ideate.xyz - AI-powered 3D Art Suite

Hey Ideate Creators! Welcome to the very first edition of Ideate Weekly! 🎉

We're thrilled to launch this newsletter as your go-to source for all things ideate.xyz. Each week, we'll be diving into the latest product updates, sharing tips, highlighting community happenings (when available!), and giving you a sneak peek at what's coming next. Our goal is to keep you informed and help you get the most out of our creative suite.

Let's jump right into the exciting new features and improvements we've recently rolled out:

✨ What's new in ideate.xyz?

We've been hard at work enhancing your 3D creation experience. Check out these powerful updates:

Model Generation

Multi-Image Upload for AI Models: Take your AI model generation to the next level! You can now upload multiple images when using our AI-to-Model pipeline, ensuring your models look great from all angles.
Vastly Improved Asset Preview: We've supercharged the asset preview speed! You can now also toggle between three essential display modes: Texture, Solid, and Wireframe, giving you faster feedback and better insight into your generated assets.

Texture Painter

Adjustable Texture Layers: Gain fine-grained control over your textures! Layers in the Texture Painter now come with adjustable properties like Opacity, Exposure, Hue/Saturation/Lightness (HSL), and more. Perfect for non-destructive editing and fine-tuning your look.
Import/Export Individual Texture Layers: Need to work on a specific layer externally or bring one in? You can now easily import and export individual texture layers, streamlining your workflow between ideate.xyz and other tools.
New Dedicated Paint Layer (Base Color + Opacity): We've added a versatile Paint Layer that works directly with Base Color and Opacity. This is ideal for quickly filling in any gaps or imperfections in AI-generated textures or for manually painting details to guide the AI generation process more effectively.

🎉 We Had a Blast at GDC 2025!

It was fantastic meeting so many of you recently at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco! Our trip was a huge success, and we were blown away by the enthusiasm and feedback we received at our booth. A massive thank you to everyone who stopped by to chat, check out ideate.xyz, and share your insights.

Connecting with the community face-to-face is incredibly valuable to us, and we can't wait to meet even more of you at future events... maybe even Siggraph? 👀 Keep an eye out for announcements!

👀 On the Horizon: What's Cooking?

We're always building! Here's a glimpse of what we're currently focused on for the Texture Painter:

Full PBR Texture workflow support (Metallic, Roughness, Normal, etc.)!

Advanced Brush Grain and Material Painting capabilities.

Support for editing multiple meshes within a single scene.

FBX format import and export.

Style-Guided AI Generation for even more creative control.

We'll also start publishing Blogs and Guides soon, exploring the latest techniques and trends in the 3D asset creation space. Stay tuned!

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