*** ZBrush 3.5 for Windows RELEASED

[bigtake]

OH, yeah, finaly!!!!! I check zbcentral everyday just for this, thank you!!!

[mikala]

cwahl (member.php?u=7823)
Go to the support page.
It has a FAQ page that answers your question in detail.

[Intervain]

well, the new zsphere painting is loads of fun! And the noise is great - really adds a touch of life. I'm impressed :) now waiting for GoZ:D

[chris-carter]

So, um, did anyone else NOT get the emails yet? Cause I'm still waiting. :(

[cookepuss]

So, um, did anyone else NOT get the emails yet? Cause I'm still waiting. :(A lot of people haven't gotten them yet. I haven't. Still waiting like everybody else. Working to keep busy in the meantime.

[Hussam_CG]

still no Emails yet !

come on, I think they should post the update downloadable at their download page. just like they have the update 3.1

would be much easier right?
can't wait anymore!

[Justinlewers]

Greats stuff! I can't wait to try out the hard surface tools and zspheres2. You guys rock... Keep up the inovations.

Thanks

[mikala]

Nada here :cry:

[TJX]

Yep. You need to get a support site account setup with your ZB serial AND the Cleveridge number. I did mine the 1st day support opened up. You just have to dig through your emails to find that number. It should be on your original order/receipt.
Actually you don't, as long as you PURCHASED ZBrush3 in the first place and have it registered (you can't use it without the registration key) you should get the email. I know, because my friend just got the email and he's never even registered to this forum let alone PIXOLOGIC Support. Also Aurick said so -

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showpost.php?p=606253&postcount=13

[Blaine91555]

Last time it took me about 2 days before mine showed up. They must have some order they put them out in.

I could not even connect to here or the support site most of the morning. Kept timing out. I'd imagine this is a busy day for them.

[n-drew]

the waiting for the email is very frustrating, especially since the 3.5 release is for sure :confused:

[The Namek]

lol yea , i keep checking in between viagra , software and cheap watches spambox if the Zbrush upgrade mail landed in between em ;p

[b33nine]

Is there a way to retain the rig once you bump it to a unified or adaptive skin for posing after you've started sculpting? I cant wait to try out the z-sketching, but it would certainly lose some luster for me if I couldn't play with the armature after I've started sculpting.

[n-drew]

hahaha yeah like here. it seems you have a gmail account :D

[Crusoe the Painter]

Just got my email, have to wait till I get home though.

[The Namek]

yeah gmail ;) Can't complain though , spam rarely makes it into my inbox.

Last upgrade i got mine very late, so if they use same order, i shouldn't really be checking every 5 minutes yet.

[AgentSmith]

Got the email, got ZB3.5, activation worked like a charm!

Thank you Pixologic!!!!

[CorDox]

the waiting for the email is very frustrating, especially since the 3.5 release is for sure :confused:Same boat.. I can feel the sanity starting to slip.

[stuart1983]

Congrats Pixologic, you rock! :tu:
I can hardly wait to try 3.5 for Mac! :)

[HaloAnimator]

I am playing in 3.5 now... i LOVE it... trying to figure out how to get the HD modelling into the Normal mapping :). has anyone figured that out yet?

[Support]

I am playing in 3.5 now... i LOVE it... trying to figure out how to get the HD modelling into the Normal mapping :). has anyone figured that out yet?
Its automatic. If you have HD geometry, creating normal/displacement/polypaint maps will automatically be extracted from the HD data.

[moogal]

I guess the only people posting here don't have it yet...

[jfrancis]

Still no word, but looking forward to it.

[phionix]

Now hows going to stay up ALL NIGHT hitting the refreash button on their email?

Curious, when did you guys who downloaded it already buy ZB? 2007-8, april, may, etc...

[velenosangue]

Now hows going to stay up ALL NIGHT hitting the refreash button on their email?

Curious, when did you guys who downloaded it already buy ZB? 2007-8, april, may, etc...Picked up my copy during Siggraph a couple years ago. Got my email earlier today.

[neondistraction]

Curious, when did you guys who downloaded it already buy ZB? 2007-8, april, may, etc...Jan 05 (ZBrush 2)
Haven't paid a nickel since! :D

[safe05]

I've been playing with this for a few hours now and must say that this release feels familiar even with the new features. The new features are great as expected and everything feels more responsive. What concerns me a little is: a) I couldn't find ZAppLink and the one for 3.1 won't work here, and b) couldn't find any topology tools.

I really like Lightbox and can see it being useful. Moving texture creation buttons, dmaps, etc. all into Tools is very comfortable. There's a ton of little things I like about this version but was really hoping I could just jump into production with it, but until I see ZAppLink that'll be a little difficult to do. I hope I just overlooked it. Anyone else able to find it?

For all those waiting, you'll have a lot of fun with this new release. Congrats, Pixologic and thanks for the excellent tools. :)

[Deecey]

I just found my original receipt ... 3/8/2001. Release 1.13.

Still waiting for my link. 8-) But I'm patient.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA aaa

:lol:

[n-drew]

@safe05

like in the most zbrush updates/releases the plugins wont work or arent there. so you dont have zapplink at this time. :confused:


btw i still didnt get my email... *looks to pixo and aurick :p

[wolftrax]

I got the email, and went to the site and got my verification and serial number, downloaded the zip file, unzipped to Program files, double-clicked the Zbrush.exe file, and keep getting the error:
This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.

Deleted the file and redownloaded a few times, still no luck.

[n-drew]

wolftrax
afaik there are threads and infos in the support center about those problems

[Dragon112211]

Im new here so... hello
Im still waiting the email..... just wanna see all those features Soon ......

[clwnface]

WOLFTRAX:

The solve has aalready been posted at the support site.

You do what it says--unzip the the download straight to your Program Files folder. THEN, go to Program Files, find the "Zbrush 3.5" folder, and in there is a folder called "Troubleshoot Help". There is an executable file with a very long name there. Click on it, and it will run and install the software.

[robo3687]

i only bought mine a couple of weeks ago...probly means i'm at the end of the list....lol....:cry:

[Deecey]

No fair. My husband just got his, and I'm still waiting!

[mikala]

robo if that were the case I'd have received my email early today.

[AgentSmith]

ZBrush 3.5: "Activation Has Failed" message, or ZBrush keeps asking for activation after being restarted.

If you haven't, be sure to read this;

https://support.pixologic.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=24

[clwnface]

First Attempt.
Straight from a zsphere cage, to the Sketch and Armature brushes, and to a Polymesh for the sculpt.
(BTW, kids, it was messy. An hour of getting used to the feeling of drawing with a glue gun, aiming the Armature brush right, and filling in holes.)

headpic2.JPG

[wolftrax]

wolftrax
afaik there are threads and infos in the support center about those problems

Thanks! It worked!

[aadegbenro]

A very big heartfelt thank you to everyone at Pixologic for continuing to amaze us and nudge us on into new discoveries.

[AgentSmith]

I just found my original receipt ... 3/8/2001. Release 1.13.
Still waiting for my link. 8-) But I'm patient.

Wow, v1.13? Nice. I got mine during Siggraph 2005, version 2.0

Yeah, I got the email sometime after this morning after the release announcement and when I woke up (*cough* this afternoon). I have NO idea what "order" they use to send out emails.

Alphabetical? My last name starts with a D.

[DarkSun]

Good to know as i also have the same problem that wolftrax had and sent a support ticket perhaps i should have waited

[Deecey]

I just found my original receipt ... 3/8/2001. Release 1.13.
Still waiting for my link. 8-) But I'm patient.

Wow, v1.13? Nice. I got mine during Siggraph 2005, version 2.0

Yeah, I got the email sometime after this morning after the release announcement and when I woke up (*cough* this afternoon). I have NO idea what "order" they use to send out emails.

Alphabetical? My last name starts with a D.

