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"As a long-term Lightwave user I have always been interested in finding a seamless and sweeping solution for texturing objects. BodyPaint 3D offers the solution I have been looking for."
Andras Kavalecz,
MBA Studios

New Features In MAXON BodyPaint 3D R3

Painting With Maximum Color Depth (32-Bit Floating Point)
With BodyPaint 3D R3 you can work with more depth than ever before. Now you can paint in up to 32-bit color depth, which gives even more texture control and astonishingly smooth color gradations. BodyPaint 3D also enables editing of HDR and EXR formats, letting you to use these powerful formats in your 3D scenes.

LSCM Unwrapping and New Selection Tools
The UVs of an especially detailed organic mesh can be a nightmare to unwrap. However, BodyPaint 3D's new LSCM Unwrapping and new selection tools make even the most complicated objects a snap to UV unwrap. The new path tool lets you define the seams you want. Once you have picked your seams simply activate the LSCM tool and watch BodyPaint 3D unwrap that UV nightmare into a nice flat surface for you to work with.

Freeze 3D View
Projection painting / mapping used to be limited to screen size. But no more! Now you can freeze the view to any size you wish. Now you can use huge images to add ultra fine detail to your textures.

New Interface
The new interface is much less distracting when working on textures. You will note that your model now has more contrast than before. New icons are easier to identify.

And Much More...
BodyPaint~3D is so much more than just a texturing tool. Now, with just a flick of a switch BodyPaint 3D users can access all CINEMA 4D tools which offer a full suit of modeling, animation and rendering functions. Let your imagination go wild with BodyPaint 3D R3!