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Interface & Navigation<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Workspaces Rooms<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Key Features<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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3DCoat<\/a> <\/strong>is an advanced 3D creation suites for creating and painting 3D models (available in 70 languages) specializes in voxel<\/a> sculpting and polygonal sculpting<\/a> using dynamic patch tessellation technology and polygonal sculpting tools..<\/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

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Voxel technology generates an accurate and functional polygonal mesh skin over any voxel sculpture, (composed primarily of quadrangles), which is the standard that is widely used in 3D production studios. Normally, this kind of polygonal topology must be painstakingly produced by hand.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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Imported models can be converted into voxel<\/a> or surface <\/a>objects for further refinement and for adding high-resolution detail, complete UV unwrapping and mapping, as well as adding PBR textures for displacement, bump maps, and specular and diffuse color maps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an integrated 3D content creation package, 3DCoat offers a wide range of tools, including Scul<\/a>p<\/a>ting<\/a>, Retopology<\/a>, UV Editing<\/a>, PBR Texture Painting<\/a>, Lowpoly modeling<\/a> and Render<\/a>i<\/a>ng<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program can also be used to modify imported 3D models from a number of commercial 3D software products by means of plugins called Applinks<\/a>: a live connection to a chosen external 3D application can be established through the Applink pipeline, allowing for the transfer of model and texture information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is new on version 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here<\/a> is the full list of the improvements integrated in the update.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Licensing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The serial number is hardware-independent, and you may only run one copy of 3DCoat simultaneously. If we detect multiple instances of 3DCoat running simultaneously on several computers, your serial number will be disabled.
If you are running 3DCoat in different places, don’t forget to uninstall the unused license in Help -> Uninstall license. Otherwise, someone may use your license, and it will be disabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Features of 3DCoat<\/a>:<\/strong> 3DCoat latest release brings users many fresh new features and new functionality.
Include attaching Smart materials to layers, 4K monitors support, baking scan, Live Voxel Booleans, Node System for Shader creation, rendering scene in Renderman, and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current development for this release: <\/strong>
The technology of drawing textures by UV was heavily rewritten, support for the node system for adjustments, effects and procedural materials was added there, all this, including layer blending, will now work on the GPU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Texturing and physically-based rendering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n