Hi v2026 is at Beta stage, some functions doesn't work properly.

Note: How to add another Material from Library to a Layer which already have a Material applied ? Drag and drop it is not possible

Will be nice to have prefab presets to Scatter images (like leaves on floors) or welding.  Also the option to manually UV transform decals over the mesh  

Hi there. Thanks for porting 3DCoat to Flatpak, I think it's a great move and easier to manage than ancient versions. This said, I have one issue with it, as I can't find a way to get my 3D mouse working with it. I have of course the spacenavd daemon installed. I'm on POP!OS 24.04LTS with Cosmic and wayland. My 3D mouse works fine in the non-flatpak 2025.17 version, and it works also fine with Blender, but not with 2026.01 version. Any tip or idea would be welcome. Thanks in advance.

Hello, im trying to decide whether 3DCoat would be suitable for what im trying to achieve with a 3d printing project. As a preface, im familiar with CAD programs but a total noob to modelling/sculpting software.  I have a detailed terrain STL mesh representing an urban area, onto which, i would like to "paint" the roads in a different colour/material so that they stand out on the print. The road extents are digitised in a 2D vector .dwf file which i need to drape/project vertically onto the terrain mesh and assign the overlapping portion as a different material. Is this something that would be practically achievable in 3DCoat? Any help would be genuinely appreciated

Nah, never mind. I spend more time to investigating and, despite the strange name, I found it was a shortcut to 3DCoat.exe.  Sorry for the huge mistake, but I was a bit cautious, because the strange name, don't know why. So sorry about that:

i couldnt find this file on official auto updating files , and i havent been able to download the new files due to my firewall

Hello, I've downloaded and launched, but not used, the new 3DCoat some days ago. Today I did nothing, like nothing nothing: not running or installing or downloading or whatever. I've just found this file in my recycle bin: Do you have any idea why? Thanks, Michele

Fedora 44 KDE 2026.01 flatpak worked without issue. Haven't had the time yet to thoroughly test it but other than the general instability, this definitely seems to be a move in the right direction. If it's stable and without any major bugs once it comes out of beta, I'll probably end up upgrading my 2024 license to use it. I had accepted the idea that Linux will probably never really be supported going forward, so seeing you put in all this work to look for a solution is really encouraging and appreciated. No idea regarding the WebAssembly stuff. I understand that Linux has its challenges and Windows is a priority. I'm just hoping for software stability/reliability and not be in situations like this again.

Hi everyone,   I wanted to share NormalMap AI, a free browser-based normal map and PBR texture generator for 3D artists and game developers. It can be useful when you need to test a material from a source image before bringing the generated maps into 3DCoat or another 3D workflow.   Link: https://normalmap.ai/?utm_source=3dcoat&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=backlink_2026   What it does: - Generates normal, roughness, ambient occlusion, metallic, height, and ORM maps from an image - Shows a real-time 3D preview in the browser - Runs locally with WebGL, so uploaded images/textures do not need to leave your device - Includes extra tools for AI seamless textures and transparent PNG generation   Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-13KG5UeDY   Hope it is useful for anyone looking for a quick normal-map or PBR-material test workflow.

Just adding an updated option for anyone who finds this thread later and needs a browser-based normal map tool on Mac or without installing anything.   NormalMap AI is a free normal map and PBR texture generator that runs in the browser: https://normalmap.ai/?utm_source=3dcoat&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=backlink_2026   It can generate normal, roughness, ambient occlusion, metallic, height, and ORM maps from an image, with a real-time 3D preview. The processing runs locally in the browser with WebGL, so it is handy for quick material tests before bringing maps back into 3DCoat or another 3D app.   Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-13KG5UeDY

Could be GPU memory limit Try first to convert all textures to pmg 4K before import

Thanks for the tip. I have had massive problems with program freezes and slowdowns with the model, probably due to exactly that, the very dense mesh. I had to give up for the day, going to continue tomorrow and might have to approach it like you suggest. Not in front of my machine right now, but I would then bake the paint mesh into the sculpt room, repair some issues with the mesh I discovered, decimate and generate new UV:s, and then bake the textures onto that? I'm not sure how to bake the textures from the paint mesh to a new mesh right now... 

what i would do depending on how dense the mesh is , i would copy it , either decimate it or give it real topology , new "one" set of uvs but better laid out , and then bake the high poly and textures etc 

Wow, thanks Carlosan for the super fast reply, I will try this out! Cheers Andreas

* This steps only works on the new version 2026.4 * Once you have the mesh (need to be one mesh) w/udims imported on Paint Room as PPP, with ITAUVset turned ON   On Textures Menu > Import > Import Multiple Udims > select all the images on the folder   All the images are added to Layer Panel   You can modify any uDim texture selecting it on Texture Editor   switch to UV room, and use Unify UV next step UnWrap   last Apply UV-set   now Delete Unused  UV Sets   Switch back to Paint Room, press OK   Now you have only one Paint Object, one Surface Material and one UVset applied Done