Promises to address some of the lack of polygon tools in a very unique, ZB fashion.
#BUY ZBRUSH UPDATE#
This link to the 2.2 update announcement: You're better off editing animation meshes in a real 3d app and using ZBrush for detail work or base mesh creation with Zspheres. The second biggest deficiency is that there are no proper polygon editing tools for maintaining absolute control over edgeflows and such. It uses a couple of auto unwrap procedures instead which are quite messy unless you plan on only painting your textures in 3d and don't care about uv layouts. The biggest deficiency for game character work in ZB lies in the fact that it doesn't have adequate UV tools. I think a lot of new users find this daunting at first especially since it's NOT photoshop, nor does it work the way your favorite 3d app works. It's very focused on keeping you working in the viewport directly with your meshes as much as possible (with a tablet). The 2.2 update which was just announced promises further improvements to the Zsphere tools which are an excellent way to approach character creation. There were huge improvements to the tools and performance made. You guys will love version 2 if you're only using the 1.55 demo. the fact that they used it on Lord of the Rings and Half-Life 2 should be enough to sell anyone. I say it's definitely something worth saving for if you're serious about next-gen detailing and modelling. And if your base mesh is all quads, you don't have to worry about keeping perfect edge loops - the program does it for you. you can paint absurd detail in a few seconds that might take hours to do in polys, sub-division surfaces, whatever. I'm not too sure about the Zspheres modelling yet, it feels a little clunky but I reckon if you got some practise in it you'd be able to make decent models in half the time than Max or Maya. Then you can also use it for cinematic stuff, colouring and bump-mapping your models, not just sculpting low-poly stuff. The interface is a little weird and takes some getting used to, but it's not really a problem - once you learn the basics you can do pretty much anything in it.
OBJ, then import into ZBrush, divide and paint away until you're happy with the detail.
just model your base mesh in quads in any program that will export to. If you want to do normal-mapped in-game models, especially organic/alien/monster models, ZBrush is PERFECT. I fancy I could make some sweet new models for games like HL2, UT2004 and so on with a tool like this to help out. I look to the wise out there for more information - does it look like it's set to become a new industry standard?
#BUY ZBRUSH MANUAL#
And so I find myself very tempted to set aside some dough and buy this program.Ĭan anyone out there recommend it? Is it as easy to use as the videos and manual make it look? Has anyone out there had any BAD experiences with it? Can you export models to 3DMax for animation and such, and still preserve texture coordinates? Does it make normal maps for models in program or do you have to import them to max and so on? I dreaded the price tag, but seeing it was also a surprise - only $500 instead of the gut-wrenching $3500+ for 3Dmax. I checked out their manual pdf, the video of them making a model, and had to admit I was impressed. Seeing all the amazing normal mapping goodness out there, and hearing almost every game developer saying they use ZBRUSH in some way/shape/form, I found myself at the Zbrush website this weekend.
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