All of the sub-$300 machines will be matched well for what Nomad can output. To think this out in another way, the 3D printer candidate you might be considering may likely be the determining factor of the program you use. …the rest of this Features ICEBERG is huge and deep.įor a resin 3D print that might never exceed 2 inches (5 cm) tall, any work put into chain mail detail may very likely NOT be realized in the final result.(Negating all that ZBrush detailing) If however you anticipate 3D printing 1/6 scale figures (30+ cm) that might be the circumstance that leans on ZBrush’s ability to handle 50 million vertices worth of detail. ZRemesher - reskinning your mesh with better control over topology.Vector Displacement - alpha sculpting on steroids.NanoMesh - fine-detail particles like real scales or chain mail.

Some casual shape-finding sessions on a hammock can just as easily be relocated to a more serious detailing session with alpha textures.įrom here, ZBrush picks up the baton and offers The exact moment inspiration strikes, the iPad/Nomad is instant-ON. The iPad/Nomad combo permits an unbelievable level of wide-open freedom to sculpt as casually or as focused as you’d like. A PC or Mac will still be needed in this process if for nothing than just running the slicing program. The ONLY caveat here is that there is NO iPadOS/Android equivalent to ChiTuBox/Lychee that’s mandatory to orient/scale/support/slice a 3D model in preparation for printing. For THIS specific purpose, I don’t foresee much else needed beyond the tools that Nomad already has. THIS voice of opinion comes from someone who’s only interested in sculpts that ultimately make its way to a resin 3D print. Do I NEED to be in ZBrush all the time though? Nomad & iPad Pro has answered that with an emphatic “Nope”. If I need the tools ZBrush has to offer, I’m perfectly happy with this setup. I went back to using my MacBook Pro for ZBrush work and swapped out a Wacom Bamboo with a Wacom Intuos Pro. And if it’s stylus doesn’t cut it, you’re back to needing an external graphics tablet (Wacom, Huion, etc) or a Cintiq equivalent the latter approaching/exceeding the cost of an iPad Pro or iPad Air with M1 chip. I have zero confidence ANY of the styluses offered in a 2-in-1 are up to the task. If all you’re doing with the MS Pen is circling presentation slides, its claimed 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity is faaaaan-tactic. Over time, I’m sure someone might put in the additional practice to make it useable, but for me having already used a Wacom, it was a notable step backward. ZBrush being an efficient program ran fine on the i7 / 16GB system, but its weakness was the Microsoft Pen. Nearly maxed out a Surface Pro 4 to make sure it had enough horsepower to handle ZBrush. Moving forward, with Maxon now being ZBrush’s overlords, it may be subscription-only eventually, so plan on tallying those ongoing costs, As of this post, I had to dig through their pages a bit, but a perpetual (non-subscription) license is still around at $895.Ģ-in-1? You can take my advice or ignore it, but I went down this route before Nomad and before sculpting-on-an-iPad was a thing. i right now have one choice i can go with, and im worried that the ipad may not 100% be what i need. I would also prefer a 2 in 1 laptop to use for zbrush but stylus compatibility could be an issue as not every stylus can have the needed pen pressure and sensitivity.Įven though i see great models that i didnt think possible for nomad being made. Instead of going straight to a computer and zbrush is because ill be spending more money then an ipad. I also really love nomad, its a great app and works great, theres lots of help from the community and would personally prefer to use an ipad for sculpting. I also take big inspiration from ancient mable sculptures and renaissance sculptures aswell in how they are detailed and posed.īut i am afraid if i spend the money for an ipad i may be more limited then i thought, and may be unable to completely do what i imagine. But i would love to one day do really detailed creatures and superheros like what you see in games or movies and 3d print them. My models also aren’t exactly the best models ever. Im no way a professional artist and it is hard to say exactly much polygons or ram my models might use up.

Alot of what zbrush has available, i doubt ill even use or need.

but Nomad is quite amazing too and im not looking for everything that zbrush has available. I know zbrush is expensive and the industry standard. If its ipad then nomad, or a computer then zbrush. Im at a moment where i have saved up money to buy either a newer computer or latest ipad for drawing and sculpting.īut im conflicted on which to buy.

Zbrush sculpting scales