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#1

Hi,
this message is for Pixologic.
First: ZBRUSH IS FANTASTIC !!!
Now the bad news:

  1. i can’t replay my old ZScript :frowning:
  2. i can’t modify the original zscript (DefaultZScript, ecc.) because the ZSC format :frowning:
  3. i can’t download a manual of ZScript :frowning:

Dear Pixologic i have only one question:
can i develop some Script without worry about the forward incompatibility…in other words: can you tell me if my zscripts will run in ZBrush 1.6 and 1.7 and so on ???

cameyo

#2

Hi Cameyo :slight_smile:
Yes, we will (Whenever possible) keep full backward-compatibility with all of ZBrush resources ( Documents, Tools, Materials, Lights… as well as ZScripts).

If you have written a ZScript that executed properly in an earlier version of ZBrush but is not performing as expected in a newer version; you may be able to resolve the problem by simply adding a single [IConfig…] command to your script (preferably at the start of your script).

Example…

If you have manually written a ZScript that executes properly in version 1.51 but it fails to perform properly in a newer version, you may want to add the following command at the start of your ZScript

[IConfig,1.51]

As soon as this command is executed, ZBrush will (whenever possible) reconfigure itself to the specified ZScript-version.

You can verify that ZBrush has recognized your [IConfig…] command by looking at the ZBrush title bar… When a ZScript is running you’ll see the compatibility -version of the executed ZScript as … ZVer :small_orange_diamond:1.51

A ZVer :small_orange_diamond:? will be displayed when ZBrush can’t determine the ZScript compatibility-version.

Note: [IReset…] command executes a full ZBrush initialization to a specified compatibility-version. (this command is automatically included within each recorded ZScript )

In most case, adding the [IConfig…] (or the full [IReset…] ) command will allow the ZScript to behave as expected. If the ZScript still does not perform properly then it is probably relying on a ZBrush function that has been changed and the ZScript command will need to be adjusted.

If the above fails, Please email me your ZScript and I’ll try to find a solution to the problem.

Hope this helps :slight_smile:
-Pixolator

P.S. Try to include [IConfig…] (or [IReset…]) command in all of your ZScripts to allow future ZBrush versions to correctly interpret these scripts .

#3

THANK YOU Pixolator.
Do you work at night ?? (The time of your post is 3.04 AM)

cameyo

#4

Fascinating, I never knew what the IConfig command was supposed to do! Thanks, Pix! :slight_smile:

#5

Now that’s a bit of exceptional information! :+1: