do you mean using the green channel of the normal map for handpainting ? or having the normal map itself as the diffuse? if so all you do is export normal map and then import diffuse texture and apply it that way or, for handpainting , export normal map , open it in your desired photo editing software, use the green channel and export it back and use that as a diffuse texture

dang :/

Hi Carlosan,     Thanks so much for your quick response. I appreciate all of the help you constantly provide us with. Have a great day. Cheerio lululee

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Go to channels Open Depth options Blend mode will help

Please Change the Shape format from .eps to .svg. Eps only causes errors and bugs in 3dcoat 2024.

blob is great for blocking out simple shapes but i wish there was an options to have each shape be a new layer , so every time you use it layer is created , secondly , it would be amazing if we could get a real time thickness slider , its not super important but would be nice .

When I switch to sphere tool I can longer rotate or zoom. I can however still pan. While mostly unable to navigate around, I can still use the tool to create meshes, but I am locked into whatever angle of view I was in when I switch to Sphere tool. When I switch to any other tool, my ability to rotate around and zoom in/out is completely functional. I have rotate set to alt+LMB, and zoom on alt+RMB Is there some way I could have accidentally played with a setting that disables these commands in sphere tool specifically?  I'm feeling pretty lost on this one. thanks!

Massive amount of material, thanks for sharing .

Hi, When using depth how can I make it so the bottom line does not show? Cheerio lululee

here's what i wound up doing.  love any feedback if there is a better way. - create a plane that is 1-1 with the texel density of the texture.  (ex. a 10x10 plane matches my texture in world space) - save a camera position in front of the plane (via save camera or a camera shortcut) - to open a smart material:     move the camera to the default position via the camera shortcut or save     open the smart material (in "From Camera" mode)     scale the stencil texture to match the plane 1-1.     ensure the lock button is enabled     use the smart material to project - to close the smart material: return the camera to the default position via the camera shortcut or save unlock the stencil close the material

I just bought 3D Coat Textura. In Edit > Preferences > In/Out > External 2D Editor I have set the path to Photoshop but hotkey CTRL+P or CTRL+ALT+P doesn't work. I also can't update/change the hotkey - when I hover mouse over the field - info to click the 'END' shows up - but nothing happens when I click END on the keyboard. Screen:  https://imgur.com/a/fC38JUD Summary: How can I define hotkey for External 2D Editor  ?  

please contact sales@3dcoat.com thanks We offer a one-month trial so you can try it for free to see if the software fits your needs.

3dcoat is not functional due to INSANE amount of bugs. barely an alpha.  I see no effort from pilgway to go turbo on bug fixes which be 50-100 bug fixes per update. in that speed it might be solid build in 12 months, maybe. I have more then 57 bugs right now on a brand new M3 max, im not going to document each one im not on a payroll as QA. Bottom line 3dcoat is not a production tool i can use. I ask again for a refund, i hope ill not be forced to go legal with that because i can show more than 15 different bugs in only 40 min of recording my work on a new file.  Please contact me and proceed refunding me the 80 something EUR i paid.  Im using blender now its great and solve all my needs for everything.   Thank you.

Actually, I think it might be worth exploring because of the Auto-Rigging...something 3DCoat doesn't currently have.