Introduction

The XMD ToolBox is the Ultimate ZBrush Organizer. With its simple interface, the ToolBox will significantly speed up your workflow.

Be sure to check out the Getting Started guide for the Installation & Activation steps.

Once you have the ToolBox installed and activated you can check out the User's Guide for information on every feature inside of the ToolBox as well as a User Interface breakdown.

If you get stuck there is also a detailed reference guide with information on every button and toggle in the ToolBox.

What's New?

betabuild v0.18.0.25 - May 17, 2017

• Added ability to rename tags in the settings dialog
• Added theme support
• Added support for additional images types for Alphas:
  • Ctrl-B: Toggle between the Brush and Alpha view
  • Ctrl-W: Cycle to the next favorite set
  • Ctrl-M: Toggle mini mode
  • Ctrl-E: Toggle collapse/expand
  • Ctrl-R: Reset all brushes in ZBrush
  • Ctrl-F: Set focus on search box
  • Ctrl-T: Toggle favorite
  • Ctrl-Q: Clear all filters

• Added button to mark images as ignored in alphas, located next to the rescan button in the details pane</li>
• Added hotkeys
  • png
  • gif
  • jpg
  • bmp

• Added button in ZBrush under the Zplugin menu to launch or give focus to XMD ToolBox
• Added "Unassigned" to the categories list to show brushes/alphas that do not currently have a category assigned to them.
• Added alternate tooltips to brushes/alphas when holding the Ctrl key to show the description.
• Added mini-mode for a more compact UI
• Added ZBrush layout changer, add new layout config file locations in the settings dialog
• Added additional brush types: Line, Mallet, Nano, Noise, Stroke Curve.
• Other minor bug fixes and improvements

betabuild v0.18.0.19 - April 21, 2017

• Updated UI look and added menus
• Added theme support
• Added additional brush types:
  • Pinch
  • Spray
  • Colored Spray
  • Nudge
  • Elastic
  • Snake Hook
  • Magnify
  • Geometry
  • Standard
  • Clay
  • Move
  • Project
  • Blur
  • Morph
  • Displace
  • Inflate
  • Pump
  • Utility
  • DragDot
  • Insert MultiMesh
  • Insert MultiMesh Curve

• Other minor bug fixes and improvements

betabuild v0.18.0.10 - March 31, 2017

• Enhanced: Multi-select brush type filters.
• Added: Delete tags via settings menu.
• Enhanced: Assign multiple categories.
• Added: Rename categories.
• Enhanced: Made details panel collapsible.
• Enhanced: Remember window size and placement settings
• Changed: No longer requires administrative priveleges during normal use for some users.
• Fixed: Other minor bug fixes and improvements.

betabuild v0.18.0.5 - March 21, 2017

• Enhanced: Improved performance when setting/removing a brush as a favorite.
• New: Added support for Alphas (.psd only)
• Changed: Updated settings dialog with sections
• Enhanced: Performance improvements loading brushes
• Enhanced: Performance improvements on search and filtering
• Fixed: Minor Bug fixes

betabuild v0.17.0.21 - March 6, 2017

• Changed: Improved performance when setting/removing a brush as a favorite.
• New: Added version # to update screen.
• New: Added middle-click to open brush folder in explorer.
• New: Added confirmation when deleting a favorite set.
• New: Stack search on top of categories and tags instead of overriding them.
• Changed: Adjusted font style for favorite tab names to make it easier to read with lighter colors.
• New: Multi-select brushes to edit via ctrl-left-click or shift-left-click.
• New: Add new categories and tags while editing multiple brushes.
• Changed: Double click to activate brush in ZBrush.
• New: Added options in settings menu to use single-click instead of double-click.
• New: Select multiple tags to filter by.
• Changed: Redesigned tag assignment when editing a brush.
• Changed: Adjusted scrollbars to be narrower.
• Changed: Edit brush settings directly from the info panel on the main screen.
• New: Added new feature info window when running the first time after an update.
• New: Added advanced brush tooltips, can  be disabled in the settings menu
• New: Added brush type toggle filters

betabuild v0.17.0.20 - February 23, 2017

• Fixed: crash when importing a saved database.
• New: Added version # to update screen.

betabuild v0.17.0.18 - February 22, 2017

• Fixed: issue with MacOS meta brush files causing crash.
• Fixed: issue with using a custom ZBrush path during initial setup
• Fixed: issue with auto-update system

betabuild v0.17.0.14 - February 17, 2017

• Fixed: issues with user supplied ZBrush path during initial setup.
• Fixed: crash when installing the plugin on the initial setup screen.
• Fixed: issue when adding a favorite set with the same name as a previously deleted set.
• Removed: import button for now.
• Removed: XMD button in ZBrush to avoid confusion.