RadialZ - Radial Brush Menus for ZBrush

RadialZ is a floating radial brush picker for ZBrush. Press a hotkey, click a brush, done. No more digging through palettes or scrolling lists to find the brush you need. Your brushes appear right at your cursor, organised exactly the way you work.

Why RadialZ?

Radial brush menus triggered by a hotkey, right where your cursor is
Unlimited custom menus → build one per workflow, one per project stage, however you think
Child slots → nest up to 3 brushes inside a single slot
Mix brushes and shortcuts → put ZBrush shortcuts and brushes in the same menu
Floating brush library → the most convenient way to manage a large collection. Search, filter, favourite, and pin it open while you test brushes directly in ZBrush
Auto-scanning library → RadialZ scans your full brush collection including custom, VDM and IMM brushes, on any drive, and you can point it at any custom brush folder. Install new brushes and a quick re-sync picks them up
Fully customisable → slot count, icon size, custom icons, text-only mode, circular or rectangular layouts
Simple installer → wires RadialZ to ZBrush automatically, no scripting required
Auto-updates → new versions delivered automatically

See it in action

Here's RadialZ running inside a real ZBrush session - building menus, switching brushes mid-sculpt, and pulling from the floating library without ever touching the top toolbar.

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How it works

RadialZ is built around three core pieces that work together inside ZBrush.

Radial Menus

Trigger a circular brush menu with a hotkey, right where your cursor already is. Build unlimited custom menus, one per workflow, one per project stage, and mix ZBrush shortcuts in alongside your brushes.

Floating Brush Library

The most convenient way to manage a large brush collection. Search, filter, favourite, and pin it open while you test brushes directly in ZBrush. No more scrolling Lightbox.

Auto-Scanning Sync

RadialZ finds ZBrush and your brushes automatically on any drive, including custom, VDM and IMM brushes. Point it at any custom folder, and a quick re-sync picks up anything new. No manual re-linking needed.

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Built for how you actually work

RadialZ adapts to your setup rather than forcing you into one layout:

Circular or rectangular menus: choose the layout that fits your workflow, with corner styles (Pill, Rounded, Sharp) for rectangular menus.
Fully customisable slots: control slot count, icon size, custom icons, or switch to text-only mode.
Simple installer: wires RadialZ to ZBrush automatically, no scripting required.

The goal was to keep it flexible enough to match how you already think, so the same tool works whether you're switching brushes every few seconds mid-sculpt or organising an entire library by project stage.

What you get

With RadialZ, you get:

RadialZ application (Windows)
ZBrush Bridge plugin, covers ZBrush 2022 through 2026, included in the app and installs automatically
Written install and setup guide (PDF)
Short reference video for installation
All v1.x updates included, delivered automatically

What's new in 1.5

Works with ZBrush 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Older perpetual versions are now fully supported, with a one-click install from inside RadialZ.
New brush library engine: sync your brushes from inside RadialZ with a progress bar, no need to do it from ZBrush anymore. RadialZ now finds ZBrush and your brushes automatically on any drive, and you can point it at any custom brush folder.
Menu appearance options: corner styles for rectangular menus (Pill, Rounded or Sharp), a per-menu text size slider, and cleaner spacing for expanded child menus.

Already own RadialZ? Open the app and click Update when the update bar appears. Your menus, hotkeys and library all carry over untouched.

Artist Testimonial

"RadialZ removes that point of friction, making it effortless and completely automatic, so I can focus on designing things instead of spending half of my day looking for the brush by name. It's right under my fingertips."— Bohdan Lvov