fill the layers above layer 1 with 0,0,0 black…I think that’s how I did it…was a few days ago that I tried it but if that’s what I did it worked.
Great use of z. As a lowly 2d animator, I was just thinking…wouldn’t it be great if we had a slider to “flip” drawings, and some way to bake them out…this thing is more intuitive than a host of 2d anim apps…for pencil testing, etc.
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does this script work with the demo ?
Paul
does this script work with the demo ?
Absolutly yes! 
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thanks!
frenchy:
a much belated merci…
i rechecked my folders; ‘ZStartup’, not ‘ZStartups’.
thanks
This is my first attempt at Digi-drawing so please be kind 
the more I look at this program the more excited i get to learn it’s depth.
Thanks again for the script it rocks, I just need to figure out how to implement layers.
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Im having a serious problem with Zketchpad. I can get it to start, and play the tutorial, but the display icons are not visible, there is a yellow triangle with a question mark in each of the display boxes, they Sketch pad works, but the display is all guess work, anyone want to clue me in on whats wrong?
P.S. most of the plugins ive downloaded have more or less lousy, less than specific installation directions {improper pathnames, folder names, leftover files with no place to put them that is apparent etc}
any help would be greatly appreciated, since im sure some of these plugins would greatly expedite the workflow and ‘fun’ factor of using this program.
Regards,
Nevermore
Nevermore, it must be that you’ve unpacked files from the zip file you downloaded into the wrong locations on your computers filesystem. The fact that the images are missing suggests that they are not where the zscript is looking for them.
Extracting files from zip files to the correct locations is something that most people get the hang of quickly (or never have problems with in the first place). My experience is that the instructions are usually explicit and it would be of interest to hear from you where you think they are not.
More information is needed to diagnose your problem. If you would copy and paste in the installation instructions ‘side by side’ your interpretation of them, someone will be able to point out where you’ve gone wrong.
If you’ve red triangles in your display then the image files are in the wrong location. Somewhere along the way you have lost/incorrectly installed the folder called ZketchpadData which contains these files. The folder should be installed as a subfolder of your ZPlugs folder, the path for which (in a typical Windows installation of ZBrush) is C:\Program Files\Pixologic\ZBrush2\ZStartup\ZPlugs. Note that this ZPlugs folder must be created for new installations of ZBrush.
As for the trouble you are having with other plugins, please bear in mind that these plugins are:
1.Free
2.Written for love not money.
3.Despite the plugin writer’s best efforts can sometimes contain errors.
4.The writers are generally approachable, helpful and want people to find their plugins useful/fun.
Happy pixolling,
That IS the problem i am having, my .ZIP file i downloaded from this very forum, doesnt include ANY file/folder named ‘ZketchpadData’ anywhere therein, which is why the installation directions do not make sense to me…
The Directions i used for install arent included in the .ZIP file, they were at the beginning of this thread, first post.
When i open the .zip file, it has numerous .psd files, ONE Zketchpad.ZSC, and ONE Zketchpad.CFG
I am unfamiliar with the file extensions and where they should go and what they should be, after browsing looking for similar file extensions, i tried my hand at installation, which is what lead me to originally post in this thread, and the resultant failure at making it work properly.
So I’m possibly misinterpreting something, am i to create a FOLDER named ‘ZketchpadData’, to install all the .psd files into? I know the .ZSC is in the right place or it wouldnt work at all, where does the .CFG file go?{this isnt stated in the directions, or if it is, its not clear to me}
@ marcus_civis
Your list, I know all too well, having worked on several game mod teams. Perhaps the term ‘lousy’ should have been swapped for ‘incomplete’, no harmful intent purposefully implied. While I may be new to Zbrush I am not ‘new’ , I apologize if the ‘tone’ of my post offended either you or the creator of the plugin. It is frustrating when you cannot get something to work properly even after having followed the documentation.
Nevermore,
OK, no problem. Some unzipping utilities have an option to ‘preserve original folders’. Yours is obviously destroying the folder on unzipping. (I just tested the file with Winzip and the folder is there as it should be.) Under the circumstances it is not surprising that you are having difficulty.
All you need to do is create a folder called ZketchpadData in your C:\Program Files\Pixologic\ZBrush2\ZStartup\ZPlugs folder. All the files in the zip file go in the ZketchpadData except the Zketchpad.ZSC which should be outside in the ZPlugs folder. Restart ZBrush and all should be well.
Cheers,
Nevermore … assuming you use WinZip … if you open the zip file and scroll to the right, you’ll see a column headed ‘Path’. That shows the relative positions of the files (you’ll notice the .zsc file has no path, but all the rest show zketchpadData). That means the .zsc lives in the root folder and everything else lives in a sub-folder within the root, which will be called zketchpadData.
All you gotta do is select everything (ctrl+A) > click Extract > ensure the box ‘Use Folder Names’ is ticked in WinZip > use the navigation window to point to the root folder (the ZStartup/ZPlugs one) and click Extract. WinZip will set it all up for you.
Couple of things: if you can’t see a column headed ‘Path’ in WinZip, just right click on the column headers and put a tick against the Path option to make it visible. Also, not all plug-in creators use the path option properly when making their zips. So always read the extraction info given by the creator (usually in the thread itself on the forum, or in a ReadMe in the zip).
If you’ve missed all the plug ins so far, you gotta lot of fun ahead!
Well, thank you all for the concise help, and ive finally got it working!!!
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Hey, this looks cool. I do loads of sketching and would love to give this plugin a go but just wanted to know if it works on a mac? or is it currently just for windows?
Thanx
If it’s a zscript they usually all work with both platforms. So yes I think it does work on a Mac.
Thank you.
Actually, I just put it on my Zbrush and it’s pretty crazy. That’s f**king ill son. Thanks again, haha :lol:
Is the script touch sensitive somehow? I tried it and I couldn’t get my line weight to vary. I have an intuos 3 6x8 tablet as well.
…Menu Preference/tablet
Yes pressure is effective with this script