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BA-Thesis ZScript//////// Creating Masks for dDo, Quixel Suite and Compositing

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Hey there,

i’m currently studying 3D Art & Animation and i’m doing my BA-Thesis about optimizing the Workflow of creating these Masks for dDo and the Quixel Suite.

Since my Research Method is Action Research, I created a first Version of my final Plugin.

The ZScript assigns a different Color to each Subtool so you can easily bake the High-Poly’s Vertex Colors with xNormal.

This is the link to the script:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u6918bvp2sv6aoe/Random_Fill_All.zsc

Would be awesome if you could download it, test it and just quickly answer this survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cMEifp59ErOwpLG3Lzfi6fd74iTaBzQ6IWCI8sQtyT8/viewform?usp=send_form

Thank you so much in advance!

P.S. To install the Plugin, paste it in C:\Program Files\Pixologic\ZBrush 4R6\ZStartup\ZPlugs and then start ZBrush. Under the ZPlugin Tab you should find “MaskPlug” which contains 1 Button.

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Hey there again,

here with some little upgrades… I hope :wink:

Thanks to those who helped me by filling in the form!

New:
#Fixed the Error when a 2.5D Tool was selected
#Added a BPR-Mask-Render Button which colorizes the Subtools randomly, then saves out a Mask for Comp
#Added a Mask-Map Button, which colorizes the Subtools randomly, then, when UV-Mapped, saves out a combined Mask-Map

Would be awesome if you could download the new Version of my Script, test it an fill in the form!

Thanks guys :wink:

This is the link to the script:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h8j66nvnqwf1qnh/MaskPlug02.zsc

Link to the survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1EnLN5Ciwv2U6X1s8ztmewjhWm_FcnOwNizWTQhkLWkY/viewform?usp=send_form

P.S. To install the Plugin, paste the MaskPlug02.zsc in C:\Program Files\Pixologic\ZBrush 4R6\ZStartup\ZPlugs and then start ZBrush. Under the ZPlugin Tab you should find “MaskPlug” which contains 1 Button.

Hey again… again :wink:

Soo…

Here’s the final MaskPlug, thanks to those who helped me by filling in the form.

# Fixed a lot of Errors

Added the texture sizes directly

Added an Interface

Hope some of you can use this.

Thanks for your support!

The link to the script:

path.jpginterface.jpg

Greets
Tim

Hey there,

if anyone is interested, here ist the new link to the download…

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nk4k9ajn8reox96/MaskPlug.rar?dl=0

Thank you

Cheers

Thanks a lot, very good idea !!!

One feature you could add which would be wonderful : An option to make only masks pure red, green or blue, so in compositing you could just use the channel as a matte, like in true compositing. (So the plug should proceed making one texture for each series of 3 tools).

I will try it very soon !!!

Great Idea :slight_smile:
Thank you very much :+1:

Very Cool plugin :slight_smile:

All download links are broken. Any chance for a re-upload??

Here’s the new link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BySLGqU4RMaWYjRrcFNZc29vWFU

Thanks to all of you for the support!

is it supposed to be working in 4r7 p3?

Thank you very useful and fast