracy, yet remains intuitive to use.

I don't think they are just marketing it as just a renderer. I just don't think they are doing a very good job of explaining what it can do beyond just rendering. I'm not fully clear on everything it can do, but I know it can do some interesting things.

You mean, it doesn't import them automatically? I think you have to apply the textures yourself. It can even use vertex painting on a high poly model. https://youtu.be/QTFHe4FSzac

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Symvol™ for Rhino. This volume-based modeling extension can be used for the creation of both organic and mechanical objects that are always watertight and ideal for 3D printing. http://uformia.com/products/rhino-products Tom

What exactly do you mean? What are you trying to do? Import multiple parts to sculpt with? multiple parts to paint on? Tom

Here are a couple of tutorials showing morph creation: http://pilgway.com/~daniel/video/3dCoatMorphTutorial.mov http://vimeo.com/9394361 Tom

Save it as an object. When creating a brush, you can load an image, but you also use an object . You can choose which direction to view the object from, it's size rotation and depth. It will then convert it into an image based brush for you. If you use the merge tool. you can also use actual 3-dimensional objects. If you use the "on pen" option, you can place these objects on (or in) the surface. Tom

Let's not forget his other great contribution. PIXAR. http://www.pixar.com/index.html I went to see Toy Story the very first day it was released. Steve Jobs not only owned the company, he was the executive producer. Tom

And yet, you post your very first message on this forum about her. Why post here? Tom

I'm a PC. Must be a bug. Tom

It works just like the images you linked to. Numbers bigger than 1, offset the spheres from the surface. Numbers smaller than negative 1, bury them completely below the surface. Tom

The sphere extrusion is the depth. Tom