🚀 z-weave 5.0 is here! This major release introduces powerful new creation tools, AI-powered assistance, and workflow enhancements designed to help you work faster and create with greater confidence.
From an AI assistant that helps you learn z-weave instantly to a brand-new UV Editor, version 5.0 takes another step toward making professional digital garment creation more efficient than ever.
✨ NEW FEATURES
🤖 z-bot (beta)
Meet z-bot, your built-in AI assistant for z-weave.
Need to learn how to create a shirt, edit patterns, use avatar tools, or find a specific workflow? Simply ask z-bot in your preferred language and get instant guidance without leaving your design environment.
🗺️ UV Editor (beta)
UV editing is now built directly into z-weave.
With support for Auto Packing, Texture Baking, and UV Layout Export, you can prepare assets for downstream texturing workflows more efficiently while staying inside a single application.
🎭 gIFT(GLB) Avatar Animation Support
z-weave now supports glFT(GLB) avatar animations, making it easier to import animated characters and preview garments in motion.
✂️ More Precise 2D Controls
Pattern editing is now more flexible with the ability to separate curves by vertex, define curve lengths directly, and quickly enable snapping with a shortcut for faster, more accurate pattern creation.
⚡ IMPROVEMENTS
🎨 Cleaner User Experience
Version 5.0 introduces a refreshed interface that makes everyday tasks more intuitive.
- Updated Preference UI
- Improved Main Menu layout
- Refined Rendering panel
- Better grid readability and overall usability
🧍 Avatar Workflow Enhancements
Working with avatars is now smoother than ever.
Enjoy improved avatar bone rendering, live editing of body parameters, and enhanced custom avatar management for a more responsive fitting workflow.
🛠️ Performance, Stability & Quality
This release also includes numerous improvements across simulation, rendering, fabric workflows, UI, and editing tools, along with a wide range of bug fixes that make everyday work more stable and reliable.
z-weave 5.0 represents our biggest step forward yet toward a smarter and more connected digital fashion workflow.
Whether you're creating patterns, refining garments, or learning new workflows with AI assistance, every improvement in this release is designed to help you spend less time navigating tools—and more time creating.
We can't wait to see what you'll create with z-weave 5.0. 💪
💬 Which new feature are you most excited to try?
🌐 Download z-weave 5.0 today and experience the next generation of digital garment creation.