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3BodyPaint 3D R13 Standalone Quickstart

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1. Viewport

Here you can see the object you will be painting. You can rotate, move and zoom the window as needed. The

RayBrush mode lets you paint directly onto the object in the rendered version of the view. This gives you

control over the amount of color applied and can see right away how a new color looks on the object.

2. Texture Window (UV Mesh Editor Window)

This is where you edit your UV mesh. You can relax and restore your UV mesh. If you use the UV Manager’s UV-

tools you can watch how the texture relaxes. You can also watch the color application process in this window,

which will then be visible in the editor window right away.

3. UV Manager

The UV Manager lets you restore the UV mesh using an algorithm. It recognizes layered polygons and attempts

to relax the UV mesh for optimal placement over the entire surface and, if necessary, new placement. All

remaining “relaxation“ can be adjusted manually.

4. Active Tool Window (Attribute Manager)

Different tabs display different brush types and their respective attributes as well as the UV Manager’s UV

tools.

5. Object Manager and color settings

We’re sure we don’t have to say much about the Object Manager. It’s the same manager as in the CINEMA 4D

main program and lets you select the object to be edited or change its position in the hierarchy.< This is the

CINEMA 4D Material Manager with expanded functionality. This is where you will ﬁnd your textures with their

respective layers. If needed, you can paint in several layers at once (for example color and relief channels). To

do this simply select the texture to be painted and the respective layer and start painting.

6. Icon Palette

The command palette contains the Paint Setup Wizard, the Projection Painting and many other tools (that

you are probably used to using with 2D paint programs). The Paint Setup Wizard eliminates the need to

manually create a texture including the UV mesh. It also calculates the texture size and channels. Without

these bothersome preparations you can begin painting right away.