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#1

Hey guys

Im very new to Zbrush, only about 2 months old - Im having trouble with a minor thing and thought someone here might be able to shed some light upon it.

In the documentation I found this:

Quick One-Touch Masking of PolygroupsMasking out particular parts of your models can be a tedious process – especially when it’s a complex model. However, if your model has PolyGroups this can become a very quick and easy process. Simply press W or click the Move button and then Ctrl+Shift+click on any PolyGroup. All other groups will immediately be masked.

However, I cant make it work for me. What I get is small dots of masks everytime i click on the polygroup.

Thanks in advance

/Nick

#2

Some of the docs need updating, but that works for me. What version of what OS and ZBrush version are you using?

#3

Works for me too. Remember, you have to be in Move mode for it to work.

In Draw Mode, if you have polygroups you can also Ctrl-Shift-click on a polygroup to hide everything but that group, then Ctrl-click on the canvas to mask the visible polygroup. Ctrl-Shift click on the empty canvas to reveal the rest of the mesh. Ctrl-click the canvas again to Invert the mask, thereby leaving all but the selected polygroup unmasked.

http://docs.pixologic.com/user-guide/3d-modeling/modeling-basics/mesh-visibility/

As for the “dots” thing, it sounds like your mesh is irregular in some fashion, but I couldn’t guess without getting a look at it and what you were doing in the program. In the meantime, try the operation with a different polymesh.

#4

Hey guys

And thanks alot for taking the time to answer. Now however it works spendid :slight_smile:
I have no idea why it didnt work before, seems absolutly fine now.

Spyndel: Thanks for that Draw-mode trick!

Cheers
/Nick