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General: How should I install a ZSCRIPT PLUGIN created by myself or another user?

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#1

ZBrush comes with a plugins folder located within the ZData folder. This folder is for factory-installed plugins, only, and should not be modified. Adding or removing files may cause unexpected behavior.

To correctly install user-created plugins which will be loaded at startup, you need to do the following:

Create a new subfolder within the ZStartup folder and name it “ZPlugs”

This only needs to be done once. From that point on, all user-created plugins which are placed within this ZPlugs folder will be automatically loaded at startup.

One more advantage of placint the plugins within the ZStartup folder is that they can easily be disabled. When you wish to start ZBrush without loading any user plugins (such as when debugging a plugin or resolving a possible plugin conflict), simply hold down the Shift key while launching ZBrush. If done correctly, you will see the following text at the ZBrush title screen: “User-customized plugins disabled.” This text indicates that in this ZBrush session the user-created plugins located in the ZStartup\ZPlugs folder have not been loaded automatically. They can still be loaded manually, however.

#2

I am using Zbrush 155 demo . i have zswatch plugin and it wont work even if i followed direction created new subfolder C:\Zbrush155demo\ZStartup\ZPlugs\zswatch3 . Does plugin work on demo version of zbrush?

#3

FYI - (copied over from another thread)

For anyone else (like me) who has a ZPlugs folder full of homebrew plug-ins and assorted garbage, here is a list of files and subfolders from a virgin install.

ZPlug files originally installed in:
ZBRUSH2\ZDATA\ZPLUGS

(folder) ProjectionMasterData
(folder) ZHelpTopics
EvaluateMultiDraw.zsc
HelpBrowser.zsc
HotKeyDrawSize.zsc
InteractiveLight.zsc
MultiDisplacement.zsc
ProjectionMaster.zsc
Splash.zsc
TextViewer.zsc
WebZPlug.dll
ZPluginFTPTest.zsc
ZSort.dll
ZSpinner.zsc

Sven

#4

Aurick,
Can each plugin under the folder of ZPlugs, have it’s own subfolder, or do all zscripts need to just all be together as one big folder of .zsc ?? Thanks.

#5

Hi Zbrushers…
Yes, As a newbie, I’d like to know the answer to this too before I go too far<img>
Thanks Selynna

#6

The question of new folder within Zplugs folder: With Extruder-Ver2 plugin, there are 2 READ-ME files that will replace existing READ-ME files if installed in the same folder…that couldn’t be good?
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Originally Posted by KingOfCornbread
Aurick,
Can each plugin under the folder of ZPlugs, have it’s own subfolder, or do all zscripts need to just all be together as one big folder of .zsc ?? Thanks.
Hi Zbrushers…
Yes, As a newbie, I’d like to know the answer to this too before I go too far<img>
Thanks Selynna
Anyone have the answer…

#7

Create a new subfolder within the ZStartup folder and name it “ZPlugs”

i did it but plug-in is not working . . .

#8

Just donwloaded and testet, work great! Thanks alot! I really like the waxy materials :):+1:

#9

I know this is late in coming, but for those that didn’t get an answer:

Some (not all) have a Loader file…(example Bcast-Loader.zsc)
That file MUST go in the Zplugs folder that you created (or already have).
Then you may put the plug folder in your zplug folder… This will allow you
to only have the Loader file in the main zplug folder with all the other files
in a seperate folder.

Hope this helps…:slight_smile:

wenna

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