Pixologic has announced a new version ZBrush Core which inherits several features from its big brother ZBrush 2018.1, including:
- Two new Vector Displacement Mesh Brushes, Chisel3D and ChiselCreature.
- Six of the 27 Gizmo 3D Deformers that are included in ZBrush 2018.1
- Gizmo 3D Primitives.
- A generator for creating 3D Text in real-time including the ability to create any shape from an SVG file using the Shape Creator plugin.
- A cut down version of the Decimation Master Plugin that includes five presets.
- The full version of the 3D Print Hub Plugin for exporting models for 3D replication.
- Export Menu Added with Export Value Controls.
- Mesh Position Sliders.
- Mesh Size Sliders.
- Adoption of the ZBrush 2018 Activation System, including Dual-Platform Licensing.
- Korean Language Support.
- OBJ Import now accepts colour.
- Addition of the Smooth Groups Brush.
- Updated Projection System for DynaMesh.
ZBrushCore is a cut-down version of ZBrush designed for artists who are new to 3D as well as illustrators, students and 3D printing enthusiasts. A perpetual license costs $149.95. Find out more about the release on Pixologic’s website.
Great update but dissapointed about the VD import\export restrictionss.. We cant create our own or import new sets.. Very limited use for such an amazing feature. They could put ZBCore in such a unique segment if they opened them up. Create libraries for Humanoids, creatures, animals.. etc.. Anyways, I do hope they open up VDM import\export for ZBCore in the near future.
Just sent an e-mail asking Pixologic if I will get the update or if there’s an update path from ZBCore 4R7 (the last one prior to this 2018 one). Let’s see. No info on the website (that I could find).
Update:
To upgrade is rather easy. Just follow this instructions.
https://support.pixologic.com/Knowledgebase/Article/View/276/75/upgrading-from-zbrushcore
The cool things is that I can have both versions of ZBCore active, my old 4R7 and the new 2018.1 Core. So it’ll be nice to try the new versions and if there is any bug, I can just open the old version and keep going.