Maxon has announced its latest updates to the Maxon One product suite with hundreds of new features and capabilities across its popular tools including ZBrush for desktop and iPad, Red Giant, Maxon Studio, Cinema 4D, and Redshift.
ZBrush for iPad, launched in September 2024, now delivers expanded toolsets and seamless desktop integration. The highly requested ZModeler tool is now available on iPad with a completely new UI, giving users advanced polygonal modelling capabilities on the go. Additionally, the desktop version has received major updates, including new presets, improved Insert Edge Loop snapping controls, and an enhanced selection mode, continuing to expand creative possibilities across platforms.
Nanomesh is now supported on the iPad version of ZBrush, letting users to populate mesh polygons with one or multiple models seamlessly; ensuring no performance degradation. UV Master for iPad acts as a ‘one-click’ solution for unwrapping 3D models, enabling easier texture mapping and seamless use of Surface Noise, Texture Maps, IMM brushes with UVs, and displacement mapping – key for digital assets and intricate sculpting details.
Extended Redshift support enables high-quality concept renders directly from ZBrush for enhanced visualisation. Redshift also offers OpenPBR support, helping expand compatibility with industry-standard OpenPBR materials while maintaining Redshift’s rendering speed. Material graph baking for Cinema 4D Viewport enhances material previews, allowing artists to fine-tune textures before rendering.
“One of Maxon’s key goals is to enable artists to create wherever they are,” said Maxon CEO David McGavran. “The new Maxon release is yet another step toward a future where creative potential knows no limits.
“From the groundbreaking ZBrush digital sculpting capabilities on an iPad to the expanded Maxon Studio and new tools for DaVinci Resolve, we are empowering artists everywhere to push the boundaries with the freedom to bring their creative visions to life literally anywhere.”
