Ring Master! unofficial - Information, Installation
Ring Master!
[CLICK HERE TO GET CURRENT VERSION]
(Current Version is 1.3 Updated 03/25/2016)
by: Joseph Drust
Ring Master allows you to quickly create Ring Band Basemeshes at a precise size for Jewelry creation
This plugin is unofficial.
Main features
- Creates a Ring Band Basemesh at a precise mm size, thickness, and width
- Exports out to scale via *.obj
- Great for using with the ZModeler Brush and Dynamesh to create rings
- No need for an external application to create a precise ring band for use in ZBrush.
Usage
Video Tutorial:
//youtu.be/qL2Q-pez-9A
Installation
**** Make sure you have updated to ‘ZBrush 4R7 P3’ or later! *****
ZBrush 4R7 32bit:
UnZip the RingMaster_v1.0_x32.ZIP file to your \Pixologic\ZBrush 4R7\ZStartup\ZPlugs\ folder.
Restart ZBrush.
Ring Master will be located under the Zplugin tab.
ZBrush 4R7 64bit:
UnZip the RingMaster_v1.0_x32.ZIP file to your \Pixologic\ZBrush 4R7\ZStartup\ZPlugs64\ folder.
Restart ZBrush.
Ring Master will be located under the Zplugin tab.
**** Make sure you have updated to ‘ZBrush 4R7 P3’ or later! *****
*The plugin will create a new tool that contains a 1in(25.4mm) cube, a precise mandrel, and the ring band.
*Use *.ZTL when saving any created ring files (The creation process uses multiple tools to generate the band that can cause *.ZPR bloating.)
*As always, remember to save before using!
Change Log
v1.0: Initial GumRoad Public Release
Notes
Over the holidays I started messing with some 3D Printed ring designs and needed ring bands to be a precise scale. I grew tired of leaving ZBrush to generate a certain sized band, so I wrote this little script so I never have to again
This will be the first plugin I will be releasing with a cost associated with it (price is set at $1.) The link to the plugin is below and will take you to my GumRoad site: https://gumroad.com/piggyson#
I have created quite a few ring basemeshes using this plugin then modified inside of ZBrush with the ZModeler Brush, Nanomesh, and Dynamesh. So far they all have held the correct size and printed well on a FormLabs Form2 but I am far from an experienced coder so if you run into any bugs please post them in this thread and I will try to get them resolved.
Hopefully this plugin will be useful! I had a flux capacitor moment when I got it to work and have been making rings non stop.
-Joseph