Well, I wish I had the experience with ZBrush to show for that early release number! LOL It's one of those apps that I NEVER have the time to learn as much as I want to. But this is the release where I am bound and determined to learn it!

[Burchigb]

Just downloaded a few minutes ago.


Go to support and read the post!!!!!!
Thanks for the info

Dear Pixologic,
First thanks for an outstanding update.
My first comments after updating and reg program are as follows:
OMG [edit], WOW you can [edit], Sweet [edit], well that is really different.
:-)

Please note that comments have been editted prior to post to prevent foul language from being posted. When reading this post please allow at least 5 minutes between each edit comment.
sniff now I can [edit]


Once again thanks for doing such an oustanding job.

Respectfully.
IGB

[Roland Kaiser]

Many thanks guys, for that hard work you spend.

Greets from Switzerland

Roland

[Xsmoke]

I wonder if they send them out in alphabetical order...
I hope not cuz i will be like the last person to get t, considering my email address starts with an X.

[Burchigb]

Darn it I have to go to work. Maybe I can be a few minutes late

[AgentSmith]

Ah, there ya go, alphabetical by screenname. Who knows?

I bet they wouldn't say either. IF it was alphabetical by anything, a lot of users would change their emails/screennames/real names to start with an A, lol.

[HaloAnimator]

Its automatic. If you have HD geometry, creating normal/displacement/polypaint maps will automatically be extracted from the HD data.Hmm...it doesn't seem like it...i will have to test it out in XSI...

[Eraserhead]

I try to run the exe. but I get a message saying "This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem" What the heck is going on?! I didn't install anything to begin with! Anyone else getting this problem?:evil:

[Deecey]

Read up a few posts re the "failed to start" problem. There's a solution posted in another thread.

[sleepfight]

I called Pixologic this morning to ask about the
support center being down because as long as
the site was jammed up I couldn't log in to enter
my serial and reference number. They told me that
it doesn't even matter this release if you have joined
the support center because the links will be automatically
sent to whatever e-mail you used when it was initially
purchased.

I didn't here this from another forum or something, I actually
called and this is what I was told. I saw people wondering about
this and I thought I would post because I got this question
answered earlier.

[n-drew]

Eraserhead

some ppl have this problem thats why there is a thread on zbc and infos in the support center. so why dont you ppl read things before you post the same question again and again? ;)

[HaloAnimator]

Even with the normal mapping...and HD, it doesn't look right at all... :( maybe i should play with it a little more...

kind of miss ZMapper already

[Deecey]

I called Pixologic this morning to ask about the
support center being down because as long as
the site was jammed up I couldn't log in to enter
my serial and reference number. They told me that
it doesn't even matter this release if you have joined
the support center because the links will be automatically
sent to whatever e-mail you used when it was initially
purchased.

I didn't here this from another forum or something, I actually
called and this is what I was told. I saw people wondering about
this and I thought I would post because I got this question
answered earlier.

Well I sure hope that's not right, because I bought it 8 years ago and my email address has changed since then ... also living 1000 miles away from where I was living at that time. My email address has also changed since I got release 3, but I think I kept my registration info current.

[ctedin]

Got mine and "installed" it, ran, activated and works perfectly. Thanks Pixo! Just a few questions, though...

1. Do the old zbrush plugins work with this version, or do we wait for them to be written again? I'll poke around and figure this out myself, but thought I'd ask (Hope this is not in a FAQ that I missed. I apologize in advance.)
2. This application didn't "install". I just unzipped the file and ran the exe file, which was the application itself. It works fine, but I have to add the shortcut in the start menu. Is this the correct procedure?

Thanks again for the great app!

[It's Alive!]

Oh my god....

I love you pixo guys. The noise brush works just like the "ignore brush" tool texture layer feature request I begged for. You made it even better then I imagined it in my own head. It's so nice to have a preservable textured surface on your model that you can add, sub, and smooth without destroying that textures texture or conforming that texture to the models surface. The brush works on the model, not the texture- just like I wanted. So happy and I'm sure theres more to this noise feature than this, but I'm so loving the features I found in it so far. Thanks, Thanks, Thanks!!!!!!

[amolpatil]

wow great .................thanx :lol:

[shenyangyouxi]

it's good news!

[PatrickSurace]

I was super excited to get home and download ZBrush 3.5. I unzipped, and double clicked the exe and i get this...

"The application failed to start because it's side-by-side configuration is incorrect."

I don't understand that error though has anyone experienced this, I'm sure it's me doing something wrong.

The folder appears to just be an "installed" version of Zbrush, it's not like a standard setup.exe file or an msi.

Thanks in advance.

-Patrick

[safe05]

Thanks, n-drew. figured as much but was hoping ZAppLink would be considered such an integral part of ZBrush that it'd be included as part of the base package. The software will be fun to play with in the meantime. :)

[womball]

I assume hd mapping is totally reliant on texture size, and how large the final model is to be rendered. So you may have to use an 8 k map, and render in HD resolutions or higher.

[supersteve3d]

Hi guys. I read that the new feature videos are at http://www.pixologic.com/zclassroom/homeroom/ but when I go to that page, I don't see them.

Is everyone else seeing the same thing? They have been removed?

Thanks.

[aliaskajan]

Great!:lol:

[SpaceMan]

I was super excited to get home and download ZBrush 3.5. I unzipped, and double clicked the exe and i get this...

"The application failed to start because it's side-by-side configuration is incorrect."

I don't understand that error though has anyone experienced this, I'm sure it's me doing something wrong.

The folder appears to just be an "installed" version of Zbrush, it's not like a standard setup.exe file or an msi.

Thanks in advance.

-Patrick support center there should be some info on it down at the bottom
HTH

(http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:zb_insimg%28%27157493%27,%27Image2.jpg%27,1,0 %29)

[Blaine91555]

Hi guys. I read that the new feature videos are at http://www.pixologic.com/zclassroom/homeroom/ but when I go to that page, I don't see them.

Is everyone else seeing the same thing? They have been removed?

Thanks.Still there? There are three groups of vid's.

[dolphinius]

Thanks Pixologic Team,

I really want to thank you for this wonderful upgrade. There are so many features and the Zspheres..just wow..I have to admit that I couldn't seem to realize my creative self before but with this more organic approach it is just what I was looking for. I have had Zbrush since the beginning but now, I really feel I may actually post some finished work on here some time soon.

Thank you again for the super update..can't wait to see what you are doing in the future..

BRAVO!

[Crusoe the Painter]

Wow...

It IS faster.

The UI overall is easier on the eyes. Lots of nice anti-alias touches.

Right-click menu has more useful options, including color picker.

Saving ZCurves no longer crashes. :)

Zsphere armatures work a LOT nicer now. No more 'spikies' on unified skin. No more dinking with zspheres to get a nice adaptive skin.

ZSketching, wow, you can bulk things in QUICK.

*EDIT*

Also, >50% bump in max-polys-per-mesh on the same exact hardware!

[supersteve3d]

Still there? There are three groups of vid's.Thanks Blaine. Unfortunately all I see are mostly making of videos. I can't for the life of me see the new tools. Perhaps its a caching problem here at work.

=)

[Dragon112211]

After recieving my copy everything goes fine no problem at all....I uncompress the zip then copy(in vista64 /Program Files(x86) directory under pixologic folder, just at the side of zbrush 3.1 so Ican see both 3.1 and 3.5 in diferent folders, make sure of unblock the .exe and run as admin... so everything goes fine for me im enyoing Zbrush ..... good work for pixologic...:cool:

[roger]

Still waiting for my email......:tu:

[chris-carter]

Yeah, a bunch of us are I guess.

[Avan-AMS]

LAst video from planner trim brushes and settings is up...

