GoZ and Split function broken?

dawnlp · July 3, 2019, 8:55am

I am using the Academic license for Maya 2018 and a trial for zBrush 2018.1. The following error happens when I try to use the GoZ button in Maya to send multiple meshes into zBrush to be separate subtools. I am following a Gnomon tutorial.

// Warning: file: C:/Users/Public/Pixologic/GoZApps/Maya/GoZBrushFromMaya.mel line 472: fopen: unable to open file “C:\Users\Public\Pixologic\GoZProjects\Default\Modular_Pieces|Pillar_1.ztn” for mode “w”.

I thought that maybe importing an OBJ of the meshes and splitting to parts would be an option, but nothing happens when I try.

I am relatively new to zBrush.

dawnlp · July 4, 2019, 4:41am

Is it even possible to send multiple meshes to zBrush without them being combined into one subtool without using GoZ (split to parts does not work)? Do I have to manually export each item as a separate .obj?

marcus_civis · July 4, 2019, 4:41am

I’m afraid I don’t know why you’re getting the error. But you can send multiple meshes to ZBrush using the FBX format. (Import into ZBrush using the FBX plugin in the Zplugin palette.)

dawnlp · July 4, 2019, 4:41am

Thanks so much for replying! An FBX export/import has solved both issues.

I had read that there may be an occasional problem with transferring by .FBX, so that is why I contemplated a fast multiple .obj export solution if it was needed.