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#1

I tried using GoZ in ZBrush 4 to connect to Maya 2011. It goes through everything fine, sets the path, does its install for Maya, but when Maya opens, there is no GoZ option. so when I tweak the mesh, I have no way of sending it back to zbrush. I get no errors during the GoZ-Maya installation, and I have tried it both as administrator and a regular user. When I run as an administrator I don’t get any prompt when GoZ installs its maya files, but when I run as a regular user, It prompts me for permissions to install. So I know it is doing something. Anyone have any ideas? I am using Vista 64 and Maya 2011 x64.

#2

Well I went digging through the files in my Maya installation and I found a GoZscript.mel file in the Maya startup directory. Apparently it didn’t get executed. I sourced the script and ran it, which created the GoZ shelf and button. My GoZ now works between ZBrush and Maya. Not sure why it wouldn’t have run when I installed, and it worries me that I might still be missing something.

#3

I’m having a lot of problem with GoZ on OSX.

I have multiple version of Maya on a computer.
First GoZ used the path to Maya 7.0 which doesn’t run after OSX 10.5 anymore.
GoZ wouldn’t let go of the path. I compress 7 into a zip and now it sees Autodesk 2008 and 2009.

2009 would be OK but I am up to 10 and 11. It doesn’t launch into 9 but worst is that GoZ scripts for that did work are now not functioning.

When I go into the preference to change paths it wants to save a modo file.
I don’t have Modo.

Then when I select Maya it keep telling me I need permission. After I load in Permission for the app “packet” (?) it then give me an error.

I’m stuck.

#4

try adding the following to your userSetup.mel in your doucument maya script folder. eg. C:\Users\you\Documents\maya\2010-x64\scripts

eval(“source “C:/Users/Public/Pixologic/GoZApps/Maya/GoZScript.mel””);

#5

Ya goz is not working for me either. I get this error on mac os when using goz with maya.

// Warning: line 214: fopen: unable to open file “/Users/Shared/Pixologic/GoZBrush/ZBrushPath.txt” for mode “r”. // "

I have tried deleting Pixologic folder from Users\shared still does not work and now goz is gone again. I cant reinstall it through preferences in zbrush. I dont really feel like reinstalling the app again and clicing request new code 10 times to recive the activation code again.

Any other suggestion?

EDIT: Going to try the source thing though when i get home.

#6

I get the same error here too Insect…

// Warning: line 214: fopen: unable to open file “/Users/Shared/Pixologic/GoZBrush/ZBrushPath.txt” for mode “r”.

No time to figure out a solution though…

#7

Thanks but I still couldn’t get it. It exports to and .ma but doesn’t import into Maya.

I’m on a OSX, I did look up the UserSetup and assign the path but I may still have something wrong. I don’t think the UserSetup.mel is in the right directly.

#8

Guys here is the code that is causing the issue…

$fileId=`fopen "/Users/Shared/Pixologic/GoZBrush/ZBrushPath.txt" "r"`;

Anyone good with Mel dont know the mel variables yet :slight_smile:

#9

I have modo sp4 and zbrush 4 on my macbookpro, but goZ is not working in any way. Just send me this error message in modo:

“No items selected”

And in zBrush 4:

Unable to Open file
!:/Users/Shared/Pixologic/GozProyects/Default/Sphere

Error encountered while importing a file

Any solutions?

#10

For Windows:

I decided to move the mel script file to my scripts folder, as so:

FROM: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2011\scripts\startup

TO: C:\Users_yourname_\Documents\maya\2011-x64\scripts

I then edited my usersetup.mel file with the following (see above post by ninjatastic):

eval(“source “C:/Users/myname/Documents/maya/2011-x64/scripts/GoZScript.mel””);

I reduced the above to the following:

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Start: ZBrush GoZ ///
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

source “GoZScript.mel”;

That gives you the GoZBrush shelf with GoZ icon.

#11

The shelf button is not really a issue i get i through goz install but once you use goz to zbrush thats where the issue is. How does the mel code look like in Windows ? Or does anyone have the mel script from 3.2? I think you can reuse it just by changing the paths…

All my files from 3.2 disappeared so fast when z4 came :slight_smile:

#12

For me to get goz working in maya, I had to create this mel on a different or new shelf, other than the goz=
“”""""""""
string $command = “source “C:/Users/Public/Pixologic/GoZApps/Maya/GoZbrushFromMaya.mel” ;” ;
eval $command ;

You could also try just sourcing GoZbrushFromMaya.mel in your script editor as a test to see if this shelf will work.

Goodluck
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#13

Thanks Rasamaya! That seems to have done the trick. :+1:
As I’m on OSX I had to modify the path to the MEL script slightly.

string $command = "source \"/Users/Shared/Pixologic/GoZApps/Maya/GoZBrushFromMaya.mel\" ;" ;
eval $command ;

Good work!

#14

I have the shelf with the GoZ button. I select an object in Maya 2011, press the GoZ button. ZBrush opens, and then…(drum roll)…

nothing.

Hmmm…

Am I supposed to see something in ZB at this point? I tried to draw the Ztool (since it starts you in Draw mode, but nothing. In the SubTools menu, a PolyMesh 3D shows up, but has no visible icon.

All help appreciated.

#15

@ Lone D. No problem, just happy it works :slight_smile:

@MontanaMan
hmmm.
sounds like things are actually working.

Start with a model in zbrush.
Then go to maya, then come back. all should be good.

Rasa

#16

just read this… may help you too.

When creating new 3D objects in the 3D software, the imported object can be cre- ated as a new Tool, or as a SubTool of the active Tool. This behavior is determined by the “Import as SubTool” preference, located in Preferences >> GoZ.

#17

For some reasons my posts concerning GoZ and Maya 2011 disappear
each time. Let me try it again:

ech time I hit the GoZ buttom a NEW Maya windows opens and shows me
the newly edited subtool. All the other Maya windows remain unchanged.
Of course, I want to have ONE Maya instance cooperating with ZBrush 4.

Any idea how I can suppress the new Maya instances and urge GoZ
to display the changes in the already opened Maya window ???

#18

same exact problem. I force reinstall, and even went through different Maya versions and it doens’t work. Even more interesting, GoZ doesn’t launch Max at all. But I can open max and then press GoZ in Max. Same thing as maya, import in an empty mesh. It’s very strange.

#19

Exact same problem.

When I try to update the paths it give me errors when my system request my user password. Then goes on about permission even when i try to unlock the Application folder.

When I do reinstall it’s trying to save some Modo file for the path.

I did reinstall ZB4 which I had to get a new activation code and GoZ did launch Maya 2008. It won’t let me change to 2009. I am going to compress 2008 and install again because it doesn’t do anything with 2009.

#20

Maybe the whole problem has to do with goZ on OSX having permissions.

When I try to install a path I get an error about the osascript can’t install without permissions.