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*** ZBrush 3.5 for Windows RELEASED

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#890

I agree there REALLY needs to be full plug-in support for any current version officially released. Otherwise I would prefer for them to refer to it as Beta so we know it is being worked on.

One thing I use on a regular basis in the Poser plug-in due to my workflow. Without it, I really would not consider ZBrush for my use and I know others are fond of many plug-ins for their workflow too. That is why I REALLY hope we see some sort of announcement at least that plug-ins like the ones found in 3.1 are in development and some idea as to the progress or support coming.

I really want to love ZBrush, but sometimes they just don’t have very good PR about what is going on and current status updates. It seems like things get delayed for years with no word about even if they are still alive and what they are working on.

#891

I was told by a Zrep when activating my key over the phone that there will be a 3.5R3 to come out before 4 and that they are continuing to work on the application plugins and of course GoZbrush.

#892

Now that, is good news indeed. Thanks for the tip.
:+1:

#893

What means “before 4” ? Q4 ? December 4th ? 4PM on any random day ?

#894

before 4 = prior to the release of ZBrush 4
Q4 = Quarter 4 of the fiscal year
December 4th = the 4th day of December, 2009

#895

Zbrush 4

#896

WOW, glad you clarified, because I thought you meant before 4pm, and I kept checking. I am not joking.

#897

Time to close this thread. We are getting desperate.

#898

I seriously hope Pixologic have given up trying to push out a Mac version of 3.5 and just concentrate on a simultaneous platform release of 4.
This endless game of catch up is very frustrating.
That said, ZB is still the best and it comes when it comes.
Big respect to the development team working through all the whining. (my own comment included!)

#899

@daytona : It would be great if they posted a note about the recent plans, including such a change. How much of their precious time it would take : 5 mins ? They ANNOUNCED date for Z4, and while 3.5 Mac has been officially set to undefined, the Z4 Q4 release is still the last official info… they should update this, it is pretty bad PR from their side. Hope their developers are completely shielded out of this, but it is their marketing guy who is clearly not getting the job done.

#900

The news stuff are incredible and i’m waiting to use them, are there news about mac version? Thx

#901

I am just a customer so here is my guess.
I bet Pixologic is preparing zbrush 3.5 for a mac release - adding fixes and ‘lightbox’. My guess is all this is being done in carbon for 32bit.

I would GUESS that Zbrush 4 will be 64 bit for Mac (and PC). That would slow things down for the MAC development because Pixologic has to code everything in ‘cocoa’ for 64bit, instead of carbon. From what I have read on different forums this would mean starting over in the coding.

But I am not a programmer so my guesses may be wrong.

#902

Im so sorry for the confussion. It was not intended to sound like a time frame. Merely a version number. I will clarify better next time.

#903

Brandon, where you got the info about Z3.x Mac being done in Carbon ? If that is true and also the bit that Pixo considers move to Cocoa and will use all the latest stuff (CoreXXX and GrandCentral) it will be great boost in performance.

#904

I don’t know if zbrush 3.2 for mac is carbon or cocoa.

I was only guessing because the only application that I know of that makes use of Cocoa is Cinema4d.
Here are programs that are still carbon on the Mac (that I know for sure):
Maya, Mudbox, Photoshop, Modo, Silo, 3DCoat.

Aurick has posted that he ‘can not say’ somewhere (if you do a search someone already asked, and Aurick responded that he could not say).
If Zbrush 3.2 is cocoa they should say so, wouldn’t it be great news to hear? So I am only guessing it is still carbon.

#905

Hello,

Just wondering when GoZ will be be available? is there a time frame? I really miss all the cool plug-ins that no longer works too…hopefully they will be updated soon! Thanks!

#906

Omg!!! thx ^^

#907

Is Zbrush 3.5 for MAc a whole new program that I will need to buy or could I just buy the current Zbrush version and then download 3.5 on it???

#908

free

you can read about it here 4 will be free also
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=073517

you can keep up with every thing in the gallery
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/featured2col.php

#909

Wow!
Look at THIS nifty thread I found!