New: Pilgway 3DCoat 2024 Makes 3D Faster

Key Features and Improvements in 3DCoat 2024

Live Booleans with Voxels

It includes Add, Subtract, and Intersect modes, even with complex child objects, and the performance is surprisingly good.

Vector Displacement Creation Tool

It is named “Pick & Paste,” and was added to allow artists a quick and super convenient way to extract the shape of almost any surface of an existing object in the scene. You don’t have to go through the tedious process of making a plane, and then sculpting the desired object from scratch, like in other applications. You can use the Pick & Paste tool to make VDM brushes from whatever models where you have rights.

Vector Displacement Brush Support

Vector Displacement Brush support was added via a small library of VDM Brushes, provided in various VDM Brush subfolders within the “Alphas” panel. VDM EXR files can be imported into the “Alphas” panel like standard greyscale brushes.

Layer Masks + Clipping Masks

Layers Masks + Clipping Masks have been implemented similar to and compatible with Photoshop. It even works with Vertex Paint, VerTexture (Factures), and Voxel Paint! 

Ongoing & Incremental UI Improvements

Ongoing & Incremental UI Improvements continue with various efforts to improve the visual appearance (with better Font readability, spacing, and customization), plus helpful new features added to the UI. A Time-lapse screen recording tool has been added, which records your work at a specified interval by smoothly moving the camera and then converting it to a video.

The Add-on System – NEW

The Addons system was introduced to connect Python/C++ script developers and users. It allows easy sharing of the scripts, providing instructions, and finding information. Some useful add-ons included, for example, the realistic destruction with random cracks – “Break mesh with cracks” addon.

Blender 4 Support – Improved

Blender 4 support improved via updated AppLink.

The AI Assistant – NEW

AI Assistant (3DCoat’s specialized ChatGPT) was introduced, and the UI color scheme toggle was placed into the start menu.

The View Gizmo – NEW

It can be turned off in settings.

New in 3DCoatTextura 2024

Layers Masks + Clipping Masks have been implemented similar to and compatible with Photoshop. It even works with Vertex Paint, VerTexture (Factures), and Voxel Paint!

Ongoing & Incremental UI Improvements continue with various efforts to improve the visual appearance (with better Font readability, spacing, and customization), plus helpful new features added to the UI.

Python projects with multiple modules supported.

Blender 4 support improved via updated AppLink.

AI Assistant (3DCoat’s specialized Chat GPT) was introduced and the UI color scheme toggle was placed into the start menu.

The View Gizmo was introduced. It can be turned off in settings.

UV management over Python/C++ substantially improved

Layers now have a Texture Map preview thumbnail (similar to Photoshop and other applications)