MultiMarker question

[thelonious]

Hi,

I arranged some petals for a flower as a multi marker object but when I made it into a polymesh the petals were in slightly different positions. Would anyone know why this is?

[Stonecutter]

It's an alignment problem, T...
Aurick did the best explanation in a Script form, and here it is...
Thanks Matthew for your usual clarity, and generosity...AurickMMPositioning.txt (http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_file-1019676976njp.txt)
This should explain it better than I could!

[thelonious]

It was quite difficult to position because the petals are wavy and it took some time to get them into position using the rotate mode in multi marker, which is a bit of a black art. However when it looked right from all angles I made a polymesh but it wasn't the same as the multimarker. However they are lined up in with the multimarker I would have thought that they should remain the same when a polymesh is made. Unless there is something I'm missing.

[Stonecutter]

Check out the Script, T...Matthew solved the problem for me. It has to do with how you initially place the objects, so you only have to do a minimal move...
I found that before this script, I thought I was moving a part along a certain axis, but in fact I was moving it along multiple axes instead...Auricks' technique should solve the problem you're having...

[Belleski]

I have trouble making polymeshes sometimes too.
It is hit and miss. Looking forward to reviewing Aurick's script...hoping it contains;
The Answer.(halleluah chorus resonates in background). ;)