ZPlugMaker : new zplugin

[marcus_civis]

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ZPlugMaker makes a zplugin button for any zscript:

:b3: Easily launch a favorite zscript.
:b3: Assign a hotkey if you wish.
:b3: Speed workflow with hotkey playback of a recorded zscript.

Supposing you always set up modeling with ZSpheres in the same way. Speed up your workflow by recording a zscript and then use ZPlugMaker to put a button on your desktop and assign a hotkey.
Your ZSphere setup at a keystroke!

Full instructions in the zip.

INSTALLATION:

Unzip the zip file to your ZStartup\ZPlugs folder (..\ZBrush2\ZStartUp\ZPlugs).
You may need to create the ZPlugs folder if you have a new installation of ZBrush.

Restart ZBrush and you will find a new button "ZPlugMaker" in the MarcusTools subpalette of the ZPlugin palette. You can Ctrl+drag the button to where you want and store the setting (Ctrl+Shift+I).

I hope you find ZPlugMaker useful.

[ryankingslien]

Very cool! ZBrush Macros. Keep them coming Marcus!! :tu: :tu: :tu:

Ryan

[aminuts]

Marcus.....

You are the man!!!:D


Very cool, Thanks!!

[Antimorph]

Wow, what a great idea. Your inventions are impressive marcus. Looking forward to trying this out.

[Atwooki]

Very cool Marcus, and another winner - Great idea, thanks :tu::tu:

Chris

[aminuts]

Marcus....works beautifully and I have to say...good thing I have a wide screen monitor....seems I use alot of nifty zscripts...didn't realize how many!:D

[marcus_civis]

Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated. :)

Aminuts,
I'm glad you like it. The time for dual screens is perhaps not far away... :)

Cheers,

[Buckie]

:eek: ... good work dude... :tu:

[Anatom]

Marcus, you are great!
Now there is nothing in functionality to compare with Zbrush!:lol:
Almost any set of strokes can be initiated!
Thanx a lot for the nice upgrade!

Anatom:D

[Zio888]

Thanks Marcus :)

[Sebcesoir]

very good idea!

Another cool plug!
I hope they will sti compatible with zb 2.5!

[marcus_civis]

Thanks guys. :)

I hope they will still compatible with zb 2.5!
They should be, but I'll update them if necessary.

[Frenchy Pilou]

...alphabet dices! :D
Pilou

[ludikastyle]

?Could you possibly provide a script that creates a button to make a plugin that creates a button to create a button for a plugin that creates a... uhm ... never mind. :lol:
Great stuff!:tu::tu:

[marcus_civis]

?Could you possibly provide a script that creates a button to make a plugin that creates a button to create a button for a plugin that creates a...

I try to think of everything. This time you are in luck. There is an undocumented feature of this plugin which already provides exactly this functionality. If you Ctrl+Shift+Alt+right-click the button you will be able to select your preferred destination, smoking or non-smoking, window seat (with or without bars), vegetarian or carnivore dietry requirements, entertainment channel preferences.... :lol:

[aminuts]

Damn your good Marcus!:rolleyes:

[Blaine91555]

No need to respond Marcus. I just wanted to say thank you. Very useful item.:tu:

[ancomic]

Hi!

I am Korean.
First comment.
I don't write English.
ZPlugMaker version update idea.

MyPlign > My, My1, My2, My3... or other name1, 2, 3.....

[IConfig,2.0][ISubPalette,"ZPlugin:My"][IButton,"ZPlugin:My:UVConvert","UVConvert",[IShowActions,0][FileNameSetNext,"C:\Program Files\Pixologic\ZBrush2\ZScripts\UVConvert\UVConvert.zsc"][IPress,ZScript:Load],,76,0,,19]


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My Blog : http://blog.ohmynews.com/sketch

[ancomic]

Hi! marcus_civis.

I am a Korean.

First comment.

I don't write English.

ZPlugMaker version update idea.



MyPlign > My, My1, My2, My3... or other name1, 2, 3.....

[IConfig,2.0][ISubPalette,"ZPlugin:My"][IButton,"ZPlugin:My:UVConvert","UVConvert",[IShowActions,0][FileNameSetNext,"C:\Program Files\Pixologic\ZBrush2\ZScripts\UVConvert\UVConvert.zsc"][IPress,ZScript:Load],,76,0,,19]


image...
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[Mr.Monster]

Marcus,

Your the gift that keeps on giving!
Thanks for another great plugin!

