Bodypaint 3D

BodyPaint 3D has tools for manually and automatically plotting UV coordinates. Algorithms such as LSCM and ABF are supported.

The program is unique with RayBrush technology, the ability to create textures on objects in an already calculated image. A technology called MultiBrush provides the user with the ability to create multiple texture maps in multiple channels of material simultaneously. There are opportunities to draw textures in a three-dimensional viewport, both on one and several objects at once. Projection coloring supported. It is possible to load brushes in the program in Adobe Photoshop , ABR format . When creating textures, you can use the filters built into the program, as well as supplement the set with filters compatible with Adobe Photoshop. There is also an extensive set of parametric shaders, which, if necessary, can be baked into bitmap images. There is support for HDR and OpenEXR formats. There is a function of occlusion of the environment with the ability to bake it into a texture, as well as support for color profiles.

BodyPaint 3D is based on Cinema 4D Prime , which provides its users not only with features for creating textures, but also with extensive tools for modeling, lighting, animation and rendering. Unlike the features of the Prime package, BodyPaint 3D also has a Sculpting toolkit for creating digital sculptures .

All BodyPaint 3D functionality, with the exception of CineMan, is available in the Cinema 4D Prime and Cinema 4D Broadcast packages. BodyPaint 3D and CineMan are included in the Cinema 4D Visualize and CINEMA 4D Studio packages.

The BodyPaint 3D interface is available in several languages.

Among them: Russian , English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Korean, German, French, Czech and Japanese.

The program documentation is also available in several languages, including: Russian , English and German.

The official website of MAXON is available in Russian , English, German, French and Japanese.

Texturing

BodyPaint 3D R15 comes with plugins for exchanging data with third-party programs. This makes it possible to send objects for texturing and creating UV maps, as well as for combining.

Texturing

• 3ds Max - 3ds Max 2012 - 2019
• Maya - Maya 2012 - 2018

Compositing

• Adobe After Effects - CS5, CS6, CC
• Adobe Photoshop - CS5, CS6, CC
• Apple Motion - (OS X only)
• Apple Final Cut Pro
• Apple shake
• eyeon Fusion - (Windows only)
• The foundry nuke

It is also possible to exchange data with the following programs.

Simulation and Effects

• Realflow 4-5

Game Creation

• Unity - (via FBX and C4D)

CAD

• Nemetschek allplan
• Graphisoft ArchiCAD
• Nemetschek vectorworks

List of data formats

The following file formats for import (AND) and export (E) are supported by BodyPaint 3D.

• 3D Studio (* .3ds) I / O
• Alembic (* .abc) I / O
• Allplan (* .xml) I / O
• BVH (* .bvh) and
• COLLADA 1.4, 1.5 (* .dae) I / O
• DEM (* .dem) and
• Direct 3D (* .x) E
• DWG (* .dwg) And
• DXF (* .dxf) I / O
• FBX (* .fbx) I / O
• IGES (* .igs) And
• Illustrator (* .ai) And / E splines. Thanks to the features of the MacOS system, on this system it is possible to use AI files as textures.
• LightWave (* .lwo) And
• RIB (* .rib) E
• STL (* .stl) I / O
• VRML 2 (* .wrl) I / O
• OBJ (* .obj) I / O

In addition to the built-in renderer, BodyPaint 3D can work with third-party renderers, both embedded directly in the program environment itself, and using connectors.

Embedded Renders

• VRAYforC4D (English) (Vray)
• m4d (English) (mental ray)
• finalRender
• Arnold renderer
• Krakatoa (particle imaging system, under construction)

Renders connected using connectors

• Maxwell render
• Frryrender
• Indigo renderer
• Sunflow
• V ray
• Thea
• Octane render

Character Animation

BodyPaint 3D has the basic tools for creating and animating characters. Advanced features can be obtained by installing additional plugins or updating the program, for example, on Cinema 4D Studio.

• CD Character Bundle Pro

Simulation and Effects

• TURBULENCE.4D (English)
• Silver Bullett
• PhyTools (English)
• DPIT Effex
• Realflow

Plants and surroundings

• Xfrog (English)
• DPIT Plants

Camera and matchmoving

In the 15th version of the program, its own function of creating a camera based on a photograph appeared. The 16th version of the program has its own function of creating an animated camera based on video material.

• CineCAT (English)
• PhotoMatch

• Official website
• Official site (Russian)

Forums

• Cinema4D.ru