The key benefit of the 3D Designer Window is the ability to edit the 2D data in the Design Window and see the changes in real time in the 3D Designer Window, providing instant updates, allowing you to assess changes made to repeat joins and overall tracking of a texture prior to going to production.
Editing the data and viewing those changes in real time, and in 3D has huge cost saving benefits. The 3D Designer Window helps you to see exactly how the design will look once it has been produced*, and therefore you can correct any blemishes or problems with repeat joins before having expensive cylinders engraved.
All editing is done in the Design Window, with the editing tools you are familiar with, such as the Carbon Copy Tool, the Stamp Brush Tool and the Dodge & Burn Tool.
The movies below show how effective editing the 2D data and viewing it in 3D in real time as these changes are made can be.
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