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Interactive Light causes ZCrash :/ [Solved]

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#1

Hi everybody
I don´t know if here is the right place to post this matters…
I´ve noticed when using Interactive light, Shortcut Ctrl+p, Zbrush 4R6 starts with the interactive light process but just can´t stop and crashes.
Just want to know if everybody is having this same problem or is just my system.

Thanks to all!

#2

Operating system? You know what you have, but we don’t…

#3

Interactive light crashes have been a problem for a long time.
You’ll notice most custom UIs have the light location docked somewhere. Not as useful as the interactive light, but it doesn’t crash either…eh.

#4

OS windows 7 x64, intel i7…

@beta_channel Thanks for your reply. I´ve seen people using it with no problems in 4R4 and 4R5…

Hmm i believe is only working for mac users…

Thanks for your help guys

#5

I’m not saying it doesn’t work at all. It is just prone to crashes.

#6

Does it crash at any time or just when you click on the canvas to exit the plugin? If just when you click on the canvas, press the Esc key instead.

#7

usually crashes during click…hmm…escape huh…interesting…yes, too many dots :stuck_out_tongue:

#8

Thanks! :slight_smile:

Here’s a version of the plugin that will hopefully largely avoid the issue. Unzip the file to your Desktop, then move the Marcus-InteractiveLight.zsc to your ZStartup/ZPlugs. Restart ZBrush and you should find a new button in the ZPlugin>Misc Utilities sub-palette called Marcus InteractiveLight.

You need to assign a hotkey to the button as it won’t work without. You also need to have the cursor over the canvas area when you press the hotkey (so perhaps choose something that you can press with one hand).

Press the hotkey and then move the cursor around to position the light. If you move off the canvas area the plugin will stop. You can also click the mouse/pen to stop. If you get the blue donut or ZBrush does its busy thing, just wait as it will soon stop. This version has a short loop which will exit quite quickly. Because of this, you may need to press the hotkey again if the plugin stops before you have done adjusting the light.

Download here:

HTH,

#9

Totally my pc error. Now it works perfectly even with high polycount models. Too many days without rebooting tought…:o

Thanks a lot for your help guys!:+1:small_orange_diamond:+1:small_orange_diamond:+1:small_orange_diamond:+1:small_orange_diamond:+1:

#10

I am seeing the same problem, I will try the script. See if that fixes it for me as well.