File Export
From the “File/Export” menu, there are the following options for exporting your sculpture:
Export scene: Exports all Voxel Layers as a triangular mesh in the following available formats – .obj, .lwo, .fbx, .stl, and .ply
Export selected object: Exports the current Sculpt Layer as a triangular mesh in the following available formats .obj, .lwo, .fbx, .stl, and .ply
File→Export→Decimate, auto-map, export: Sculpt objects may be exported as low poly + texture using the special script that automates this job: Decimate the current sculpt object or all visible objects, auto-unwrap, bake, and export decimated object and textures.
Auto-export improved essentially:
– Auto-export settings are stored into the scene file (3B), it is convenient if you use it often for different scenes.
– Option to merge all into single object/texture.
– Option to remove redundant layers.
– Same decimation quality for autoexport and regular export.
– Fixed problems when symmetry enabled
– Up to 99.9% decimation support.
– possibility to export assets directly to Blender with PBR.
– centering assets if needed.
– export multiple assets.
– optional possibility to export each asset to its folder.
– better compatibility with UE5 (but still not perfect because FBX does not support full PBR).
– possibility to set custom scan depth. As a result, auto-export becomes a good and convenient asset-creation tool.
There is option “Accurate triangles” in auto-export dialog to choose the triangulation style.
Also, you may choose the exact export polycount there (as well as in the retopo via decimation).
Export Dense Quads: Exports a dense, quadrangulated mesh that may not always be manifold.
Export Projected Quads: Exports an optimized quadrangular mesh using projection.
Save to Meshes Panel: If you wish to keep your Voxel model in the “Models” Panel – for future and repeated use, this option saves it with an iconic representation of the object. You can export the current object as a preset in the Meshes panel.
Save to Splines Panel: Export the current object as a profile for the Spline panel.
Export Raw Voxel Object: Export the current Voxel-based Sculpt Object as a data array. Exports raw voxel data in the form of a table that describes the object in 3 dimensions indicating its volume.
Export Depth Along Y: Export depth rendered along the Y axis. It is useful for producing alphas and tiled textures. For creating height maps, you can sculpt the basic shape for your terrain and then simply export a height map.
Export to Gltf: You can export using two options:
- Gltf Separate (.gltf + .bin + textures): export to separate files.
- Gltf Embedded (.gltf): use this option with embedded textures.
Various functions for Exporting reside in this menu.
Export Depth Along Y Steps
- In sculpt, room rotate the model to look on top
- Go to render room, choose depth pass
- Turn on the fog and adjust a bit to see it in the viewport
- Return to sculpt room, file→export→export depth along Y, choose .tiff or .exr format, make sure to mark the checkbox
- File format resolution: .tiff will be in 16bit, .exr in 32bit
Bake Your Rock Brush Using 3D Coat Y Export by Anton Tenitsky
How to deal with when the model exported from 3DCoat deviates from the origin in Blender, etc
Check if the coordinate offset value is entered by editing the “Edit > Scene Scale Master”.
Edit scene scale that was defined when you imported the mesh in Sculpt room and pressed “Yes”.
File 3D Printing
From the “File/3D-printing” menu, there are the following options for exporting your sculpture:
Export for 3D printing:
Prepare to publish: Export the object and render it from different views for a better presentation in the services like Thingiverse.