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Sorry, thought I was clear.....I only want to create (or import) a basic mesh & detail it with greebles in 3DC. I want to see which app is best for this. I've done it in C4D, ZBrush, & Blender, and want to see how 3DC does it. Thanks for the mini-tutorial. I'll try it asap.

Hi, I've been searching for a tutorial on creating displacement in 3DC. I want to displace the mesh to add "greebles" using a texture and displacement map, then export the obj to e.g. VUE. I'm not trying to create maps, just geometry. Also interested in Vector Displacement, but looks like it's not a feature in 3DC yet. Would appreciate any help or info. Thanks!

I'm interested in Vector Displacement. I searched the 3DC online manual, but don't see any info on it. Will it be added in 3DC 5? I see Andrew was working on it in 2008. http://3d-brush-dev.blogspot.com/2008/05/vector-displacement.html

Constructive criticism is welcome, but a "tude" isn't.

Will we be able to edit the shader or do we just change the cube map? I didn't know about Marmoset......will try it out.

I don't understand how you can get PBR without a PBR renderer (yet), but it sounds great, and I'm looking forward to using it.

Hi, the newsletter says Physically Based Rendering is coming soon to 3D CoatI've always associated PBR with certain renderers, e.g. Lux, Octane, Mistuba, etc. But this thread sounds like PBR in 3DC is going to be accomplished by special PBR materials using the current renderer?

Now I'm really having fun! This is very intuitive to use.......much easier than the ZBrush's. Thank you!

Excellent! Thanks Carlosan.

Hi, does anyone know what is the status of radial/axial symmetry for 3DC? I see this video that is 3yrs old, and this feature request, but no answer as to when it will be added to 3DC.

Hi, when using the Cutoff tool, the exit hole is larger than the initial hole. Is there a way to control the entry/exit hole size? I thought they would at least be the same size. A few minutes later..... I think it's because I wasn't in orthographics view. Seems to work as expected now.

Ok, thanks. BTW, text.xml & english.xml are exactly the same....just different names in different folders. Just curious, why?

Dang! And I was just getting used to "Merge". So we can call it anything we want, right?Just edit the xml. (find & replace) I didn't find an english.xml, but did find a "text.xml" that has several refs to merge.

Hi, I've been experimenting with the CutfOff tool.....it makes nice clean cuts. Is there a tool to make clean holes......oriented to the normals or at an angle to a surface? .... Whoa! Just realized I only have to change the shape to a circle (or whatever) to make a laser clean hole! Very cool.

Today I took the 4.0 User Manual pdf (on a flash drive) to the local printer. They printed & spiral bound it for $13 (US). If I had printed it myselft, they would charge only $5 for the binding which allows the book to lay completely flat. I've done this several times now with books, e.g. Mastering Blender. It makes any book much more useable & portable, and the learning more efficient & enjoyable. I'm hoping there will be a "Mastering 3DCoat" some day.....already spiral bound! I cringed the first time when they cut off the spine of the book to punch it and add the spiral, but it was really painless. Great to have when waiting at the checkout or waiting for my wife at the stylist's.