Question For Anyone At Pixologic . . .

[Kruzr]

‘Evening Pixolator, or anybody else who might know the answer . . . :)

I have been wondering for quite some time now, but have never bothered to ask til now: Is there a setting somewhere within Zbrush, to adjust how long a click down will hold before resetting to null. :confused:

Example: I'm trying to use the "FiberBrush" on an object in a large area & in one constant stroke, but what happens is after a certain amount of time the "FiberBrush" quits applying the fibers, without releasing the mouse button. Now, I realize that I can left click again & start applying the fibers again, but doing this will also leave a noticeable, ( seam or difference in texture ), between the finish of the last stroke & the start of the new stroke. So if your trying to get a smooth constant effect, this little glitch kinda prevents it. :(

This "time limitation" happens in any of the paint brush type tools in Zbrush, I've tried them all & there seems to be a "time limit", for any type of click down hold time. I hope I've made myself clear in my description of what's going on? ;)

Thanks in advance for any help - comments - suggestions or solutions & have a good one . . . :cool: Mark.

[drjjwow]

to understand zprogram, we must get inside z computer, if you have a slow processor this might help with that problem, or it might be that you have alot of programs running at the same time. i have that same problem when i do alot of work on my computer,but im not a tech or professional at this program so you might get a better answer from somebody else... is just thought that i could offer some of the things that i know...good luck

[Kruzr]

Hi Dr. Jjwow . . . :)

Thanks for your suggestions, but I don't really think any of your ideas will solve the problem though. I'm running a PIII 500 / 1/2 Gig of ram / Windows 98SE / DirectX8 / TNT2 Ultra - 32 mgs video ram / & I have nothing running at all in the background while I use ZBrush. I believe it's something in the programming, & I don't even know if it's something that can be corrected or altered, within the configuration of ZBrush? :confused:

But I appreciate your help anyway. Thanks & have a good one . . . :cool: Mark.

[Pixolator]

Hi :),

The limit is actually in the number of points that your stroke consists of (currently set to maximum of 1024 data points). Whenever you are drawing a stroke, ZBrush is storing information about each point within the stroke, this allow for ZScript recording and for the automatic-last stroke recorder. For example, use the SimpleBrush and draw a stroke in the canvas, then change the color and the brush size and press CTRL-1 (‘Ctrl’ key plus ‘1’ key which is the shortcut for STROKE ::Replay Last ) and you’ll see the stroke re-drawn with the new settings.

As for the inconsistent fiber brush stroke…
You are correct in your assessment that drawing two short fiber-brush strokes in the same area will not produce the same result as drawing one long fiber-stroke. The reason for that is that when you are using the Fiber brush, the direction and depth of each of the fiber is calculated from the Pixols that are currently in the canvas, and while drawing the 2nd stroke, the canvas has already been modified by the first stroke and the fibers will be drawn in a different depth & direction.

Here is a useful techniques that overcomes this problem…

1. Duplicate the layer that you want to draw into.
2. Press the PICKER ::OTHER mode.
3. Draw your FiberStrokes on the newly created layer.

The above steps will allow you to get the same result whether you are drawing a single stroke or multiple strokes. By setting the picker mode to “Other” we allow the direction and depth of each fiber to be determined by the Pixols that are in the “Other” layer which are not effected by the FiberBrush strokes in the active layer and therefore they allow for consistent fiber-coating to be applied.

I hope that you’ll find this helpful :)
-Pixolator

[Kruzr]

'Morning Pixolator . . . :)

Thanks for your reply, it makes a lot of sense to me. I now understand the logic behind the stroke time limitation. ;)

I'll give your suggestion a try today, it sounds like a simple solution to the problem. Thanks again & you have a good one . . . :cool: Mark.

[juandel]

the workaround Pixolator mentioned for the fiber-brush does not seem to work when using the single-layer-brush: i would love to know how to produce a consistent sheet with 1 z-depth (no overlapping) thou having reached the max-number of points (i know its no prob with large brushsizes, but i would love to do it with smaller ones!) :)

TIA

- juandel