{"id":12494,"date":"2025-07-23T14:33:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/?post_type=manual_documentation&p=12494"},"modified":"2025-08-28T11:55:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:55:33","slug":"why-3dcoat-is-unique","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/manual\/getting-started\/why-3dcoat-is-unique\/","title":{"rendered":"Why 3DCoat is Unique?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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3DCoat<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>is an advanced 3D creation suite for creating and painting 3D models (available in 70 languages), specializing in such 3D technologies: voxel<\/a> and polygonal<\/span> Scul<\/a>p<\/a>ting<\/a> , Concept Art<\/a> Making<\/a>, various types of<\/span><\/span> Retopology<\/a> (automatic<\/a>, manual<\/a>, and smart with the curves<\/a>),<\/span> UV Editing<\/a> and UV mapping<\/a> (manually and automatically here<\/a> and here<\/a> ),<\/span> Hand-painting<\/a> and<\/span> PBR Texture Painting<\/a>, Lowpoly modeling<\/a>, Render<\/a>i<\/a>ng<\/a>, Photogrammetry <\/a>with help of Reality Capture (easy scans cleaning) and has free PBR Library<\/a>.<\/span> Only 3DCoat offers the unique in the industry true volumetric<\/a> painting feature<\/a>, allowing you to paint a volume and create a 3D texture by adding color to voxels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where other applications in this market segment tend to specialize in one specific task, such as Digital Sculpting or Texture Painting, 3DCoat provides a unified pipeline for asset creation and 3D visualizations such as still images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, you can make a comparative analysis of 3DCoat with other applications by entering \u201c3DCoat vs Zbrush\u201d or \u201c3DCoat vs Substance Painter\u201d in the Google search bar \u2013 Google Gemini will give you that analysis. Similarly, you can make an analysis of \u201c3DCoat vs Blender\u201d using ChatGPT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, you can create a comparative table using ChatGPT: \u201c3DCoat vs Blender vs ZBrush vs Substance Painter\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, considering the breadth of pipeline coverage, 3DCoat can be regarded in some sense as the optimum golden mean between Blender, ZBrush, and Substance Painter, offering comprehensive professional capabilities in sculpting, retopology, UV editing, texturing, and photogrammetry with the help of RealityCapture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, it covers the entire cycle (sculpt \u2192 retopo \u2192 UV \u2192 PBR texturing \u2192 export) and in each of these areas, it has no critical failures \u2013 everything is at a level suitable for production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the approximate picture that ChatGPT gave concerning 3DCoat as a golden mean:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alternatively, 3DCoat can be a valuable and perfect companion for any of the tools mentioned above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn 3DCoat, you can start with AntonTenitsky’s free\u00a0Intro to 3DCoat<\/a>\u00a0playlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also strongly recommend Anton’s Training Course for Beginners,\u00a0“Intro to 3DCoat: From Noob to Cook”<\/a>. It\u2019s a great way to learn the basic techniques and get started with 3DCoat. It contains 153 short videos, 1-3 minutes per tool (nearly 8 hours). It makes navigation and studying convenient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The course is designed to guide you through the fundamental features of 3DCoat, covering key topics like sculpting, manual and auto-retopology, UV mapping, baking texturing, and rendering. The tutorial also bridges the workflow between 3DCoat and Blender, showing how to set up scenes and create camera animations for professional-quality presentations. For those interested in obtaining the course, we have a Special Offer: use the promo code 3DCOAT30<\/strong> to get a 30% discount<\/strong>. (Note: Gumroad automatically proposes you to leave a tip. However, it’s optional, and you can adjust\/remove it before making your payment.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Videos of latest releases (YouTube channel is here<\/a>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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