Pixologic Release - ZMapper (PC) - Now Included in ZBrush 3.1

[Sebcesoir]

Here's a render I did based on my Z-Car and it tire.
I did a new low res mesh, more adapted for realtime purposes.

The rendering is done in Maya viewport...

[epiginosis]

Absolutely ingenious! This will save me a ton of time!

[SonK]

[color=Yellow][b]Forgot to mention to smooth out the seam in XSI, with your elephant/troll selected, Selection>Geometry Approximation(popup, click YES). Polygon Mesh tab> Discontinuity>100

the default is 60 and sometimes this is good enough, but in case of the troll..it wasnt. seams to disappear.

if you have any problems with Zmapper <-->XSI, post it up in the trouble shooting thread:

[url="http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?p=244613#post244613"]http://www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showthread.php?p=244613#post244613[/url]


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[Ctrl-Z]

I did see that SonK provided settings (quite generously, I might add), and thought he was asking that they be included in the official release. Which would be quite helpful to a lot of users, and is worth asking for (politely).

I stand by that interpretation, both feet squarely on the ground (and my head in the clouds, so foot and mouth couldn't be further from one another).

Whether I read correctly what was meant, or merely what was written, I think this was an appropriate response. But consider me taken down a peg if it makes you happy. I'm here to accomodate.

[ReplicA]

Not to worry, Aaron, I'm still laughing at you.

[Ctrl-Z]

Rock on.

Hey, I lasted 21 months without walking into the "undo" joke. That's a pretty good record, all things considered.

[eggsrgood]

hey CTRL-Z, couldn't resist. Glad no offence was taken.

[Chakib]

i love that tool too but is there any tutorial about using the produced normal map into 3dsmax because when i use " normal bump " in bump nothing happens and i just see the nromal map in black & white....please need a short tutorial.

thanks again

[Scott Spencer]

EDIT

I shoulda waited for the manual to download.... now all I can say is FREAKIN A!
RAWK ON HARD CORE!
ahem

END EDIT

Will the new arbitrary mesh feature allow one to take a scanned head (800k to 1 mil poly) and a lower ress remeshed version then generate a normal map for the lowres head from the imported head in ZMapper? Both models are obj and can be imported as ztools.

S

[aminuts]

hi Scott,

I haven't tested it but just read somewhere here where someone was complaining about a 500k limit? I think it was in the TS forum zmapper thread...haven't checked it to see if there was a reply to it tho but you might want to check that out.

[Bas Mazur]

mac, mmmmac?

[Bas Mazur]

Mac!!

[ryankingslien]

Hello All-

We have just uploaded a movie showcasing the core functionality of ZMapper!

We look at the following items:

• Creating a Normal Map
• Using Configurations
• Cavity Maps
• Projecting Normal Maps
• Rolling a bump map into your normal map

You can download it here or visit the ZMapper page here.

Enjoy!

Ryan

[ReplicA]

Killer! Thanks, bro.

[Pooop]

thx alot!!