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Pipeline

Save

  • *.zpr PROJECT / Ctrl + S / File > Save As.
    • Save with project settings
    • can save undo history.
  • *.zpt TOOL / Ctrl + Shift + T / Tool > Save As
    • Only 3d file (tool).
    • Small file.
  • *.obj - 1 subtool Tool > Export
  • *.obj - All Zpluginds > PrintHub > ExportAll // polygroups > H Groups
  • *.fbx - Zplugins > FBX // Export polygroups as material > shop_materialpath
  • Save document - only 2.5d useless.

    Scale

    Zbrush object scale should be close to: 2 Tools > Geometry > Size: Tools > Export settings : Reset to 1, 0 ,0 ,0 To scale mesh:

  • Plugin Transpose Master > T-pose Mesh
  • Tools Deformation > Unify (center obj )
  • T-Pose Sub-T to back to modeling

Paths

C:\Program Files\Maxon ZBrush 2022

ZBrushes

Art

Sculpting

  • Sculpt across the shapes to build a volume.
  • Work big to small detail
    • Primary form > dynamesh
    • Secondary form
    • Tertiary form
    • Tertiary detail + noise

![[zbrushUI.png]]

Shortcuts

  • Ctrl + LMB « + Click on HISTORY !!!! to make.
  • , - lightbox.
  • If brush is too big Pref>Draw>Dynamic brush scale.

Basic

  • Space - Brush menu
  • S - Brush size (Turn Dynamic for screen size dependencies)
  • B - Brush pallet
  • L - Lazy mouse
  • F - Focus
  • LMB inside - Brush / Alt - Alt Brush / Shift Smooth Brush
  • LMB outside - Viewport rotate / Alt - Move / Shift Align to Axis

    Tools

    1. Primitive - white
    2. Polymesh 3d - colored
    3. Zsphere - skeleton
    4. Zmodeler B + Z+ M - spacebar !!! for menu

      Mirror & Symmetry

      Mirror will just pure mirror model. And Mirror & Weld will Copy Right side to Left.

  • X - Symmetry
  • change symmetry to radial….. ?
  • mirror & weld (Geometry > Modify topology) Copy from right to left.
  • mirror. (Deformation > menu )You need to use both sometimes.

    Hide

  • Shift + Ctrl inside - Hide Not selected
  • Shift + Ctrl outside - Invert Hide
  • Shift + Ctrl outside click - Unhide All
  • Shift + Ctrl whole model - Unhide All
  • Shift + Ctrl + S - Hide Shrink
  • Shift + Ctrl + X - Hide Expand
  • Shift + Ctrl + Alt - Hide Selected
  Brush Ctrl + Shift usage case
Knikfe Brush New one !  
Clip Brush Clip (flatten to selection plane).  
Slice Brush Sile to many pieces. will create new edge loop and new poly group. generate hard edges fast way.  
CreaseCurve    
SelectLasso    

Mask

Masking menu > can: Growth, blur, sharpen and use special brushes. Alt - sharpen/remove

  • MODEL Ctrl + RMB Click - Soften / Sharpen Mask
  • MODEL Ctrl + RMB Paint - Remove
  • MODEL Ctrl + Alt + RMB Click - Sharpen
  • MODEL Ctrl + Alt + RMB Paint - Remove
  • EMPTY Ctrl + RMB Click - Invert
  • EMPTY Ctrl + RMB Drag - Unmask
  Brush type style usage usage case
Mask        

Polygorups

Tools > Polygorups - Group geometry.

  • Ctrl + Shift + Click on polygroup < Show only this poly group

  • Polygroup by mask
    • Ctrl + W > make one poly group
    • Ctrl + W > convert masked region to polygroup
  • Polygroup by paint
    • Paint mesh
    • Polygroups > From Polypaint
    • Smooth groups
      • a) Masking > Mask by poly paint, then: Deformation > Polish by group /
      • b) Use brush polish by groups

        Subtools

        Tools>Subtools Separated parts, can be grouped in folders

        Blend subtools

        (subtool > merege and use clay brush) YT Blend subtools

Layers

Tools>Layers - Layers

  • Often need to collapse
  • morph target is like layer but one and dynamic

https://youtu.be/Pdh0peG4oys
https://youtu.be/mqJ6LXYDD0c

Brushes

  • Change alpha on brush ie. clay buildup !!!!

  • important Auto masking > topological / backside

  • create brush:
    • black bcg
    • doc 2048^2
    • get out of edit to 2.5d
    • use 2.5 d brushes
    • use: MRGBZ Grabber in 2.5d

Various

  • History recall. >ctrl+click undo]
  • Morph

Transpose

  • Gizmo goes to the normal of surface
    • with Ctrl - mask
    • ![[zbrushTranspose.png 300]]

Build Form

  Brush type style usage usage case  
Standard
 Add volume Organic Shape Generic, but: preserv detil undernith. Cloth B+S+T
Clay Tube Add and smooth. Organic / Blocky Shape While adding volume it reduce convexitis (smooth) Try with Alpha06  
Clay Bildup
Add volume Organic / Blocky Midium Try without alpha. Buildup option is on. - Build up on top B+C+B
  Mallet Fast Build plane lvls Hard-surface Detail Try on edges.  
! Trim SmoothBorder Build plane lvls Hard-surface / Blocky All Try with square alpha for rocks  
  Blob Add volume   Detail Use with alpha for diffr res  
  Displace Add volume   Midium Retain detail  
  Flakes       Bark like structures - use with small lazy mouse B + F + L

Geometry change

  Brush type usage case  
Move B+M+V   use a lot with dynamesh and masks / move elastica and other YT  
  Nudge      
  Slide      
Inflat Bubble    
  Magnify   Liike Inflatebut retain detail  

