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  1. Can this perhaps be moved to the relevant section? There is no tutorial in this thread.
  2. Not a bug per se, but something that does need fixing. Keystrokes, and pop-up hints for Glossiness, Roughness, and Metalness are mixed up and have been for a long time (since V4 at least - and still the same in 2023.01 1: Glossiness and Roughness sliders are interconnected (understandably), but the keystroke hint tells us that Roughness uses the "<" & ">" keys - This is incorrect, "," & "." are the keystrokes used for both glossiness and Roughness . Yet in the keystrokes file they are < & > - and they do work. 2: Additionally, Metalness also shows the hints that "<" & ">" keys are used - when metalness has no keystroke assigned. 3: We are shown in the Windows/Sliders Menu that Glossiness Opacity uses keystrokes ";" & "'" but the ' key is used by the Quick Menu, and the ; key does nothing - there is no slider for the Glossiness Opacity on the brush or channel menu, so why is this shown in the Slider Menu along with these keystrokes? The Layers Menu has Gloss Opacity, but no keystrokes assigned. This is not what the Sliders menu is referring to. The manual says the keys are ; and / (which also do not do anything). 4: The terms used are confused. The Channel controls on the Brush menu bar menu uses Glossiness Intensity, but describes it as Metalness. Intensity and Degree also seem to be used interchangably.
  3. One thing I found a bit confusing / annoying - is that even after your 12 months free upgrades are finished (like the OP, mine were last Summer, and 2022.34 is the last stable release available for my 2021 license), you still get told that a new stable build is available on the Splash Screen... even though its release is outside the 12 month cut-off, and installing it results in you having a "Learning" version. EG I currently have a prompt to install New stable build: 2022.38 Another thing to be aware of, is that last years installs went into a folder with the year 2021 appended to the folder name - now this is 2022. You can therefore accidentally run the wrong version if you are using old shortcuts. If you install the latest version or any that you do not have a license for, they will overwrite your current 2022 version. You can grab the correct version & reinstall, but it is possible that you might lose some settings.
  4. Still no joy? I can only get Modo to Open 2022, but 3dc does not attempt to import the object from Modo Tried in Modo V10, and v14
  5. We do pay VAT here still. VAT rates vary though. SOme countries charge a higher percentage than others, so it is best if it is displayed with VAT.
  6. Are people in the US not able to look up exchange rates? It doesn't show pounds Sterling either, but I overcame that hurdle. A bigger problem that you should worry about is that the prices do not have VAT added. This is not correct IMO. VAT should be added to the price or the rate of VAT (which varies from state to state), should be shown.
  7. Just as a sidenote: The Blender plug-in seems to work fine with Blender 2.93.1. The current Modo plugin (V3.0.2 / 3.0.3 depending on who you believe) however, fails to retrieve data after "open in original app" is used in 3DC V2021.01 or 3DC V2021.02. This version is of course not being made available for Download, as with any of the other apps apart from Blender. Using the exact same export settings and Modo plugin, the export & retrieval in Modo works as adverstised, using 3DC V4.9.74 Bug in 3dc?
  8. I have tested 2021.02 and the scaling behaves the same way here. Also, FYI. Auto scaling works absolutely fine on my 1900x1080 monitor. As I mentioned, it is easily overcome by setting the Theme scale to medium or small rather than Auto. I wish more 3d apps had interface scaling was adjustable.
  9. With 2DCoat 2021, only the Blender Applink is available for download. What happened to the Modo plug-in & others?
  10. 3DC 20201rc3: Using a 2560x1440 monitor, Preferences at default, post install. The default Theme/Font Size setting of Auto causes some Interface buttons to not appear within their dialog boxes, especially when they are at the right side of the box.. EG: Smart Material Preview window push pin is not visible because the text overlaps it, until you resize the window. The Fixed size Export Objects and textures dialog texture disable buttons appear almost completely off the right hand side of the dialog. An experienced user will notice the problem, but someone who doesn't know what is missing will have problems. In my case, setting the font scale manually cleared up the problem, but only because I already knew about the issue.
  11. Has anyone tried this on 3dc 2021? I am not able to pull textures back to Modo (v10). They export from 3dc OK, to a folder named ModoDefaultScene, which is automatically created by 3dc, but Modo gives the error "Object file not found: <path to exchange\export.txt> " The path is correct, the files exist, it should work. Clues?
  12. Well, I have just installed the RC3 version, and then run the "Check for updates" menu option, & it says I have the latest version... So that will do for me. I must say, I was surprised to see the rc3 tag in the filename though.
  13. Same here, however, after resetting my password, (may be coincidental), it seems to work when I log in manually. Just Log into your account manually using your email address. Then your licence for v4 and whatever else you have will show up, with an upgrade button. If you are eligable, it will automatically set you up with a 2021 license.
  14. I have multiple displays, but no offset is happening in sculpt or paint modes. I'm using a Wacom Cintiq 12" tablet, and everything is as installed by default. Haven't had chance to test in-depth yet, but it looks great so far!
  15. Argh... Belay all that. It seems that I am unable to Upgrade to V4.0 because my licence is an upgrade from version 2.0. It would be no problem if I only had the original V2 license, but not a V3.0 upgrade. You can't upgrade if you have upgraded before? you have to buy a new full licence? Can I revoke my V3.0 licence, convert it back to a V2 licence, so I can then upgrade to V4? The blurb doesnt say anything about this issue. "3D-Coat is a frequently updated program. If you own an older generation license, such as V2 or V3, use this option to upgrade to the latest of 3D-Coat. After upgrading you will receive a new key enabling you access to the latest features of 3D-Coat."
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