{"id":405,"date":"2019-12-07T06:30:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T06:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vertexture.org\/?page_id=405"},"modified":"2026-04-08T08:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:31:12","slug":"zisculpt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vertexture.org\/?page_id=405","title":{"rendered":"ziCut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ziCut <\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Compatible from Maya 2019 through 2025<\/em><\/p>\n

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A disruptive Tools for creating\/changing your topology at a high speed. Artists using this Tool consider increasing their workflow by x5.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ziConstraint <\/a>might be used in combinaison. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Installation<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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JUST WATCH THIS <\/span>VIDEO <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Put the plugin file in your maya plug-in path. To retrieve the path, just type in the melscript console editor:<\/span><\/p>\n

getenv MAYA_PLUG_IN_PATH<\/em><\/p>\n

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C:\/Users\/user\/Documents\/maya\/mayaversion\/plug-ins <\/em><\/p>\n

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Unzip the python files in one of your maya script paths to retrieve the paths, just type in the melscript console editor:<\/span><\/p>\n

getenv PYTHONPATH<\/span><\/p>\n

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C:\/Users\/username\/Documents\/maya\/<\/span> <\/em><\/p>\n

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Load it with the plug-in manager then: <\/span><\/p>\n

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import maya.cmds as cmds<\/span><\/p>\n

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ziCutctx = cmds.ziDrillCtx()<\/span><\/p>\n

cmds.setToolTo(ziCutctx) <\/span><\/p>\n

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if(`contextInfo -ex \u201cziDrillCtx1\u2033`){deleteUI -tc \u201cziDrillCtx1\u201d;}<\/span><\/p>\n

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string $ziCutctx= `ziDrillCtx`;<\/span><\/p>\n

setToolTo $ziCutctx; <\/span><\/p>\n

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This tool use camera frustrum and other camera attributes. Which means that it woks essentially with non-othographic cameras.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It works like a charm with <\/span>ziConstraint <\/em><\/a>.<\/em> Actually we thought about making a bundle. Again please let us know about that.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Drag when clicking left button pressed to split edges following the mouse path. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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DRAW SPLIT (mid section)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Do the above action. When Dragging, hold CTRL to split on the middle section of the edges.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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COLLAPSE EDGES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Drag when pressing LMB and CTRL to collapse the edge(s) under the mouse.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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DELETE EDGES LOOP<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Click on an edge with MMB and SHIFT to delete its edges loops.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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DELETE EDGES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Drag when pressing MMB and CTRL to delete the edges Delete under the mouse.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Move the mouse while pressing LMB and SHIFT to merge the them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Click then Drag when pressing MMB on a vertex to translate it. Depending on the radius, the surrounding vertices will be affected also.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Click then Drag when pressing MMB and SHIFT on an empty space to scale the radius. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n