Hard Surfaces

  Brush type   usage case
Planar Hard plane Hardsurface for corners and flat walls
Trim Adaptive Hard plane Hardsurface Geometry Normal direction
  Trim Front Hard plane Hardsurface Camera Trim direction
  Planar Cut Hard plane Hardsurface Planar Line Cut to trim !
  Bevel Flat / Bevel arc Hard plane Hardsurface Draw line can add with alt
         

Smooth

  Brush type usage case    
Flatten Soft Average to flat Overall shape  
Trim Dynamic B+T+D Soften smoothing angle, find planes / bevel    
  Clay Finish B Soften      
Polish Soften      
Smooth Stronger Smooth Valleys/Direction/ Use ‘refine’ insted ! U are loosing details    
HPolish Planes respect edges / hard Smooth Organic Overall shape Try big brush, make new angles
  Brush type usage case
  ContrastDelta detal Add detail to embosed and slashed places
  Contrast Target    

Slash/Pinch

  Brush type     usage case
Slash2 Slash3 Slash   Detai  
Dam Standard B+D+S Slash   De More agressive standard brush, wrinkles - try different foccal shifts - -  
Pinch Modify Organic D  
  Chisle Slash hard-surface    
  Pen        

Klic trix

Old Cracks KNIFE_sharp_control

Noise

  Brush type usage case  
  Crumple   wripple organic
  Deco 1      
  Elastic   welding pattern organic
  Noise   YT  

To cut use Trim Ctrl + Shift

Geometry 3d

  Brush type usage case  
Insert , IMM Insert mesh (Alt- subtractive Dynamesh to sub) > W - manipulate inserted object  
SnakeHook2 Extrude by nornmal    
  ChisleOrganic   Add 3d meshes  

Topology

Subdivisions:

  • Ctrl + D - Divide x4 (subtool>geometry)
  • Shift + D - go lower

    Dynamesh:

    Tool > Geometry - prepper special low with creasing to subdivide. Size important (up to 4096 grid)

  • Ctrl + Drag outside - Dynamesh

Use dynamesh ! (tool> geometry>dynamesh) Ctrl + move outside

  • final model not dynamesh ed !!!!

    ZRemesher:

    Tools > Geometry
    ZRemesher is an quad retopology tool. Nice topo flow. Meant to make good topo.

  • can adaptive size !
  • detect edge
  • ZRemesh Guide brush to add spline guides.

    Decimation Master:

    ZPlugins > Decimation master Decimation Master (polyreduce) is meant to optimize the point count of the mesh without sacrificing detail.

  • preprocess
  • process - decimate to %

    Sculptris:

    Stroke > SculptisPro Adaptive sculpting for mid poly elements (up to 0,5 mil poly). Don’t work with other tools.

  • / - sculptris
  • Adaptive size - Adapt density on brush size
  • tesimate

Cloth

Dynamics :
Simultaion enable. There is max poly cap. potem subdiv.

  • firmnes - 1-4 duze wrinkle 5-6 małe

Paint

Workflow

UV Master !!!! Motph target from tools store, and then paint brush morph target

Project (regenerate subdiv leveles):

  • Geometry > Z remesh
  • Zplugins > uvMaster > Unvrap with polygroups to make islands
  • Divide Ctrl + D to make more topo
  • 1) Go back to orginal with history (orange) - Ctrl + LMB to have gray marker - Subtool > Projevt > Project History
  • 2) Project all

Thin surfaces

  • Automasking: Automasking > backface mask
  • Create Thickness: tools StoreMT (morph target) » inflate » create differnt mesh

Create Alpha

https://youtu.be/6McC52rLSXc

Alpha bake

  • Create Plane3d (polymesh3d)
  • Document Resize > 512
  • align plane : Drag with Shift to see FRONT then press F to focus

Tillable textures

  • Brushes > Curve > Wrap mode » 1
  • make 1 plane > name it camera > F to focus on 1 plane
  • make 2 plane (bigger) > polymesh and sculpt

Noise

Noise Maker

  • sometimes need UVs
  • .

  • use surface noise as mask !! and brush places with clay buildup !!

  • USE LOCAL PROJECTION (from noise menu) and brush it + dynamic scale

    KLIK APPLY TO MESH !!!!!

Menus

Alphas

Stroke

Tools

Geometry:

Modify Topology

  • mirrors
  • delete/weld/ Modeling edit mode polygroup:

https://youtu.be/UJ1-UfKfzh0

Workflows

GOZ

Configs

UI

Ctrl+Alt+LMB on the Save Tool button to assign it a custom shortcut (as with any UI button). Preference>Lightbox > off
Palets>OneOpenSubpalet

Configs

Config

  • Save Document: Documents > SaveAsStartupDoc
  • Save UI - Preference > StoreConfig
  • Edit UI - Preferences > Enable customisation and drag elements with Ctrl + Alt

Config files C:\Program Files\Maxon ZBrush 2022\ZStartup

  • Custom UI *.cfg
  • Brushe *.zep: - C:\Program Files\Maxon ZBrush 2022\ZStartup\BrushPresets - to permament save brush
  • Matcaps *.zmt - C:\Program Files\Maxon ZBrush 2022\ZStartup\Materials
  • Alphas C:\Program Files\Maxon ZBrush 2022\ZAlphas C:\Program Files\Maxon ZBrush 2022\ZData\Alphas - only best więcej przykładów C:\Program Files\Maxon ZBrush 2022\ZStartup\Alphas - - to permament save brush

Presets:
https://zbrushguides.store/products/insect-detailing-brushes-for-zbrush Own menu: