Features

Discover what has been added in this new release:

Dynamesh

• Enjoy optimized geometry at all times, providing freedom to deform your mesh wherever your imagination takes you.
• Add, subtract and intersect geometry using Boolean-style operations — without producing untidy polygons.
• Create internal shells to develop specific shapes or optimize a model for 3D printing.
• Can be combined with the new ClayPolish surface modification.
• PolyPaint updates as the geometry is optimized.
• Supports Projection mode, which is useful when converting a detailed model to DynaMesh.

Geometry

• Freeze geometry to edit base mesh topology without losing high resolution details.
• Improved Close Hole function.
• ClayPolish to sharpen edges and soften surfaces. Helps simulate real clay sculpting.

Materials

• New Wax modifier simulates SSS effects to add a wax-like appearance to your objects without a complicated setup.
• MatCap global modification to change Hue, Saturation, Angle settings and more.
• Improved default material shader with Background interaction.
• Improved Shader Mixer. Modulate your shaders with new modes and operators: Hue, Saturation, Color, Ambient Occlusion, Depth, etc.

LightCap

• Create your own custom lighting environment with the LightCap Designer.
• Add lights, change their color, position, intensity and opacity.
• Background images can be converted for as a LightCap and vice versa.
• Add alphas and textures to lights and create exciting LightCap effects.
• Specular and Reflect mode for LightCaps generated from Background images.
• LightCap Adjustments make global edits to your LightCap: rotate it, change its Hue, Saturation, etc.
• Display the LightCap as a Spherical or Equirectangular preview.

Mesh Insert

• Enable transparency when inserting a mesh for better depth and positioning control.
• Use modifiers to change proportions of the inserted mesh.
• Use any existing model as your insert brush.

Curve Mode

• New Curve mode sweeps the current brush along a definable curve.
• Update curves after drawing them to adjust the swept strokes.
• Create new geometry by simply drawing a curve together with the new CurveFill brushes.

Transpose

• Duplicate your current mesh with a simple Ctrl+click.
• Duplicate an inserted object as a negative mesh to cut into a surface with DynaMesh.
• Combine with masking to extrude faces.

Brushes

• New Slice brush to add an edge loop with new PolyGroups on either side. Supports curves.
• Combine Slice Brush with DynaMesh to create separate solids.
• New Curve Fill brush to freely draw an extruded closed shape.
• Numerous new preset brushes to get started with many new ZBrush features immediately. (Insert, Curve, etc.)

Best Preview Render (BPR):

• More accurate rendering.
• Render pipeline has been updated to 32 bits per channel.
• The BPR saves shadows and other calculation-intensive data, only updating as needed (such as when rotating the model). Make a variety of color and material changes without needing to wait for long re-renders.
• Smooth Normal feature softens polygon edges when rendering, without needing to subdivide.
• Material Blending renders materials with smooth transitions between them.
• Real-Time Wax preview.
• Supports any 2:1 ratio Background image, including HDRI for dazzling realism.
• Scene floor grid can slice objects and be used as a shadow catcher. Excellent for scene integration!
• Make objects invisible to shadows or invisibly cast shadows.
• SubTools can have their own settings for Transparency, Invisible and/or Smooth Normal features.

BPR Filters

• Render once, then use Filters to layer adjustments for post-render enhancements — all without needing to leave ZBrush.
• 13 different filters, including Blur, Sharpen, Orton, Glow, Noise, etc.
• Filters can be modulated using various settings. Examples are Depth, Mask (alpha), Fresnel, Ambient Occlusion, SSS, etc.

Miscellaneous

• New Alternate mode allows use of main and alternate colors when PolyPainting. (Hold the Alt key to switch.)
• Auto-reorder SubTools by vertex count.
• Instantly move a SubTool to the top or bottom of the list.
• Merge Similar SubTools with one click.
• Major speed and accuracy improvements with all projection operations.
• New global deformers: Polish by Groups and Polish Crisp Edges.
• Repeat last used deformation on the Active SubTool or all Other SubTools.
• Mouse gestures can now be enabled or disabled in the Preferences.