Press Releases
Everything MechaPaint has announced, newest first.
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August 19, 2026
MechaPaint 1.8.4 Paints From Other Models, Ships a Free Material Depot, and Lets Gravity Finish the Stroke
MechaPaint 1.8.4 adds the Multiverse Brush for painting any mesh with pixels from any other mesh, a Material Depot of free CC0 PBR materials with automatic credits, a camera brush that turns anything on screen into a tileable texture, a streak brush that runs downhill like thinned paint, and a PBR pipeline that keeps every map your files already carry. Windows and Mac, one-time purchase.
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August 14, 2026
MechaPaint 1.8.2 Opens Every LightWave File Ever Saved, and Loads Exactly the Texture Your Model Names
Two days after launch, MechaPaint 1.8.2 adds LWO2 and Collada import, single-file FBX export, a bump brush that writes real height, a brush you draw by hand, and a texture importer that loads exactly what the file names. Windows and Mac, one-time purchase.
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August 12, 2026
MechaPaint Ships the 3D Painting App the Industry Stopped Building
A runtime 3D model painter that opens what you already own, paints it in place, and hands the textures back without touching your originals. Windows and Mac, no subscription.