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Does ZBRUSH CORE have Transpose Master?

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#1

I am sorry that I am asking you not to browse the whole forum but I would already buy ZBrush Core but I really want one thing.
Does ZBrush Core have Transpose Master?
I am asking for a quick response.
This is not something that will affect the purchase, but I just want to be aware of what I am buying.

#2

It doesn’t, you can use the transpose tool instead. On my personal experience the best is to maintain any limb I’d want to pose and dynamesh it until it’s already positioned like I want it.

#3

Sounds reasonable. I guessed it would be in version 4r8. Thank you for your answer. I wonder now whether it is better to buy from wacom or on the website. I’m not sure if they will improve it until 4R8 in the future. I have to sleep and think about it. Thank you for your help;)

#4

It’s not impossible to pose a model with several subtools in ZBrushCore using a method similar to the way Transpose Master works, if you feel adventurous. It just takes longer. :wink:

Back up your project before starting!

  1. Each subtool must be one polygroup only, so if any have more than one select the subtool then press Tool>Polygroups>Group Visible.
  2. Press Tool>SubTool>All Low so that all subtools are at their lowest subdivision level.
  3. Press Tool>SubTool>Merge>Merge Visible. This creates a new model in the Tool palette with all the subtools merged. (Your original model is left untouched.)
  4. Select the new model which will have a name beginning “Merged_”.

You can now pose this model. This easiest way is to use the Lasso Mask brush to mask portions and then the Gizmo to rotate the limbs etc. how you want. Use the little padlock on the Gizmo so you can unlock it and move it to the center of the joints as necessary.

When you’ve done posing:

  1. Turn on Polyframes so you can see the Polygroups (Shift+F on the keyboard).
  2. If you hold Shift+Ctrl and click on a polygroup all the other polygroups will be hidden. This will correspond to one of the original subtools.
  3. With just one polygroup showing press Tool>Export and save as an OBJ. Name the file using the name of the relevant subtool if you can.
  4. Repeat (6) & (7) until you have exported out all the polygroups (and so all the original subtools).
  5. Switch back to your original model that has all its subtools.
  6. Press Tool>SubTool>All Low (if necessary) so that all subtools are at their lowest subdivision level.
  7. Select the top subtool, press Tool>Import and import the relevant OBJ you exported at (7).
  8. Repeat for all the other subtools.

You model will now be posed. :slight_smile: