ProUV for ZBrush - UV unwrapping optimized for sculpting

[speedy]

Guys/gals,

this is my first ZBrush plug-in, featuring automatic unwrapping which beats AUV and GUV in all regards, and in some regards should be better then manual unwrapping. :)

Check it out at http://speedy.rs/prouv, it is currently in "open beta" phase and all your feedback is quite welcome!

Thanks!

[3D Skillet]

looks good,

don't know how much testing i'll get done in 5 days
but i'll give it a try

[3D Skillet]

I'm back

Very Impressive:thumb:


, very handy for my particular work flow I better get crack'n

only 5 days left :)

[speedy]

Glad you found it helpful!

No worries about the expiry, it should be available for ordering soonish, and if not, I'll extend the beta until it gets available.

Cheers! :)

[Aftermath]

Very nifty I wonder how this will work with hardsurface mechanical objects, I will have to test it on my tank in a bit.

[cookepuss]

Call me a skeptic, but I'll wait until ZB4. Plugins and scripts have a habit of breaking between versions. I'd rather not get up my hopes for a plugin that may end up not working (well) in 2 months.

[3D Skillet]

Aftermath I tested it on the mechanical part I'm working on today
It didn't go over too well
seems to work best on organic pieces, rather than combined hard surface objects

that said it is still a nice alternative for some objects

I could be wrong but I don't think it is an end all solution, just an aid for when you use texture to do intensity masks and so forth, I wouldn't use it for the final low rez base object

[speedy]

@3D skillet: Can you provide more details on your tests, I'm really curious. It should be working well on all sorts of models..

@cookepuss: No worries, I'll port it to ZB4 when it is out. (ProUV developer here)

[3D Skillet]

I sent over an image to you in your email

you should have it by now

[3D Skillet]

I tried your knew beta , and it worked this time.

512 covered 0 to 1 texture space

2048 covered the tex space from the pict i sent to you but did it correctly this time

[speedy]

Cheers, glad that the new beta works! Please double-check if you did correctly set both texture width and height to 2048 before unwrapping. :)

[Aftermath]

Aftermath I tested it on the mechanical part I'm working on today
It didn't go over too well
seems to work best on organic pieces, rather than combined hard surface objects

that said it is still a nice alternative for some objects

I could be wrong but I don't think it is an end all solution, just an aid for when you use texture to do intensity masks and so forth, I wouldn't use it for the final low rez base object

Darn Speedy! Get on that :).

[speedy]

Hey, I fixed that monster a long long time ago.. give the new beta a shot. :cool:

[speedy]

The open beta is finished! It's available for ordering at 20% discount in the first two weeks of sales. Thanks to all forum users who posted their feedback and helped out with beta testing.

Official press release can be found here (http://speedy.rs/prouv/index.php/component/content/article/3-newsflash/4-v10pressrelease).

ps. I think this is the first commercial plug-in for ZBrush. :)

[Codeman]

I am interested in this, but what about the fact that ZB4 is close to a release? Will this still work? Is there to be a free update? Thanks.

[speedy]

Good question - it will be ported to ZB4 as soon as it is out, and the upgrade will be distributed free of charge. :)

[speedy]

Small update - ProUV v1.1 has just been released with ZBrush 3.5 R2 and Windows 7 support. Existing users can upgrade free of charge. Press release can be found here (http://speedy.rs/prouv/index.php/component/content/article/3-newsflash/57-prouv11announcement) and plug-in home page is here (http://speedy.rs/prouv/).

Cheers! :cool: