I never really comment on videos but I I just had to do it now to thank you guys for the Control+Drag on UI tip. I agree with you guys this is the first time in years I have ever heard of that and I had issues with that for months. It feels like a hidden Holy Grail of Zbrush UI editing! Thank you so much and stay awesome guys!
Ah man thanks for the first tip (ctrl+left click the interface) I have been having an interface that I made on a bigger monitor and I was stuck with a button that I could never remove it was very annoying. The poseble symmetry too, very useful!. One thing also that alot of people don't seem to know, if you select the lasso (ctrl+shift) you can click an edge to hide a loop of polygon. Can be very useful to separate certain parts in polygroups.
Ctrl click and drag this is going to be useful, thanks - especially when using smaller sreens like Mobile Studio Pro will help me to keep nice biggish buttons but the ability to find them off screen while scrolling, awesome.
Control drag will save me so much time. My laptop is 4:3 ratio so anytime the sidebars are open all my tools in the bottom and side of the screen get partially hidden
Two more cool tips if the camera in zbrush sometimes starts zooming in and out on wiered areas of your model. If you mask an area then zoom it will zoom in on that specific area. Also if you have a mesh and use the projection tool the mesh will shrink wrap and take the shape of the projected mesh. I use it to retopo by taking basic shapes extruding them out of the surface im projecting too then I connect the indicvual pieces to retopo and pose characters in zbrush quickly after I used dynamesh to sculpt them
Incredibly useful I have a question that's not related to the video. I recently came back to CZcams, but the video upload quality has been reduced. I reuploaded one of my older videos and I could clearly see a reduction in quality. Would you mind telling me what software you use to record and what bitrate you export your video in? It's driving me nuts and you helping me would be the best gift of 2018! Thank you.
I have mine just rotting out in storage because they can't support it. It is something of the way ZBrush handles polygons. It is their 2.5D system in the backend that just cannot play nice with 3d mouse. Idk exactly but I lost every hope :)
I have it as a button too - it is quite convenient. With them on by default, I am sure that after a lot of sculpting I don't have the bad experience of seeing the same sculpt on the other side of my mesh :) Thanks for the videos!
As far as I know, it's only available per brush. The way I get around this is to have the button in the UI to make it easy to toggle on and off. It's a bit annoying, but this makes it faster at least. /H
Maybe you got an idea on wy does zBrush not take any advantage of the mouse wheel? Scrolling through subtools or doing that thing with menus you do using ctrl using mouse wheel instead would be like, you know, so fucking amazing, right?
I think the reason is because ZBrush is meant to be used with a tablet; most things are designed around that. Sculpting with a mouse is a painful experience compared to a tablet. That said, would be handy with proper scroll wheel support!
Yeah, I'm using my tablet for sculpting but my mouse is just next by. It's way easier, more accurate and faster to use a mouse for menus (for me) so I, like, flick the pen on my middle and thumb finger to navigate with the mouse. Mouse scroll would be really handy indeed.
I never really comment on videos but I I just had to do it now to thank you guys for the Control+Drag on UI tip. I agree with you guys this is the first time in years I have ever heard of that and I had issues with that for months. It feels like a hidden Holy Grail of Zbrush UI editing! Thank you so much and stay awesome guys!
Thank you so much :D Really glad you found it to be useful. More content coming soon!
7:49 I'm in shock. Bring a doctor please, I think i'm dying
These were very useful tips
I needed crtl drag for a long interface and didn't know it before
thx!
A Very Big THANK you everything mentioned in this tutorial i was looking for it 🧡🧡
Ah man thanks for the first tip (ctrl+left click the interface) I have been having an interface that I made on a bigger monitor and I was stuck with a button that I could never remove it was very annoying. The poseble symmetry too, very useful!.
One thing also that alot of people don't seem to know, if you select the lasso (ctrl+shift) you can click an edge to hide a loop of polygon. Can be very useful to separate certain parts in polygroups.
That's also super useful! Thanks for stopping by :)
Would love a video of your custom interface and the features you use the most.
Ctrl click and drag this is going to be useful, thanks - especially when using smaller sreens like Mobile Studio Pro will help me to keep nice biggish buttons but the ability to find them off screen while scrolling, awesome.
It's so handy! I use it all the time. Thanks Serge.
Control drag will save me so much time. My laptop is 4:3 ratio so anytime the sidebars are open all my tools in the bottom and side of the screen get partially hidden
Thank you so much for this!
