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How to exit 2d paint mode. How did I get to 2d?

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#1

Hi all. I keep running into this problem and have not found a solution.
After finishing modeling I started to use Spotlight to texture my 3d tool. Since I’m trying to learn the hotkeys to speed up my workflow, I sometimes hit the wrong one. Somehow I end up in 2d paint mode without the knowledge to get back to 3d mode.
The brush pallets are greyed out and I can’t even draw out a tool. This last edit session, after I saved the document, I was put into this mysterious 2d paint mode that can’t be exited. I saved the tool before I started using Spotlight to texture my model, so all color information is now lost. When I re-open the document, it is in 2.5 paint mode, no 3d model. I guess that I need to always save the tool, and then the document?
What I have tried:

  1. I cleared all masks
  2. I pressed the T key.
  3. I made sure that my subtool was visible, active, and in paint mode.
    Stil, I am stuck in 2d paint mode till I re-start zbrush. Would someone please tell me how I accidentally get into this mode so that I can avoid it, and also, if possible, how to get out of it without starting a new document?

Thanks,
David

#2

There is a bug in R8 that sometimes traps you in 2.5d mode. Simply switch to another tool and then back again, and it should clear.

Otherwise, you must have a 3d tool seelcted, draw it out on the canvas, and enter edit mode (t)

#3

Thanks again Spyndel! I’ll try that next time this happens to me. Patience, patience. It will be worth it I’m sure.