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Decimation master freezes ZBrush

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#1

After uppgrading to 4R7 Decimation Master doesn’t work. Every time i try to pre-process a mesh it freezes after a few seconds and there is no CPU activity at all. I have deleted all caches. When decimation master starts it creates 3 files i it’s data folder -
[ User\public\documents\ZbrushData\ZPluginData\DecimationMasterData ] - config001.zdc, config001.zdc.running and “subtoolname”.I.GoZ. If i delete the one called config001.zdc.running i manage to unfreez ZBrush but the process is aborted. If there is someone who knows what to do please post a reply and let me know.

Would be most greatful if someone could help me.

Izztor

#2

To be current, you should have ZBrush 4R7 P2.

#3

There may still be issues with Decimation Master, even in Patch 2

In OSX Patch 1, it was very unstable to use. Though, the problem I discovered is slightly different. The “Use and Keep polypaint” feature is broken. The pre-process also seemed to take longer and than usual, all for a terrible decimation with scrambled polypaint. While troubleshooting both 32bit and 64bit with new objects, it locked and crashed often. A couple generic decimation tests worked fine, but nothing complex.

I submitted a ticket and it was confirmed. Stating it would be fixed in future patches. I was sad to discover Patch 2 did not fix the decimate with polypaint issue. It may be a sign of a bigger problem.

#4

I have had issues, but don’t be fooled by the CPU activity that Zbrush shows. When you’re running decimation master, all the activity will show in a process that Decimation master runs. Does take an inordinate amount of time however, it seems.