You're welcome
Two more cool tips if the camera in zbrush sometimes starts zooming in and out on wiered areas of your model. If you mask an area then zoom it will zoom in on that specific area. Also if you have a mesh and use the projection tool the mesh will shrink wrap and take the shape of the projected mesh. I use it to retopo by taking basic shapes extruding them out of the surface im projecting too then I connect the indicvual pieces to retopo and pose characters in zbrush quickly after I used dynamesh to sculpt them
Bro, may you please demonstrate your projecting method through a video
sure ill make a video on it tomorrow
here are the videos from the pixologic youtube channel czcams.com/video/nxMYYsyJt3o/video.html
czcams.com/video/pQbPtH0p5Bg/video.html
Very useful as well!
Amazingly useful! Thanks!!
Thanks soo much 😊 your content is amazing, keep it up
Thanks! Great info!
Cheers Kevin!
Thanks!
guys u the best thx first & last tip is really new to me
Glad to be able to help!
wOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! awesome!!!! thanks! looooooove these quick tips stuff!
Cool! Thanks - glad it's helpful!
Incredibly useful I have a question that's not related to the video. I recently came back to CZcams, but the video upload quality has been reduced. I reuploaded one of my older videos and I could clearly see a reduction in quality. Would you mind telling me what software you use to record and what bitrate you export your video in? It's driving me nuts and you helping me would be the best gift of 2018! Thank you.
Or maybe there is something else that I am forgetting?
this was excellent. ty
Thanks a lot Joseph, glad you liked it.
thanks a lot! You guys are amazing :D
Thanks!
Guys!
Do you know a way to use the 3dconnexion mouses in ZBrush?
I cant believe they didn't add it yet.
I have mine just rotting out in storage because they can't support it. It is something of the way ZBrush handles polygons. It is their 2.5D system in the backend that just cannot play nice with 3d mouse. Idk exactly but I lost every hope :)
Hey i recently started using zbrush, does a higher hz(144hz) monitor make zbrush more responsive?
Hi. I want to ask about the customaization the interface. I tried in macos by pressing control + alt and it didnt move at all. Any tips for it?
Thanks mates :) Pretty helpful
Cheers! Glad it's useful.
Thanks for the great tips! Do you know of any way to spread the zbrush interface into palettes on 2 monitors
Thanks! Unfortunately that's not possible with ZBrush...
My most commonly used brushes have BackfaceMask on by default.
I put it in my UI, as I keep putting it on and off constantly. Not a bad idea to re-save them with it on, though!
I have it as a button too - it is quite convenient. With them on by default, I am sure that after a lot of sculpting I don't have the bad experience of seeing the same sculpt on the other side of my mesh :) Thanks for the videos!
the first feature you show is not working on zbrush r7. I think is only for r8 or am I wrong?
Hmm.. Could've swore that feature should be working in r7. Anyway, I'd upgrade to R8 as it offers some nice improvement, plus it's a free upgrade :)
ha that first one is cool, I had to try it and it works
Great! We really like these little tips and tricks :)
Hey guys,
Is backface masking only enabled/disabled on a per brush basis?
Is there any way to enable it for ALL your zbrush brushes at ONCE?
As far as I know, it's only available per brush. The way I get around this is to have the button in the UI to make it easy to toggle on and off. It's a bit annoying, but this makes it faster at least.
/H
Thanks Henning!
Is there is any way to import maya blend shape in the layer in Zbrush...???
Yes indeed! Check out the Maya Blend Shapes plugin
docs.pixologic.com/user-guide/zbrush-plugins/maya-blend-shapes/
Maybe you got an idea on wy does zBrush not take any advantage of the mouse wheel? Scrolling through subtools or doing that thing with menus you do using ctrl using mouse wheel instead would be like, you know, so fucking amazing, right?
I think the reason is because ZBrush is meant to be used with a tablet; most things are designed around that. Sculpting with a mouse is a painful experience compared to a tablet. That said, would be handy with proper scroll wheel support!
Yeah, I'm using my tablet for sculpting but my mouse is just next by. It's way easier, more accurate and faster to use a mouse for menus (for me) so I, like, flick the pen on my middle and thumb finger to navigate with the mouse. Mouse scroll would be really handy indeed.
MOREEEEE
Yes sir!
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first trick - "WHAT!?"
all other i already know - "likeapro"
So many small little tricks in ZBrush, glad you learnt at least one! :D
Excellent tutorial. Thanks so much for this.
Thanks a lot!