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ZBrush Usage Questions
#1

Hi all.

Can anyone tell me how I can get my colour/polypaint information to a map that is 2048 or even ideally 4096. Ive read it can be done.

Whenever I click the colour to texture button in the tool pallette it creates a map at 1024 x 1024. But I need a better resolution than this.

But when I create a new texture at the res I want, 4096x4096 or 2048 x 2048, and then click the colour to texture button, nothing happens.??

I dont understand why it wont let me?

#2

You set the size of your map in the Tool / UV Map palette.

Screen shot 2009-12-06 at 00.43.24.jpg

Richard

#3

Thanks for the quick response richard, I am eager to continue work. But, my tool pallette doesn’t look like the one in your picture. I am using ZBrush 3.1.tool_palette.jpg

#4

Mine is 3.2 on Mac but basically the same for 3.5 on Win
For 3.1 http://www.pixologic.com/docs/index.php/Working_With_a_Texture_Map

Richard

#5

Im quite sure Im following the instructions correctly…but no joy. Stumped.:cry:

But thankyou for trying Richard.

#6

Go to the Texture menu, not the one in the tools but the one in the file menu up top. Change the size for your texture map there.

There is a plug-in for quick and easy texture sizes found here.

You can see what menu I am talking about on this page cause the plug once downloaded will be found there. It is a great plug-in which is in the 3.5r3 version.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=49728

I usually make the texture size thus creating a new texture and then select texture off then go back to the tools/texture sub pallet and hit the col to texture button. It will create a texture with the poly paint on it the last size you had a texture assigned to. Hope this Helps. :smiley:

here is the wiki page, to better describe what you need to do and yes you need the UVS assigned in the Tools/texture sub palette or make your own.

http://www.pixologic.com/docs/index.php/Baking_PolyPainting_into_a_Texture_Map

3.5 had some major changes for P.C. from 3.1… the Mac 3.2 looks a lot like the 3.5r3 that we just received at least that menu does. Interesting some things ours just got you’ve all had, I didn’t know that. Been thinking of getting a Mac…

#7

that has solved the problem perfectly. Not only that but I dont have to type in the four digit number > tab key > four digit number again. spot on. Ive been stuck for two whole days.

Im greatful to you seavannah. Thankyou…

#8

I am glad it helped. :cool: Happy zbrushing!