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Zbrush Plug-in  By Nick Miller

by BadKing

I’ve recently found this cool plug-in created by Nick Miller. It’s really useful when automating certain tasks within Zbrush so I thought I’d share this great resource. Nick was kind enough to make this Plug-in available (as well as a couple of Photoshop ones) as a free download. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

To install, copy all the contents of the ZIP file (including NicksToolsdata folder and NicksTools.ZSC) into your \ZStartup\ZPlugs directory.

Mask Grow: this script will attempt to grow your mask similar to how you can grow a selection in Photoshop. Enter how many polygons you want it to grow by in the slider and click grow. This is best used at medium to low SubD levels. At higher SubD levels it takes forever and the effect is barley noticeable.

All SubTools to SubDivision level: This script will put all your subtools at the SubDivision level indicated by the slider. This is similar to “All High” and “All Low” in the SubTool menu only with more customization.

PP to Mask: If you have any Polypaint , this script will convert it into a mask based on color value with a single click. This is useful if you want a way to preserve complex masks. Note: this script will work with layers as long as the layer(s) are not active.

Random Colour: This script will assign a random color to each of your subtools. This is useful when rendering a flat color pass so you can easily select your subtools when compositing.

Material Cycle: To use this script, pick your desired material and then select a number to assign it to. Click “Set Mat” and the material will be assigned to that number. Whenever you scroll to that number or use the “<<Mat/Mat>>” buttons the material will be assigned to the mesh. Continue doing this for your other favorite materials. You can overwrite a material using the same process or clear it out altogether using the button. Note however that if a number is “blank” you will have to press the “<<Mat/Mat>>” again to move on to the next mat so I don’t recommend leaving “blank” spots between numbers. The materials will stay assigned between ZB sessions as well. For optimum use, you should assign the “<<Mat/Mat>>” buttons to hotkeys. I use the Left and Right Arrows. Also note that the materials HAVE to be loaded first before they be cycled to. So either use the materials in your Zstartup folder or load them beforehand.

Hide Above/Below: This script hides Subtools above or below the active Subtool in the Subtool menu. This DOES NOT hide Subtools above or below based on the canvas position.

Store/Restore Visibility: When you press “Store Visibility” the current visibility status of all your Subtools are stored. You can hide/unhide subtools any way you want and then recall the stored visibility later. This is saved in between ZB sessions as well.

** Note: It is very important you do not add/delete or rearrange subtools after storing. It will give you an error and you will have to store the visibility again.

Batch Rename: Pressing “Rename” will rename only the visible subtools from the user input. You can set a prefix/suffix as well as any padding before the serial. You can also adjust the starting number of the serial with the slider. The “Underscore” button toggles if underscores will be placed before/after the prefix/suffix (Ordinarily ZB will change all your underscores to hyphens.)

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19 Responses to Zbrush Plug-in By Nick Miller
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    MrNivellen

    23/07/2017 at 8:49 am
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    Thank you very much for sharing such fantastic resources. You guys are great.

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    arpit001

    01/12/2015 at 11:00 pm
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    this website doesn’t open artofnickmiller.com

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      BadKing

      05/12/2015 at 8:30 pm
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      Contacting Nick Miller now… keep you posted! Cheers mate!

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      BadKing

      06/12/2015 at 10:44 am
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      I’ve just created a new Download link for you… Try now :)

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    computertec

    11/11/2015 at 11:36 pm
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    First I want to thank all the resources provided and second checked that the site is working fine thanks.

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    computertec

    07/11/2015 at 11:09 am
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    the page not more exist .

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      BadKing

      11/11/2015 at 4:58 pm
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      I’ve just checked it on my end and it’s working fine. What error message are you receiving when you click on it?

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        wirc34

        02/12/2015 at 9:24 pm
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        thats the thing… i dont get any message… just a white page :) know anywhere else where I could download the plugin ? thanks

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          BadKing

          05/12/2015 at 8:29 pm
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          Thanks for letting me know… I’ll contact Nick ASAP :)

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      computertec

      11/11/2015 at 11:35 pm
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      First I want to thank all the resources provided, and second checked that the site is working fine thanks.

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        BadKing

        23/11/2015 at 7:11 pm
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        Awesome! Cheers mate! :)

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      BadKing

      06/12/2015 at 10:46 am
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      Try now… I’ve just created a new Download link. Hope this helps :)

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    navid mo

    03/02/2014 at 12:30 am
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    Oh thanks .this site is amazing .I learn lots of things from you.and have amazing animation logo in your videos

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      BadKing

      03/02/2014 at 9:23 am
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      Thanks for the kind words, so glad to hear that the resources are helping :) Thanks for your support!

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    daiki

    29/12/2013 at 2:24 am
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    good

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      BadKing

      29/12/2013 at 8:11 am
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      Cheers :) And thanks to Nick for sharing!

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      BadKing

      15/05/2013 at 8:25 am
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      You’re absolutely welcome :)

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