3D Coat

[HP]

Just curious.

How many people here have used it, and if so what do you think about it?

ZacD

used it, like it, what features are you interested in?

Jeremy Tabor

yea, I liked it. It does what it is meant to do well. Granted I only used it on a trial-basis, but from what I experienced, its solid... didn't crash on me or anything either.

Sebeuroc

I've used the trial version a bit, and am planning on purchasing it in the near future. Some of the guys in my office use it and have enjoyed it as well. The camera is nice and customizable and easy to make it mimic whatever 3d app you use. The hotkeys are very similar to Photoshop, so it feels natural to use as a painter really quick.

To sum up, I have enjoyed it and think it's worth buying.

tristamus

I love it. The retopo tools are phenomenal, and make it worth it alone, for me.

Bal

I use it alot, mostly for the retopo tools, which are still the best (even the new Topogun doesn't quite beat it in my opinion, it might eventually though).
The other stuff seems pretty cool too, I use the painting regularly to fix seams (with the integrated photoshop projection bridge). Haven't done much with the voxels yet, but it definitely seems like the way forward for sculpting apps in the near future I think.

zxcman

The retopo tools are awesome. rly awesome

r_fletch_r

The top features for me are
Retopo
Paint room
Voxels.

The auto retopo and uv tools look fantastic too, I haven't used them enough to recommend them though

oglu

im using 3dcoat for retopo only...

Neox

oglu wrote: »

im using 3dcoat for retopo only...

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r_fletch_r

I wouldnt sniff at the other features, if you cant afford mudbox the painting tools are great.

Torch

Yep same here for retopo. Used Topogun before and this runs rings around it

JeremyRM

Yeah I use 3coat over Topogun as well.

AlexLegg

I was interested in it for voxel scuplting (where's this in Mudbox 2012?!!), tried the demo but didn't find it very intuitive. Admitadly I should have spent a bit more time learning, but it put me off. Incidently I tried scupltris the other day, not voxel scuplting. but similar results. It was awesome and very intuitive. din't need to read up, it just worked!

pthomas1172

I love it!

We have started using it at work. At first it was just for texturing / sculpting...but now we use it for painting / sculpting / retopo and then some. its a great prog that can do a lot of things zbrush cant ( although it is not a zbrush replacement!) where its really strong at is making damaged props. The bad part is it hits a memory cealling when trying to add high detail, but if you need to i guess u can take it back into zbrush.

murph

OH HELLO!

I use 3dcoat for retopo and painting. I loves it.

r_fletch_r

pthomas1172 wrote: »

I love it!
) where its really strong at is making damaged props.

Yeah, voxels are epic for this. subtractions work so well for damage

[HP]

Yeap, main reason I'm very curious about it is not only for it's retopo tools but also for the voxels. And I was also curious how many people actually use it for production, surprisingly a lot of people do, so it's seems like a good tool.

Will totally give it a shot soon.

ScoobyDoofus

We have it installed for, I think, pretty much the entire character team here at Vigil.

Ged

retopo is cool, voxels are fun but not much use most of the time :P

Oniram

yup im in the same boat generally. i use it only for retop.. i prefer it over zbrush and max's default retop tools, tho i also havent tried anything else like wrap-it or topogun. but generally it gets the job done pretty well.. never really had an issue with it. and since i dont use sculpting or unwrapping or anything else for that matter, i made it a bit easier for myself by setting custom hotkeys that overwrote pre=existing ones. helps workflow a lot!

Skiffy

I use Zbrush for my sculpting. But 3dcoat has infinitely superior texture painting tools that are fast and support large texture sizes. I've tried various 3d painters and this one has come on top as the winner.

Apologies for resurrecting this thread from the dead.

papagersi

I used it and liked it but I prefer to use Topogun

Pedro Amorim

Necro Post.

how are people setting up their wacom to navigate the viewport in 3dcoat?

Stromberg90

I use:
alt-left click to rotate.
alt-right click to zoom.
And ctrl-alt right click to pan with my wacom.

To set it up you press the arrow on the right of the camera dropdown and choose customize navigation.

Carlosan

A Peek at PBR Shading & PBR Materials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WifiPC6asz0&feature=youtu.be
http://vimeo.com/113644838#at=0

Showster

It's looking pretty cool so far!

Torch

Can anyone recommend some good resources for learning more about the voxel tools? I saw a couple of basic vids online for cutting hard surfaces and placement of objects but want to learn more about the other tools - have only really used 3DC for Retop and UV's so far but the voxel stuff looks wicked!

EDIT: Just checked the Youtube channel and there's a mammoth amount of vids, now I feel lazy

JedTheKrampus

Beta with PBR painting was released yesterday.