"Quick Sculpt"

[Kerwin]

Yeah, a bunch of us are I guess.Don't worry. I've been a a ZB user since V1 and I haven't seem my upgrade email either. I expect they will be batching through tomorrow (Friday) evening. (Last time, it was about 24 hours after the first emails started arriving that I saw mine and I think I was near the end of the train--not that it necessarily means anything this time. ;) )
-K

[badassembly]

Well I ordered mine right after it came out, we'll see how long it takes for me to get it.

[PatrickSurace]

I am still having trouble launching the installer, the support on Pixologic doesn't help with my issue. Anyone have any ideas? The error again is:

"The application failed to start because it's side-by-side configuration is incorrect."

Thanks Again

-Patrick

[Gareee]

Just got mine, downloaded very fast, activated fine, and I'm very impressed at how speedy it is.

When I watched the demo videos, I was thinking it might be time for a system upgrade, but the speed is there even on a system a year or so old. so I'm a very happy camper!

Downside to zspheres 2? I almost never used zspheres at all before, so I need to learn them from the ground up.... and you find yourself just playing with them for a LONG time, because its just fun...LOL!

[Dragon112211]

Sombody knows if the pluggins used in 3.1 could be used in ZB3.5? I already installed some of them, but with others as smooth group Zbrush doesnt start. so maybe somebody knows if those pluggins will be updated too?... Alphtexture loader give an eror message when trying to open it... poser scaler work for me, image plane too so maybe someone have an idea about it. Thxs

[chris-carter]

I am still having trouble launching the installer, the support on Pixologic doesn't help with my issue. Anyone have any ideas? The error again is:

"The application failed to start because it's side-by-side configuration is incorrect."

Thanks Again

-Patrick


Hi PatrickSurface,

The problem appears to be with the C++ redistributable package. Uninstall that and then reinstall it. reboot. Then try upgrading ZBrush.

Here's where I'm getting my info from on this:
http://forums.techguy.org/windows-vista-7/613262-solved-failed-because-its-side.html

[SpaceMan]

I am still having trouble launching the installer, the support on Pixologic doesn't help with my issue. Anyone have any ideas? The error again is:

"The application failed to start because it's side-by-side configuration is incorrect."

Thanks Again

-PatrickPatrick
aurick posted something here but I think it's for Vista
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=50422&highlight=side-by-side+configuration

[PatrickSurace]

Genius thank you all, running the exe in the troubleshooting worked wonders! I am in!

[skello]

I hope we get e-mail by end of day tomorrow so we don't have to sit through the weekend till monday. :( That will kinda suck!

[mikala]

Got my email a few minutes ago. Downloaded and installed.
Will open it up proper tomorrow and try it all out!

[roger]

I hope we get e-mail by end of day tomorrow so we don't have to sit through the weekend till monday. :( That will kinda suck!QFA!!!!!! :lol:

[poster55]

If that's the case maybe someone will be nice and up it to a torrent so ya don't gotta wait.. cause yeah that would suck lots.

[supriyo]

we all are waiting

[Hardtwist]

Got it. Thank you Pixologic team. :tu:

Jim

[Arcanox]

I got mine and it's fairly late. :tu:

[garycrump]

Got my email and downloaded it 2hrs ago have not installed it yet as I am busy on a project. Can someone confirm you can use Zspheres with subtools?

[danko75]

Got it, THX PIXOOOO!!! for one moment i feared the dreaded "I only have this issue due to some strange and unlikely astral conjunction and will not have the possiblity to solve it" when the installation gave error, then checked the troubleshooting and right now zb3.5 sits installed in my pc :lol:

[asecbrush]

AWESOME !

Thank you Pixologic !

:tu::tu::tu::tu::tu::tu::tu::tu:

EDIT : ZSpheres1 also seem to have improved.
OH man, so much to discover ... hahaaa :D !

[tez]

I have a Support Account already set up with Serial Number - Version etc... but realised I don't have a Cleverbridge Reference Number [ have checked around for one but no joy there ].
--
Not wanting to hit up a Support Ticket just yet I was wondering if anyone else with a Support Account but no Cleverbridge Number received the 3.5 link email?
--
Thanks...
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Who can eat his syblings? The Mantisman - The Mantisman can...
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I have neither the Cleverbridge number or the email for 3.5. Unfortunatly unlike element 5 where you can sign in to check, there is no where to sign into Cleverbridge to even comfirm that a account was ever made.

[asecbrush]

Hey tez,

Do you already have 3.1 ?
Normally you should then also already have the Cleverbridge ref nr emailed to you.

I'm afraid support tickets will not get answered on the 11th.

[Fess]

Just got mine. Playing with the new features and loving it! Thanks Pixologic!

[dozogovi]

whats the time stamp on your email? did they stop sending them at teh end of the work day?

[lukx]

I'm also still waiting for e-mail :confused:

[Erik Heyninck]

When you bought ZBrush 3 / 3.1 you got an e-mail with all necessary data and on that mail you also find your cleverbridge number.
In case you bought earlier, like me (I did have a version of ZB2, can't exactly remember which one) you had to contact them, and you got a mail with the upgrade data, including that cleverbridge number.

-----------------------------------------

This said: if anyone already downloaded 3.5, how big is the file?
May well be that I have to wait 'till after the 15th as I only have some one gig of download left 'till that date.

[Fess]

whats the time stamp on your email? did they stop sending them at teh end of the work day?I got my email at 7.41 pm.

Edit: The zip is only 44.5 megs and it unzips into ready-to-run program, no install needed - which I thought was pretty cool.

[yvan_c]

Also still waiting ....;)

To those who already have it, have fun!

BTW, anyone able to tell us how big the download is?

[asecbrush]

yvan_c :
BTW, anyone able to tell us how big the download is?
Little less than 45 MB.
Download went smoothly ...
Installing : follow installation instructions because I had to execute another exe before ZBrush would launch.

[Arcanox]

It's taken me a while to get up and running with my old plugins and settings but so far I gotta say I'm liking the release. The planar brushes and zspheres are really cool, but what has me sold so far is this:

1: Change material to blinn material
2: Go into draw menu, change focal length to 45
3: Turn on floor in draw menu, size correctly
4: Change the transform axis to Y
5: Enjoy the awe of 3d perspective as you would have it in Max/Maya

No more crazy warping when you add a new tool, and it doesn't feel as though your characters are floating in space either. Very nice job, and I think I'll use a setup like this A LOT.

[sirquadalot]

Mentat7, long time...no see;) still waiting myself.:rolleyes:

[Gordon Robb]

Got mine. Installed, registered no problem.

However, I had to go to work, and am out tonight and tomorrow, so wont get a chance to play till Saturday night. Looks cool though.

[Chokmah]

No problem at all here too .

Just have a question : Does all the recently released plugins work fine on this 3.5 version ?

(If it isn't the right place to ask this, please forgive me ^^ )

[ghost-d]

Hello guys, I just woke up and found my upgrade e-mail in my mailbox. But now I can´t install it.
I downloaded the zip file, now I have it extracted in the pixologic folder next to zbrush 3.1 folder, but when I double click the zbrush.exe, I get this message:
"This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem"

Anyone knows what to do in this case? or did I do something wrong with the extracting? like I said I have it in the pixologic folder, extracted right next to zbrush 3.1 folder.

thanks folks

[HaloAnimator]

I assume hd mapping is totally reliant on texture size, and how large the final model is to be rendered. So you may have to use an 8 k map, and render in HD resolutions or higher.

Interesting...i was thinking of that for game models but it looks like i may have to go back to photoshop to add my details....

[Chokmah]

ghost-d ,

You have unzipped the archive in the wrong folder according to me .

You have to unzip it directly in your c:\Program folder

Then you find a ZBrush 3.5 folder in it .

Just click Zbrush.exe and it should work fine then I think :)

It worked fine for me at least ;)

[rhumba]

Hi Ghost-d, this sounds like a visual c++ redistributable problem. If one got included with the zbrush zip then I would recommend to install that again (it may be 2005 or 2008 version) but this sounds like something to direct at your support account (at the support site).

