cncrelief.com Relief for ZBrush
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Photo -> cncrelief.com (your own account) -> 3D relief inside ZBrush.
Every relief uses Points from your cncrelief.com account, the same as in the Studio.

First get your plugin key:
  cncrelief.com -> My Profile -> Plugins -> Create plugin key  (it starts with cncr_ ; keep it private)


A) ZBrush 2026 and newer (Windows and Mac)
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1. Copy the folder "ZBrush 2026 and newer\cncrelief_zbrush" to a place where it can stay,
   for example Documents\cncrelief_zbrush.
2. In ZBrush: Zscript -> Python Scripting -> Load -> choose cncrelief_zbrush.py
   A new menu appears: Zplugin -> cncrelief.
3. Zplugin -> cncrelief -> Plugin Key -> paste your key.
4. Picture -> choose the photo. Work: 1 = Ornament, 2 = Face Work 25 mm, 3 = Face Work 75 mm.
   Set Width / Height / Base (mm) and Detail, then press Make Relief.
5. The relief comes in as a new Tool. Draw it on the canvas (click and drag), then press Edit (T).

To have the menu every time ZBrush starts (Windows):
   Start menu -> "Edit environment variables for your account" -> New...
   Name:  ZBRUSH_PLUGIN_PATH
   Value: the folder that has cncrelief_zbrush.py   (for example C:\Users\you\Documents\cncrelief_zbrush)
   If ZBRUSH_PLUGIN_PATH is already there, add a ; and this folder at the end. Then restart ZBrush.
   (Mac: use step 2 each time, or set ZBRUSH_PLUGIN_PATH as in the Maxon ZBrush Python help.)


B) ZBrush 2025 and older (4R8, 2018 ... 2025) on Windows 10 / 11
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Older ZBrush cannot go on the internet by itself, so a small helper window "cncrelief Bridge" makes
the relief and ZBrush imports it with one button.

1. Copy the folder "ZBrush 2025 and older (Windows)" to a place where it can stay.
   (Tip: before unzipping, right-click the zip -> Properties -> tick "Unblock" -> OK.)
2. Double-click "cncrelief Bridge.bat". (If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC":
   More info -> Run anyway.)
3. Paste your plugin key -> Save. Choose the picture (or drop it on the window), Work, Quality,
   Width / Relief height / Base (mm), Mesh detail -> Make Relief.
   The relief is saved in  C:\Users\Public\Documents\cncrelief  (button "Open folder").
4. In ZBrush (only once): Zscript -> Load -> choose cncrelief_import.txt
   A new menu appears: Zplugin -> cncrelief -> Import Relief.
5. Press Import Relief: the last relief comes in as a new Tool. Draw it on the canvas, then press Edit (T).
   "Import Other" lets you choose an older relief from that folder.

To have the button every time ZBrush starts:
   After step 4, ZBrush has made the file cncrelief_import.zsc next to cncrelief_import.txt.
   Copy cncrelief_import.zsc into your ZBrush folder -> ZStartup -> ZPlugs64, then restart ZBrush.

Without any plugin (any ZBrush, also Mac with ZBrush 2025 or older):
   Make the relief on cncrelief.com, download it as OBJ, then in ZBrush: Tool -> Import.


Help: cncrelief.com -> Help, or write to us from the website.
