[Only one UV Set with 3 different materials]

EDITED.

Nevermind. I guess I've made a confusion about the workflow. 
Thanks! 

[Unable to create Curvature Map]

Hi, with the student version, 3D-Coat shows this message while trying to create a curvature map. Is this correct? 
 

[3D-Coat Training Course]

Hey, folks, I just want to share some work we are creating here in Brazil using 3D-Coat on an online training course focused on characters. It's the first one in Brazil!

Until now, we are working with everything that 3D-Coat has to offer, from hard surface to organic sculpt. The classes about human characters (cartoonish) will start in a few weeks, so until now we are starting to learn the software creating some robots and weapons. 

Hope you like it and will update here soon! 

 

[3DCoat 4.7 (BETA testing thread)]

One problem I'm facing with 4.7.36 is that the Smart Material Interface, once attached to a layer, simply breaks When 3D-Coat auto-saves. This is very specific indeed. I need to close the SM Editor and then reopen in order to fix it. Can anyone confirm? 

[[Solved] Middle mouse button not working anymore]

Thanks, @Carlosan. It was a problem with my Wacom driver.

[When to subdivide? C4D > 3D coat > C4D]

It is better to texture on a subdivided mesh using a subdivision that 3DC creates on the painting process. Later, you export a low poly version of this mesh (the original) and use the Subdivision Surface object on C4D. There, there is a option to subdivide UVs in case of troubles.

[[Solved] Middle mouse button not working anymore]

Can't pan the câmera on any Room and any file using the middle mouse button layout. Suddenly it does not work anymore. Tried multiple 3DC versions as well.

[When to subdivide? C4D > 3D coat > C4D]

You can try some of the options on Subdivide UVs inside C4D to have better results. Normaly boundary or edge does the job.

[3DCoat 4.7 (BETA testing thread)]

12 hours ago, AbnRanger said:

That and SMOOTH SELECTION in the Pose tool. It is practically useless. We really need a GROW/SHRINK selection and a very robust Smooth Selection, to make the Pose tool more user friendly. It's a bigger hassle than it needs to be, currently.

I really agree!

[3DCoat 4.7 (BETA testing thread)]

+ 1 to these requests.

I would add a more robust SMOOTH option while painting high resolution textures. It's useless on 4k+ to use the shift while painting.

Don't know if its system constrained but it have to be a way of smooth high resolution textures.

[Curves with custom made splines]

That would be a great feature to add.

[3DCoat 4.7 (BETA testing thread)]

@Andrew Shpagin Never mind. Don't know what happend, but the Smart Materials are displayed correctly right now. Yesterday they are not showing up on Paint Room.

[3DCoat 4.7 (BETA testing thread)]

For me, no Smart Materials are shown anywhere. The same with stencils (it shows on Sculpt Room).

[Workflow Advise on posing]

Thank you very much @digman! You and @AbnRanger are the true 3D-Coat features.

[Workflow Advise on posing]

Great series. The cloth tool is really powerfull.

So, I'm thinking on a workflow for my character.

1- Sculpt torso and arms in separate layers
2 - Retopologize each one and later make all the polygons into one layer, conecting them
3 - Use this new retopo layer with the cloth tool in order to create folds
4 - send it back the result to the retopo room and continue with baking and painting.

What do you think? @AbnRanger and @digman

 

[Workflow Advise on posing]

Thanks, @AbnRanger. I will check it out!

[3DCoat 4.7 (BETA testing thread)]

4.7.28

Can't change any settings using the sliders on Render Room, only typing manually.

[Workflow Advise on posing]

Thanks, @AbnRanger.

A couple of questions regarding this workflow:

Is it possible to use a retopo mesh with UVs on the cloth tool? Or is it better to use AUTOPO on the new cloth and then proceed to painting?

 

[Workflow Advise on posing]

The new improvements on Paint Room are wonderfull. Hope to see the same love on Sculpt Room.

[Workflow Advise on posing]

Just for reference, I'm working on this guy. Everything is 3D-Coat, except the render and hair.

[Workflow Advise on posing]

Yeah, I know. I was trying with some retopo mesh.

[Workflow Advise on posing]

I can't not work in Tweak Room. Tried to transform something there once without any sucess. Can't any tutorial on 3D-Coat Youtube Page as well.
Do you guys @digman and @AbnRanger have some vídeos for Tweak Room?

Also, I will try again store selections.

[Workflow Advise on posing]

I will do further tests by the end of the week and will share the results with you. Thanks a lot, guys!

[Workflow Advise on posing]

Thanks, @AbnRanger and @digman.

 

At first sight, the save and load selection looked like a good ideia. However, after doing some posing, I tried to reload a selection and this message is shown: "mesh structure was changed and stored selection can't be applied to the mesh"

[Workflow Advise on posing]

Thanks, but I don't think it suits my needs though. My arms are already posed but can't lift them without selecting the torso.

While the painting conditions are a good thing, for this specific task it does not work.