

3D SCULPTING IN 3D COAT PRO
Surface mode is 3D-Coat’s Dyntopo / Sculptris Pro type dynamic mesh topology mode, while Voxel mode is real-time voxel sculpting. I personally prefer the Surface type brushes, which also tend to behave better in Voxel mode. Some brushes are a bit older, but others have been improved during the past years. One of the important things is finding the right brushes. This is also very beneficial for working with high-polygon scenes.

The FPS rate should now significantly reduce. If the FPS rate is high, go to Preferences ➔ Viewport, and check the box “Vertical synchronization”. If you notice that your GPU is working hard when running 3D Coat, even with a simple scene, check the FPS rate at the bottom left of the UI.

(supplementary 3D-Coat training channel) Here are some instructive 3D-Coat video tutorial channels I advise to view, then try what you’ve learned in 3D Coat, to build muscle memory: ─ Here’s a Blender Artists discussion about the add-on(s). Simple 3D Coat, a fork by Check out this post for more info. There are two versions of the 3D-Coat applink for Blender: In essence, 3D Coat’s Voxel layers are comparable with Blender Voxel Remesh or ZBrush Dynamesh (revoxelizing and reprojecting to build volume with evenly distributed faces), and Surface layers are like dynamically working with meshes in Blender Dyntopo or ZBrush Sculptris Pro (adding polygon detail where you brush). Some things have been improved since I used version 4.9, such as the brush engine, some UI elements, and the amount of different brushes for Voxel mode and Surface mode has been reduced, making switching between Voxel and Surface layers easier. It’s an affordable long-time ZBrush competitor, and I quite like it. I’ve been spending time rediscovering 3D-Coat lately. If you’d like to talk about ZBrush, please do so in the dedicated thread, thanks. In my humble opinion, next to Blender’s Sculpt Mode, right now the most interesting ZBrush alternatives are: In the light of the changes for ZBrush users since the Maxon takeover (forced subscription, price increases), this thread is aimed at discussing 3D-Coat as a useful companion application next to Blender. Last edit: Janu─ Added a link to the post featuring 3D-Coat App Link info.