[HaloAnimator]

I installed 3.5 in the Pixologic folder....going to test Subtool Master

[lukx]

there should be counter in pixo website how many mails already has been sent. This way we would know if there still hope for us or we've been forgotten :)

[ghost-d]

Thanks guys, but I still can´t run the .exe. I installed the visual c++ redistributable and all I have now is the zbrush executable error. You know the window that application has to be closed, send error report/don´t send... That´s all that changed and I don´t think that it´s any better :cry:

Chokmah - Where do you have it extracted? Local disc only, or program files, or program files/pixologic, or program files/pixologic/zbrush3.1 ? because I had it everywhere. The only thing I didn´t try was have all the files pasted from the zbrush3.5 folder directly into 3.1 folder.

[praxedes]

asking for a pirate copy of the update on the official forums has got to be the dumbest thing ever... I saved up and bought a copy of the software. It's not that pricey, especially when compared to 3D apps and photoshop etc, and the free upgrades make it one excellent investment.

Looking forward to my email...

~P~

[omnilight]

I'm extremely happy with the 3.5 update, I'm getting massive performance improvements everywhere, much much faster and snappier. Plugins like Decimation master and ZApplink aren't working for me though.

I'm very grateful for the new perspective view, that's my favorite new feature, the old perspective view had been a torn in my neck. Tons of new stuff in every corner, thank you Pixologic, I love Zbrush!!

[gpepper]

Hi Ghost-d, this sounds like a visual c++ redistributable problem. If one got included with the zbrush zip then I would recommend to install that again (it may be 2005 or 2008 version) but this sounds like something to direct at your support account (at the support site).It would be cool if it works on my system but I can't even manage to reinstall the C++ redistribuable !
I love Windows so much !:td:

[praxedes]

I'll be gutted if decimation master doesn't work- with 32bit memory choke, I rely on that baby to get all my subtools on screen at once :)

~P~

[lukx]

asking for a pirate copy of the update on the official forums has got to be the dumbest thing ever... I saved up and bought a copy of the software. It's not that pricey, especially when compared to 3D apps and photoshop etc, and the free upgrades make it one excellent investment.

Looking forward to my email...

~P~EXACTLY. I recommend checking forum maybe someone want's to sell his license, This is how I bough mine for 200$ . With all the support you get for this piece of software and all the free updates I wouldn't hesitate now to pay even tripple right now.

[n-drew]

well i dont think someone is selling his license at this time ;)

[tez]

Hey tez,

Do you already have 3.1 ?
Normally you should then also already have the Cleverbridge ref nr emailed to you.

I'm afraid support tickets will not get answered on the 11th.I contacted the UK Cleverbridge branch this morning. They comfirmed I did have a account and resent the original email that came with the 3.1 upgrade. As to whats happening with the links to 3.5 I dont know, I guess they are sending from the US, as the people in the UK didnt even know anything about a update.

Main thing is I know iv got a account with them, so I can wait knowing that its in the process.

[asecbrush]

ghost-d (http://member.php?u=77768) <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_606672", true);</script>wrote :
Hello guys, I just woke up and found my upgrade e-mail in my mailbox. But now I can´t install it.

I downloaded the zip file, now I have it extracted in the pixologic folder next to zbrush 3.1 folder, but when I double click the zbrush.exe, I get this message:
"This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem"

Anyone knows what to do in this case? or did I do something wrong with the extracting? like I said I have it in the pixologic folder, extracted right next to zbrush 3.1 folder.

thanks folks
In the ZBrush3.5 folder there's a folder named 'Troubleshoot Help' --> in that folder there's an exe file named 'vcredist....exe' --> execute that exe file and ZBrush should lunch fine.
(It installs Microsoft Visual C++ or something like that which you need for ZBrush 3.5.)

This is explained in the Pixologic knowledgebase. (See the "Side-by-Side Configuration" error.)
EDIT : link to that knowledgebase article: https://support.pixologic.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=22

EDIT2 : form Pixologic :
"In a typical ZBrush installation your folders will be as follows:



Program Files on 32-bit machines or Program Files (x86) on 64-bit machines

Pixologic

ZBrush 3.1

All files and folders

ZBrush 3.5


All files and folders



"
Link to that knowledgebase article : https://support.pixologic.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=25

[asecbrush]

tez posted :
As to whats happening with the links to 3.5 I dont know, I guess they are sending from the US, as the people in the UK didnt even know anything about a update. Be patient, it'll get there ... :)
They are sending the mails out in batches : I've noticed that there's also people from the US still waiting for it, and I got mine at 2.30 this morning (in Belgium).

If I didn't browse the forum regularly, I wouldn't have known about an upgrade either until I received the mail.

EDIT/ good news to hear that you've got the Cleverbridge ref nr. :tu:

[SAMS3D]

I am so bumming...still have not gotten my email, I am in the US...is it slower for the US?

[KHALLUS]

nope mate im in the uk and no email yet also.Just gotta be patient a bit more (dammit its like christmas and im a kid again lol) but as one guy said..at least were registered and details have ben made into an account.Bah screw it im gonna watch my entire friends dvd from start to finish in the meantime :P

[asecbrush]

SAMS3D posted :
I am so bumming...still have not gotten my email, I am in the US...is it slower for the US?I don't guess it's slower for you guys in the US.
Maybe the mails are sent out according the alphabet or something ...:confused:

[sahil_raptor]

i use to check for the released daily and nows its finally here..thanks a ton to pixologic team..this time its not the next big step its a giant leap.

[magbhitu]

well I'm glad its out. Looks even better than promised. Normals from HD geometry - and ambient occlusion!

ain't got my email though.

I agree it makes no sense for it not to be up on the support account for download.

[crashmgn]

it's a free upgrade...how sweet! thank u guys

[ghost-d]

In the ZBrush3.5 folder there's a folder named 'Troubleshoot Help' --> in that folder there's an exe file named 'vcredist....exe' --> execute that exe file and ZBrush should lunch fine.
(It installs Microsoft Visual C++ or something like that which you need for ZBrush 3.5.)

This is explained in the Pixologic knowledgebase. (See the "Side-by-Side Configuration" error.)
EDIT : link to that knowledgebase article: https://support.pixologic.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=22

EDIT2 : form Pixologic :
"In a typical ZBrush installation your folders will be as follows:



Program Files on 32-bit machines or Program Files (x86) on 64-bit machines

Pixologic

ZBrush 3.1

All files and folders

ZBrush 3.5


All files and folders



"
Link to that knowledgebase article : https://support.pixologic.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=25

The folders scheme, vc++ from troubleshoot folder... that´s what I´ve got. I have the folders set like that, I have installed the vc++, but I can´t get to install it. First I was having an error that the application can´t start because the configuration is not correct... but as I installed the vc++ I don´t even get that message, all I get is the well known windows error: send error report/don´t send. you know what I mean...

I´ve already sent a ticket so now I´m waiting for a response... I really don´t know what could be the problem. Hope they will have some answers. It´s just weird that I didn´t read about anyone else having the same issues. I hope I won´t have to format the disc. But just in case... what should I do when I want to format? I mean regarding the license. I have zbrush activated online, so should I just deactivate, format the disc, install zbrush and activate? I don´t want to miss any step so I didn´t have any more problems regarding licensing... that´s the least I need - another problem.

EDIT
Wait a sec... what do you mean by "all files and folders". In zrbush 3.1 folder I only have what I had there before, and in zbrush 3.5 I only have it´s folders just like it was when it was packed. I didn´t copy anything from any of the folder to the other. Is that what you had in mind?

[ministerart@hotmail.co.uk]

I doubt that the e mails are sent out alphabetically...if theres any justice...they should be sent out to those who whinged and complained less than others.

[Train22]

Hello all,

I am a student n i am Learning ZBrush 3.1. I love ZBrush N Sculpting
I have'nt Enough money to buy ZBrush...

