Maxon's Bodypaint 3D Release 13

Save on Competitive Sidegrade pricing until April 30th, 2012 If you currently own 3D Studio Max, Artlantis, formZ, Houdini, Maya, Rhino or other qualifying software you can save big on competitive upgrades to Cinema 4D until 4/30/2012. Proof of ownership required.

Wouldn't it be great if you could have all your favorite image editing tools in a single 3D environment? Wouldn't it be great if they worked in conjunction with your 3D application rather than against it? Well, that is exactly what BodyPaint 3D does!

Wave goodbye to UV seams, inaccurate texturing and constant back-and-forth switching to your 2D image editor. Say hello to hassle-free texturing that lets you quickly paint highly detailed textures directly on your 3D objects.

When it comes to texturing tools, BodyPaint 3D is packed with a huge array of popular image editing tools. Brushes, selection tools, filters, erasers and much more. It can even utilize Photoshop .abr brushes. Full support for tablets ensures that painting with a pen feels just as natural as it does in popular 2D image editors. And of course BodyPaint 3D can deal with image files as large as 16k and with 16-bit and 32-bit color depth.

Compared to 2D painting, perhaps the most exciting feature BodyPaint 3D offers is projection painting. This powerful mode eliminates the need to spend hours creating perfect UV maps. You simply paint what you would like to see on your 3D model, apply the projection and then BodyPaint 3D will quickly adjust your painting so it fits your UVs perfectly - even if there are differing UV sizes and seems.

BodyPaint 3D was created for all 3D artists and includes free plugins to connect with 3ds Max, Maya, Softimage and LightWave 3D. These plugins transfer models, textures and UVs between BodyPaint 3D and your 3D application of choice quickly and easily. BodyPaint 3D's toolset is included in every CINEMA 4D version.

Please note the Competitive Upgrade requires ownership proof of a competitive program. The Maxon Service Agreement is a one year contract wherein all upgrades are automatically sent to MSA customers immediately upon release. In addition to the most up-to-date software version, MSA participants also receive preferred technical support service and three free hours of online training each quarter.

On an older version of BodyPaint 3D? Upgrade here!

Minimum System Requirements:

WindowsXP or Vista or 7 running on Intel or AMD CPU with SSE2-Support

Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher running on Intel-Mac 1024 MB RAM, DVD ROM drive

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