Unrivaled 3D Painting

With a New Direct Connection to SOFTIMAGE|XSI

MAXON BodyPaint 3D will revolutionize the way you texture your 3D models. Regardless of how you have textured in the past, 3D texturing is now easier than ever. BodyPaint 3D makes painting by vectors as easy as painting by numbers.

Forget flat compromises and paint in three dimensions.

The XSI Connection
With BodyPaint 3D MAXON delivers a connection to SOFTIMAGE|XSI. If you are looking for the ultimate texturing solution for SOFTIMAGE|XSI, BodyPaint 3D should definitely be your tool ofchoice. Let yourself be inspired by the RayBrush mode that allows you to paint your textures within a rendered image, including full control over specular maps, transparency and reflection. Not to be forgotten: the MultiBrush, which enables you to paint in up to 10 texture channels simultaneously - even while in RayBrush mode.

BodyPaint 3D's Projection Painting tool makes distortion-free painting a snap. This quick and easy tool lets you paint across UV seams or even onto multiple objects in your scene.

Using the link is easy: Create your mesh in SOFTIMAGE|XSI and apply a simple material. You choose whether you want to set up the UVs in SOFTIMAGE|XSI or with BodyPaint 3D´s sophisticated set of UV tools. The Setup Wizard will prepare all necessary textures and UVs for an object with just three easy clicks. It is even possible to set up a complete group or hierarchy of objects using this method.

The complete layering system, tons of painting tools and filters, and a full-feature render engine that lets you see all your efforts in real-time makes texturing with BodyPaint 3D a pleasure.

Go ahead and take the Highlight Tour to find out what else BodyPaint 3D has to offer...