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ERROR MESSAGE #540 can't save anything

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#1

Hi,

I’ve been happily using ZBrush for some time now and today when I tried to save my model I got an Error message #540.

It reads INTERNAL ERROR AFile.cpp Line:540
unable to open/ Create a file!:confused: (then the path to the folder)

I have plenty of HD space. 79 gigs on this drive and Lots of Ram 4.5 gigs. Machine is a G5 Mac Dual 2 ghz. I’ve tried restarts of both ZBrush and the machine. I have tested trying to save models that saved fine just a few days ago. I can’t even save the built in star tool as a tool. I can’t save tools, models as .obj or even the ZBrush project file. Everything was working fine until today.

Any Suggestions?..HELP!

William Dempsey

#2

Hi All,

I seem to have solved the problem. Sort of. I tried saving to another Hard Drive and it worked. So I went back to the original project and tried saving in the original project folder. Same error. I then created a new folder on that same hard drive and it worked.

Solution: ZBrush does not like that particular project folder. Why? I have no idea, but if ZBrush wants me to save into a different folder and it will work then I’ll be happy to do that.

William Dempsey

#3

can you save other things in that folder from other applications?

#4

Out of curiosity, is it a local folder or a networked drive? There are often problems saving to network drives, but not to the local drive.

#5

Hi Bill and Aurick,

I have no problems with other applications saving to this folder or the hard drive. The drive is an external 250 gig HD but not a network drive. I have been saving projects to this drive for months from ZBrush without problems.

I typically create a client/project folder and then in that folder place subfolders each labelled with the application that is producing the enclosed files. So in the main folder is labeled JANNIS _PAIN/DEPRESSION. The sub folders are labeled : AE, EIAS,Poser, SAMPLES, Skeletal Anatomy,Tests, Ref.
Then in the Poser folder is a folder named ZBrush, and Z Mods.

The ZBrush folder was the original folder I was using for the ZBrush project files. When the error occured I created Z Mods in the event that ZBrush had a problem saving to a folder that it might mistake for its own application folder if there might be an issue with that. Z Mods didn’t work either. At that point I tried other things like recent projects that had saved properly in the event it was a geometry thing. That didn’t work so this morning I decided to try another HD. I successfully saved to the system drive. I then tried the 2 folders again and got the error again. In the event it was a hiccup of some sort yesterday. I then created a new folder named “crap” on the same drive on the main level ( named so that I would remember to dispose of it after the test). The project saved to this folder. I then tested the geometry that originally exposed the problem (A Poser model that my client wanted me to see if I could make it look acceptable for the project). That saved fine to this folder as well. So there you have it.

PS… I have saved to folders inside other folders before from ZBrush on this HD. The mystery continues… :slight_smile:

William Dempsey