[Solved] I can't find Live Clay or Surface Tools like Subdivide in 2021

[L'Ancien Regime]

I realize things have changed and I looked at the manual but I simply cannot find the Live Clay or Surface Tools like Subdivide in 3D Coat 2021. There's Clay/Draw when I put the object in the Sculpt Tree into Surface Mode but no live clay..

 

Anybody?

[Rygaard]

Live Clay has been replaced by the powerful new brush system.

Only in some brushes (in surface mode) you will find some settings belonging to Live  Clay such as the Snake Clay brush.
But in the future, I think all brushes will be converted to the new system.

Below I show you the steps on how you can activate the local subdivision option for the new brush system:

[L'Ancien Regime]

That's awesome Rygaard. But can you also decemate the mesh locally too?

And that's a superb graphic too. Maybe you should do an entire PDF book on 3D Coat and sell it online at Artstation.

 

Edited July 30, 2021 by L'Ancien Regime

[Rygaard]

L'Ancien Regime, at the moment there is no modifier in the new brush system that has the functionality to perform the decimate locally.

However, if you test the "Eat Details" modifier it slightly reduces the amount of triangles, but completely removes surface details from the geometry.
Remembering that Eat details was not made to locally decimate the surface of the geometry.

The best option for you to successfully decimate locally using the brush is to choose Decimate from the Shift or Ctrl + Shift options list located at the top of the interface.
Definitely when I need to decimate geometry it's my first choice.


 

35 minutes ago, L'Ancien Regime said:

And that's a superb graphic too. Maybe you should do an entire PDF book on 3D Coat and sell it online at Artstation.

Thanks for the words, I'll think about it. I believe in the possibility of creating a youtube channel...

[L'Ancien Regime]

Both are badly needed. You Tube's main advantage at this point is its own user base of highly professional artists who can create hyper realistic work of the highest order. I'd like to see the equivalent quality happening over here. Kris Kosta at Fly On the Wall Studio for example..this is an essay by one of his students...

 

 

And just a quick test and decemating works about as well as it did before. Thanks

 

2021;

 

 

 

4.9

 

Edited July 30, 2021 by L'Ancien Regime

[Rygaard]

I believe you will see high quality work done by 3D-Coat, as with the new path 3D-Coat has taken this has become possible.
Which made me very happy, with a lot of hope and a new reality for the work.
Mainly in sculpture with the new brush system for the surface and voxels mode, which is unique... and of course, the new features and improvements of 3D-Coat.

You are right! These means of communication are necessary. Soon, who knows, I hope to have some good news regarding a youtube channel or something else.
I have a lot to think about!

The new brush system is amazing and I hope it gets even better over time.
Anyway, I'm glad to help.

[DMG]

Just a quick question on Decimation...

I like having the tool option of CTRL+SHIFT set to Decimate, but it often eats far more polygons than I would like.

How can I control the amount of decimation?  Is there an option I can set somewhere? The size of the brush seems to play a factor, but if I have a large area to simplify, reducing the brush size will increase the amount of work I have to do. CAn I have a large brush, but a gentle level of decimation?

Cheers

Derek

[Carlosan]

Adjust > Clean Clay will be more useful ?

[DMG]

Thanks Carlosan, that seems to have the kind of options I was looking for.

 

[DMG]

Oh, and would I be right in thinking that the Decimate which is in the CTRL+SHIFT tool option is an old tool from the Live Clay tools, and will eventually be retired or replaced..?

 

Derek

[Carlosan]

No, it will not be retired.

Are 2 tools and 2 ways to perform decimation.

[DMG]

Thanks, good to know.