If you are a student you should check out http://studica.com (http://studica.com/) for an cheaper academic or non-commercial license of ZBrush. :)
http://www.studica.com/products/search.cfm?search_str=zbrush&storeid=2

[praxedes]

good point about the academic license- I felt paying the extra for a full license was worth it, bit if you're really strapped, then it's not a bad choice- but unlike, say Autodesk, Pixo's pirces aren't that different between the two!

But I doubt he's going to rush out and replace his cracked copy any time soon ;)

~P~

[TVeyes]

Ghost-d : Aside from running the vcredist....exe in the troubleshooting folder, have you tried running Zbrush 3.5 as administrator? Right-click the file and press 'run as administrator'. That should do the trick.

Bonecradle : Things are going just fine, thank you David. Recently stopped working so I could afford to sit up all night waiting for the email. Good job I had coffee and ZBrush 3.1 because the only email I got was from a very nice Nigerian fellow who wanted to share his money with me. So not a total waste of time then :)

Hi Mentat, long time no post. And Sirquadalot ! I love how come upgrade time, us golden oldies start crawling out of the woodwork :lol:;)

[Xsmoke]

I must have been added to the naughty list for complaining
about the delay.<img src="http://www.zbrushcentral.com/upload/atn.gif"> (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/faq.php?faq=vb_read_and_post#faq_zbc_display_image s)
I was smoking crack that day.
So please, forgive me already.
I want my copy badly.I'm begging.

[Aumakua]

Still waiting for my email..Argh

[dark001001]

oh yeah!!:lol: :lol:

[ghost-d]

Ghost-d : Aside from running the vcredist....exe in the troubleshooting folder, have you tried running Zbrush 3.5 as administrator? Right-click the file and press 'run as administrator'. That should do the trick.

Yup, I did, but I´m not sure because I have only one account here so I figured I should be the admin (I´m not really good in this admin/user BS, I just want to work on the computer...), so when I hit "run as" and select aministrator, I have to put there a password. when I use my password it says:
"Logon Failure: unknown user name or bad password."

EDIT:
I checked and my account (named "ghostdog") is set as computer administrator. and the mystery continues... spooky, huh?

I bet you that maybe 20-30 messages with the support team and they will come here personally to see what a magic computer I´ve got here. But I always used to have issues with things I was looking forward to... I remember the time when we bought 2nd computer years ago and we couldn´t install nvidia tnt 2 drivers, then driver (game, btw that was the reason we bought the computer back then...) didn´t run,... feels like good old times are coming back...

[The Namek]

Nothing yet this morning , but my support account is filled in correctly and i found the old mail with the ref nr for clever, so they should know about me.

Gotta be patient a bit more ;) I'll try out Aion mmo beta.

[perpetumdesign]

What are the "two yet unannounced features of Z4" that made it to the 3.5 release ? Thanks.

Hope the Mac version (and Demo !) is not delayed that much. Scary to see they didn't commit the (previously announced) late September release date.

[The Namek]

What are the "two yet unannounced features of Z4" that made it to the 3.5 release ? Thanks.

Hope the Mac version (and Demo !) is not delayed that much. Scary to see they didn't commit the (previously announced) late September release date.didn't they mean hardsurface brushes and Zspheres2 by that? I remember that quote was posted before those 2 features were unveiled.

[perpetumdesign]

didn't they mean hardsurface brushes and Zspheres2 by that? I remember that quote was posted before those 2 features were unveiled.

I don't know, that's why I asked. Perhaps there are some other features that weren't mentioned yet. Thanks for a quick reply, anyways.

[grizley]

where demo version 3.5 ?

[Aumakua]

Btw, what about installing ZB 3.5 on 2 computers? still the same online procedure with activating-deactivating? any change on this issue perhaps?

[ziegfrid]

Could somebody try and tell more about the new UV tiles - PUV announced in the last Siggraph. Are they present in 3.5?

[The Namek]

Btw, what about installing ZB 3.5 on 2 computers? still the same online procedure with activating-deactivating? any change on this issue perhaps?as far as I know , you were always able to activate zbrush on 2 pcs , work/home , in my case desktop pc/laptop. If you needed to activate on another , you needed to deactivate one of the licenses within zbrush to be able to activate on another pc.

[womball]

HD Geometry would be really useful though, since I believe it uses memory better. Well in 3.1 it does. It's more responsive than trying to divide up the mesh that high. Plus you could use it to get a ton of leeway on models with simple topology.

Anybody try out the AO yet? How fast is it?

[Aumakua]

I see, cheers Namek ;)
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[beast_slayer]

Nice!

[TVeyes]

Ghost-d : If you are logged in as ghostdog and that user account is set as Administrator it sounds like you have forgotten or entered the wrong password. Which version of windows are you using?

[KHALLUS]

Yay I Got My 3.5 Just 2 Hours After My Post!!!
Thank You Pixologic You Beautiful People.

[Erik Heyninck]

OK, I got my mail, downloaded and unzipped like said in the e-mail to the Programs Folder (I chose Program Files (x86) because I'm on Vista64bit, and not the pixologic folder, just as was asked), double clicked the .exe and got the following warning:

"The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more detail."

A bit of a bummer this is...what to do and where can I find that application event log?

[Support]

..."The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. ...
Questions and Troubleshooting for ZBrush 3.5 should be posted in the Q&T forum (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=74992)

See the first post in that thread.

[ghost-d]

Ghost-d : If you are logged in as ghostdog and that user account is set as Administrator it sounds like you have forgotten or entered the wrong password. Which version of windows are you using?

I´m on windows xp professional SP2.
I see what you mean, but there are two options. the current user is set by default. so when I click on administrator, and put my password (the one I have for ghostdog), then I get the bad pass error. And if I leave it blank, he has this for me:
"
unable to log on:
Logon failure: user account restriction. Possible reasons are blank passwords not allowed, logon hour restriction, or a policy restriction has been enforced
"

the thing is that I don´t know what other password to give him as ghostdog is the admin. I really have no idea what to do. should I just create an account named administrator? that seems silly...

[asecbrush]

Erik, I explained this a couple of posts back.
You can read what to do on Pixologics Support site.


posted by ghost-d :
The folders scheme, vc++ from troubleshoot folder... that´s what I´ve got. I have the folders set like that, I have installed the vc++, but I can´t get to install it. First I was having an error that the application can´t start because the configuration is not correct... but as I installed the vc++ I don´t even get that message, all I get is the well known windows error: send error report/don´t send. you know what I mean...

I´ve already sent a ticket so now I´m waiting for a response... I really don´t know what could be the problem. Hope they will have some answers. It´s just weird that I didn´t read about anyone else having the same issues. I hope I won´t have to format the disc. But just in case... what should I do when I want to format? I mean regarding the license. I have zbrush activated online, so should I just deactivate, format the disc, install zbrush and activate? I don´t want to miss any step so I didn´t have any more problems regarding licensing... that´s the least I need - another problem.

Wait a sec... what do you mean by "all files and folders". In zrbush 3.1 folder I only have what I had there before, and in zbrush 3.5 I only have it´s folders just like it was when it was packed. I didn´t copy anything from any of the folder to the other. Is that what you had in mind? No, that's how it should be : unzip the archive and place the 'ZBrush 3.5' folder (which contains all the subfolders) in the 'Pixologic' folder in the 'Program Files (x86)' folder.
Then try launching ZBrush, if you get an error like the ones listed on Pixologic's site, then execute the 'vcredist....exe' file in the 'Troubleshoot Help' folder which installs VC++.

Then ZBrush should launch fine when double clicking the 'ZBrush.exe' file.
Mind you : the 'ZBrush.exe' file is not an installation exe : it launches ZBrush right away.

If that does not happen after you have done all that, and you have administrator privileges, the I don't really know what else to do as what you have done namely sending a support ticket.

