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Local symmetry with mirroring?

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#1

Hi!

I’ve got a question about local symmetry with mirroring.

I’ve got a humanoid figure, and he’s got boots which have bilaterally symmetrical faces on his boots.

Since there are two boots, and each boot has bi-laterally symmetrical elements, is there a way to have local mirrored symmetry on the elements but also have that update to the other boot?

Perhaps it would be easier to simply import one boot with correctly-placed pivots for local symmetry and mirror afterward, but I thought I’d ask here.

Thanks,

Dan

#2

You can’t do what you want to do.
But you can do what you suggested as is the best workflow.
You can try to use >transform>Spivot to set up the local sym line, but I don’t think it is going to give you the results you want…but I could be wrong.

#3

Thanks Goast for your reply,

Ok, what I’ve done is just imported my model orthagonally with locally-centered pivots for normal symmetry, since I just discovered another thread where I can transpose multiple objects as needed (and mirror everything after that).

#4

Dan would you please expand on your last post please? I would like to do what you describe, I am really new to ZB and simply floundering around trying to figure things out. What is the “new thread” you mention? And how does it work?

thanks,

willt

#5

Heya Will!

Here’s the thread in question detailing how to move multiple subtools using the record and playback feature.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=48466

This method is nice coz there’s no need to rebuild subdivisions and such.

I see you’re in the same town as Pixar! Cool. :wink:

#6

Thank you very much.

Yes, Pixar is about five minutes from my studio.

willt

#7

You’re welcome.