Load image and Append problems

[system]

Ver.4R3

Hi,

I seem to have a problem with the image plane plugin, when I load an image it says that it is in transform move mode but the image does not appear. Also as I append the image to my mesh it automatically changes to a new name (e.g. from Plane3D_1 to Plane3D_2 as below) so this happens:

Another thing is when I load a tool in edit mode and then load an image the tool comes out of the edit mode…

So it is impossible to use zproject…

I have tried to re-install it for many times but the same thing happens nearly every time.

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[marcus_civis]

I know some people have had difficulty with Image Plane not behaving as it should when placing an image behind a model in Edit mode. There’s some useful stuff here on that:

How-to-set-up-reference-views-using-Image-Plane-plugin

If you want to append the plane with image as a subtool there is an additional step you need to do. Appending the plane automatically changes it to a polymesh (that’s why the name changes) and the image gets lost in the process. However, it is easy to get it back:

1. With the appended plane selected, go to the Tool>Texture Map menu and click on the Texture Map thumbnail.
2. Select the image from the popup.
3. Select a white material, such as SkinShade4 and press Tool>Texture Map>Fill Map. This step ensures that the image doesn’t take on the selected material.
4. Reselect the Red Wax material (or the material you like to use for sculpting).

[system]

I know some people have had difficulty with Image Plane not behaving as it should when placing an image behind a model in Edit mode. There’s some useful stuff here on that:

How-to-set-up-reference-views-using-Image-Plane-plugin

If you want to append the plane with image as a subtool there is an additional step you need to do. Appending the plane automatically changes it to a polymesh (that’s why the name changes) and the image gets lost in the process. However, it is easy to get it back:

1. With the appended plane selected, go to the Tool>Texture Map menu and click on the Texture Map thumbnail.
2. Select the image from the popup.
3. Select a white material, such as SkinShade4 and press Tool>Texture Map>Fill Map. This step ensures that the image doesn’t take on the selected material.
4. Reselect the Red Wax material (or the material you like to use for sculpting).

thankyou~ now i can append, but i seem to have a different problem with loading image, the loaded image simply does not appear…

[zber2]

Maybe the plugin got corrupted somehow. Something you might try is, go and download the Image Plane plugin from the plugin download page. Go to your ZBrush installation folder and in ZBrush 4R3/ZStartup/ZPlugs folder, delete “imageplanedata4” folder and the “ImagePlane_4_08.zsc” file and extract the new plugin you just downloaded (which should contain that folder and file) into the ZPlugs folder.

[system]

Maybe the plugin got corrupted somehow. Something you might try is, go and download the Image Plane plugin from the plugin download page. Go to your ZBrush installation folder and in ZBrush 4R3/ZStartup/ZPlugs folder, delete “imageplanedata4” folder and the “ImagePlane_4_08.zsc” file and extract the new plugin you just downloaded (which should contain that folder and file) into the ZPlugs folder.

LOL it works now thankyou very much!!

[zber2]

No problem, I’m glad you got it working.

[marcus_civis]

Thanks zber2

[zber2]

Thanks zber2

No problem Marcus.