Member ss3D Posted September 12, 2017 Member Share Posted September 12, 2017 Hello, I've been learning 3D Coat (latest version on Steam) and currently hit a blocker that I can't seem to find any good resources on. All the tutorials I find on this are out of date. I have some normal map issues after baking. Most tutorials I've seen say to redo the bake and set up zones for the bake cage for the problem spots. 3D Coat 4.7 doesn't seem to have these zones anymore. Instead I see "scan depth altering tools". The buttons on the left are blank. The "how to use" button leads to: http://www.3dcoat.com/files/Happy_baking_guide2.pdf, which does not explain what to do if the buttons are blank. Attached is a screenshot of my bake settings window, and also a screenshot of the Happy Baking Guide 2's bake settings for comparison. Am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Are your graphics drivers up to date ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ss3D Posted September 13, 2017 Author Member Share Posted September 13, 2017 12 minutes ago, Carlosan said: Are your graphics drivers up to date ? Yes, I have the latest driver. Graphics card is Nvidia GTX 1070, driver version is 385.41. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kierab Posted September 13, 2017 Member Share Posted September 13, 2017 (edited) My bake window is like that too. I have the steam pro version of 3d coat. I wonder if something about the steam installation is wrong! I was wondering why those buttons were blank and I was completely unable to bake high to low. When I tried all i got was the shader applied to paint materials, or else a base color but not the full texture from high to low. For this last time sensitive project I had I ended up taking the retopo mesh and hand painting it in substance out of desperation. If we have the steam version is there a way to get a valid serial number that would let us install a fresh non-connected-to-steam version of 3d coat? I thought maybe I was just doing it wrong but with those blank buttons.... I wonder. Edited September 13, 2017 by Kierab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Steam+3DC FAQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ss3D Posted September 13, 2017 Author Member Share Posted September 13, 2017 Ok so then the steam version is bugged? I uninstalled the steam version and installed the latest stable non-steam version, and those buttons are no longer blank. Thanks! Unfortunately using the scan depth altering tools did not solve a particular bake issue I'm getting, but I'll make a separate post about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Kierab Posted September 13, 2017 Member Share Posted September 13, 2017 Same for me! :-) Thanks Carlosan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Glad to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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