Useful small ZScripts and Macros for ZBrush 4R5

[campi]

I agree -- this should be a button somewhere in the document palette in the next release

[SpaceMan]

Marcus - Pixols to 3D is a fun plugin

Is there a way to add to the plugin the following (or would it have to be a separate plugin)

First you load a texture then the plugin does the following
Crop and Fill Document from texture
then it
Creates Alpha from Texture
then it
runs the Pixols to 3D
then it
Fills the Pixols to 3D plane3d with the alpha from the texture (maybe a pause here with note to set the z intensity)
end of script

[marcus_civis]

Marcus - Pixols to 3D is a fun plugin

Is there a way to add to the plugin the following (or would it have to be a separate plugin)

First you load a texture then the plugin does the following
Crop and Fill Document from texture
then it
Creates Alpha from Texture
then it
runs the Pixols to 3D
then it
Fills the Pixols to 3D plane3d with the alpha from the texture (maybe a pause here with note to set the z intensity)
end of script

Hi SpaceMan,

Apologies for the delay and I'm glad you like the plugin.

It wouldn't be practical to add what you suggest. But you can use the plugin as it is to easily do what you want:

1. Select texture and do Texture>CropAndFill.
2. Run the plugin.
3. Select original texture in Texture palette and press Texture>Make Alpha.
4. In the Tool>Displacement Map menu, click the displacement thumbnail and select the new alpha from the pop-up.
5. Turn on Tool>Displacement Map>Mode. This will allow you to preview the displacement.
6. Adjust the Tool>Displacement Map>Intensity slider to get the effect you want.
7. Press Tool>Displacement Map>Apply DispMap to create the geometry.

You may find that a blank texture map applied to the plane makes the displacement easier to see but note that there must be a texture map displayed on the plane for the displacement to work.

HTH,

[MealeaYing]

Thanks for clearing that up Marcus, I was trying to make a script following Spacemans instructions but got stuck on the last step.

I did get some results however and they were LARGE.
And sort of interesting...

The full image is squashed like crazy it was 3000x1500.

[SpaceMan]

Hi SpaceMan,

Apologies for the delay and I'm glad you like the plugin.

It wouldn't be practical to add what you suggest. But you can use the plugin as it is to easily do what you want:

1. Select texture and do Texture>CropAndFill.
2. Run the plugin.
3. Select original texture in Texture palette and press Texture>Make Alpha.
4. In the Tool>Displacement Map menu, click the displacement thumbnail and select the new alpha from the pop-up.
5. Turn on Tool>Displacement Map>Mode. This will allow you to preview the displacement.
6. Adjust the Tool>Displacement Map>Intensity slider to get the effect you want.
7. Press Tool>Displacement Map>Apply DispMap to create the geometry.

You may find that a blank texture map applied to the plane makes the displacement easier to see but note that there must be a texture map displayed on the plane for the displacement to work.

HTH,

Thanks Marcus for the workflow

Here's a test image

[SpaceMan]

Nice images MealeaYing

Thanks for clearing that up Marcus, I was trying to make a script following Spacemans instructions but got stuck on the last step.

I did get some results however and they were LARGE.
And sort of interesting...

The full image is squashed like crazy it was 3000x1500.

[blueferret]

I really have gotten some great use out of these scripts ..... A great deal of good Karma is coming your way......

[Derek Frenzo]

Thanks so much for these! Very nice!

[marcus_civis]

This macro will toggle the trays open or closed. Whatever their state when open will be restored next time.

Copy the file to your ZBrush 4R4/ZStartup/Macros/Misc folder and then press Macro>Reload All Macros. There will then be a new ToggleTrays button in the Macro>Misc subpalette. Assign a hotkey of your choice to the button if you wish.

Download here: ToggleTrays.txt

[ancomic]

DefaultZScript StartupMacro New Document

New_Document.zip

See image...

[ButtercupSaiyan]

YES, I was looking for something like Pixols to 3D! Can't wait to try it out tomorrow, it looks awesome.

[marcus_civis]

This little plugin will give you an estimate of the amount of detail that your UVs and map size will be able to capture. If you are wanting to export displacement maps, normal maps or texture maps created from polypaint then knowing how much detail they can hold is very useful.



To install:
1. Unzip the file to your Desktop.
2. Copy the MaxDetail.zsc file and the MaxDetailData folder to your ZBrush 4R5/ZStartup/ZPlugs folder.
3. Restart ZBrush.

Instructions:
When installed correctly you will have a new button 'Max Detail' in the ZPlugin>Misc Utilities sub-pallete. With a 3D model in Edit mode, press the button. After a few moments a note will be displayed with the map size, percentage of the map used by the UVs and the maximum number of polys.

Note: The result is only an estimate. The plugin calculates the results based on the total area of the UVs and assigns one pixel per polygon to arrive at the maximum. No allowance is made for polygons that are assigned more than one pixel.

Download here: MaxDetail.zip

[Gordon Robb]

Superb

[marcus_civis]

Thanks Gordon,
If you downloaded it a moment ago then please download again - I made a small error that meant the plugin garbled the result in some circumstances!

[Safronov3D]

ZBrush script - Change Default Material for ZBrush 4R5
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/76819766/zbrush/saf.zsc
copy to ZStartup\ZPlugs\


source:

[ISubPalette,Zplugin:SAF]

[Ibutton, "Zplugin:SAF:Change Default Material",  " ",
    [IFreeze, 
        [IUnPress,Transform: Edit]
        [If, 1,
            [IPress,Material:Load]
        ]
        [IPress,Document:New Document]
        [IPress,Draw:Mrgb]
        [ISet,Draw:  Z Intensity,1]
        [ISet,Draw:Draw Size,1]
        [CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n3=YH20V18p3BH20V19p46H20V19P)]
        [CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n3=YH5V52p33H6V52p76H6V52P)]
        [CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n2=YH5DCV35Dp37H5DCV35DP)]
        [CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n2=YH5DAV52p2BH5DAV52P)]
        [CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n2=YH3V359p36H3V359P)]
        [CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n3=YH2FFV1EDp2DH2FFV1ECp52H2FFV1ECP)]
        [CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n2=YH1A5VB3p18H1A5VB3P)]
        [CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n3=YH4A8V104p37H4A7V104p45H4A7V104P)]
        [CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n2=YH4A7V27Bp32H4A7V27BP)]
        [CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n2=YH149V2B6p37H149V2B6P)]
        [CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n2=YH227V1ACp33H227V1ACP)]
        [CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n3=YH374V298p32H374V297p3FH374V297P)]
        [CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n3=YH423V159p30H423V158p3AH423V158P)]
        [CanvasStroke,(ZObjStrokeV02n2=YH32AV193pA0H32AV193P)]
        [IPress,Document:Save As Startup Doc]
    ]
    [MessageOK, "Restart Zbrush!", " "]
    [IPress,CLOSE]
]