[Tablet-Friendly Navigation]

Yes this is definately needed, easy customisable tablet/pen navigation without having to back to the keyboard to change the viewing angle.

[Renderdemon wips]

You're very talented, that's a great model, I think I need more practice!

[cutomizable navigation keys]

Thank you that's good to hear Andrew, it would make a pen/tablet much easier to use.

[Interface discussion]

I don't like the little arrow button on the side of example camera button. It looks like a separate button and acts like one but do the same thing as the actual camera button.

I suggest that you combine them into one button with an arrow to show that it's a drop down menu under the button. This would go for every button like this in 3DCoat.

Here's an example pic.

Quoted for agreement.

[3D-Coat 3.0 ALPHA]

This is just my humble opinion and perhaps not even 2 cents worth, but I think that 3dCoat would be better off NOT having every tool that every other 'suite' application has crammed into it. If you want to throw something at me make sure it's voxels. They're soft lol...As far as posing, bones, rigging etc, there's the other side of 3d Coat with the mesh manipulation balls, and if not that, then perhaps it's best left for the animation applications.

I've never been fond of the tools that do 'everything' half heartedly( even though I have them in my toolbox) but the smaller tools that do a thing particularly well.

3dCoat is, at this point, so unique, that I would hate to see it become diluted with too much of what the other applications have. There's a tendency out there to view a new tool as a 'replacement' for another. That doesn't need to be. I tried to explain this in one of the Vue forums and was repeatedly asked 'will it replace Mudbox?' or 'will it replace Zbrush and Modo?' My answer was 'why would you want it to?' 3dCoat should retain it's uniqueness and become a most fabulous and sought after 'addition' to a toolbox and to a workflow and production pipeline.

I completely agree, I don't want to see it turn into a Jack of all trades. It's already fantastic at the alpha stage, add new features to build and refine what's already there but don't take it off on a whole new direction. Keep up the good work Andrew!

[Will there be a free update for 3.0 release to all existing users]

Thanks for feedback on this topic. Really it is important to set proper upgrade price because if I will set it too big I can loose much users so even economically price should not be too big. I have reviewed upgrade price question, I will tell decission soon. Don't worry, I hope we will find fair decission. Price of upgrade will be no more then price difference between 3 and 2, so not more then 80$ at least for several weeks after starting sales of 3.0 (and no more then 60$ for purchacers after 15). I will tell more precise information slightli later. But even bying 3DC now you will not pay for V3 more then it's price in a summ.

Thank you Andrew that is very fair, I will definately upgrade if this is the case.

Simon.