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Adaptive skinning for mannequin creation

ZBrush Usage Questions
#1

Hi!

So I started to delve into older tools haha. I wanted to create my own mannequins for hands body parts etc… But it seems when I do the following the sphere disappears visually, still there but disappears when you click away.

See images attached. So I do the following.

Create the joints and connections with zspheres
Go to adaptive tab click “use classic skinning”
Click on a sphere or connecting part
Click on insert local mesh or insert connector mesh

Either way the connector disappears when you are done with this process. Can anyone confirm that I am following the right procedure or that this might be a bug?

Thanks in advance!

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mannequin-build.jpg

#2

Creating mannequins can be a little tricky, so a while ago I wrote a plugin that helps with the process. It works OK with 4R7 and you can download it here:
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?94752-Useful-small-ZScripts-and-Macros-for-ZBrush-4-amp-4R3&p=743193&viewfull=1#post743193

The plugin loads the meshes from disk, so you need to save them out as ZTLs from the Tool menu>Save As button first.

Let me know if you have any questions.