GoB: an unofficial GoZ for Blender.

[Stunton]

Hello regtel305,
there is no punctuation in your previous message, this is outrageous!

I think you are near the solution to use GoB, try to read again the documentation and redo the whole steps, maybe it will help you?

[seijik]

I have a same problem as #107.
I have used this addon but after updating my blender v2.65a to v2.65, the addon got unable to tick.
I deleted addon files and retried setting up following Stunton’s document but it didn’t work.
I cannot find any massages on Python console.
This addon is useful so I’d like to use again but I could’t figure out how to solve this problem.

Does anyone have some advises?

Mac OSX 10.7.5
Zbrush4R4
blender v2.65
GoB_addon_263_MAC.zip

[seijik]

I have a same problem as #107.
I have used this addon but after updating my blender v2.65a to v2.65, the addon got unable to tick.
I deleted addon files and retried setting up following Stunton’s document but it didn’t work.
I cannot find any massages on Python console.
This addon is useful so I’d like to use again but I could’t figure out how to solve this problem.

Does anyone have some advises?

Mac OSX 10.7.5
Zbrush4R4
blender v2.65
GoB_addon_263_MAC.zip

I found error messages were showed in console.app.
Bad magic number error is occurred when version of python is different from one used to compile.
I think ext_GoB.pyc must be compiled with python 3.3.0. But I can’t get a source code of ext_GoB.pyc, right?

12/12/13 22:19:34.624 [0x0-0x62062].org.blenderfoundation.blender: Traceback (most recent call last):
12/12/13 22:19:34.624 [0x0-0x62062].org.blenderfoundation.blender: File “/Applications/Blender/blender.app/Contents/MacOS/2.65/scripts/modules/addon_utils.py”, line 264, in enable
12/12/13 22:19:34.624 [0x0-0x62062].org.blenderfoundation.blender: mod = import(module_name)
12/12/13 22:19:34.624 [0x0-0x62062].org.blenderfoundation.blender: File “/Applications/Blender/blender.app/Contents/MacOS/2.65/scripts/addons/GoB_addon_263/init.py”, line 20, in <module>
12/12/13 22:19:34.624 [0x0-0x62062].org.blenderfoundation.blender: from . import ext_GoB
12/12/13 22:19:34.624 [0x0-0x62062].org.blenderfoundation.blender: ImportError: bad magic number in ‘GoB_addon_263.ext_GoB’: b’l\x0c
'</module>

[Stunton]

Hello seijik,

the init.py file try to import the other file but it doesnt work.
This error may occurs when you have installed a differnet version of Python.

This script do not need Python because it use only module provided with Blender.

If you have installed Python and dont use it you can uninstall it.
If you use Python you can install the same version used by Blender (Python 3.3.0) (or check env var)

[dougt]

I’ve been using GOB on the Mac (10.8.2) with Blender 2.63 and with 2.64a. Now with 2.65 I too can’t tick the box in the blender preferences to activate GOB. I do not have any other installations of python. Zbrush settings for Goz is set for Blender 2.65. I don’t see any errors in the python console window in Blender or in the Mac Console app. Please help.

Update -
tried restarting blender - still couldn’t tick
tried restarting computer - still couldn’t tick

[seijik]

Hello seijik,

the init.py file try to import the other file but it doesnt work.
This error may occurs when you have installed a differnet version of Python.

This script do not need Python because it use only module provided with Blender.

If you have installed Python and dont use it you can uninstall it.
If you use Python you can install the same version used by Blender (Python 3.3.0) (or check env var)

Thank you for replying Stunton! I have installed Python 3.3.0 and set my /usr/bin/python to symbolic link of python 3.3.0, but still not working.
If you don’t mind, I want to try with not compiled source of ext_GoB.pyc. Can you open .py code?

>dougt
In my case, I can see errors in Mac Console app, so your problem maybe different from my one.

[Stunton]

Hi,

You are right the problem is the compiled file!
Blender 2.63 and 2.64 use Python 3.2, not Blender 2.65 (Python 3.3).

