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Panel with most used brushes? (answered)

ZBrush Usage Questions
#1

Is there any way to add a panel that we could add buttons for the brushes that we use most?

Thanks

#2

http://www.pixologic.com/docs/index.php/Custom_UI
Note that in ZBrush 4 you use Ctrl+Alt to drag components not Ctrl as in earlier versions

#3

Thanks.

#4

Never mind. Thanks

#5

I manage to have almost all options that I want visible, but there is one button that doesn’t appear when I restart zbrush. Active Symmetry.

Everytime a restart, this button disappears from my panel.

#6

That link is a little out of date. This is better : http://www.pixologic.com/docs/index.php/Changing_the_Interface_Layout

Note: When you give your custom menu a name start the name with the ~ (tilde) character. This won’t show on the interface but it will ensure that all your custom interfaces display correctly. On some keyboards you may need to use a different key to get the ~ - for example, on a UK keyboard, use the @ key.

You can rename a custom menu created earlier by:

  1. Placing it in the right or left tray so it stays open.
  2. Enabling Customize in the Preferences>Custom UI menu.
  3. Ctrl+Alt+clicking on the menu name.

For the Activate Symmetry button, that’s one of those that won’t stick because it’s not present in ZBrush’s default state, only when a 3D model is active. You can get round it though by using a macro. Simply put the attached file in the ZStartup/Macros/Misc folder and restart ZBrush or press Macro>Reload All Macros. With Enable Customize on, you can then Ctrl+Alt+drag the button to your custom menu.

HTH,

#7

Thanks.

But that macro is not working. After restarting Zbrush, the “Activate Symmetry” button doesn’t show where I put it.
Is it possible to add two more items to this macro as well? “ActivePoints” and “TotalPoints”. They also won’t stick.

#8

Are you dragging the macro button to the custom UI? That’s what you have to do.

For ActivePoints and TotalPoints, these won’t stick if you have a 3D object selected when you save the UI, so what you need to do is turn off Edit mode and switch to the SimpleBrush. Then save the UI with Shift+Ctrl+i.

#9

Thanks, it is all working now.

But I still have two questions:

  • How do I make the Symmetry button to show the Symmetry status?
  • Is it possible to change some buttons size?

Thanks

#10

*Unfortunately you can’t make a macro button to show the symmetry status.
*You can change the button size for all buttons in the Preferences>Interface menu.

#11

Well, more or less, because Zbrush doesn’t allow me to change the buttons size to less than 38.

#12

Smaller than 38 would mean you lost the text on some buttons.

#13

Thanks.

#14

Just one more question:

Is there a way to show a label with the ActivePolys just like ActivePoints, and just like when we move the mouse over a subtool, and a tooltip shows how many polys it has?

#15

No, you’ll have to rely on the pop-up.