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We are delighted to announce the official arrival of the CC to ZBrush Posing pipeline, a fruition of years of development between Maxon and Reallusion. This groundbreaking pipeline comprises two essential plugins: ZBrush Pose Tools(installed in ZBrush) and ZBrush Pose Link(installed in Character Creator). The ZBrush Pose Tools plugin, offered as a standalone free tool, is exclusively designed for ZBrush artists. With a single click, it empowers them to seamlessly switch between different poses while automatically updating all subtools. This “holy grail” workflow sweeps aside the hassles, letting you revel in the joy of character design and visual development.

By combining ZBrush Pose Link with the Pose Tools plugin, artists can now effortlessly achieve the coveted goal of "one character, unlimited poses." How does it work? Firstly, Reallusion's extensive motion ecosystem, including premium mocap animations and handkey toon motions from ActorCore, enables users to easily generate a wide range of poses. Secondly, ZBrush-sculpted models can be auto-rigged in Character Creator using the convenient GoZ workflow. Simply drag-and-drop desired motions onto your ZBrush characters in Character Creator, and marvel at your static models coming to life with countless poses.

Furthermore, the Human IK/FK/Hand controller in Character Creator enables detailed refinements, saving significant time and effort not only in pose editing but also in finger tweaking. Once you experience the thrill of creating sassy poses at your fingertips with Character Creator, the Pose Tools plugin becomes indispensable for managing all your poses in ZBrush, including those created prior to the integration. You can download the pipeline tools below and embark on a bespoke journey of creating unlimited poses in ZBrush with Character Creator today!

Release note | Strike Unlimited Poses | ZBrush Character Pose Management | Free Download

See the feature highlights of Character Creator to ZBrush Posing pipeline:

• Effortlessly Pose ZBrush Characters - Limitless pose possibilities from motion clips and mocap sequences.

• Auto Rig ZBrush Characters- Rig multi-mesh models, including hard mesh and soft surface | Automatic Skin Weighting

• Roundtrip Character Design with GoZ  - Design Evolution | Add Accessories | Physics Simulation

• Powerful Posing - Motion to Pose | HumanIK & Gesture Controls | Muscles & Wrinkles Refinement

• Powerful Pose Management   - Growing Library | Scale Fitting | Overall Subdivision | Overall Detailing

• Free ZBrush Plugin for Character Artists - ZBrush Layers to Poses | One-Click Posing | Flexible management on overall subdivision and detaili

The animation quality of a rigged character is highly dependent on the proper skin-weight assignments related to its governing bones. AccuRIG mimics the weight-paint patterns of professional riggers for natural articulation of the body joints.

Spotlight 3: Roundtrip Character Design with GoZ


With the innovative GoZ roundtrip design, artists can effortlessly refine a character’s body shape while maintaining the integrity of its mesh flow and vertex count. GoZ enables the seamless reapplication of poses, eliminating the need to recreate the character rig.>>Learn more


With the ability to add and interchange accessories, a single model can transform into a diverse collection of unique figures. These accessories can be quickly applied to any body part and synchronized with their counterparts using GoZ. The gallery in Character Creator serves as a centralized hub for managing a wide range of accessories across characters, enabling the attachment of weapons to the hands and the strategic placement of armor parts.


Whether elevating the cinematic presence of super heroes with flowing capes or choreographed dancers with gracefully twirling ribbons, physics simulation is imperative in creating a sense of believability. By eliminating the need for sculpting fabric wrinkles and folds, physics can establish natural cloth formations, ready for artistic refinement.


Spotlight 4: Powerful Posing


Unlock a world of unlimited poses with our thematic motion library where each frame of animation becomes a potential source for unique poses. Character Creator offers an extensive collection of free animations and poses to inspire creative choices. Additionally, ActorCore provides access to thousands of premium mocap animations and meticulously hand-keyed, stylistic motions, all thoughtfully organized into distinct categories.


Experience the unparalleled ease of creating natural poses with the renowned HumanIK editor, à la Maya and MotionBuilder. Maintain impeccable character balance while adjusting root movement or lean the body when dragging a limb. A comprehensive collection of gesture control gizmos and a gesture library are also provided, saving countless hours of meticulous finger tweaking.


Spotlight 5: Powerful Pose Management


Updating subtools while adding or switching layers in ZBrush involves significant work. However, Pose Tools can directly receive poses from Character Creator, efficiently manage the pose library, and automatically update all subtools when transitioning between poses. Finally, say goodbye to the tedious process of manual updates!

ZBrush models can be resized to match the scale conventions in Character Creator, a crucial initial step towards achieving accurate auto-rigging and posing compatibility between these two programs.


Freely traverse the subdivision levels of all subtools. Increase or decrease the subdivision levels or apply the highest or lowest subdivision level all at once.


Utilize Detail Layers to embellish character design. These overlaid effects can be applied to all poses managed by Pose Tools, providing a versatile and efficient way to enhance the character’s appearance.>>Learn more : Benefits of CC-to-ZBrush Posing Roundtrip

Spotlight 6: Free ZBrush Plugin for Character Artists

With ZBrush Pose Tools, designers have the freedom to effortlessly manage and refine multiple poses for the same character. Switching between poses is just a click away — the ultimate in convenience and flexibility! >>Free Download


To make the most of ZBrush Pose Tools, start by importing existing poses from ZBrush layers. There is the option to import all layers or selectively import hidden layers. These converted layers are labeled with “ccPose_” to maintain synchronization between ZBrush layers and the pose library.


The process of updating subtools while adding or switching layers in ZBrush can be quite elaborate. On the other hand, Pose Tools offer a seamless solution by effortlessly transferring and managing poses. Moreover, it automatically refreshes subtools when necessary, streamlining the workflow.

Create new poses with just one click to enable layer recording for all subtools involved. This feature integrates ZBrush mask posing and modifications from the Transpose Master.

Enhance each pose by adding muscle and wrinkle details. These changes will be recorded exclusively for the current pose, without spilling into other poses.
>>Learn more : Continuous Workflow with ZBrush Pose Tools plugin

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