Template:ToolSubmenus
From ZBrush Info
- Tool:SubTool Subpalette
- Allows a mesh to be considered as made up of many different parts. For example, a monster could have a weapon, clothing, etc. This also allows easy construction of full scenes.
- Tool:Layers Subpalette
- Allows multiple different sculpts of one model, and combining those sculpt in different ways.
- Tool:Geometry Subpalette
- A very important submenu, concerned with creating and working with multiple levels of subdivision.
- Tool:HD Geometry Subpalette
- Analogous to the Geometry submenu, but functions with the new very-high res (hundreds of millions of polygons) features of ZBrush.
- Tool:Preview Subpalette
- Allows one to redefine the model's default orientation and center point.
- Tool:Deformation Subpalette
- Can apply a wide range of deformations to a model; noise, skews, etc. Primarily used when first creating models.
- Tool:Masking Subpalette
- Controls Masking, the ability to choose or paint parts of your model to define if and how much they will be affected by subsequent operations.
- Tool:Polygroups Subpalette
- Operations relating to standard mesh groups, as are understood by most 3D programs. Create, hide, and show particular groups in your mesh.
- Tool:Texture Subpalette
- Operations relating specifically to 3D texture application; see the Texture Palette for more general operations on images.
- Tool:Morph Target Subpalette
- Operations related to setting, removing, and restoring a sculpt to a previously defined form.
- Tool:Displacement Subpalette
- Operations related to generating or using displacement maps. ZMapper is a plugin that can provide much more sophisticated functionality.
- Tool:NormalMap Subpalette
- Operations related to generating or using normal maps. ZMapper is a plugin that can provide much more sophisticated functionality.
- Tool:Unified Skin Subpalette
- Operations to generate a polymesh skin over top of a ZSphere model.
- Tool:Display Properties Subpalette
- A simple submenu affecting certain display properties, such as if and when normals should be flipped.
- Tool:Import Subpalette
- Used to bring in 3D models from other file formats; .OBJ and so forth.
- Tool:Export Subpalette
- Used to save 3D models in other file formats; .OBJ and so forth.
The next two sub-palettes are specific to ZSpheres.
- Tool:Rigging Subpalette
- Controls rigging, which can be used both for modifying models, and as part of model retopoligization.
- Tool:Topology Subpalette
- Operations to do with mesh topology manipulation, primarily used when building a new topology atop an existing one.
