I am trying to line up a subtool to edge loops on a different subtool, but when I switch subtools the polyframe view is disabled. So I can’t move one subtool while seeing the edge loops on another
for now, I can just qmesh so I can see the spot, move the subtool, and then ctrl+z to remove the qmesh
From I know, you can’t.
If the only thing you want is a reference there is a workaround: Set polymesh, do a snapshot (transform palette) and swap to another subtool. Hide the original subtool. As long you have not moved the camera you have a snapshot reference in polymesh of the hidden mesh.
I would suppose you could also just combine the two sub tools into one momentarily so you could see them both in polyframe, align with transpose (having masked the geometry you don’t want to move), unmask then split them back into separate subtools
If the subtools aren’t too high-poly (1K - 5K is reasonable, as not all 3D software can handle 1mil+ meshes like ZB), you can export them to another software in OBJ format (even freeware like Sketchup or Wings3D will do) to align them, and import them back. ZBrush is quite “democratic” in that sense.
Or use transpose master
thank you all for your help, I’ll try out these suggestions.