Anyone still has Maya ZHCG Polytools script ?

oBoogiemanx · Nov 2016

Hi everyone, it seems this amazing maya poly tools script is no longer available at creative crash when I first saw it and I was wondering if anyone has it and can share it. Thanks guys

CheeseOnToast · Nov 2016

Here you go :
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1889770/ZhCG_polyTools_1.62.7z

oBoogiemanx · Nov 2016

CheeseOnToast said:

Here you go :
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1889770/ZhCG_polyTools_1.62.7z

Thanks a lot!

Ivan_Draga · Dec 2019

Ivan_Draga · Dec 2019

CheeseOnToast said:

Here you go :
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1889770/ZhCG_polyTools_1.62.7z

Hello! Do you still have this script zhcg_polytools_1.62 ? I can’t find him anywhere (Your dropbox link is no longer active. Could you share. Thx

alekseypindrus · Dec 2019

@Ivan_Draga Here: https://www.highend3d.com/maya/script/zhcg_polytools-for-maya-54377

The site is down for me at the moment, so here you go, MEGA link: https://mega.nz/#!CN0RkCwZ!zmtb-Qz1-YNZbEfu8Lsh0U4EvwrP_EywKuiB2trVGIg

Ivan_Draga · Dec 2019

alekseypindrus said:

@Ivan_Draga Here: https://www.highend3d.com/maya/script/zhcg_polytools-for-maya-54377

The site is down for me at the moment, so here you go, MEGA link: https://mega.nz/#!CN0RkCwZ!zmtb-Qz1-YNZbEfu8Lsh0U4EvwrP_EywKuiB2trVGIg

Thank you friend!!!

jinilshah · Apr 2020

Anyone have zen tools for maya?

alekseypindrus · Apr 2020

@jinilshah zenTools 1.6.1- https://mega.nz/file/GdFC2awQ#CfVp8f0cR2qkNQZ96fiSIL25zhdIIRWvPaN8UOJ6MoU

jinilshah · Apr 2020

alekseypindrus said:

@jinilshah zenTools 1.6.1- https://mega.nz/file/GdFC2awQ#CfVp8f0cR2qkNQZ96fiSIL25zhdIIRWvPaN8UOJ6MoU

Thank you so much mate, really thankful to you

triton · Aug 2021

This script is no longer working with Maya 2022
Anybody has the fix?
I think the problem because Maya 2022 switched to Paython 3 by default.

elvis75k · Aug 2021

here: https://www.highend3d.com/maya/script/zhcg_polytools_1-62_for-maya-2022-for-maya

triton · Aug 2021

elvis75k said:

here: https://www.highend3d.com/maya/script/zhcg_polytools_1-62_for-maya-2022-for-maya

Many thanks.

janoshx · Aug 2021

I was just about to ask this same thing on the weekend... Many thanks indeed!!!

janoshx · Aug 2021

average line tool and some others does not seem to work... any python gurus around?

walter · Aug 2021

It's time for Adsk to bough this essential scripts and integrate them into the Modeling tools from Maya.
I can't live without the average tools for Modeling.

AntonLiashko · Jan 2022

I got a thought and it worked. I converted all the code from zhcg_polyTools.py to Python3. now everything works. I'm happy)

https://python2to3.com/

UPD: not all function working

BBQcake · Mar 24 2023

https://mega.nz/file/nVoGhIIS#hcdC6wQOpuOHytMWJ-uQyGauf5zyHXFGbt6YeIzHVDI

I think I got everything working with my terrible python. Let me know if you find anything broken. Thanks

Install:

Copy zhcg_polyTools.py to your "My Documents\maya\your version\scripts" dir.

add to your userSetup.mel:

python("import maya.cmds as mc; import zhcg_polyTools");

Start Maya, "zhcg_polyTools" menu appeared in maya main menuBar.

Mech_Addict · Apr 25 2023

Hello there,

Quickly tested in Maya 2024.1 the Mirror and Regularize tabs, which is what I usually use in 2020.4.

Mirror seems to be broken for the most part. Played around with it with simple shapes and it wasn't behaving as expected.

As for the Regularize tab, everything seems to be working fine with the exception of straighten line with the "Even" option turned on. The edges get extended considerably which is not the default behaviour. I would need to use it in a modeling session to test it further but I don't work in 2024 yet.

Overall, the fact that the menu is launching and the regularize tab is working, a part from the specific case above, is a big win. When Python 3 first launched I even tried to get the script updated by a paid professional with little success. The flatten faces script with average normals is still the best out there and is the reason I had to stick to Python 2.

For anyone wanting or needing to use a newer version of Maya with Python 3 this is the setup I plan on using that emulates almost everything ZhCg was able to do (and in some cases more).

https://monsterpuppetcorp.gumroad.com/l/planarize
https://im3djoe.gumroad.com/
https://www.artstation.com/marketplace/p/yrLKz/kt-modelingtoolset

By the way thanks @BBQCake for the effort. Have a nice day.

BBQcake · Apr 25 2023

Thanks for trying it and finding those bugs @Mech_Addict. I Really do appreciate it. I must have completely missed testing the mirror tools. And thank you for the links to those other scripts. Looks like I'm gonna have to try them out.

I've fixed Straighten Line with even enabled (maya 2023). Gonna look at the mirror tools in a few days and see if I can fix those as well.

Updated script:

https://github.com/bbqcake/ZhCG_PolyTools_2023

BBQcake · Apr 30 2023

Mirror should be good to go:

Was a great learning experience.
Tried editing my OP with the new url but it's just stalling right now
https://github.com/bbqcake/ZhCG_PolyTools_2023

Mech_Addict · May 6 2023

Finally had the chance to test it in Maya 2023.3. Everything is behaving as expected and working flawlessly. Thanks @BBQcake for saving the day! Have a good weekend folks.

Anyone still has Maya ZHCG Polytools script ?

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