ZBrushCore or ZBrush?
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Which Is Right For You?
ZBrush - The flagship product and the industry standard for 3D sculpting. If you want everything that ZBrush has to offer then this is for you!
ZBrushCore - The lighter version, powerful and easy to use but with fewer features. This is for artists who want a stand-alone 3D sculpting app that packs a punch but don’t need all the features of the full version.
Base Mesh Generation
Feature | ZBrushCore | ZBrush |
---|---|---|
Dynamesh | • | • |
ZSpheres | • | • |
Mannequin | • | • |
Primitives | • | • |
Mesh Extract | • | • |
ZeeZoo | • | • |
Mesh from Mask | Basic | Advanced |
Sculpting
Feature | ZBrushCore | ZBrush |
---|---|---|
Max. Number of polygons per mesh | 20 Million | 100 Million |
Multi-Resolution Mesh Editing (Subdivision surface sculpting) | • | • |
Insert Multi-Mesh | • | • |
Number of Brushes | 40 | 300+ |
Multi-Mesh support (Subtools) | • | • |
Surface Noise | • | • |
Boolean-type operations with Dynamesh | • | • |
Live Booleans | null | • |
3D Surface Effect ClayPolish | • | • |
Reference Image support | • | • |
Sculptris Pro | • | • |
Snakehook Brush | • | • |
Curve Alpha | null | • |
Thick Skin | • | • |
Contrast Deformation | • | • |
Close Holes | • | • |
ZRemesher (Automatic Retopology) | Basic | Advanced |
Dynamic Subdivision | Basic | Advanced |
MicroPoly | Basic | Advanced |
Illustration
Feature | ZBrushCore | ZBrush |
---|---|---|
2D and 2.5D painting and drawing tools | null | • |
Document resolution | Screen Size | Up to 8K |
Texturing
Feature | ZBrushCore | ZBrush |
---|---|---|
3D painting capabilities (PolyPaint) | Basic | Advanced |
Texture Map support | null | • |
Projection Painting (SpotLight) | null | • |
Rendering
Feature | ZBrushCore | ZBrush |
---|---|---|
BPR | Basic | Advanced |
ZBrush to KeyShot | • | • |
Render passes | null | • |
Material editing/import | null | • |
Real-Time Preview AO | • | • |
Raytracing AO | null | • |
Import/Export
Feature | ZBrushCore | ZBrush |
---|---|---|
Export | OBJ, MA, STL, VRML, x3D | OBJ, MA, STL, VRML, FBX, PLY, DAE, ABC, 3MF, x3D |
Import | OBJ, MA, STL, MESH, MESHB, SC1 | OBJ, MA, STL, FBX, PLY, DAE, ABC, 3MF, MESH, MESHB, SC1 |
Bridge between major 3D applications (GoZ) | null | • |
Export settings for 3D printing (3D Print Hub) | • | • |
iMage3D | • | • |
Opens all files created in Sculptris | • | • |
Opens all files created in ZBrushCoreMini | • | • |
Opens all files created in ZBrushCore | • | • |
Opens all files created in ZBrush | null | • |
General
Feature | ZBrushCore | ZBrush |
---|---|---|
Available on Windows and MacOS | • | • |
64-bit architecture | • | • |
Universal Camera | • | • |
CPU-based – no special graphics card needed | • | • |
Graphics tablet support | • | • |
Library of 3D startup models | • | • |
Language localization | • | • |
SubTool Folders | • | • |
CamView | • | • |
Real-Time Silhouette View | • | • |
Advanced Features
Feature | ZBrushCore | ZBrush |
---|---|---|
Gizmo 3D Deformers | 13 | 27 |
Gizmo 3D Primitives | null | • |
Shadowbox | null | • |
ZModeler | null | • |
Advanced Brush/Stroke Customization | null | • |
User-made Brushes | null | • |
3D Layers | null | • |
HD Geometry support | null | • |
Fiber generation (Fibermesh) | null | • |
Advanced copying and instancing tools (Array Mesh, NanoMesh, MicroMesh) | null | • |
Masking capabilities | Basic | Advanced |
Polygroup capabilities | Basic | Advanced |
Crease | null | • |
Edgeloop | null | • |
Mesh projection | null | • |
Advanced split/merge of models | null | • |
UV Mapping | null | • |
SubSurface Scattering | null | • |
Environment Maps | null | • |
LightCap | null | • |
BPR Filters | null | • |
Advanced 3D file export through plugins | • | • |
Mesh Optimization (Decimation Master) | Basic | Advanced |
Scripting / Plugins / Macros | null | • |
Model hollowing for 3D printing | • | • |
Dynamics | null | • |
Cloth Brushes | null | • |