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3.5R3 navigation trouble

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#1

I’m having some weird problem with the navigation. Zbrush keeps zooming out randomly when I’m sculpting. I noticed this before, but now it’s getting on my nerves, and it seems to be getting worse.

Has anyone else noticed this? And is there something I can do about it?

btw. Sorry for posting this here, but questions and troubleshooting seems to be locked.

Also, sometimes I suddenly have 1 or 2 dropped tools on my canvas and have to clear the layer to be able to continue sculpting.

Zbrush 3.5R3 | Dual Xeon | Win XP64 | Wacom Intuos 3 | Geforce 8800 GTX

#2

Try turning off Preferences>Edit>Auto Select SubTool. If that helps the store the configuration (Shift+Ctrl+i). If you can’t work without being able to select a subtool by Alt+clicking on it then try adjusting the Prefernces>Interface>Click Time.

#3

Why are these two completely different features tied so closely together? Isn’t there a way to disable the zooming quirk all together? Or can I put subtool selecting under different modifier key?

There really isn’t a way to set the click time setting in such a way that you could easily select a subtool and never have random jumps in navigation.

#4

Thanks Marcus, that did the trick.

#5

You can’t assign a different modifier key. What you can do is use a macro to select the subtool, and assign a hotkey of your choice to that.

Here’s how to do it:

  1. Put the attached file in the ZStartup\Macros\Misc folder.
  2. If ZBrush is running press Macro>Reload All Macros.
  3. You should now have a button called 'Auto Select SubTool in the Macro>Misc submenu. Assign a hotkey to this button.

To use, hold the cursor over the subtool you want to select and press the hotkey. There’s no need to click the mouse or pen.

#6

Thanks Marcus!

#7

that’s awesome marcus. actually feels a lot more stable than the default alt click method. much prefered. thanks heaps