Thursday, December 5th, 2024Posted by Jim ThackerMaxon releases ZBrush 2025.1html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"Maxon has released ZBrush 2025.1, the latest version of its digital sculpting software.The update introduces a new Quick Polygroup Brush, updates the existing Anchors Brush, and improves integration between ZBrush and Maxons Redshift renderer.New Quick Polygroup Brush creates Polygroups automaticallyThe new feature in ZBrush 2025.1 is the Quick Polygroup Brush, for creating Polygroups.It enables users to create a group simply by clicking on the surface of a model, with ZBrush creating a Polygroup for the surrounding region based on edge flow.Updates to the Anchors Brush and the GoZ bridges to 3ds Max and MayaOther than that, ZBrush 2025.1 is primarily a workflow and bugfix update, updating existing tools.The Anchors Brush introduced in ZBrush 2023.2 for quickly posing characters gets a new Bend mode, in addition to the existing Move, Rotate and Twist modes.It enables users to reposition parts of the model using two anchor points, giving more natural bending.There are also fixes to the Chisel Brush and to Lightbox, and the GoZ bridges for 3ds Max and Maya now support 3ds Max 2025 and Maya 2025, the current versions of the software.Support for AOVs and the OIDN denoiser in RedshiftThe integration of Redshift, Maxons renderer, within ZBrush has also been extended, and now supports AOV passes and the OIDN (Open Image Denoise) render denoiser.According to the release notes, interactions are much faster, with changes to lights, HDRIs and materials displayed in real time in the viewport.Redshift was first integrated into ZBrush in ZBrush 2023, and includes CPU rendering by default: rendering on the GPU currently requires a separate subscription.Price and system requirementsZBrush 2025.1 is compatible with Windows 10+ and macOS 11.5+. It is rental-only. ZBrush subscriptions now cost $49/month or $399/year.Read a full list of new features in ZBrush 2025.1 in the online release notesHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Homepage image: the ZBrush 2024 promo image was created by Stephen Davidian.Latest NewsMaxon releases Cinema 4D 2025.13D animation and motion graphics software gets revamped Boolean modeling system, plus updates to simulation and USD workflows.Thursday, December 5th, 2024Maxon releases ZBrush 2025.1Digital sculpting software gets new Quick Polygroup Brush, updated Anchors Brush, tighter integration with the Redshift renderer.Thursday, December 5th, 2024Maxon releases ZBrush for iPad 2025.2iPad edition of the digital sculpting app gets GoZ support for Cinema 4D, plus ZSpheres templates for female, male and hand mannequins.Wednesday, December 4th, 2024Adobe releases After Effects 25.1Check out the changes to 3D workflows in the latest update to the compositing software for motion graphics and VFX work.Wednesday, December 4th, 2024Check out Substance 3D Modeler's new Primitives systemUpdated for version 1.17: VR modeling software gets new non-destructive workflow for blocking out complex hard surface models.Wednesday, December 4th, 2024Otoy releases OctaneRender 2026.1 in alphaExperimental preview showcases new tech in development for the GPU renderer, including native MaterialX and 3DGS support.Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024More NewsOtoy releases OctaneRender 2025.1 in betaiClone 8.52 adds new AI-assisted character posing systemDownload ActionVFX's 20 free stock VFX clips of asteroidsBlack Friday, Cyber Monday and Holiday 2024 deals for CG artistsNekki releases Cascadeur 2024.3Exclusive Cyber Weekend offer on The Gnomon Workshop trainingTutorial - Maya for Animators: Body Mechanics3DGS Render 2.0 now lets you edit 3D Gaussian Splats in BlenderNevercenter releases Silo 2025 and Milo 2025Boris FX releases Sapphire 2025Epic Games releases RealityCapture 1.5KeenTools releases FaceTracker for BlenderOlder Posts