Hand Help....

[Lord Rae]

Working and trying to get a zsphere hand model... but my Adaptive skin looks really wierd... Can't get it to look right. I'd almost rather be able to edit the skin of the zspheres as its closer to what I want...

http://www.phoenixamv.com/temp/handprob.BMP
Whats causing the spikey block shape of the palm and why are the figures all deformed? even setting them up along the same lines and spreading them out more doesn't help...

[mestela]

Try using the XYZ adjust script:
http://www.pixolator.com/zbc-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=015681

You'll be able to change the center zsphere so that it gets subdivided more than the finger zsphere's, giving you a more correct attachment (if you were using 1.55 you'd have to rebuild your hand). You'll probably also have to adjust the placement of your fingers slightly so that they link to the correct places on your palm sphere.

Search through the forum for hands, you should be able to find some more settings, screengrabs and tips to help you out.

[Ron Harris]

did a script goofing around with a hand a while back....the hand sucks but may give you a little idea or two how to fix your mesh probs.

ahand1.TXT (http://www.pixolator.com/ubb/uploaded_files/user_file-1088411452syl.txt)

If I am not mistaken Pusghetty did a great hand tut a bit ago too...good luck on your modeling.

[TVeyes]

As mestela said. The zsphere that makes up the palm of the hand is not of a high enough density(resolution) to accommodate all the connecting zspheres. You need to up the density of that Zsphere.

For your object you could simply set Tool : Adaptive Skin : Ires to 5. That will tell zbrush to increase the resolution of any zsphere that is connected to more than 5 zspheres.

Or you could adjust the resolution yourself using a script as Mestela said. If you are using Zbrush 1.55b use this script. Zif Edit rev B (http://www.pixolator.com/zbc-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=013294).

You might also want to take a look at Pixolators zsphere tool (http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200305/user_file-1050419343qbo.zip), to see the zsphere layout of his hand. That tool is also good to work out the use for the above mentioned Zscripts. Try adjusting the zsphere that makes up the head.