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Mixing Turntable and Timeline features

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#1

Hi All,
as i said in the title of this thread, is there a way or a script to mix features like turntable and timeline in ZBrush 4r6?

i’m making a .mov for a showreel and i want to zoom in and zoom out seamlessly a model during the turnaround…

thanks a lot guys.

Regards,
DM

ps: sorry if is a noob question :smiley:

#2

There’s no direct way but this zscript may help you. (It’s part of a plugin I am currently working on.) What this does is creates a turntable on the TimeLine - basically a series of keyframes where the model is rotated a bit each time. You can then add in the zoom at the points you want.

Instructions

  • Unzip the zip file and copy the Turntable-TimeLine.zsc file to your ZBrush 4R6/ZScripts folder.

  • In ZBrush, press the ZScript>Load button and select the Turntable-TimeLine.zsc file.

  • The buttons will appear at the bottom of the interface. Press ‘H’ on the keyboard to show the ZScript Window and the buttons. You may need to clck and drag in the ZScript Window area to show the buttons.

  • For best results the TimeLine should have no keyframes for the camera track.

  • Position your model how you want it for the start/end of the turntable.

  • Set the Movie>Modifiers>Spin Cycles slider to the number of turns you want. Set to a negative number if you want backwards rotation.

  • Press the zscript Create Turntable button. The script will create a series of keyframes so that the TimeLine contains a turntable of your model.

  • To create a zoom within the turntable, use the back/forward ARROW keys to move to a keyframe.

  • Using the Scale Edited Object button (towards bottom right of UI), change the scale of your model.

  • Press the zscript Add Keyframe button to create or update the keyframe.

One thing to be aware of is that if you zoom in close on one keyframe then you may need to add less of a zoom for the keyframes either side so that the movement isn’t too quick. You’ll need to experiment to see what works best.

Download here:

#3

Wow, just wow. I was thinking of some script to do stuff somehow and here it is. :+1: Thanks Marcus, you won’t be posting the .txt version will you?

#4

Not just yet, Doug, but this makes use of new TimeLine commands introduced in 4R6. You can see what they are by exporting the commands list through the ZScript palette.