ZBrush 4 R2

Create Without Limits!

Once again, Pixologic changes the way artists create by introducing a brand new suite of sculpting features and expanding the power of the existing ZBrush toolset. Explore shape creation with Shadow Box, refine hard surface edges with the Clip Brush, manage complex multi-part models with SubTools, remesh and reproject to create any topology you need, use the MatchMaker brush to fit parts together perfectly… the possibilities are endless! Combine hard surface and organic modeling tools or techniques to create fantastic creatures, superheroes, vehicles, environments and more! Paint your models with the intuitive PolyPainting brushes or use SpotLight to edit and project source images directly onto the surface! Finally, render your work in ZBrush as an amazing still image or animated turntable using Best Preview Render(BPR). BPR will render the model with shadows, ambient occlusion, subsurface scattering and fibers. ZBrush will stretch your imagination beyond what you ever thought was possible. The flexible toolset is designed to fit your needs and the way you work

This list includes all the main additions or changes in ZBrush 4.

ZProjects

• Save all loaded tools, document size, light, material, timeline and render settings in one click.
•  ZBrush 4 even includes sample projects to help you discover new features.

Best Preview Render

• Renders Shadows, Ambient Occlusion, Fibers, SSS and Transparency with advanced anti-aliasing.
• Multi-pass rendering with Shadow, Color, Ambient Occlusion, Mask and Depth as separate maps.
• Render for still images or animations.

Project presentation

• Timeline for more than just simple turntables and animations.
• Keyframe management: copy, move, etc.
• Audio support with color beats for manual animation synchronization.
• Fade in/out and cut keyframes for nice transitions.
• Ease in/out keyframes.
• MDD animation file format support for exporting and importing animation.
• Animation-capable layers, Tools, ZSpheres, background and more. 

Strokes:

• Roll mode improved with the Roll distance.
• New lasso/marquee selection mode, circle by center, perfect circle, curve for masking and hiding.
• Marquee, Lasso and Circle strokes working with symmetry for hiding, masking and slicing.

Pipeline and Productivity

• GoZ with Autodesk Maya (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), Autodesk 3DSMax (2009, 2010, 2011), Luxology modo 401 (Sp2 to sp5), Cinema 4D R11 and R11.5
• GoZ SDK for integrating GoZ in additional software packages.
• Xpose to explode all SubTools, making it easy to work on a hidden one or create stunning animated effects.
• SubTool Duplicate and Insert, List All + ABC, Merge All for more flexibility when working on complex models.
• Solo mode to quickly isolate the current SubTool.

Misc

• Topology auto masking to protect closed areas which are not directly connected.
• Elasticity settings to stretch your model without stretching the topology.
• Orientation settings: rotate your alphas while sculpting.
• Tile alphas for more creativity with brushes.
• Non-Square alphas are supported, avoiding distortions.
• Contact support for SubTools: deform multiple SubTools while maintaining your defined contact points between them!
• Relax Deformation: relax your topology without altering the shape.
• Inflate Balloon Deformation for a variation of the relax deformation.
• Deformations are now in real-time when moving the sliders, giving you live feedback.
• New File menu to manage all content.

ZBRUSH 4 - Windows

Recommended:

• OS: Windows XP SP2/Vista/Windows 7
• CPU: Pentium D or newer (or equivalent such as AMD Athlon 64 X2 or newer) with optional multithreading or hyperthreading capabilities 
• RAM: 2048MB (4096MB for working with multi-million-poly meshes)
• Monitor: 1280x1024 monitor resolution or higher (32 bits)

Minimum System Requirements:

• OS: Windows 2000/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 (32 bits)