I want to try with not compiled source of ext_GoB.pyc. Can you open .py code?

Yes of course, you can find it in this attachement with the version updated for Blender 2.65

edit : I have updated the addon because it missing the window menu (for fullscreen and Blender console).GoB_addon_265a_WIN.zip (239 KB)GoB_addon_265a_MAC.zip (239 KB)

[seijik]

Hi,

You are right the problem is the compiled file!
Blender 2.63 and 2.64 use Python 3.2, not Blender 2.65 (Python 3.3).

Yes of course, you can find it in this attachement with the version updated for Blender 2.65

Thank you Stunton! your addon works perfect!
I cannot do my work without this

[Phonix]

Thank you Stunton, I waited for that!

[nezumi]

Thx a lot man!

[uaun]

This is such a useful tool, thank you for keeping it updated as well. Do you have any updates to this addon for the recent Blender release? Its still working, but I’m getting trackback errors now.

[Stunton]

This is such a useful tool, thank you for keeping it updated as well. Do you have any updates to this addon for the recent Blender release? Its still working, but I’m getting trackback errors now.

Do you have an example of the error?

[operator23]

Thanks for the great plug-in!! I have it working on OSX and Blender 2.65. I was just wondering if anyone knew of a way to preserve skinning/weighting when bringing a mesh back from Zbrush? I want to make mesh tweaks to a skinned/weighted mesh, but I am lose the skinning/weighting when I bring the mesh back to Blender.

[Stunton]

Hello operator23,
You cannot avoid skinning to be lost, so you need to use one copy and the “Copy Attributes Menu” add-on (File->User Preferences then “Addons” tab and search for “Copy Attributes Menu” addon).

For the copy, you can do it after lost the skinning:

• Create a dummy mesh object like the default cube, in example.
• In the “Object Data” tab select the old mesh data containing the skinning info
• then add one (or more) vertex group to retrieve the skinning.

Now you can use “Copy Attributes Menu” addon to copy skinning between the old mesh and the new one.
Select the new object (without skinning) then select the (with skinning) and press Ctrl+C to display the copy menu.
Select “Copy Vertex Weights”, et voilà.

[tdrs]

Hi,I use blender2.66 and zbrush4 r5,but I can only send the model to zb, can not come to the blender, whether because the version is too low, what can you update"gob" , thank you very much!

[Stunton]

Hello, in Blender you have to click on the Blender icon near the zbrush icon to import the files.

[tdrs]

Hello, in Blender you have to click on the Blender icon near the zbrush icon to import the files.

Thank you very much! ! !

[Omar_Pico]

Hi, my problem is when I try to export from Blender to ZB. To get the object I have to Import it manually in ZB from the GoZProjects/Default folder.

I was reading the thread and found (#85) that the addon uses GoZBrushFromApp.exe from:
C:\Users\Public\Pixologic\GoZBrush\GoZBrushFromApp .exe
I searched the mentioned file in my folders, but the only files that I found similar to this were:

- C:\Users\Public\Pixologic\GoZBrush\Scripts\GoZBrushFromAppScript.zsc
- and the other are .txt or .zsc

In the System Console the message says that it does not recognises the .exe file. (Because there isn´t one)

How can I solve this to get it right?
Thanks Stunton for the addon!

[Stunton]

Hello Omar,
it is an installation problem of GoZ.
ZBrush/GoZ create this files during the first configuration of GoZ.

Try to install the update 1 of Goz and follow the pdf files (GoZ Update 1 pdf then GoB pdf).

[Omar_Pico]

That worked!
Thanks again Stunton.

ps. I thought ZB4R5 had the latest and greatest :D. But in this case you have to download and reinstall the GoZ plugin from Pixologic’s Donwload Center. Be sure to select the button/menu “Show plugins for ZB4R2” because the ZB4R5 menu does not have plugins to download due that this version includes all the plugins.