If you don't get the first error anymore, then it means that VC++ installed fine I guess.

Which I could be of better assistance :(

[organicoman]

Excitin

[ghost-d]

Erik, I explained this a couple of posts back.
You can read what to do on Pixologics Support site.

No, that's how it should be : unzip the archive and place the 'ZBrush 3.5' folder (which contains all the subfolders) in the 'Pixologic' folder in the 'Program Files (x86)' folder.
Then try launching ZBrush, if you get an error like the ones listed on Pixologic's site, then execute the 'vcredist....exe' file in the 'Troubleshoot Help' folder which installs VC++.

Then ZBrush should launch fine when double clicking the 'ZBrush.exe' file.
Mind you : the 'ZBrush.exe' file is not an installation exe : it launches ZBrush right away.

If that does not happen after you have done all that, and you have administrator privileges, the I don't really know what else to do as what you have done namely sending a support ticket.

If you don't get the first error anymore, then it means that VC++ installed fine I guess.

Which I could be of better assistance :(

That´s exactly what I´ve done, and the result is that ZBrush doesn´t open.
As for the first error. I didn´t get the same error as they mentioned. the one they mentioned was something "... side-by-side configuration ...", but my error doesn´t contian anything like it. Like I said I´ve already sent ticket to support center and I´m really wondering what they come up with, because this is quite a headscratcher...

but thanks anyway

[asecbrush]

posted by ghost-d :
the thing is that I don´t know what other password to give him as ghostdog is the admin. I really have no idea what to do. should I just create an account named administrator? that seems silly...Creating an account with that name does not remedy (if you can name an account like that).

I guess you have to get info from someone on how to recover your password if possible.

I never set an administartor password anymore as I always get into this kind of trouble when I do ...

Man, I feel your pain, we've all been there and done that ...

EDIT1: the 'vcredist...exe' is a remedy for more than one error.

EDIT2: The only thing I can think of if everything else fails is a fresh reinstall of ZBrush, or even a fresh reinstall of Windows, but in both cases you need to ask Pixologic for a recovery activation code.

[ghost-d]

I guess you have to get info from someone on how to recover your password if possible.

I never set an administartor password anymore as I always get into this kind of trouble when I do ...

Man, I feel your pain, we've all been there and done that ...

I´m not sure I know what you mean. See, I can login to windows, I just can´t run zbrush, and we were trying to run it as admin, but the thing is that the logged account IS admin.

[asecbrush]

I´m not sure I know what you mean. See, I can login to windows, I just can´t run zbrush, and we were trying to run it as admin, but the thing is that the logged account IS admin. If you have admin privileges then ZB should be working.

You're folders are like this :
...Program Files
.......Pixologic
...........ZBrush3
...............subfolders of 3
...........ZBrush3.5
...............subfolders of 3.5

where BOTH ZBrush3 folder AND ZBrush3.5 folder are subfolders of Pixologic folder ?

[ghost-d]

If you have admin privileges then ZB should be working.

You're folders are like this :
...Program Files
.......Pixologic
...........ZBrush3
...............subfolders of 3
...........ZBrush3.5
...............subfolders of 3.5

where BOTH ZBrush3 folder AND ZBrush3.5 folder are subfolders of Pixologic folder ?

yes, for the millionth time - yes... everything is just the way it should be. I don´t see any reasonable... reason :) , why it doesn´t work. it should - it does not, and I have no idea why. and now I´m starting to feel kinda bad for spamming this thread with the same issue for like 2 pages, but I really didn´t find the troubleshooting thread before.

EDIT:
shouldn´t I just uninstall the 3.1, install pure 3 and upgrade then? because I had the feeling it´s from 3.1 to 3.5 so I didn´t do anything about that. Please... tell me that that´s it...

[LWAddict]

Downloaded...
install issues...

used provided folder and loaded C++ thing...
ran as Admin...
BAM, up and running.

Vista 64 here and it's pumping...
only got to play with it for an hour or two.

Only complaint so far is that this is going to cost me money.
I'm going to have to give my wife the big credit card and send her off shopping just so I can have this weekend to use this. Argh. :rolleyes:

Other than that...
Pixologic, you guys and gals ROCK!

[LeXuSMalus]

I have several questions. When finished sending e-mails? or this already over? I still have no e-mail with the link. when I start to scream and shout for help?

[shareme]

woo,wonderful,i am waiting for new zbrush for a loing time,now it's coming.

[asecbrush]

yes, for the millionth time - yes... ...shouldn´t I just uninstall the 3.1, install pure 3 and upgrade then? because I had the feeling it´s from 3.1 to 3.5 so I didn´t do anything about that. Please... tell me that that´s it...
Sorry for asking again ghost-d, just wanted to make sure that's all.

I didn't uninstall 3, so I guess it's not necessary.

I unzipped 3.5, then placed it in the Pixologic folder, then double clicked the ZBrush.exe (3.5), then got an error, then ran the vcredist...exe, then double clicked the ZBrush3.5exe (3.5) again and ZBrush launched.

[Moni-Poroni]

Hey LeXuSMalus, long time no talk. I`m waiting for the email, too. Don`t worry -- you`re not alone. They said 2 business days, so we shouldn`t start crying now... although it`s hard. ;)

[MINTY]

Had the 'side-by-side- configuration warning myself (Vista 64 here). I right clicked the .exe file and ran as administrator and seems to be working fine.

Sooooooo many new brushes to play with. Cheers Pixologic, you're far too good to us! :D

[LeXuSMalus]

Hi Moni! glad to see you! a miracle happened! wrote a message here and a minute later a letter arrived:)

[Moni-Poroni]

:evil: I wish that would also happen to meeeee. :D
Are you going to enter the next ZBC contest? Hope you will.

[VeryGrimm]

I still haven't gotten the email :( Can anyone tell me when "end of business" is for Pixologic? I haven't been able to find out where the Pixologic office is or what their business hours are.

I feel like someone anticipating a phone call, who keeps picking up the phone to make sure that it's still working!

[ghost-d]

Sorry for asking again ghost-d, just wanted to make sure that's all.

I didn't uninstall 3, so I guess it's not necessary.

I unzipped 3.5, then placed it in the Pixologic folder, then double clicked the ZBrush.exe (3.5), then got an error, then ran the vcredist...exe, then double clicked the ZBrush3.5exe (3.5) again and ZBrush launched.

No need to be sorry. Just sorry about me... I´m poor little thing... :confused:

[Thomaskl]

maybe i should write, that i am although still waiting ;-)

Well, i am really exited about seeing, how people are going to use the new features. On the other side, i guess, that there might be a slight increase of tentacle-Snail-Snake creatures with lots of muscle-strands :-D

so far!
Regards,
Thomaskl

[KHALLUS]

ghost..I downloaded to desktop and extracted a folder to desktop also,,then ran the 3.5 exe and installed.(With that i got 3.1 and 3.5 running in win xp 32bit) hope this helps.

p.s the troubleshooting page said 3.5 wasnt like a patch so seperate install gives you both and you should be good to go.

[Chokmah]

I quickly launched it .

It really seems a great update ! ^^

I don't if it is just me but Matcap display seems a bit different than in the 3.1 version .

I would like to know if there is an exaplanation . Just curious .^^

Thanks again Pixologic .

I hope everyone here will be able to install this great update safely .:)

[Support]

Please post your Questions and Troubleshooting for ZBrush 3.5 in the Q&T forum (http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?t=74992)

[phillawson]

Congrats on the release Pixologic - looks to be a fine release! Hopefully I get mail soon so I can play all weekend. :)

[ChrRambow]

I am glad 3.5 is released now. And i hope the my mail arrives the next days. ;)

Happy zbrushing ... very impressive tutorial videos in the classroom! :tu:

[phionix]

Downloading the GOODNESS as I type this, I know what I'm doing today!!!

