3D Coat v.4 update: BETA 11

Changes for BETA 11:

• NEW: C++ like script language (called Angelscript) will be available soon within 3D-Coat's shell.
  It allows you to perform batch actions, create macro commands and interactive tutorials. It has very basic functionality now and will be extended on requests. C++ like scripting was choosen because of speed and the possibility to include good scripts directly into 3D-Coat's engine.
• Fixes and improvements: Transform gizmo related:
  1) Leave rotated axis turned ON by default.
  2) Gizmo direction & position stored for each volume now. Both are correctly transformed when parents will be transformed.
  3) "To main axis" button included - it is the same as in retopo room. Retopo room's button were renamed to "To main axis" because it has no relation to any local space.
  4) Mannequin model rearranged - parenting corrected here, pivots and axis direction too. It was very easy with the new command. Now posing mannequin is pure joy.
  5) To center mass/bound center are changing only position now, not direction.
  6) [X] button near coordinates placed to clear them quickly.
  7) In Primitives directions are hidden by default, but you may show them if needed (Axis coordinates were cluttering the panel a lot)
• Fix: Masks preview for cubemapping (when navigating)
• Fix: Lag problem when switching rooms and tools fixed
• Fix: Several mantis reports fixed

Mac, Linux builds coming soon, but some delay possible due to scripts implementing.

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3D Coat v.4 update: BETA 10

Changes:

• NEW: Magic wand tool in paint room
• Improvement: New items in VoxTree->RMB menu: Show all, Show subtree (To make nodes visible)
• Improvement: All applicable brush jitters will act now on merge tool in "On pen" mode - http://t.co/JynOj0D2
• Bugfix: VoxExtrude works now correctly with different combinations of symmetry/extrude directions/flatten
• Bugfix: A lot of mantis reported problems fixed, a lot of work done there

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3D Coat v.4 update: BETA 9C

4.01.2013 BETA9C

• Improvement: Important change! "Ignore backfaces" works basing on Z-Buffer, not on normals direction. It makes possible to work correctly over multilayered structures correctly (example - thin pants).
• Improvement: Curve stroke improved to work well with thin walls even if b-splines are used.
• Bugfix: A lot of mantis bugfixes

1.12.2013 BETA9B

• Improvement: mproved Absolute/Extrude/LC Extrude bruhes (how they work with pen pressure), fixed dots in General brush
• Bugfix: Fixed major problem of broken SHIFT smoothing in LC tools
• Bugfix: some Mantis issues fixed

31.12.2012 BEAT9A

• New: CTRL in VoxExtrude will invert extrusion
• New: Smooth all may work over frozen area and will work much faster. It gives good and predictable way to smooth selected areas.
• Bugfix: Fixed problems with precission in spline stroke mode
• Bugfix: Fixed all reported mantis problems
  (@Reporters: Please check your posts and close the issues if approved.)

29.12.2012 BETA9

• New: Extrude/Flattern area in voxel surface mode done - bit.ly/RlzRts , bit.ly/RlzWgw , bit.ly/RlzYoG
• New: VoxLayer/Extrude got nice preview of future shape - bit.ly/VbgTU5
• New: VoxLayer/Extrude will make spots that will create shapes of pen's size - bit.ly/VbhpBz It gives much better control.
• Improvement: Surfacial smooth polished a lot, now it has a lot of useful options and has become very powerful tool - bit.ly/RlzKxQ
• Bugfix: All problems reported by e-mail and Mantis fixed (windows storing, occlusion, spline stroke problems and other).

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Happy new year!

Hello friends,

ok the new year has actually already begun, but I guess it is still fresh and so I wish you all the best for the upcoming twelve months. May all your wishes and plans become true. Stay healthy to reach all your dreams.

As always I will try to keep you up to date with infos about 3D Coat and, from time to time, other small interesting graphics tools in the market.
Additionally I plan to invest a bit  more time to produce tutorials beside my main work. In the last year it was not that easy to give you much support with tutorials. I hope it will change this year and don't stay a naive wish - so please keep your fingers crossed.
;-)

Yours
Chris