ZBrush for iPadOS, a professional digital sculpting tool, was recently updated to version 2026.1.0, bringing new workflows, deeper asset management, and, most interestingly, photogrammetry support, turning your iPad into a fully mobile 3D capture and sculpting workstation.

What in the World Is Photogrammetry?

Photogrammetry is the process of using data from multiple images to generate a 3D model. By using your iPad’s camera system plus LiDAR (if available), ZBrush can generate meshes you can capture, sculpt, and refine, all within the app.

Fun fact: For a couple of years now, Apple has offered a free app called Reality Composer that lets you create 3D content using your tablet or phone’s camera.

Minimum requirements for photogrammetry on iPadOS:

• iPadOS 17 or later
• A14 Bionic or newer
• LiDAR sensor for the full-capture workflow (iPad Pro models only)

Also in This Update…

ZBrush 2026.1.0 brings a meaningful set of workflow upgrades beyond photogrammetry.

Artists get new Retopology and Retopology Smoothing brushes that make it easier to clean up dense meshes and refine geometry directly on the iPad.

A new global quick search speeds up navigation across ZBrush’s deep toolset, while improved bulk importing allows you to bring in multiple alphas, brushes, and textures at once, with the option to save them as default assets across all future projects.

The update also includes larger image export options with a resolution gate for high-quality renders, plus a more flexible IMM Viewer, where you can create tabs for IMM brushes and Retopo Patches.

Conclusion

I don’t know the first thing about sculpting, digital or otherwise, but I’m glad to see Maxon continuing to invest in ZBrush for iPadOS.

ZBrush for iPadOS is available in the App Store.