Paint 3D

Paint 3D

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Paint 3D on Windows 11
Developer(s)	Microsoft (Lift London)
Initial release	5 April 2017; 7 years ago (2017-04-05)
Final release	6.2410.13017.0 / 4 November 2024; 45 days ago (2024-11-04)[1]
Operating system	Windows 10 Version 1703 and later
Available in	65 languages[1]
List of languages Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Azerbaijani Bangla (Bangladesh) Basque Belarusian Bulgarian Catalan Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English (United Kingdom) English (United States) Estonian Filipino Finnish French (France) French (Canada) German Greek Hausa (Latin) Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Italian Japanese Kannada Kazakh Khmer Kiswahili Korean Lao Latvian Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Malayalam Norwegian (Nynorsk) Persian Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Portugal) Romanian Russian Serbian (Latin, Serbia) Slovak Slovenian Spanish (Latin America) Spanish (Spain) Swedish Tamil Telugu Thai Turkish Ukrainian Uzbek Vietnamese
Type	Raster graphics editor, 3D modeling
License	Proprietary
Website	apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh5fv99

Paint 3D is a retired raster graphics and 3D computer graphics application which is a refresh of Microsoft Paint.^[2] It is one of several 3D modeling and printing applications (formatted under 3MF) introduced or improved with the Windows 10 Creators Update, including View 3D, Windows Mixed Reality, and Holograms, along with the CAD programs 3D Builder and 2D Builder.

Developed by Microsoft's Lift London studio,^[3] Paint 3D incorporates features of the Microsoft Paint and 3D Builder applications to combine a lightweight hybrid 2D-3D editing experience that allows users to pull in a variety of shapes from the app, their personal computer, and Microsoft's OneDrive service.^[4]

In November 2024, Paint 3D was removed from the Microsoft Store and is no longer receiving future updates.

History

In May 2016, a leaked Universal Windows Platform version of Microsoft Paint was revealed with a new hybrid ribbon-sidebar interface and some support for 3D objects. Microsoft rolled out a dummy app called Newcastle through the Windows Store to replace installations of the leaked build.^[5][6]

In October 2016, a user on Twitter leaked out official tutorial videos of an upcoming version of Paint for Windows 10. The video showcases new features such as a completely redone interface with pen input in mind, as well as the ability to create and modify basic 3D models.^[7]

The Universal Windows Platform version was officially announced and released during a Surface event on October 26, 2016 as part of the keynote presentation on the Windows 10 Creators Update.^[8] The app was made available for Windows 10 users with a build number of 14800 or higher and coexists with the previous version of Paint as of build 14955.^[9] Microsoft revealed a community website^[10] for sharing Paint drawings, with a focus on the new 3D formats. In addition to the 3D format, this update brought features like transparent pixels in 2D drawings, clip art stickers, and background removal. It also revamped the app's look with new icons and a blue-purple theme, and offered ways to share and import creations.

Paint 3D was briefly made a replacement to Microsoft Paint, in Windows builds 14971 and 14986.^[11] However, due to complaints about the new interface and features missing in Paint 3D, the Windows team decided to allow the two apps to coexist.

Windows Insider chief Dona Sarkar confirmed that a Windows 10 Mobile version of Paint 3D has entered the alpha stage of development.^[12][13][14] In the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update an updated version of Paint 3D was released in Windows Store.^[15][16] It allowed users to directly Upload or Download models from Remix 3D.

Screenshot of Paint 3D showing off 2D and 3D features.

Paint 3D's most heavily promoted features are related to its support for 3D objects. It includes many of the 2D objects from Microsoft Paint and new colorful "stickers", which are functionally similar to traditional 2D shapes, and patterns that can be applied to the background and 3D objects. 2D text is available, as well as 3D text.

Animations can be saved in 2D and 3D formats and shared using the Windows Share feature or OneDrive (purposed as a user-generated warehouse, replacing Remix3d.com). Because of these features, Microsoft included a license agreement that appears when the app is launched.

The user is greeted with a welcome screen with tutorials, information about Paint 3D, and options for opening or starting a project. The screen can be disabled and reenabled. Like its predecessor, Paint 3D supports multiwindowing. Both support jumplists, but only Paint 3D displays 3D objects in its jumplist (other picture types are permissible).

Reception

Paint 3D was praised for the new features it introduced, its role in Windows 10's evolving 3D support, the new user interface, improved stylus support, and a level of innovation not seen in the development of Microsoft Paint.^{[17][18][19][20]}

However, users criticized it on the Internet and in the Feedback Hub for lacking some of the features of Microsoft Paint, lack of 3D tools, and not being as ergonomically intuitive with a mouse & keyboard, particularly in the earliest iterations of the app.^[21][22]

See also

• Tilt Brush
• ArtRage
• Unity (game engine)

Notes and references

1. "Paint 3D". Microsoft Apps. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
2. Speed, Richard. "We've found another reason not to use Microsoft's Paint 3D – researchers". www.theregister.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
3. "About Us - Lift". www.lift.london. Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
4. "Hands-on: Paint 3D Preview remixes Paint for the HoloLens generation". PCWorld. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
5. Hassan, Mehedi (May 4, 2016). "Microsoft could be modernizing Paint in Windows". MSPoweruser.
6. Preda, Bogdan. "Microsoft Paint may soon get a makeover".
7. Basi, Abhishek (2016-10-08). "Here's what Microsoft's new Paint app for Windows 10 looks like". WinBeta. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
8. "Microsoft Windows 10 Event". News Center. Microsoft.
9. "Paint 3D Preview". Windows Store. Microsoft.
10. "Remix 3D Website". Microsoft.
11. Dassanayake, Dion (2017-07-24). "Windows 10 SHOCK - Microsoft Paint could be SCRAPPED". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
12. "Microsoft's Paint 3D app shows up on Windows 10 Mobile (but you still can't have it)". Neowin. 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
13. "Những bức tranh 3D tuyệt đẹp khiến bạn không muốn rời mắt". 3 July 2018.
14. Thorp-Lancaster, Dan (28 October 2016). "Microsoft working on Paint 3D for Windows 10 Mobile, currently in alpha". Windows Central.
15. "Never fear, MS Paint is here to stay -- for good". Digital Trends. 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
16. Prasad. "MS Paint to be removed in the next Windows 10 update". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
17. Warren, Tom (7 October 2016). "Microsoft's redesigned Paint app for Windows 10 looks awesome".
18. Hardawar, Devindra (29 March 2017). "Microsoft's Windows 10 Creators Update lives up to its name". Engadget.
19. Seppala, Timothy (26 October 2016). "The new Microsoft Paint lets you share terrible 3D doodles". Engadget.
20. Orin, Andy (11 April 2017). "All The Coolest New Features In The Windows 10 Creators Update". Lifehacker.
21. Borque, Brad (29 March 2017). "Microsoft's Paint 3D shows promise, but it's more toy than tool".
22. Orin, Andy (11 April 2017). "All the Coolest New Features in the Windows 10 Creators Update". Lifehacker. Retrieved 2019-03-04.

External links

• Paint 3D on Microsoft Store