This presentation shows you how to publish, share and embed ZBrush 3D models online using Sketchfab. You can get Sketchfab for Zbrush here: https://sketchfab.com/exporters/zbrush

1. for
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How to publish ZBrush models
anywhere online with Sketchfab

2. intro
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The Sketchfab for ZBrush exporter lets you publish 3D files directly from
ZBrush to Sketchfab, in just a few clicks, and then share them and embed
them anywhere online.

3. Step 1: signup to Sketchfab
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Go to sketchfab.com and create a free
account. You’ll receive an API key in your
confirmation email, you can also find it in
your settings under password.
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4. Step 2: download and install
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● Open explorer on PC or finder on Mac, in ZBrush’s installation folder.
● Enter the “ZStartup” folder, then the “ZPlugs” folder
● Download the Sketchfab for ZBrush exporter
● Open the appropriate zip archive and copy the “Sketchfabdata” folder
and “Sketchfab.zsc” file into the “ZPlugs” folder.
● Run ZBrush, you will have a new “SketchfabUploader” sub-palette in the
“ZPlugin” menu.
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5. Step 3: link your account
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If you haven’t done so already, create a free
account on sketchfab.com, and get your API
key from your confirmation email, or from
your dashboard, under password.
Open the Sketchfab for ZBrush plugin, and
enter your API key.

6. Step 4: prepare maps
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Next, build your UVs and bake the textures.
Painting, normal, and AO maps are all
enabled by default, but you can turn them on
or off at the bottom of this section.
Between build UVs and Bake, you may want
to Restore Visibility, so you can see your
whole model again. These steps may take
some time, depending on complexity of the
textures and the number of subtools in your
scene.

7. Step 5: decimate
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Next, run Preprocess followed by the
Decimate function. This can also take quite
a while for big models.
The default level of decimation is 25%,
which you can change with the slider.

8. Step 6: upload options
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Enter a model title (required), description,
tags, and mark it as private if necessary
(PRO accounts only).
You can also set a maximum texture size
here. This is especially useful for models
with lots of big textures – we like to avoid
browsers crashing due to VRAM limits :P
Finally, click Upload!

9. Result
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10. Share and embed
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You can very easily share and embed your
Sketchfab models. To embed a model, just
grab the embed code below the viewer, and
paste in on your web page.
You can embed Sketchfab models on
ZbrushCentral.com, Behance, Linkedin,
deviantArt, Reddit and more! Check out our
list of embed partners.
Download Sketchfab for ZBrush

11. The place to be for 3D files
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