~BW
(I'll take a window seat, please)

[marcus_civis]

ancomic,
Thanks for the idea, that could be useful for when there are many buttons! :tu:

Brian,
Cheers, I hope you find it useful. :)

[yfchild]

hi marcus.

I don´t know why but my post where i ask you if a script for align zphere is posible was borred. I explain again, i hope you can see my post.

1/sorry for my bad english.

2/thx a lot of for your genius brain and your scripts.

3/my answer : if posible made a script for align zsphere like a 2d soft (firewok, freehand, flash (the module align of flash is good example). I would love take 1/2/3/4/5 zhpere and align them in center vertical/horizontal, make groups´z zpheres and align them so. I m looking for a script who made that i don´t find. is very difficult made it, i ve somes ideas... well is all. thx again, i hope you can tell me something.yf

[marcus_civis]

Hi yfchild,

My apologies, I missed your earlier post. Thank you for your kind comments about my scripts and your English is not bad at all. :)

I'm not planning on making any ZSpheres scripts at the moment but there is already a very good script by Digits : Zif Click zscript (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=22899). With it you can draw a brush stroke and then convert it to zspheres.

Hope this helps,

[TOXE]

Wow! As always a great idea, very useful my friend :tu:

Thanks!!

-TOXE

[yfchild]

I known this script, but zbursh don´t have a sistem for align like a 2d, i thinks is must be great.... and is a good idea for script, no??

[marcus_civis]

I known this script, but zbursh don´t have a sistem for align like a 2d, i thinks is must be great.... and is a good idea for script, no??

yfchild,

Yes, it's certainly worth thinking about. I'm sure some people would find such a script useful. I'll have a look at it when I have some time. :)

Cheers,

[yfchild]

something like that

[Fabricio Torres]

hi marcus,

i recently found this thread when loking for a way to load a bunch of settings of my personal workflow at the startup. For now i'm very happy to load a recorded script with all changes i want. it's way easy. But i cant find a way to avoid pressing "play" in tutorial window. Is there anything i can put in the zscript in order to skip pressing "play" ? Something like an "auto-play upon loading"

thanks in advance :)

[marcus_civis]

hi marcus,

i recently found this thread when loking for a way to load a bunch of settings of my personal workflow at the startup. For now i'm very happy to load a recorded script with all changes i want. it's way easy. But i cant find a way to avoid pressing "play" in tutorial window. Is there anything i can put in the zscript in order to skip pressing "play" ? Something like an "auto-play upon loading"

thanks in advance :)

Hi Fabricio,

There's no way at the moment to get a zscript to run on start up. What you might find more convenient though - if you are using ZBrush 3 - is to make your zscript into a macro instead. To do this you simply need to change the button code so that it is like this:

[IButton,???,"Macro to load custom settings",
[IShowActions,0]

//commands go here


[IPress,Macro],,1,CTRL+'q'/*hotkey*/,,]

Then save the file as a text file to your ZStartup\Macros folder. In the example I've given I've included the hotkey Ctrl + Q but you could change this to something else (but look out for possible conflicts).

HTH,

[Fabricio Torres]

THANK YOU very much Marcus. this is exactly what i was looking for

:)

[WailingMonkey]

thanks for that hotkey code, marcus!

any chance you know how to set the button size itself to be
only the width of the text on the button?

I've created a macro button I want to use within a custom UI, but
it's so wide it causes my left shelf to encroach on my workspace...
even though the total character space is 8 only characters. :(

Thanks for any help. :)


WailingMonkey

[marcus_civis]

Wailing Monkey,

If you look at the macros code it will be something like this:

[IButton,???,"Macro to load custom settings",
[IShowActions,0]

//commands go here


[IPress,Macro]
,,1,,,]

The button width is the number 1 in the last line. It's proportional, so 1 is full palette width. To fit on a shelf neatly you probably need to change it to .5.

[WailingMonkey]

perfect! (I had a feeling you *might* know ;) )

thank you. :)


WailingMonkey

[chenwenjin118]

cool !!!!

very good!

keep mind!