Ah! Yes of course. Thanks very much.
willt
I am a wood carver and have attached an image of a recent piece.
Your welcome wilt!
Wow! that wood carving is really nice. It looks like you used some sort of errosion method, like sand blasting maybe? I’m curious as to how you did it. Very beautiful work.
Thank you,
I do this with a CNC machine which means I am using some sort of CAD/CAM software and in this case it is ArtCamPro.
I have been getting into 3D printing though and want to learn ZBrush so I can print out my work as maquettes.
If you are interested you can see more at www.willtait.com
I am really enjoying/appreciating the interchange here in Central.
Regards,
willt
I have tried the suggested procedure but ended up as before. After deleting the one on the left as specified, then selecting and duplicating the one on the right, making sure x axis is only one selected and click mirror the object is mirrored over to the left side but on a global axis not the axis local to the individual object and I end up with what I already had.
? NOSE BLEED okay I don’t really understand you. you may want to try subtool master, and then do a mirror on their.
“I think we have a failure in communication” :lol:
Can you post an image and indicate on it, what it is that you are trying to achieve?
Attachments
I think we could understand you, if you post more pics and details. what are you doing, did you just duplicate and move it to the other side.
What you have showed me matches my experience. Perhaps the attched image will help.
I don’t want to mirror from one side of the head to the other, I want the mirroring to take place on a y axis local to the object.
I hope this makes more sense
You are getting the offset on the left because your eyeball (not the eyelid) isn’t mirrored correctly. The eyeball on the left is further away from center of the head than the eyeball on the right. Measure the distance and you will see what I mean. Delete the eyeball (not eyelid) on the left and repeat the proceedure that I mentioned above. If you did what I mentioned above concerning the eyelid, then the eyelid is mirrored correctly and doesn’t need to be mirrored again because that would make it an exact duplicate of the eyelid on the right. If you are going to be doing more sculpting using symmetry then it is important to maintain equality on both sides of center. When you Mirror an object, it doesn’t just move it over to the other side, but it also flips it, like I indicated with the cones. I think the error to begin with was with the eyeball and not the eyelid.
Yes, I know I spelled length wrong! :lol:
I think you have hit on a crucial factor. Sculpting using symmetry. This problem would never exist if i could sculpt both eyelids at the same time using symmetry. And I thought I had worked out how to do that but then lost it.
So, let’s say I have two spheres, one in each eye socket. How do I get both of them to respond simulatneously to the brush?
Thanks for you effort by the way. I appreciate it.
will
If the 2 spheres are seperate subtools, you will have to “Merge” them first.
Many thanks for your concerted efforty on my behalf. I really appreciate it. Hopefully as I learn ZBrush I will be able to contribute back to the community as you folks do.
Regards,
willt
can you still access the low poly of your eyelids?
Slight progress in the desired direction.
Let’s see, what was the beatles once said?
I try, with a little help from my friends. 
Thanks again.
willt
First, no I cannot access low poly on either the eyelids or the eyeballs.
Steps I took to get to the last posted image.
I was in level 6 sub div for the head when I created the appended eyeball and second (scaled up) sphere for the eyelid, so perhaps there is no lower sub div level for these objects. Maybe if I had been in the lowest sub div level of the head when I created them they would have started life at that lower level. This is something I will definitely want to check out.
I was unable to succesfully merge so I deleted all the old eyball/lid combos and started over by creating a single eyeball, copied and scaled it up for the eyelid then moved it over a bit since eyballs don’t live centered inside the lids. I then cut away the opening of the eylid using the alt key with the clay build up brush at a z setting of about 14, brush size about 24 with a lot of dropoff (I forget precisely how much) then using the same brush smoothed with Shift at about z 20 and brush size about 32, again lots of dropoff. Worked back and forth a bit then copied and mirrored on the x axis only to get the left side. I will be deleting the left side and doing more work on the lids but I wanted to post current level of progress showing both eyes and lids.
Hopefully others new to ZBrush like me can possibly benefit from this struggle. I’m feeling pretty good about my progress even though it’s going a bit slow.
Onward!
My appologies Will! I forgot to mention that merging subtools on higher subdivision levels will destroy lower subdivision levels, but also keep in mind that lowering the subdivision levels before merging will also destroy any detail that you had on the higher levels. If you intend to use symmetrical sculpting however, you can not do it across multiple subtools. A little forsight is neccessary in this regard. Just think of it as playing chess and try to see a few moves ahead. 
posted by NoobVee:
can you still access the low poly of your eyelids?
:lol: Clandestine diatribe isn’t very constructive!
Hey zber2,
re: thinking ahead. I finally figured out that for this project at least I had to back up a few steps and take a different path in order to move forward. That lesson will apply to many actions and I will certainly be trying to figure out ahead of time what needs to be done. As I learn the various ways things interact I will be more able to develop my workflow startegies.
I’ll post images as I get this more finished.
willt
it is better to use the subtool master which will duplicate and mirror your eyelid. and it won’t also destroy your subdivision levels.
Posted by NoobVee:
it is better to use the subtool master which will duplicate and mirror your eyelid. and it won’t also destroy your subdivision levels.
Thank you! 
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