Archive notice: This article was originally published on 7 April 2020. Release and pricing information is historical.
Pixelmachine has released previews of TopoGun 3. The new version is a complete rewrite.
New user interface
The new UI includes floating panels, full-screen mode, a context toolbar, view changes and a radial menu.
Guide Line tool
A new Guide Line tool has been added.
Patch tool
The Patch tool combines manual shapes, automatically filled retopology areas and dynamic subdivisions.
Brushes
The brushes include Move, Inflate, Screen Project and Relax.
Texture baking
TopoGun 3 can bake normal, displacement, ambient occlusion, colour, curvature, transmission and cavity maps.
No release date or price for TopoGun 3 is known yet. TopoGun 2 costs US$100 and is available for Windows, Linux and macOS. An open beta has been announced.
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