Hash Animation:Master vs ZBrush
Hash Animation:Master
animationmaster.com
ZBrush
maxon.netSide by side
| Figure | Hash Animation:Master | ZBrush |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 7 |
| Spec score · 3D modeling software | 8.0 (#73) | 9.3 (#2) |
| 3D printing | The maker says users can create 3D-printable objects and export them to STL format. | ZBrush 3D Print Hub exports STL, 3MF, VRML and OBJ files at exact scale and can hollow models through DynaMesh. |
| Founded | 1987 | 1986 |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Rendering | Rendering features include global illumination, radiosity, caustics, ambient occlusion, subsurface scattering, and multipass HDRI input and output. | Desktop includes advanced BPR rendering, render passes, raytraced ambient occlusion and a ZBrush-to-KeyShot bridge. |
| Support | The A:M forum is described as a place for technical support and sharing tips and ideas, and its guidelines say it is moderated by technical support representatives. | Maxon provides a support center with knowledge-base articles, ticket support, installers, requirements, release notes, training and community forums. |
Plans
Hash Animation:Master
- A:M SubscriptionPrice not published
- 4 additional rendernodesPrice not published
- 10 additional rendernodesPrice not published
- 25 additional rendernodesPrice not published
- 50 additional rendernodesPrice not published
- 4 additional rendernodes for netrender$10, paid once
- 10 additional rendernodes for netrender$15, paid once
- 25 additional rendernodes for netrender$30, paid once
- 50 additional rendernodes for netrender$50, paid once
- A:M Subscription (1 year)$79.99 a year
ZBrush
- ZBrush for iPad Free PlanFree
- ZBrush for iPad SubscriptionPrice not published
- ZBrush for iPad SubscriptionPriced on request
- ZBrush DesktopPrice not published
- ZBrush DesktopPriced on request
- ZBrush for iPad$33.25 a month
- ZBrush$399 a year
In their own words
Hash Animation:Master
Hash Animation:Master has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
ZBrush
ZBrush is a 3D sculpting and modeling application with desktop and iPad offerings. Its listed tools include sculpting, parametric modeling, animation, rendering and 3D print export. Desktop is listed for Windows and macOS, while a separate supported-platform list also includes Linux. The desktop plan includes ZBrush for iPad and advanced sculpting, modeling, rendering and export tools. Rendering is described as hybrid, with GPU and animation rendering and denoising. Listed workload areas include CPU and GPU rendering, ray tracing, shader execution and geometry processing. Other listed capabilities include rotoscoping, 3D camera tracking, custom test profiles and CLI or automation support. The listed result export formats are none documented, and results are not saved as a file. Headquarters are listed as both Bad Homburg vor der Höhe and Friedrichsdorf, Germany; the maker is listed as founded in 1986.