The curvature looks blurry. Here is a screenshot of the curvature from 3D-Coat, and another one from Substance Painter. 3D Coat version 2026.22. No settings are helping

I made three videos. Few people watched them. There are three sensitive zones. A new choice takes place outside the red circle.

Actually I apologize. I think I found out what was wrong with it; you have to go to select first and choose Vertices, Edges, Faces, Object. You have to choose Object first then do the Smart Extrude.  

@Werner_Z to keep working on Glossy workflow use version Legacy - On thjs version Gloss/Metalness is available like always.

That was it yes.  It feels a bit disjointed though. I just want to texture paint, and do not need the Node based approach in this instance. Now I am forced to go with Glossy workflow in the NS version. I will revert back to the standard 3dCoat. Thanks for the feedback and help.

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Linux has been frustrating to say the least. It fails my expectations for a paid application. The last few years have been disappointing. The stable is just never stable. I can appreciate the knowledge and work the team puts into the app, but on linux natively, I just cant depend on it. I think its tools look good on paper but there performance often misses. I also consider that linux is like the wild west with no standardization between all these different distros, which makes development difficult. I understand some issues the 3DCoat team cannot be held liable for.  But linux is the wild west and if you are going to sell an app for linux than it needs to work in the wild west and have some measure of dependability between distros. It's even the wild west in terms of installing. Use wine, use flatpak, use .deb, X11, Wayland, etc. All valid methods but I get very little 1:1 experiences between even those. Previously, crashes on startup, inability to save files, poor viewport performance, and long lead times between linux versions/fixes just have not met my expectations in recent years. In terms of expectations Blender is a good standard of quality on linux. Install and it just works. I do not speak for anyone else, this has just been my experience and is my opinion only. I pray the team stays safe and healthy considering the war, but its conflicting to pay for an app that I simply cant use in it's current state on linux. I plan on revisiting it, but it may be some time or I may revisit it on windows, if I ever go back. 

1440p60 HD https://youtu.be/aPs3PD1TKwE The extrude worked perfectly as Extrude Faces for the Mandibrium of the Sternum as you can see but refused to work with the Body of the Sternum.

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FYI there is 3DCoat 2026.20 flatpak under SERGII Linux links. So it is update, but Node editor is dead on this version still, right click just shows Clear option. My license expired, and this is probably end of road for me with 3Dcoat.

NS version must have texture import/export settings mimic Spainter or Mari   Times have changed and the competition has moved forward... sticking with the old V4 UI try to fit the new node-based version feels like a huge missed opportunity to modernize the entire interface and improve the UX.  New features and a new UI should go hand in hand. Otherwise, you end up with what we have now: one visual patch after another that fails to align with the new navigation.  

Yeah, I made the very same complaint about a month ago and was told essentially the same thing.

@Werner_Z The NS version has a single approach to the texture import/export process, so an empty list is normal.

Uninstalled 3dCoat2026.22 and deleted the 3dCoat folder under Documents, as well as everything out of Program files. Fresh install and this what I get.   2026-09-08 18-53-30.mp4

I was planning to add an option to the Sweep tool to orient the cross-section based on the surface normal. Perhaps this will help you.

I don't understand what the error is. Can you record a 10-second video to show the error? Do you see my video? I made 3 parts.  

Hi. I just upgraded to 2026, and can't change the Glossy to Roughness on Texture Import/Export menu.  Nothing pops up. How do I fix this...do I kill my user prefs?

Thanks but even if it's a surface, if I brush say an emboss on to the surface it doesn't "pull" the inside backfaces with it. It still only works on one side of a paper bag for example.