Installation, Upgrade and Activation

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You will need this information when installing ZBrush on your computer. The new activation and de-activation process is also described.

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SystemRequirements

Recommended System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP2 or newer, 32 bits or 64 bits. (ZBrush 4 is a 32-bit application, but can use up to 4 GB of system RAM) CPU: Pentium D or newer (or equivalent such as AMD Athlon 64 X2 or newer) with optional multithreading or hyperthreading capabilities. RAM: 2048MB recommended for working with multi-million-polys. Monitor: 1280x1024 monitor resolution set to Millions of Colors. Pen tablet: Wacom or Wacom compatible.

Minimum System Requirements

OS: Windows XP SP2. CPU: P4 or AMD Opteron or Athlon64 Processor (Must have SSE2 : Streaming SIMD Extensions 2). RAM: 1024MB. (2048 MB recommended) Monitor: 1024x768 monitor resolution set to Millions of Colors.

Installation

After purchasing ZBrush 4 through our web store (powered by Cleverbridge) or when receiving your upgrade to it a serial number and a download link will be provided to you. Save this information for your records! You will need your serial number any time you install ZBrush 4.

After purchasing or upgrading to ZBrush 4 on our Cleverbridge web store, a serial number and a download link will be provided. Be sure to save this information to your records. After downloading the ZBrush installer file, double-click on it to run the Install Wizard and follow the onscreen steps. You will be given the option of a Complete or Custom installation. Choose Custom if you wish to choose your own location for the installation, or decide on which plugins to include. When the installation process is finished, double-click on the ZBrush shortcut created on the desktop or launch it through the Program files > Pixologic > ZBrush.exe.

Note: If ZBrush displays a windows error on first launch, please install the vcredist_x86_VS2008_sp1.exe located in the TroubleshootHelp folder. It may also be necessary to disable DEP as described in the text file found in the TroubleshootHelp folder. Please, check that a “vmem” folder is available on the root of ZBrush 4 folder, and also a “TempFiles” folder in the ZStartup folder. These steps should only be necessary in exceptional circumstances.

In order to use ZBrush it must be Activated.

To learn about Activation see Activation and Re-Activation

To learn about updating an earlier version of ZBrush see here Updating to ZBrush 4

To learn about Support Registration see Support Registration

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