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Layers Masks + Clipping Masks have been implemented similar to and compatible with Photoshop’s. 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) introduced and the UI color scheme toggle placed into the start menu.
The View Gizmo 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)
Power Smooth tool was added. it is a Super-powerful, valence/density independent, screen-based color smoothing tool.
The Color Picker improved. Multi-select when you add images. Hexadecimal color string (#RRGGBB), possibility to edit color in hex form or just enter color name.
Auto UV Mapping. Each topologically connective object now unwrapped separately in its own, best suitable local space. It leads to more accurate unwrapping of assembled hard-surface objects. The quality of auto-mapping improved substantially, much fewer islands created, much lower length of seams, better fitting over the texture.
Render. Render turntables improved essentially - better quality, convenient options set, possibility to render turntables with high resolution even if the screen resolution is lower.
ACES Tone Mapping. ACES tone mapping introduced, which is a standard Tone Mapping feature in popular game engines. This allows more fidelity between the appearance of the asset in 3DCoat’s viewport and the game engine’s viewport, once exported.
UI improvements
Blender Applink. Blender applink essentially updated. The direct transfer of 3DCoatTextura to Blender works using the File to Open ... in Blender, it creates nodes for Per Pixel Painting.