Haven’t seen any so far.
I’m really tempted to buy, but it’s too pricey for me to do it based on just videos, it’d be nice to actually see it perform on my very own computer and see how much an amateur like myself can get out of it.
You guys who have it seem to enjoy it so far, so cheers to you 
If the 3.1 demo is not enough to sell you on the software, I’m skeptical that a 3.5 demo would. It’s still a great piece of software, especially since all the major plugins still work with 3.1.
i think there should really be a trial version of it!
There should really be a trial version so that people can get a feel for Zsphere sketching, which as far as i am aware is only available in 3.5.
There will be a trial for it. But not until Mac users get their 3.5 version. There are just a number of things for registered users higher on the priority list than a demo.
here is my guess… there will be a 4.0 trial demo. but most likely not unitl first quarter 2010. Zbrush 4 is due to release by December '09. At least thats what the techs at Pix told me. This is just my opinion, but I feel current software version trials just open up a company to having thier software cracked, and pirated. I bet they will leave the 3.1 trial software up for quite some time. I would. :rolleyes:
Or, maybe they just want to try it out.
Without a demo of the current version, people will wait to buy, or buy then do a charge back if they’re not satisfied.
Also, without an official upgrade path, release dates, or road map, there is a lot to stop people from buying today.
You can download a trial of Mudbox 2010 today. Also, there are new products popping up every day, like 3D Coat. Pixologic is losing ground.
It’s better to have a release date and miss it than not to have a date. People use those dates to make their purchasing decisions.
Please, Pixologic, put this information on your home page.
pixologic is all in the a.s.s :evil:
It’s really not. Hence the wave of dissatisfaction every time Pixo blows a release date.
Always better to make your word worth something, and not give it at all if you’re not certain you can follow through…always. No professional in any field will dispute this.
Only if they’re an idiot. Non-idiots tend to make purchasing decisions based on much more concrete, practical concerns.
There will be a demo. It’s not at the very top of the priority list right now, because a segment of the paying customers dont have access to the new toolset yet, and the ones that do would rather see plug ins updated, and some reliability issues resolved, than a demo availible for people that want to play with a few of the new tools.
I’ll say it again. If 3.1 was not enough to convince you of the usefulness of Zbrush, there is likely nothing in 3.5 that will. It is more powerful, but not a fundamentally different program…not to mention a huge part of it’s ancillary abilities from plug ins are absent at present. Releasing a demo of a gimped version of Zbrush would be counter productive.
While the reasons that Bingo states about why the demo is delayed may be true, and it may even be from the mouth of Pixologic, it seems like a rumor because there is no official statement on the home page, as there should be.
Keeping buyers in the dark on release dates is not correct, and anyone who thinks different hasn’t read anything in the last 10 years or is not running a successful software company. Besides, successful software projects have at least one thing in common, and that is they have a schedule.
While there may be some disappointment if a date isn’t met, you can’t compete against the other companies who are already shipping or at least providing dates, by hiding out.
I understand if Pixologic is catering to exiting customers, perhaps assuming that most paying customers work in the industry, and as long as they keep the industry happy, they’ll at least have a reputation. However, why exclude other markets by being completely silent about upgrade paths and release dates?
If you’re not an existing customer, industry or not, you might try out MudBox 2010 and you might just buy it instead of waiting.
Even though it’s possible to make excuses, I don’t think anyone will agree that not providing release dates, upgrade paths, and road maps is a good thing for anyone.
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I’d just settle for my plug-ins back <cry>
I as well, I’m using the plugin in my 3.1 version. I cant live without Decimation master. I cant import into Vue and Poser without them.
Also I would like to see the bugs in 3.5 fixed. The alpha issue in particular. I have a feeling we wont see those much needed changes until the release 4.0. I state again, If Pix was smart they would not update the demo for another 6 months.
Rawlogic,
DO you know what made me choose Zbrush? hmm… the 3.1 demo. I tried the software, And wanted it now. I was sold on the organic workflow, an interface that was artist friendly. I didn’t feel like i was trying to operate a CAD program. I understood that this Program was going to cost me. I looked up the price list. and saved up 524$ and bought it 5 months later. I doing the same thing for the next software package I wish to have.
You ask about upgrade paths for Z? there are none. All customers of Zbrush have been gifted with FREE upgrades since the launch of Zbrush.
So my advice to you… Download the 3.1 demo, watch the the videos in the classroom, the ones with the new features illustrated, and make your purchase decision.
By the time i had the money for Zbrush, 3.5 was around the corner. I watched the preview videos, and I knew i was making the right purchase decision.
I Do not regret this. Great customer service, Great product, and the most impressive user group I have ever come across.
I’m a Mac… I’m a PC…
No, I’m A Zbrush User. 
I am afraid you are too optimistic on this one. The release date of Z4 was based on release of Z3.5 for Mac by end of September, which, cough, is not going to happen. So Z4 this year is probably not going to happen.
I’ll be just happy to have whatever version as a trial, but I am out of luck with Mac. Is Pixo really not interested in new Mac customers ?
Pixo can do much better work informing the community about their intentions. I just got mail from “Product X” (don’t want to get bumped for advertising anything there) saying the following :
Purchasing a renewal today will get you “Product X” when they come out, of course. Not only that, but starting on October 28th, for every day we don’t release “Product X”, you will get an extra two days tacked onto your support entitlement for free. So the later we release, the better off you are. That’s our guarantee to you: spending your money now is guaranteed to get you full support while you wait, and at least 12 full months of “Product X” (and probably more) once it comes out
This is what I consider sweet deal.
Im not optimistic. I’m merely going on what i was told by the Pixologic techsupport. they were sure it was launching in December. I count 5 voices in Unison.
As for mac user, I’m sorry… I always laugh at those silly Mac commercials… every piece of viable software, game, hardware or otherwise… Is always launched on the PC first. You happy being a Mac? :td:
How’s GoZ working for you. Oops sorry the windows version doesn’t yet have it does it.
I know it’s a cheap shot but couldn’t resist.
Richard
honestly I couldn’t care less about Goz. I dont have a need for it. dont use Maya, Max, XSI or C4D
I should apologize for my Mac comment tho. It was uncalled for. Software Pirating just gets to me. I’m not accusing any one here, its just that Demos are the first thing hacked. Frustrates me… I pay hard earned money on this stuff. like many of you.
It’s not just demos, there are cracked versions of 3.5 already online. After having waited over a year later than the original proposed release of 3.5 for the mac, you get to a state that it’ll be ready when its ready. On another post Aurick said much to the effect that a demo would normally come out about a month after the release, in this case the release for 3.5 for both mac and windows.
Richard