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On the recordRead 19 Oct 202648 facts
ZBrush
ZBrush · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany · founded 1986
Plans and prices
ZBrush for iPad Free Plan
Free
28 brushes · 20 million polygons per mesh · limited Dynamesh, SculptrisPro, ZSpheres and ZRemesher
Read 19 Oct 2026 · maxon.net
ZBrush for iPad Subscription
Priced on request
Multi-resolution mesh editing · Subscription access to expanded iPad features
Read 21 Sep 2026 · maxon.net
ZBrush Desktop
Priced on request
Desktop version · Includes ZBrush for iPad · Advanced sculpting, modeling, rendering, and export tools
Read 21 Sep 2026 · maxon.net
ZBrush for iPad
$33.25a month
iPadOS 17 or later · A12 Bionic or later · M-series recommended
Read 19 Oct 2026 · creativebloq.com
ZBrush
$399a year
Desktop and iPad versions · premium features · Redshift rendering · ZBrush Classroom
Read 19 Oct 2026 · creativebloq.com
On the record
- 3D printing
- ZBrush 3D Print Hub exports STL, 3MF, VRML and OBJ files at exact scale and can hollow models through DynaMesh.maxon.net · read 19 Oct 2026
- Animation tools
- Yesmaxon.net · read 21 Sep 2026
- API depth
- The current Python API is described as shallow for modeling: brushes have no API representation, tools expose little geometry data and strokes cannot be created programmatically.developers.maxon.net · read 19 Oct 2026
- Brush counts
- The comparison lists 28 brushes for free iPad, more than 200 for paid iPad and more than 440 for desktop.maxon.net · read 19 Oct 2026
- Company founded
- LinkedIn lists Maxon software development as founded in 1986, headquartered in Bad Homburg and employing 201–500 people.linkedin.com · read 19 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- Maxon Computer GmbH is listed at Basler Str. 5, 61352 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany.maxon.net · read 19 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- The legal imprint identifies the maker as Maxon Computer GmbH.maxon.net · read 19 Oct 2026
- Core sculpting
- The desktop product provides more than 200 proprietary brushes for high-detail sculpting.maxon.net · read 19 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The official help system includes feature overviews, getting-started material, a user guide, scripting references and release notes.help.maxon.net · read 19 Oct 2026
- Dynamic topology
- Dynamesh is available in full on desktop and paid iPad plans but is limited in the free iPad plan.maxon.net · read 19 Oct 2026
- File formats
- ZBrush imports and exports formats including OBJ, FBX, STL, PLY, DAE, ABC, 3MF and USD-related formats depending on edition and plugin.maxon.net · read 19 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- GoZ connects ZBrush with Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D and other supported applications.maxon.net · read 19 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- The EULA grants a limited license and states that Maxon retains intellectual-property rights, so ZBrush is proprietary rather than open source.maxon.net · read 19 Oct 2026
- Limit: animation
- Creative Bloq notes that ZBrush supports simple poses and animations but is not designed as a full animation package.creativebloq.com · read 19 Oct 2026
- Limit: API modeling access
- Maxon's API documentation says core mesh data such as vertex positions, normals and UVs is inaccessible through the modeling API.developers.maxon.net · read 19 Oct 2026
- Limit: iPad rendering
- Creative Bloq reports that the iPad edition lacks native real-time rendering and still requires desktop ZBrush for some tasks.creativebloq.com · read 19 Oct 2026
- Limit: learning curve
- Independent reviewers repeatedly describe the desktop interface as unconventional, confusing or difficult for newcomers to learn.creativebloq.com · read 19 Oct 2026
- Mac requirements
- Minimum Mac requirements include macOS 10.14 or later, 4 GB RAM, 8 GB disk space and OpenGL 3.3 support; Apple Silicon is supported.help.maxon.net · read 19 Oct 2026