[The Namek]

could someone post what time they consider end of business day. as in "in x hours?". Don't know cause of all the timezones.

[Lucky_1]

the waiting is killing me softly ...

[weirya]

Yeah!! I got it and works well!

[Wyatt]

Could somebody try and tell more about the new UV tiles - PUV announced in the last Siggraph. Are they present in 3.5?PUV was mentioned in the list on the release announcement. As for what it does, all I've heard of it was what is on the first post. "Most efficient use of UV space yet" or something like that. I'm curious myself to see if that will solve some problems I'm having.

After the 3.0 launch I didn't get my email for a few days. After waiting too long I called Cleverbridge and found out they had my original dead email account listed and that my email had gone out days ago. D'OH! That's why I called Cleverbridge almost a week before the original launch date for 3.5 and confirmed that my email address was right.

Any second now... any second.

[rhinokio]

still aint got mine :( do you have to have your serial on the suport page? (not the cleverbridge number the zbrush serial) i put mine in there but theres a zero / letter O confusion, i could not tell what it wask i put the letter, hoping if it was a 0 theywould have hte slash thru it or something, O's and 0's should be forever banned from serial numbers

[Kerwin]

could someone post what time they consider end of business day. as in "in x hours?". Don't know cause of all the timezones.End of Business would be 5pm U.S. Pacific Time (-8 hours GMT). I largely suspect they won't look at support requests until tomorrow or Monday. I haven't see mine either, so I doubt they're sending them in order of purchase either. ;) I'd give it another 9 or 10 hours before posting support requests.

-K

[asaxon]

End of Business would be 5pm U.S. Pacific Time (-8 hours GMT). I largely suspect they won't look at support requests until tomorrow or Monday. I haven't see mine either, so I doubt they're sending them in order of purchase either. ;) I'd give it another 9 or 10 hours before posting support requests.

-KI reckon they are sending them in alphabetical order. My e-mail begins with "S" and seeing as I don't yet have the e-mail, that would make sense.

Either way, I'm predicting next week now before mine arrives.

[cookepuss]

I haven't see mine either, so I doubt they're sending them in order of purchase either. I don't know if that gives me hope or makes me feel worse. :)

[The Namek]

I reckon they are sending them in alphabetical order. My e-mail begins with "S" and seeing as I don't yet have the e-mail, that would make sense.

Either way, I'm predicting next week now before mine arrives.mine begins with S too , no email yet.

[Clappy71]

I can see everyone changing their email accounts to begin with an "a" for the release of Zbrush 4.

[omulu01]

my email begins with W. Nothing yet. Seems alphabetical.:cry:

[Madeleine]

Just got mine, now I'm going to install it!!! :D

[The Namek]

I have an idea , could people that just got their upgrade link post with which letter their e-mail starts, we can exclude coincidence then and figure out where they're at currently ;)

[havran]

Thanks, Pixologic Team! What a nice surprise to get the email this morning. :)

A few years ago Zbrush was already the coolest art software on the planet, and it's wonderful to see it developing even further.

Best wishes!

[Kerwin]

I have an idea , could people that just got their upgrade link post with which letter their e-mail starts, we can exclude coincidence then and figure out where they're at currently ;)Mine begins with "T" :D

[robinmitra1]

I'm disappointed there won't be GoZ for 3ds Max right now :cry:..its kinda unfair :p

[The Namek]

Mine begins with "T" :Dthere goes that theory , i'm "S" and haven't gotten it yet. :p

[brettSinclair]

Mine begins with "T" :D


Doh! Then I doubt its alphabetical..

[JackMcRip]

I can't find Goz in the new V3.5 Windows Update of Zbrush.
Is it Onboard, or must I download ?

[The Namek]

I can't find Goz in the new V3.5 Windows Update of Zbrush.
Is it Onboard, or must I download ?GoZ is reserved for Z4. only the mac users have it so far. They're probably waiting till a Max component is ready to go for pc.

[DigitalDream]

There is no GoZ it cames out at the end of September i Hope !

[Clappy71]

I can't find Goz in the new V3.5 Windows Update of Zbrush.
Is it Onboard, or must I download ?That's because it is not coming out for another few weeks. For now you can only export a Maya .ma or .mb file.

MC

[JackMcRip]

Ok, thanks.
i found it now, too:cry:


All Mac licenses will be upgraded from ZBrush 3.2 to version 3.5 in the near future, when we will also be releasing GoZBrush for the PC. We do not currently have a release date for these, but can promise that it will be no longer than absolutely necessary to deliver a quality, feature-rich product. (Version 3.2 for Mac already has GoZ. If you are a Mac user who has not yet updated to 3.2 please see here (/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=17).)
I'll try to be happy with the other new Features.
endless zoom :D
surface noise looks nice :D
new brushes :D

and so on...
:tu: SPEZIAL THANKS TO PIXOLOGIC FOR THIS FREE UPDATE :tu:

but Goz is the most favorite Feature for me
:confused:

[dustbin1_uk]

GOT IT!!!!! AND IT'S AMAZING!!!

Props to you Pixologic!!!!!!! :D:tu:

[Virgil]

So now that more and more people are getting a crack at ZB3.5 might I ask what improvements are being noticed, generally.

So far I am underwhelmed by what I've been reading. Is GoZ, or any semblance of it, in or out ? Is light box anything more than a glorified image browser ? Has anything been done to texture painting workflows, has topology workflow been improved ? etc.... etc....

What about stability issues, or speed ?

The new brushes look interesting, no doubt, and ZSpheres 2 might redefine the way I sculpt, but I am just not getting the vibe that any of the much hyped 'pipeline' tools, or general workflow improvements are actually in the update.

My concern is that with the wait for plugins to be rewritten, stability issues I have always had with 'vanilla' ZBrush installs, the fact that I am currently midway through a project...... is there really any reason beyond playing with the new brushes for me to upgrade from 3.1 ? The only reason I might would be improved stability, or perhaps a few, or even one really good pipeline or integration tool ?

I hope that I am wrong in my initial gut feeling when I do receive the upgrade email, so I thought that I would ask a few of you who are already trying it.

Thanks for your time.

[Clappy71]

Just got mine. My name and email starts with "m".

[Maya4fun]

Well, not receive email notification too. :confused:

Any french people have receiving a notification for DL ZBrush 3.5 ?
Thanks.

Emmanuel.

[Kerwin]

Mine begins with "T" :D I haven't got mine. SO I think the alphabetic theory might hold. ;)

[HaloAnimator]

I wonder if i can use Zmapper on this... I am kind of starting to miss it... :( Does anyone know if ZMapper is gone forever....?

[izze]

looks like smooth uv's are still broken :(

[TrackZ]

Jeez! I get back from work and NO email...

[tsitrana]

Haven't recieved mine yet. E-mails are coming from Cleverbridge not Pixologic, and Cleverbridge is in Chicago. So I'm guessing "the end of the business day" is 5:00 pm Chicago time. I'm from Chicago and still waiting...:(

[lijueshi]

Haven't recieved mine yet. E-mails are coming from Cleverbridge not Pixologic, and Cleverbridge is in Chicago. So I'm guessing "the end of the business day" is 5:00 pm Chicago time. I'm from Chicago and still waiting...:(you mean pixologic only use 2 bussness day send email?then end,no more email release***65311;

[tsitrana]

you mean pixologic only use 2 bussness day send email?then end,no more email release***65311;
After 2 business days you can send in a support ticket and pixologic will help you.

[womball]

My last name begins with S, and I just got the download email! I will install it when I get home tonight.

[tez]

I inquired this morning, thats about 9 hours ago, and cleverbridge sent me a email confirming that they aim to get all done within 48 hours. They are being done in batches.

[roger]

Still waiting for my email......here in LA, CA. :cool:

[renderdemon]

Thanks Pixologic,finally I had tried zbrush 3.5,it's great!

