I really wish there where advanced fractal generators in zbrush where you could create meshes from mathematical principles. I have been using mandelbulber and md3d, which are free, and create amazing objects and images. I was just wondering why zbrush or some other program doesn’t have better fractal creation functions like this FREE program. the developers of mandelbulber literally keep adding to it and making it better too, so wondering why paid 3d companies don’t create more tools for creating abstract and mathematical objects.
In mandelbulber you can export meshes to zbrush, but I still think things would be really fun if zbrush had their own fractal tools. Sometimes exporting the mesh from mandelbulber doesn’t exactly translate well in zbrush so I feel like have a native tool in zbrush would just end up working better. I can’t complain because zbrush is awesome, but I am just saying I think it would be a huge improvement to add more fractal tools for creating objects, because a lot of cool abstract 3d images are made simply from fractals and patterns that are pleasing to look at. I do really like the array mesh tool and using IMM brushes and other workarounds to make fractalish objects. That is all good and well, but I guess what I am wondering is if there will ever be an advanced fractal creator such as you see in mandelbulber3d, but a zbrush version. Mandelbulber3d is free and its way better at creating fractals than any other even highly expensive programs, and these creations from mandelbulber are so nice, just wish you could get similar results creating objects with zbrush, but with easy and intuitive tools that allow you to create endless mathematical objects with a bunch of sliders that change things and allow you to just keep coming up with new fractal ideas.
questions related to this for brainstorming:
Anyone know if anything like this - fractal tools for zbrush - is ever planned?
What are the best tools for creating fractals in zbrush that you know of? Any ideas? I already know of the array mesh, brush repeat patterns settings, and imm brushes - which work to make IFS type fractals by hand…
Does anyone know of any third party fractal plug in(s) for zbrush? Where you can use the plug in to create fractals?