3DCoat 2024 development thread

[ebitz]

@SERGYIHey Sergyi, I am trying to add presets to the Quick panel with the right-click menu in Presets panel. Doesn't seem to be working. On linux, 2022.16.

[rubeos]

6 hours ago, Elemeno said:

vox hide doesnt use alphas...

dont worry it is working 

So how do I make hard edges with voxel unhide command?:).. How can I disable all alphas?

[Elemeno]

3 hours ago, rubeos said:

So how do I make hard edges with voxel unhide command?:).. How can I disable all alphas?

you mean using a lasso tool etc... push E

[rubeos]

2 hours ago, Elemeno said:

you mean using a lasso tool etc... push E

Push E, I've already done this but it doesn't work with any options, in ''stroke mode'' window. (Rectangle lasso is my prefer)

[Elemeno]

customising the ui... the panels on their own just expand.. its really strange..

after loads of tweaking you can resize them but its messed up everytime i start 2022.16

[Elemeno]

44 minutes ago, rubeos said:

Push E, I've already done this but it doesn't work with any options, in ''stroke mode'' window. (Rectangle lasso is my prefer)

not 100% sure what you mean

[rubeos]

1 hour ago, Elemeno said:

not 100% sure what you mean

Sorry I have a little trouble communicating in English.

When I use voxel unhide the edges are not at 90 degrees but there are bevels (see red circle above). Only when I use unhide.
But another guy just above already told that there is no avoiding this, if I understand correctly.
 

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Another basic question that I can't understand: when I use pose tool and do an '' extrusion '' what happens is this:

Is there a way to get edges with 90° right angles extruding/pulling with pose tool? like this:

(I got this square shape using cut off)

 

 

[wilson66]

Retopo tools (like brush tool, split rings tool ect) don't auto-snap vertices to reference mesh? I always need to do this manually with snap command. Is this normal behavior, or some setting I have missed?

[Silas Merlin]

5 minutes ago, wilson66 said:

Retopo tools (like brush tool, split rings tool ect) don't auto-snap vertices to reference mesh? I always need to do this manually with snap command. Is this normal behavior, or some setting I have missed?

they should. they used to. if they don't I'd say it's a bug.

However, I think it would be useful to have a new tool similar to add/split that would be immune to auto snap, and that would not merge vertices (which add/split does).
The purpose of this new tool would be to help fix snapping errors easily.

 

 

[Gorbatovsky]

2 hours ago, wilson66 said:

Retopo tools (like brush tool, split rings tool ect) don't auto-snap vertices to reference mesh? I always need to do this manually with snap command. Is this normal behavior, or some setting I have missed?

Use Auto Snap, please.
 

[wilson66]

Ah,of course. Didn't use 3D Coat for a while, and simply forgot about it. Thanks!

[Elemeno]

can someone tell me what real world situation factures would be used for?

[AbnRanger]

2 hours ago, Elemeno said:

can someone tell me what real world situation factures would be used for?

It's like Vertex Paint...on steroids, basically. It's when you need insane levels of texture resolution on a mesh...and you don't need a UV map.

[alexn007]

The factures are really nice, and I've been using them to texture terrains and other environmental models. It feels a little like working in Ptex, and am wondering what the pros and cons are between the two. But overall, it's been cool, and seems like there's a lot of potential with it.

[Carlosan]

Anyone testing Factures on UE5 ?

Will be nice to see some test.