ZBrush Plugins

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ZBrush can be enhanced by several ZExtensions which will further enhance ZBrush 4's powerful features. You will find below the most famous plugins and ZScripts made by Pixologic and its users. The plugins from ZBrush 3 which are no longer available for 4 were removed because their features are now incorporated directly into the software.
Don't forget to visit ZBrushCentral to gain the access to other plugins and be informed about their updates.

IMAGE PLANE

Image Plane 3 provides an easy way to load images into ZBrush for use in texturing, either using ZProject brush polypainting, or with Projection Master

More about Image Plane 3

  • ZBrush 3.5r3
    Image Plane 3 for PC

  • ZBrush 3.2
    Image Plane 3 for Mac OSX

ALPHA AND TEXTURES LOADER

This plugin enable you to browse and load images from your own library of alphas and textures.

More about Alpha and Textures Loader

  • ZBrush 3.5r3
    Alpha and Textures Loader for PC

  • ZBrush 3.2
    Alpha and Textures Loader for Mac OSX

POSER SCALER

Poser Scaler provides an easy way to scale Poser OBJ files on import and export so as to reduce rounding errors.

More about Poser Scaler

  • ZBrush 3.5r3
    Poser Scaler for PC

  • ZBrush 3.2
    Poser Scaler for Mac OSX

SMOOTH GROUP IMPORT

This plugin is designed for those who like to work with smoothing groups in Max or an app that supports them. It will import an OBJ into ZBrush and automatically crease the borders of any smoothing groups. If there are regular groups these are unaffected.

More about Smooth Group import

  • ZBrush 3.5r3
    Smooth Group Import for PC

  • ZBrush 3.2
    Smooth Group Import for Mac OSX

TURNTABLE PLUS

Turntable Plus is designed to add some extra functionality to the ZBrush movie palette: Pan and zoom while recording a turntable, Adjust 3D Layer intensity to morph from one shape to another and Render HD Geometry for a movie/turntable

More about Turntable plus

  • ZBrush 4
    Turntable Plus for PC

  • ZBrush 4
    Turntable Plus for Mac OSX

  • ZBrush 3.5r3
    Turntable Plus for PC

  • ZBrush 3.2
    Turntable Plus for Mac OSX

HD RENDER ALL

This is a zscript for rendering all subtools with HD Geometry if it's used. It makes it possible to use perspective for the render.

More about HD Render All

  • ZBrush 3.5r3
    HD Render All for PC

  • ZBrush 3.2
    HD Render All For Mac OSX

UV Master

With one click of the button UV Master automatically produces UVs for 3D models created by or imported into ZBrush. UV Master is designed to make the creation of UVs easily accessible for all artists who need to create human-readable UV maps for painting textures in any kind of 2D image editor.

More about UV Master

  • ZBrush 4
    UV Master for Mac OSX

  • ZBrush 3.5r3
    UV Master for PC

  • ZBrush 3.2
    UV Master for Mac OSX

PAINT STOP

New to ZBrush's powerful plugin library is Paint Stop, which gives you truly life like painting and drawing tools.

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More about Paint Stop

  • ZBrush 4
    Paint Stop for Mac OSX

  • ZBrush 3.5r3
    Paint Stop for PC

  • ZBrush 3.2
    Paint Stop for Mac OSX

3D PRINT EXPORTER

With 3DPrint Exporter you will be able to export your favorite ZTool in STL and VRML file format, opening you to the world of the 3D Printing.
Now it's possible for you to print your model:

  • Sculpt your art with ZBrush
  • Optimize if needed your model with the Decimation Master plugin
  • Export it with 3D Print Exporter
More about 3D Print Exporter

  • ZBrush 4
    3D Print Exporter for PC

  • ZBrush 4
    3D Print Exporter for Mac OSX

  • ZBrush 3.5r3
    3D Print Exporter for PC

  • ZBrush 3.2
    3D Print Exporter for Mac OSX

DECIMATION MASTER

With Decimation Master you will be able to easily reduce the polygon count of your models in a very efficient way while keeping all their sculpted details. This solution is one of the fastest available and is able to optimize your high polycount models from ZBrush, allowing you to export them to your other 3D software packages.

More about Decimation Master

  • ZBrush 4
    Decimation Master for PC

  • ZBrush 4
    Decimation Master for Mac OSX

  • ZBrush 3.5r3
    Decimation Master for PC v1.13

  • ZBrush 3.2
    Decimation Master for Mac OSX

ZAPPLINK V3
  • ZBrush 4
    ZApplink for Mac OSX

MULTI MAP EXPORTER

Multi Map Exporter is designed to automate map creation and export for your model. Settings can be saved and reloaded so that you can quickly set up the plugin and then leave it to export the maps, freeing you to spend more time creating your art.

Multi Map Exporter PDF manual
More about Multi Map Exporter

  • ZBrush 4
    Multi Map Exporter Mac OS X

  • ZBrush 3.5r3
    Multi Map Exporter PC

  • ZBrush 3.2
    Multi Map Exporter Mac OS X

TRANSPOSE MASTER

Transpose Master allows you to pose a model with multiple SubTools by creating one combined model of the lowest resolution level of each SubTool. Once this low rez version is posed you can transfer the pose back to your original high rez model at the click of a button.

More about transposeMaster

  • ZBrush 4
    TransposeMaster for PC

  • ZBrush 4
    TransposeMaster for Mac OSX

  • ZBrush 3.5r3
    TransposeMaster for PC

  • ZBrush 3.2
    TransposeMaster for Mac OSX

ADJUST DRAW SIZE / FOCAL SHIFT / Z INTENSITY

This plugin is for adjusting your Draw Size, Focal Shift and Z Intensity without interrupting your workflow.

More about Adjust Draw Size

  • ZBrush 4
    Adjust Draw Size for PC

  • ZBrush 4
    Adjust Draw Size for Mac OSX

  • ZBrush 3.5r3
    Adjust Draw Size for PC

  • ZBrush 3.2
    Adjust Draw Size for Mac OSX

SUBTOOL MASTER

SubTool Master allows you to mirror, duplicate, merge, export all your subtools at once, fill all your subtools with color and/or materials and many other things!

More about SubtoolMaster

  • ZBrush 4
    Subtool Master for PC

  • ZBrush 4
    Subtool Master for Mac OSX

  • ZBrush 3.5r3
    Subtool Master for PC

  • ZBrush 3.2
    Subtool Master for Mac OSX