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Layer Problems and Annoyances

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#1

Does anyone else experience the following issues with Layers in ZB?

  1. Sometimes when wanting to end recording a layer I have to press the record layer button multiple times (2-4) before it deactivates.

  2. When using layers with Polypaint, the edge of current brush stroke/color has very strange blending with layers below. If I collapse all layers the painting looks normal again. This makes using layers with Polypaint pretty much impossible for me.

  3. Often when collapsing Polypaint layers the entire paint gets corrupted with seemingly random texture and materials jumbled on my object.

  4. When disabling layer recording while working on sculpting the Colorize option automatically gets toggled on. This is annoying when I’m working on the sculpting only and don’t want to see the color information. I have to repeatedly turn it back off.

#2

Each and every one of them. It is the reason I rarely use layers in Z.

For your turning off thingy, click the right edge of the circle…imagine the 2 buttons are there underneath if that helps.

Anyway, stupid layers…

#3

Layers in Zbrush are one of the worst implemented tools in the program. I have found they just have too many issues and problems and limitations that I stopped using them. I use them once in a while for quick temporary work but overall they cause more problems than they’re worth.

Layers should be one of the most powerful and extremely useful abilities in Zbrush, but it’s one of the worst. It needs an overhaul. :confused: