Mouse Smart Mask plugin Zbrush

Hello everyone!
Mouse Smart Mask is a new plugin for ZBrush that allows you to create intelligent masks directly under the cursor based on PolyGroups. It also supports saving and restoring PolyGroups — a powerful feature for managing group variations or recovering lost groups during sculpting and scan cleanup workflows.

Originally, this was an internal macro that my team has been using since 2022. Over several improved versions, Mouse Smart Mask has become one of the essential tools in our daily pipeline.

While working with my team, I noticed that many artists had to go through a long series of manual steps just to mask a specific area. With some ZScript knowledge I taught myself in 2019, I developed Mouse Smart Mask to reduce all that complexity into a single hotkey press.

Additionally, when working on blendshapes for the Face Neutral mesh in MetaHuman, the PolyGroups you see in the video are part of a standard group system I’ve built over the years.
This system ensures the best edge loop flow for facial production, especially around sensitive areas like the eyelids, lips, and cheeks. Maintaining these PolyGroups makes sculpting, masking, and managing blendshapes much more accurate and stable.

I’ve postponed releasing this plugin many times, but I now truly believe that many artists out there need it.

I hope you find it useful in your daily work — and thank you for your support!

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