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Dotted lines on wireframe?

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#1

I just downloaded a base mesh from pixologic and when I load it up it has 2 sets of dotted lines around the actual wireframe! I have never delt with this before and couldn’t find anything pertaining to it on the forum. Can someone help my turn this on and off? and explain it’s purpose. thanks!

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#2

Any Takers? hahaa

#3

I think this is what happens with Z2 models loaded into Z3…

:slight_smile:

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#4

Well is there a fix or something? how do you correct it?

I guess i could always import the obj version and see if it works correctly that way!

#5

I had this happen with a project entirly done in Zbrush 3.1, never had 2.0. The extra dotted lines were kind of random on model, but not the entire thing. I forget what part it was and what I did that might have led up to it. They remind me of the extra line when you crease an open edge.

#6

Ok that actually fixed the problem! Luckily pixologic offers the obj version as well as the ztl file!

I wonder if ther is a setting in zbrush that can fix it.

#7

heres the fix: goto geometry and SHIFT click UNCREASE
for some reason z3 adds creases to all the polys, annoying but its easily fixed

#8

thanks for that tip, spaceboy412…is that an old Z2 trick with
the Shift-click?..seems pretty arbitrary and not documented…

#9

yeah thats been around since z2, if you ctrl hover its in the description

#10

guess I better pay more attention :wink:

thanks again. :slight_smile:

#11

Huh, I didn’t notice the description on crease and uncrease the use of shift-click. Thanks for pointing that out.

#12

Thanks Spaceboy! you’re the bomb!