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New plugin : Crop Tool - Updated

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Crop Tool provides an easy way to crop or resize the canvas without scaling.

*Click and drag the mouse to define the crop area
*Reduce or enlarge the canvas
*Nudge crop area for accurate cropping

Tip: Cropping a document cannot be undone. In order to be able to undo, save the document first, you can then press the Document:Revert button to undo the crop if you wish.

This ZBrush plugin builds on the CropBox routine by Svengali,
the code for which he posted in this thread in June 2005.
I probably wouldn’t have written this without that code, so many thanks Sven.
For anyone that’s interested, my code is posted in the same thread.

INSTALLATION
Unzip the zip file to your ZStartup\ZPlugs folder …\ZBrush2\ZStartUp\ZPlugs).
You may need to create the ZPlugs folder if you have a new installation of ZBrush.
Restart ZBrush. You should now have an Crop Tool subpalette in the Document palette, with a Select and Crop button.

Updated May 22 2006
I’ve added a small enhancement which makes this a little more useful. There is now a ‘Snap’ option which will snap the cursor to the canvas when it is closer than 5 pixels. You can turn the option on and off.

Full instructions in the zip.

I hope you fine Crop Tool useful,

Edit: 23 May 2006 : After a suggestion by the inestimable Boozy Floozie, here is a
MRGBZGrabber version.

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#2

WOW !!!:+1:small_orange_diamond:+1:small_orange_diamond:+1:
Thanks…

cameyo

#3

THANKS!!! D/L now:cool:

#4

Wow, just waiting for this!!Thanks :+1: :+1:

Works fine on my Mac! 5*

#5

…will be a “magic wand” to select (& invers possible) something 2D on the canvas follow a number of colors for a copy / Cut / Past?
Have happy scripting! :cool:

#6

Ah thats a good idea… Now you have a precise control of the croped areas…

Nice! thanks marcus!

#7

Excellent work Marcus. I especially like the dynamic crop box display. I think your earlier version didn’t have the tweaking controls. They ice the cake.

Another useful script, very well done.

Sven

PS. Thanks for posting the subroutine, too. I already have several scripts that will benefit greatly from your enhancement!

#8

Gracias. Eres genial, Marcus. :+1: :+1: :+1:

#9

Damn fine little script there MC…:cool:

#10

I tell ya… that darn virus…
:+1: :+1: :+1:
Lemo

#11

Really handy Tool Marcus - Thanks for sharing (and to Svengali of course also!) :+1: :slight_smile:

Chris

#12

Thanks for the comment guys, much appreciated. :slight_smile:

Frenchy: a nice idea but I think very difficult (if not impossible) to zscript… :frowning:

Cheers,

#13

…new commands will be add with the new version :wink:

#14

Many thanks!!!
Just curious, is there anyway you can have zbrush
make coffee, play dvd’s, dust floors.
You have covered almost everything else:+1: :+1:

#15

Thanks so much for the new script!! Another great one!!

wenna

#16

:smiley:

marcus_civis vbmenu_register(“postmenu_276482”, true); ,
thanks so much dear friend.
This is one of the most desired plugin, for previously I have been using other software to crop the needed piece of the picture after saving the default Zbrush document.
Also it’s great that the interface could be saved with the button Crop placed at the side of the Canvas.
Seems like next step may be your broadening the plugin by capacity to store the cropped parts nearby the main canvas so that to combine different crops.
Or else…!!!
:lol:

Anatom

#17

Marcus+Sven explosive combination:D :+1:
Thanks to both!
Andreseloy

#18

Ooooohh thank you very much! I´m very happy about that script.

cheers!
froyd

#19

Thanks for the comments, guys. :slight_smile:

I’ve just updated the plugin to include a ‘Snap’ feature for easier cropping to existing canvas edges. Used in conjunction with the ‘expand by 1 pixel’ feature this makes a quick way to add a border to the canvas. (Change background color to suit.)

Cheers,

#20

This looks fantastic you ol’ devil - you dun it again!!!

:+1: :+1: :+1:

If you could also write a script so I can drag the MRGBZGrabber where ever I want before releasing it I’d be your cell bitch for the duration of my stay upon this crusty earth.

What d’ya say… is it doable?

…Nobody tries to be lah-di-dah or uppity–There a cup-o’-tea for all.