recording problem

[system]

Hello,

I have tried the following: Opened Zbrush, clicked on RECORD (it became highlighted and a popup sayd “zscript recording”) and started to draw an image. It took me about 1 hour work. When I had finished, I clicked on END REC and saved it as a *.txt file.

Then I called back the script to see how it was. But there is only the very beginning of my drawing (maybe 10 minutes of my work), then it stops, says “Document has changed. Would you like to save changes”. I did not understand why???, but saved it under a new name. When I had done so, came a black canvas with the little red point running around for quite a while, but nothing to see there:-(.

I have not stopped my drawing or shot down Zbrush while working on the image.

Can you help me in telling me why this happend and what I’m doing wrong?

While waiting for an answer to my problem, I have done the same drawing twice again and each time I only got the beginning of my drawing recorded and then it stops somewhere.

What am I doing that it doesn’t like to do what I want ?

Thanks.

[Kruzr]

'Morning Gebe . . .

After reading your post, the only thing that comes to mind at this moment, is a short time after you started to record you must have zoomed in on your work & possibly scrolled around the screen. If this is the case, you cannot zoom in, while recording a ZScript, the ZScript will not record properly. If this is not the case, then I would have to have more information on what procedures you were going through. :rolleyes:

I hope this helps some & you have a good one . . . Mark.

[system]

Thanks, Mark. But no, I have not zoomed or done any thing special. Just used brush, snale hook and fiber brush in different sizes, colors and materials.

[aurick]

Could you upload the script for someone to take a look at? There could have been a hiccup in the recording, but without being able to see where the error takes place it’s going to be very difficult to guess and fix.

I’ll try to look at it this afternoon if nobody else beats me to it.

[system]

While there’s a script thread I was wondering if anyone knows why I can’t click on the record button.

I’ve tried initalising ZB but it won’t highlight. Is there something that has to be done after apening a new doc and before pressing the button.

T

Update: this has been like this for a couple of months but I’ve just realised that I had to press “end record” now everything is OK. I guess I’m going to have a very big script on the desktop.

[Mentat7]

Actually Thelonius the ZScript starts with a fresh recording every time you start or reinitialize ZBrush so you don’t have to worry about a huge script sitting there waiting for you just because you haven’t stopped recording.

[system]

Aurick, here is the corrupted script:)
Thanks for any help:).
tree.txt

[Pixolator]

Hi,
gabe: The recorded ZScript contains fractional-mouse-position values which may be caused by a zoomed in/out canvas or by setting the PREFERENCES MOUSE AVG value to be larger than 1 (when recording with v1.23b, you should leave MOUSE AVG value at the default value ).

You can fix this by using the Zfix utility ( available below).

Here is your fixed ZScript (after using Zfix)…gabe-treeFixed.zip.

Note: while fixing it, I have also removed the document ‘NEW’ and ‘SAVE’ commands from the ZScript.
Hope this helps

-Pixolator

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Zfix: This utility is activated by dragging any ZScript file (or group of files or a folder containing ZScripts ) on top of the utility Icon. The utility will remove all fractional-mouse-positions from the ‘CanvasStroke’ commands and create a new ZScript file with the ‘Fixed’ added to its title.

Example… If you fix “ZScript.txt” file, the utility will create a fixed new file named “ZScriptFixed.txt”. If the dragged-over file does not contain fractional-mouse-positions commands, the utility will display a message and will not create a new file.

This utility should resolve most of the ZScript recorded zooming problems and it should only be used for versions up to 1.23b, future ZBrush versions will not have the fractional-mouse-positions problem and will be able to properly run these ZScript with or without the ‘fix’.

Click on the above icon to download the utility.

The above is a PC utility, if you are using a Macintosh and need to have a ZScript file ‘fixed’, you may email it to Zuzu and she’ll email you the ‘fixed’ ZScript.
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[system]

WOW!!!
Effectively I have used the mouse AVG. That’s great that you found out my error. Thanks so much. Now I will try to do the image (recorded) again, but better. This was my very first image with Zbrush, repeated 3 times already. Ok, will do it once more.

Thanks again Pixolator.

[WingedOne]

Thanks Pixolator! Now our Zooming problems while recording scripts are solved!