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After Maxon already announced new features for BodyPaint 3D on its official blog last year, there is finally an open beta. The new version includes OpenGL painting functions for real-time editing in the viewport. This allows colors, transparency and alpha, as well as bump and normal maps, to be edited with direct feedback. You can also paint displacement in real time with viewport tessellation enabled.
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To test the beta, you must register for it on this page. You will then receive an email with a download link for Windows and Mac. You can use the beta version until August 31, 2017.
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