Pixologic, Luxology Announce GoZ For Modo

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Game art tool companies Pixologic and Luxology have jointly announced GoZ for modo, a new tool which improves the workflow between organic sculpting tool ZBrush and 3D modeling tool modo. According to the companies, Luxology and Pixologic worked closely together to optimize the mesh geometry transfer between these two computer graphics applications to give users a more seamless and combined workflow. GoZ, part of the Go ZBrush series of tools, is a feature within ZBrush that automatically transfers mesh geometry and normal, displacement, and texture maps into modo and back again. This ability to easily move between two complementary applications offers freedom to artists, who use each product at different phases of the creative process. With GoZ, modo can be used to create a base model, such as a human head, to provide the basic anatomy. This model can then be instantly transferred to ZBrush via GoZ for brush-based addition of scars, warts and wrinkles. The enhanced model can then be passed back to modo to create the final rendered output files. "I use both modo and ZBrush in tandem to create detailed characters that are lightweight enough to run in a game engine," said John Hayes, lead character artist at Sega Studios. "I've found that GoZ unites the two most innovative 3D applications today, and modeling game characters within modo and ZBrush has never been easier." Pixologic's GoZ tool is currently available as a feature of ZBrush3.2 on Mac OSX and will be available in the upcoming ZBrush 4 for the Mac and PC, shipping fall 2009.