[Never Erase]

No email yet.... wishing it would get here even though I don't have any time right now!

stupid animations :)

[n-drew]

still waiting for the email here :confused: my last name starts with "w"

its 19:37/07:37pm here so maybe i should drop an email to the support center?

[Trybal]

still waiting for the email here :confused: my last name starts with "w"My last name starts with "C" and I don't have it yet. If anything it's alphabetical to your email. Mine starts with "T"

[rhinokio]

my emiail starts with R an i have nothing yet,

i doubt if its inany particular order prob just random

[Xsmoke]

I don't have a email either.

Firstname = M
Lastname = W
Email = X

[n-drew]

so then we are the unlucky ones who are in the last batch :cry:

[The Namek]

it seems more and more obvious they are using alphabetical email for sorting.

I'll see if i can change my email to aaaaa something after this upgrade

[Xsmoke]

I just called Pixologic to confirm they had me on the
mailing list and they replied that they would not answer
any questions until all emails have been sent.
They said if i have not received an email by Monday 14th
to submit a ticket.

[djart]

1 Month ago i bought zbrush.
Only because of the incredible zspheres2.
Today i received the mail from cleverbridge, downloaded the 3.5 and activated it. Everything is fine and running and... i am happy.

Thx to the pixologic team.

cheers djart

[asecbrush]

from Zaphod :
Well: the scheme of cleverbridge for sending 3.5 mails is in fact very simple!

According to Trillian (Marvin denies) all you have to do is take the checksum of your nick, add your first name spelled backwards, weight this against the actual temperature of your CPU, divide this by 3.14, feed this into your Sub-Etha-Sens-O-Matik, grab your towel and then forget about the improbable result you just got from the Sub-Etha-Sens-O-Matik (never worked, anyway).
Because this procedure does not seem to be a very smart solution to the problem of how to send a mail to whom and when - they're picking straws!
Simple as that!

Will nobody ask if anybody with a "Z" as first letter has received anything yet?
LOL !
That's probably the only right explanation :lol: .

[roger]

My email starts with R, but my last name starts with B......so maybe they are doing first letter of your email....:qu: :qu: :qu:

[Joe Chip]

I don't think theyre going alphabetically...

arrrrrrrrrgh!!!!

[Lucky_1]

Downloading now :) :) :) my email starts with "M"

[tsitrana]

Nothing yet....my e-mail starts with P.:rolleyes:

[masterchief]

how about your cleverbridge order number sequence....

nothing here yet. Cleverbridge USA offices are couple of blocks from me here in Chicago.. what does that get me? LOL

[vanden]

I have not received the mail :cry::cry::cry:

[QFStudios]

So now that more and more people are getting a crack at ZB3.5 might I ask what improvements are being noticed, generally.

So far I am underwhelmed by what I've been reading. Is GoZ, or any semblance of it, in or out ? Is light box anything more than a glorified image browser ? Has anything been done to texture painting workflows, has topology workflow been improved ? etc.... etc....

What about stability issues, or speed ?

The new brushes look interesting, no doubt, and ZSpheres 2 might redefine the way I sculpt, but I am just not getting the vibe that any of the much hyped 'pipeline' tools, or general workflow improvements are actually in the update.

My concern is that with the wait for plugins to be rewritten, stability issues I have always had with 'vanilla' ZBrush installs, the fact that I am currently midway through a project...... is there really any reason beyond playing with the new brushes for me to upgrade from 3.1 ? The only reason I might would be improved stability, or perhaps a few, or even one really good pipeline or integration tool ?

I hope that I am wrong in my initial gut feeling when I do receive the upgrade email, so I thought that I would ask a few of you who are already trying it.

Thanks for your time.As far as I can tell 3.5 is definitely more stable than 3.1 and definitely runs more smoothly. Loads up faster as well. (I'm using 64-bit Vista)

The new Zspheres tools are great (they take a little time to get used to, but not too much) and I think it will change a lot on how many build their base meshes. Especially those who may not have liked using the original zspheres.

GoZ isnt in 3.5, yet.

Lightbox is good too, it gives you simple and fast access to any files on your computer (whether its textures, brushes, or models).

Topology workflow, I havent noticed any major changes. I havent had a chance to play around with the texture painting yet.

I was hoping for a 64-bit version, but hopefully we'll see that for 4.0.

[reminator]

I bought zbrush when it was 1.23 and always had issues when updates were concerned. I had to email support for 1.5, and was one of the very last ones to get 3.0. I expect to get my email for 3.5 next month :D
But I'll probably get the update at work on Monday :P

it's all good.

[Timur.A]

My e-mail starts with T.

Waiting...

[ptah3179]

This is the first time in a long while since I've been this anxious about anything. Im really excited to start working on my next batch of projects.

[tsitrana]

how about your cleverbridge order number sequence....

nothing here yet. Cleverbridge USA offices are couple of blocks from me here in Chicago.. what does that get me? LOLI hear ya! I'm from Dekalb IL and if you didn't receive yours yet I'm screwed.:lol:

[spimmy]

Downloading ZB3.5 now, looking forward to getting it started!! Thanks to the guys at Pixo for a great software release, you guys are awesome!!!!! :cool:

[Erklaerbar]

hmm, considering CB doesnt use some weird voodoo script, i would assume they kept it simple: If they send out a letter of the alphabet all two hours then that would mean that mine should arrive in the next 4 hours (since M just went through and i have an "O").:lol:

[Kattey]

Just wanted to add my thanks for the update :)

[AngellDude]

just downloaded 3.5!! YEAH and the tutorial videos are GREAT, awesome to get up and running. Anyone know if there is any downloadable documention to support 3.5 somewhere yet? Isnt in the downloadable section yet...just wondering about some of the other things that are new that i might be missing.

Oh, yeah and all the plugins that worked with z 3.0? They work with 3.5? Same ones? anyone know?

[StormRising]

hey,hey I like Lightbox. But the new clay tools are the real sweet spot for me.
Here is an altered icon to use for the new version. Just to change-up the old white icon.

[masterchief]

I hear ya! I'm from Dekalb IL and if you didn't receive yours yet I'm screwed.:lol:tedious work involved I am sure... many thanks to people at cleverbridge

regards,
William

[Aeon]

Just wanna say "thank you pixologic",amazing new things to explore:)

[Schneidi]

Hey guys, you're so great. Thanks to all coders at Pixologic, it's getting so much better with every feature you write ;)

Your rule.

[rkanyama]

Northbrook, IL. here. I guess we will have to wait till after the weekend. (The weekend of Sept 26th and 27th). :-(

[Deecey]

Still waiting for my email ... but have a question for those who have already received it ...

Does the upgrade show up in your account in the Pixologic Support section? Reason I ask is it's been known in the past that I haven't received some emails, and try as I may to reset my spam filter there are still things that don't come through. I'm hoping that if the email got lost in the ether I'll still be able to download from my account.

Thanks!

[DeckardSolo]

Purchased a new license of 3.5 and had it downloaded and installed within 2 minutes. But it took over an hour and 5 attempts to get it activated. But all's good now.

[boogieman13]

Thank you pixologic

[Blaine91555]

Downloading now :) :) :) my email starts with "M"My email starts with an M also. It showed this morning. I think email might be the key everyone is looking for. I'm off to watch the vids and figure it out.

[Deecey]

Not sure that it's by email, if so I probably would have gotten it yesterday (I'm a D). My hubby has it and he's an E.

[Sonsie3D]

Hey, I'm apparently not the only one looking for supporting manual/documentation on the new release. My email said to go to the downloads page...but all they got there is the old docs for 3.1--anybody know if they're planning on releasing an updated version and when? Make a new post if you do...this one is getting waaaaaayyyyy too long to parse...

[ByteDreams]

oh wow - i'm not gonna sleep this weekend till i know how to use them zspheres!!! thank you!!!