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1. #ZBRUSH 4R4 UPGRADE TO UPDATE#
2. #ZBRUSH 4R4 UPGRADE TO MANUAL#
3. #ZBRUSH 4R4 UPGRADE TO SOFTWARE#
4. #ZBRUSH 4R4 UPGRADE TO LICENSE#
5. #ZBRUSH 4R4 UPGRADE TO WINDOWS#

Again, the update is free to registered users of ZBrush 4.

#ZBRUSH 4R4 UPGRADE TO WINDOWS#

ZBrush 4R4 is available now for Windows and OS X. That would be impressive enough in its own right, even if all the updates hadn’t been free. In that time, the developer has added hair and fur, a new procedural texturing system, a new claylike modelling systems and the LightCap lighting capture system. The release is Pixologic’s third major update in under a year (three, if you count ZBrush 4R2b).

#ZBRUSH 4R4 UPGRADE TO LICENSE#

The single-user ZBrush license allows you to have ZBrush. There is also the usual range of smaller tweaks and enhancements – the release thread lists over 30 of these – including enhancements to the new FiberMesh and DynaMesh toolsets. Activation For new installations of ZBrush 4R4 (not an upgrade) this step must be completed in order to launch ZBrush successfully. ZBrush 4R4 enables users to import reference images onto planes, as you would in 3ds Max or Maya.

The latter effectively enables users to set up image planes for modelling, as you would in more conventional 3D packages: something that previously required a separate plugin. Other useful new features include an undo history raised to 10,000 separate operations, a world axis selector for the TransPose Tool, and the option to apply reference images to ZBrush grids. (Almost) unlimited undos and image planes

#ZBRUSH 4R4 UPGRADE TO MANUAL#

There is also a new manual Topology Brush for fine control of the new topology. The toolset automates the process of cleaning up mesh topology – also useful when parts have been joined with Mesh Fusion – with automasking and curve guides to help control the results.

Originally planned as a commercial add-on, QRemesher has now been built into ZBrush itself. The QRemesher retopology toolset, originally announced with ZBrush 4R2b, also makes its appearance. QRemesher provides curve guides to help users control the process of retopologising a model. When working with ZBrush, it is often necessary for the operating system to manage very large amounts of data with frequent read and write access. ZBrush 4R4 automatically joins the two elements, creating new polygons at the boundary. Another enhancement since ZBrush 4R4 is that it is now possible to change the loca- tion where ZBrush will write temporary files when compacting memory. The new Mesh Fusion feature offers another way of working with multiple parts, enabling users to define PolyGroups on a model and swap the geometry for an entire new mesh: for example, to create a cyborg’s eye. There is also an option to specify end cap geometry for an assembly: a feature that, as the example image on ZBrushCentral demonstrates, will make it a hell of a lot easier to model zippers. The new Insert Multi Mesh (IMM) option converts complex libraries of parts into a single brush, speeding up the process of adding complex multi-part models such as guns, vehicles, clothing or armour to a scene.Įach of the Sub-Tools that make up the model can be selected individually within the IMM brush. Pixologic has released ZBrush 4R4, another major free update to the sculpting package, including new retopology tools, virtually unlimited undos, and the option to combine entire libraries of objects into one brush. The free update adds over 30 new features to the sculpting package. In particular, at this moment Maxon does not provide any detail on the price of these upcoming upgrades.ZBrush 4R4’s QRemesher retopology tools. Others will highlight that this is the end of an era.ģDVF will of course keep you updated on this topic. Some will probably this evolution as an inevitable step towards industry standards, and as a way to ensure the future of ZBrush. This new policy is not a surprise, but it won’t reassure fearful users. Studiosshould also be aware that at this moment, Floating Licences and Volume Licences are only available as perpetual licences, and not as subscription licences. ZBrush subscription customerswill, of course, automatically receive upgrades to the newest version, at no additional cost and as long as the subscription is active. In other words: if you are a perpetual customer, in the future, you will have to pay to upgrade, unless the upgrade only fixes critical bugs.

#ZBRUSH 4R4 UPGRADE TO SOFTWARE#

Last month, Maxon (the makers of Cinema4D) announced the acquisition of Pixologic, de company behind the widely used 3D sculpting software ZBrush.Īt the time, some ZBrush users expressed their fears that Maxon might change the upgrade policy: until now, ZBrush upgrades where free, an unusual choice within the CG software industry.